The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-09-22

down, he will dash at the cloak and
blind himself with the crash against
the rock. Then you jump on the bulls
back and fight for life If, after the
fight you are living, come back and
see me, and if you are dead, I'll go
and see you"
The Amadan took the cloak, thanked
her and set off, and travelled on and on
until he came to the place of meeting.
When the Amadan came there, he
saw the Bull OF the Brown Wood come
tearing down the hill like a hurricane,
| and he threw the cloak on the rock
and hid behind it, and with the fury of
his dash against TIE cloak, the bull
blinded himself, and the roar of his
fury split the rock.
The Amadan lost no time jumping on
his back, and with his sword began
hacking and slashing him, but he was
no easy bull to conquer, and a great
fight the Amadan had
They made the hard ground into soft,
and the soft into spring wells; they
made the rocks into pebbles, and the
pebbles into gravel, and the gravel fell
over the country like hailstones. All
the birds of the air from the lower end
of the world to the upper end of the
world, and all the wild beasts and
tame from four ends of the earth.
came flocking to see the fight, and at
length after a long time the Amadan
run his sword right through the bull 5
heart and the bull fell down dead. But
before he died he put the Amadan IN
der geasa to meet and to fight the
White Wether of the Hill of the Wa
terfalls.
Then the Amadan rubbed his own
wounds with the Iocshlainte and he
was as fresh and hale as when he went
into the fight.
Then he set out and Travelled back to
the little hut again that had no shelter
without or within, only one feather
over it, and the rough red woman was
standing in the door, and she welcomed
the Amadan and asked him the news
He told her all about the fight and
that the Black Bull of the Wood had
put him under geasa to meet and to
fight the White Wether of the Hill of
Waterfalls.
Tn sorry for you, my poor ANA
dan" says she, for no one ever be-
fore met that white wether and came
back alive. But come in and eat and
rest anyhow, for you must be both
hungry and sleepy"
So she spread him a hearty meal and
made him a soft bed, and the Amadan
ate and slept heartily, and in the
morning she directed him to where he
would meet the White Wether of the
Hill of the Waterfalls. And she told
him that no steel was tougher than
the hide of the white wether that
sword was never yet made that could
go through it, and that there was only
one place-a little white spot just over
the wether's heart-where he could be
killed or sword could cut through. And
she told the Amadan that his only
chance was to hit this SPOT
The Amadan thanked her and set
out. He travelled away and away be-
fore him until he came to the Hill of
the Waterfalls, and as soon as he
reached it he saw the white wether
coming tearing toward him in furious
rage, and the earth he was throwing
up with his horns was shutting out the
sun.
And when the wether came up and
asked the Amadan what great feats he
had done that made him impudent
enough to dare to come here, the ANA
dan said: with this sword 1 have
killed Stat Nor, Stat Mari, Stat Beag,
the Calliach of the Rocks and her four
Badachs, and likewise the Black Bull
of the Brown Wood"
Then" said the White Wether.
you'll never kill any other" And at
the Amadan it sprang.
The Amadan struck at it with his
sword, and the sword glanced off 1t as
it might off steel. Both of them fell to
the fight with all their hearts and such
a fight never was before or since. They
made the hard ground into soft, and
the soft into spring wells; they made
the rocks into pebbles and the pebbles
into gravel, and the gravel fell over
the country like hailstones. All the
birds of the air from the lower end of
,f he
world and all the wild beasts and the
tame from the four ends of the earth.
came focking to see the fight, but at
length and at last after a long and
terrible fight, the Amadan, seeing the
little spot above its heart that the red
woman had told him off struck for it
and hit it, and drove his sword through
the White Wether's heart. and it fell
down. And when it was dying it called
the Amadan and put him under a
geasa to meet and fight the Beggarman
of the King of Sweden
The Amadan took out his bottle of
and rubbed himself with it,
and he was as fresh and as hale as
when he had begun the fight.
Then he set out again, and when
night was falling he reached the hut
that had no shelter, within or Without
only one feather over it, and the rough
red woman was standing in the door,
Right glad she was to see the Anna
dan coming back alive. and she well
coined him heartily and asked him the
news.
He told her of the wonderful fight
he had had. and that he was now I'M
der geasa to meet and fight the Beg
garman of the King of Sweden.
She made him come in and eat and
s1eep. for he was tired and hungry
And heartily the Amadan ate and
heartily he slept, and in the morning
she called him early, and directed him
on his way to meet the Beggarman OF
the King of Sweden.
She told him that when he would
reach a certain hill, the Beggarman
would come down from the sky in a
cloud: that he would see the whole
world between the Beggarman's legs
and nothing above his head IF ever
he finds himself beaten" she said, ne
goes UP into the sky in mist and
stavs there to refresh himself. You
NAV let him go up once, but if you let
him go ND the second time he will sure
lv kill you when he comes down. Re
that. If you are alive when
the fight is over come to see me: Ii
Won are dead l will go to see you.