Year: 1861




Jutlaud without being told some marvellous
tale concerning it, and immunity is therefore
far less to be expected when there are two
/ The reason why there are couple of them at
Fiennesleville is this: Sir Asker Ryg, lord
of the place, when about to start for the wars
first went into the little church to pray" and
greatly scandaized was he to find the doorway
so low he was compelled TO bow his head on
entering therein. The roof, too. was Of black
straw, and the damp and green mould hung to
the crumbling walls. Greatly shocked was Sir
Asker Ryg; perhaps, bad he been more regu-
lar in his attendance, he would have already
discovered the dilapdated state of the build
ing but, however, previous to his starting, he
gave directions to his wife, the fair lady Inge,
at that time in an interesting condition, to re-
build the church during his absence, and if she
were brought to bed of boy, to erect lofty
church-tower if only girl, a spire. The la
dy Inge promised obedience to the wishes of
her lord and off he goes, followed by nu-
merous train Of squires, 10 fight the battles of
his country and perform prodigies of valor.
When the war is at an end, he bends his way
homeward, and on approaching Fienneslevile,
bis impatience is so great he outstrips all his
train, and arrives first alone on the brow of the
of the hill which overhaugs the village;
he strains his eyes, and sees not one tower, but
two: the Lady Inge has given birth to twin
boys during his absence-and on arriving at
his castle half mad with joy, education cost
nothing in those days. he embraced his wife,
exclaiming 20 thou noble Lady Inee; thrice
honored be thou thou art Denewf!'" IA
woman who first bears twin sons to her hus-
band is termed Denewif) And these twins
grew up to be the most celebrated characters
OF their century-Absalon, the warrior, Arch
bishop of Lund, friend and adviser of Valde-
mar the Great and Esbern Snare.


AT another place, where there is a good deal
of wind to be met with, even that is accounted
for by legend, albeit the commodity wind is
very plentiful in the whole peninsula. 1t oc-
ours, in this. case at the corner of a certain
convent wall for the devil and wind being out
together, the former dropped in to see the
monks, and finding the quarters excessively
agreeable, never came out again, and with
characteristic dscourtesy) never sent out to
say so and the wind has been waiting for him
at the corner ever since


The very birds in Denmark have each their
peculiar biography, and are held by the in
habitants in honor or dishonor accordingly-
" 1t was on that fearful Friday when our Sa-
viour hung in his agony apo. the csose, when
the sun was turned into blood, and darkness
was upon oil the earth, that three birds, flying
from east to west, passed by the accursed hill
of Golgotha. First came the lapwing aud
when the bird saw the sight before him, he
flew round about the cross, crying, in his
querulous tone: " Pin ham pin ham tor
ment him torment him torment him p For
this reason the lapwing is forever accursed,
and can never be at rest it flies round and
round its nest, futtering and uttering a plain
tive cry; in the swamp its eggs are stolen.-
Then came the stork, and the stork cried in
its sorrow and its grief for the i'll deed done
Styrk ham styrk ham give him strength
give him strength" Therefore is the stork
blessed, and wherever it comes it is welcome.
and the people love to see 1t build upon their
houses it is sacred bird, and forever un-
harmed. Lastly came the swallow, and when
it saw what was done, it cried "S Sval ham
sval ham .-refresh him cool him =" So the
swallow is the most beloved of the three he
dwells and builds bis nests under the very
roofs of mems houses, be looks into their very
windows and watches their doings, and no man
dsturbs him either on the palaces or the hou-
ses of the poorest peasants For this reason,
as you travel in Denmark, you will observe the
swallows nest remain undsturbed no one
would dream, for moment of scratching them
down or destroying them.


MEMORY OF THE ELEPHANT-A female ele-