Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-17

lore, heIonsns by RIGHT 10 the English
DAYS Of speed and vivacty. unless they are
one in while retold in some household of
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Long. long ago the young heir Of
Iambton Castle was leading a care
less and profane life. regardless of
both God and man. All his Saturday
nights he spent in drinking, and all
his Sunday mornings fishing.
One Sunday when he had cast his
line into the water many times without
bite. he let his rage get the better
OF him and voiced many curses loud
and deep. TO the great horror of the
peasants and country folk who CHANGED
TO pass by and hear him.
But soon after he had given vent
TO his anger in this way, he felt some
thing Juggling at his line At last he
mao bite. and Judging from the feel
OF 1t. 1t must be fine fish. SO he played
~ well to land ii safely. But imagine
his horror and dismay when. instead
OF f1Sh, he found on his hook a
ioathsonle serpent of most evil appear
ance. He quickly tore the foul thing
from his hook and flung ii into well
close by. which is still known as Ser
pent Wen.
The young heir threw IN his line
again. when a venerable stronger passed
BY and asked him what sort OF IncS
de was having.
Why. truly" said the youth. .r
believe just caught the Evil One him
sell; I flung him in that well. Look
The stranger looked and agreed that
ne mad never seen the like ST such q
creature before. He thought it could
mean no good
The serpent remained in the well
r
Ing Then it came out and went one
cay TO the river, where it coiled around
= rock: At night it coiled around the
aoot OF hill. and grew so fast that
soon II could encircle the hill three
ZINES This is still called Serpent Hill
The Lamoton Serpent was now the
terror OF the whole countryside. 1t
s,oie milk from the cows. it worried
the cattle. devoured the lambs. and
eiciously proved on the HELPLESS meas
entry. Having laid waste the north
Noe OF the river. 1t crossed the stream
ana advanced toward Iambton Hall
~nere the OLD lord was living alone and
ceSolae. The son. who had caught the
serpent IN the first place had gone TO
war IN distant country.
nearing OF the dreaded serpent's ap-
PEoach. the terrified household of
Lambton held a council. No one ha1
VINO was quite wise, said that the large
trough IN the courtyard should be filled
with milk This was done without de-
lay -0' NC
The monster approached but STONED
20 drink the milk, and did no further
Farm SATISFIED. it returned to vrap
.sseH around the foot of Serpent HiIi
.wnnen IL recrossed the river next day
the trough was hastily filed again With
the same result 1t was found thai II
toox the milk of nine COWS each day IN
satisiy the serpent and If that amount
vas mol put IN the trough the huge
snake would fly into a rage and lash
around and tear up the trees in the
park by the roots. 's
Many knight came to fight the
IAMoSon serpent, but it was In vain. for
after they had been cut asunder, Nam
pose A-o p~i
Aiper seven long years, however. the
neir OF Lambion Hall came home. To
mo the rich lands Of his irheritance
iain waste and desolate by the ravaces
O. the serpent. He went to view the
great snake as it lay coiled around it's
IaForlte nill, and then he decided TO |
street @1
At nrst the Wise Woman did nothing |
DIT sco1o MIN for having brought this |
.eF!IDle monster 10 prey on the country /
out when she saw that he was really
sorfy and ready. at any cost, to remove
the evil, she told him what 20 do. He
must Don his best suit of mail, and take
ms stand on the rock in the middle OF |
the river. There he must meet the
serpent n lone combat and trust in |
providence and his strong sword.
a. But ne must first make a vow that. |
u VICTORIOUS, he would STAY the first |
living thing that met him on his way |
nome afterwards. II he broke this vow. |
the Wise Woman warned him that for |
nine generations no lord of Lambton |
Hal woulo Ole peacefully In his bed.
The heir made the vow and followed |
The Wise Woman's instructions exactly. |
Al night the serpent came into the
river. and the knight waited until il
had coiled itself around its favorite rock
IN the center. Then he struck forth
WITH his good sword determined that
the victory should be his.
HIS frst blow was at the monsters
VIE mead. The creature turned on him
writing and flashing the water In its
rage. and flung its tail round him as
though u would crush him In its mighty
coils. But the closer the serpent wrap.
ped this knight in its folds the more
deadly were the wounds inflicted by the
epearneads mounted In the knights
heavy armor. and il was not long be-
Tore the river ran crimson with the
monsters blood
And even though this great snake
Possessed the marvellous power Of re-
uniting naEE wherever IL was cut IL
could not do this II the severed part h.. |
came TOO far separated from the wound
That Tas where the yisoom Of the Wise
Woman helped the knight who was
eager 10 remove ihis scourage for which |
be had been responsible in his Younger
and more careless days
80 the knight struck out with his |
sharp sword and cut away great pieces |
Of the serpent. which fell and we're /
swiftly washed downstream by the river !
Thus the zspent could not Join itself /
together again. and became rapidly /
weaker and weaker and soon was utterly |
destroyed
During this long and terrible combat |
fn the y'Yer the IAnakt0n household 1