Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07
LEGENDARY LORE
Strange stories rhaE Arr >sfff Carr~ns
Amaas Dfrer~ut

Legendary lore Is - acceptable t.
che people u Germany that the old
and yuuug alike are familiar with the
rich stores u wisdom ~ IA that
hzre come 10 them from ! picturesque
past / never OccuS - the sincere
Ierman mIad that anyone can make
light q sueh stories as these that are
tuid At the 6res5de On winter nights
when The starm-kinE : abroad IN hi
might They have Legends Of love
Rnd legends q hate. Legends to
make laughter aud legends that
are Gark. stern and tragic like
those u the Black forest No trace Of
CONSCIOUS Christianity can be found in
tAem. bat there j. often a lesson OF
heathen philosophy. combined with
weiri. Mid tales Of tragic origin
Oue OF the Legends still popular
among the eredulouS i hat Of The
Wild Hunt. and old folks tell i 20 the
children when a sudden storm : heard
in the night as the wind PUSHES bV.
1T = the wild huEtsnnen. take thou
care and the children are glad 20 be
safe between their feather beds
The Ie-eud runs thus The
Lnwenherg. one OF the seven
mountains was the huntinggrouud
Of a wicked squire who hunted ev-
cry day. not excepting sunday. when
nan aud beast were supposed to rest
Bat this was not the worst lie had
no respect for the church. and on one
occasion hunted a Wild boar and drove
il into ! church. where he slew il AZ
q NE.E a. = -. IL - ~
saerilsge he was torn 70 pieces bF !
pack q hounds sent from the internal
regions for that purpose. Ever since
then the Sabbath-breaker's ghost IS
doomed 70 ride in \ spectral train with
4 land Of huntSueu. who. like himself.
are ~expiatIng their sins. and with a
pack Of demon hounds at their heels
he being doomed 10 Lead the Wild hunt
forever
\ legend of the Austrian Alps Is
very touching, bordering. as Il does
On one Of the mysteries Of religion
The wife OF Plate i believed 10 wan
der IN this district in order 70 receive
n punishment which : not eternal. but
liraited to the day Of Judgment Her
doom i 10 gather the souls OF IN
bapt xed infants She 5 their keeper.
and On summer nights she leads them
through the earth and fax fields.
where. with their shadowy hands. they
tear OF all the blighted ears. and the
harmful insects. and bea- them away
in their little pitchers
Il One mother OF an unbaptized child
wept i~neonsolably for her lost of
spring. Suddenly there appeared be
fore her 4 strange child. little. bright
eyed thing Of four or i've years who
carried a heavy pitcher and addresses
the frightened ma
Mother, you must stop crying
Your tears i'll M pitcher and cause il
toOverdOw- They make il 50 heavy I car
not keep up with my companions An
they make me unhappy for no fault o
mine own
, The mother ceased crying. and sooE
I after she saw n radiant figure sur
= rounded BY a number OF little ones
and the happiest one among them wa
: that Of her own little child, who's.
pitcher was now Light and easily born
Iuiiaa history abOunis with legend.
Here j. oae % the two water Jars.
One - tie water Jars was g~orgeousl
paiat~1 - The outSide. and looked yer
b<zutisS8 10 the eye. but containe
nathizx bat worthless trash. while ii
other Gas a plain brown earthenwzr'
and bad SO paint 10 make il a~ttraetiv'
hat N@ Eied with things of gres
= value. sacA As noSks aud herds all ii
riches that the heart could desir'
When the two water jars were 6nishe
= the wise men called up the people. Il
y TRIES Of the Pueblos and the Navajo
aud commanded them 70 maj
= their choice Of the two The Naval
= we're permitted 70 choose first aud the
= seized upoa the haadsonely-Paints
> Jar which was worthless 50 the 9th
y became the only choice Of the fortu
ate Purblo~
The wise men then said Here Is q
eternal fate % the two nations Yo
PuebIes. viii enjoy al abundance
th- good things Of ntes ron viii Ii
In house, % your O~n. aud Ia
plenty Ok aocks sua herds, lat 20
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