The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-17

not be quenched until doomsday.
He, moreover. who klndled il will van
! quish the Kings and Lords OF Ireland un-
less he Is forbidden"
/ When the King heard that he was
nightly disturbed. Then" said the
/ King this shall not be. But We will go"
/ saith he. "and slay the man who kindled
1 the fire"
Then his chariots and his horses were
/ yoked for the King. and they went at the
end OF the night To the graves Of Places
men.
Thou shouldst take heed" say the
wizards, mot TO go 10 the place where
! the fire was made. that thou mayest not
/ do reverence To the man that klndled Il,
/ but stay outside and let him be called
\ out Ia thee, that he may judge that thou
/ art the King, and that he is the subject.
/ and We will argue IN your presence"
1t is good advice" saith the King. 1T
/ shall be done as ye say" They came
thereafter and unyoked their horses and
/ their chariots before the graves. Patrick
! is called out TO them, and they made
/ rule that no one should rise up TO meet
! him. lest he should believe in him.
/ SO Patrick arose and went forth and
1 saw the horses and the chariots unyoked.
. Then he chanted the prophetic verses.
| "Some trust I'm chariots and some In
horses; but we in the name OF the Lord.
I our mighty God
/ WORKED MIRACLES ON ENEMIES.
/ They were hiding their time before him
with the rims of their shields against
their chins. and none OF them rose up be-
fore him save one man only. in whom
was a nature from God-namely, Ere. son
of Deg. He IL the Bishop Ere who is
/ today in Slane of Mag Breg. Patrick be-
slowed a blessing upon him, and he be-
ieved i'm God and confessed the Catholic
faith, and was baptized: and Patrick said
/ to him: THY city on earth will be high
I will a rphla - aud Patrirkiq ig
/ forever bound TO his knee before
/ Erc's successor after Creceiving) his
| homage.
! Each, then, asked tidings of the other
namely Patrick and Loegaire. The
/ wizard Lochru went angrily and noisily,
with contention and questions. against
Patrick and then did he go sstray into
disappearing the Trinity and the Catholic
/ faith Patrick thereafter looked wra tn
fully upon him, and cried with a great
voice unto God. and this he said:
Lord, Who canst do all things, and
| on Whose power dependeth all that ex-
lists and Who has sent US hither to
preach Thy name to the heather. let this
ungodly man who blasphemeth Thy name
be lifted up. and let him forthwith die!'
When he said this The wizard was raised
into the air and forthwith again cast
down and his brains were scattered on
the stone. and he was broken In pieces.
ana uttl II tltlI pItFtuNts hN HFdAlNH
were adread at that.
THE KING ENRAGED.
The king. then. was greatly enrased
against Patrick, and wished (O at once
10 kill him. I.oegalre said this 20 his
household: "Slay the cleric!' When
Patrick saw this the heathen arising
against him. he cried with a great voice,
and said: Let God arise. and let His
enemies he scattered; let them also that
/ hate Him fec before Him. Like as the
smoke vansheth. so let them vanish; Hike
as wax melteth at the fire. so let the un-
godly perish at the presence Of God
! At once darkness came over the sun.
and great earthquake and trembling OF
arms took place there. II seemed 10
them that the sky fell on the earth, and
/ the horses went off in fright. and the
. wind whirled the chariots through the
fields. And each rose up TO the other In
the assembly. so that each Of them was
after staying the other. and 30 men OF
them fell In that uprising by Patricks
/ curse
The heather fed thence on every side.
so that only three remained-namely.
/ Loegaire and his queen and one of his
/ hoUschold-and they greatly feared. And
the queen-to wit. Angas. daughter Of
! Tassach son Of Biathan-came 10 Patrick
and said unto him: "Oh Just and mighty
hhfhs wv H'' htFAiNA tue hlNks Nv hiUk
shall come to thee and shall do thy will.
/ and shall kneel and believe i'm God SO
Loegaire went and knelt 10 Patrick and
gave him a false peace.
/ still more remarkable than these is the
1 report current az the present time that
/ the Ark Of the Covenant lies buried be-
/ meath the stones OF Taras hill
This report has 80 Impressed the minds
/ OF certain persons abroad that thay-Aapa
started to dig for the famous biblical
/ relic on the spot
B1BLE THEORIES OF TARA's HILL.
The Bible relates that when Nebuchad-
| nezzar carried of Co Babylon the better
| classes OF the people OF Judah. he gave
orders that the prophet Jeremiah should
have full liberty ia DO az he liked
After tho insurrccton I'm which Geda-
liah. who had been made governor nv
Nebuchadnezzar. was slain, the chief men