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Show iWAKBMAN'S WANDERINGS THE LITTLE MANX ISLAND AND ITS FOLK-III. Yltl !ol Travrltr lltltra Amnivi Hi IMTillilona u.i.l IrlMor ot Ida Maul I.tamlera-Urlnl l.amluiltta f 1 (tm an. I lni. Irotidl lUtaliitri Hvniorlta Ilatliar Than KcourRh.s Tyrant. Cod rljili., WS, If Wwr I- aVmao 1 DoltiUi Mccf Mnn.Drc S-lYwwrlt-ericvtrtrouMvtlthtmKlut nt Ml nbout tlio Manx people Itiow hat a InvarlftWy fttlemt1ora a "cxtruinlliiirllj upr ntUloua." Then thf r I' gMloprd !'. Iravlnir the Maa-WCi In rnist aimI thelf reailcraln mj-attrr A trutr Klntciiirnt rrKM-illns tliwe In tf rwllntf nml nturdy fop.o wiml I I tlwt tlirjr liarerriurG"' fnmi bountlluan. aurr atltlun Kwrwlirra one !iiy fo In Mi ', . UmUreroiiti.leTMfncM f thnt extruoe f ' ntl(Ulty wlilch no lut rrnaea nml iU ttmrt -2 apjalla the fttudftit In IrrlntK. nfcl Corn I51 fr. wall, UomlnK to ft later UioiikIi Mill ro- ' T main ptrlo.1, une ennuot racao the con H vlctlon ttiAt tbv (Int trlli pf IrelAndnixl i y the wt of Kntf InnJ n I the flm io lo ol f- Manxlnnd were not only cf common mock, r v, ,lt 'or Centnrlfii wrrr, while iwnfati', ii i ' people of common languaiti, cuuioim ntnl E, ' tDtormt. (r jL Hut I IiAtc RraduMly come to know thnt v howrttr crlm 1mu1 the fiice of thtom j tonfMIng the wrlnl niarrtlmi of tmennnv P '- bollrf, -crrtIy the m.u-f of the prnplr I , rcout mu. flotit lUm Ml, mvb thmeof n ft , trmlrr ntnl wlntosio clmrnctrr Ilrirfly j V Manx Mk ItalKjr reject the rnvntUWlJiv R err of nuptrntlttf it j rnitlc, but unlrtr mIW .natal on rrUinltitf the pleitmreof hub I icrlbltuto thenjjwrittltloin tbeiitftclie. p One lllutrMiuti out of ninny whlcli iouI 1 7 Lr (Urn will dettu totmphniilze llili toil Clinton, In olden tlmta It wna n unit rnal fc cufctom hero on ntlrlnu nt Newr Yi .ir'a r. t for the family to carefully ntraw a-Iki i. upon tho floor In the e xj-cclnncy of llmllnu y the next innrnlnctlitt lmprrI'u of a fafrjr U- fnoL It wa rtllctou1r twllflvifl that the t (llrectloiiofthtfootpritllclnl denlliU to fat vrarj the door, ntnl If loAtnl tho flrcpliw Jp (- mi Increase In tho liouoehohl by Urlhor & niA.rrhu;r. Thecmtnm It tjulteiw unlver ji, ail aI thoprtent time, hut theclcinetitof P1 tcrmrli wholly eliminated In Uncles Manx mythology thero will "( 1m! found rerily, in In tho (inello myth ,, ology of Kotland And thu Celtic in) tli oloyy of Inland, two cIhmc tfhiiutboi ImmortAlt. One of tIieecoutledot Imp And demon havlnte the owerof tnkliiK upon themnlrev tho form of man r woman at will, andhy wooing human men f or women, and particularly by liotJlnyc out ruvUhlnc pronilws of Immortality. t( lead In ft them Into fatal unions thnmgti T which the aoul of mortal aodcludrtl were . tudleatty banlhed from heaeu r The aecoiid claa comprised aeml Itomor 1 tila anil maulcliti wholly devoted tu I Druldlmi and the Ulack ArU Whether the Utter had existence or were hIely H rrvAturea of the Imagination, centurli-i l j hind them aoino ort of folk really H exUted In ancient MnnxlAiul Tlelrwon 1 (I ir fill fcklll In the irrctloiiotaepttlchrnl H moumU, htoneclrcltinnd imuhlra ard In tho rn-iUng of metal ornAtnent and dell H cately formrdipcarliendiWAatucli into H conijcl from n It hVlllful nnd more wnr H Ilko people their cradual deification H In the Rradual erolutlon of Manx fit I r let, H whotrtreal orifflu waa In the UnuMi hyl H Tam, fcatjra and fiutit, that ifirtlou of lt H tlemonoloKy piovldlntc ImpUfuplrltaof n H uioleolfiitnaturu lia been largely extlr M p Unl The "man of the hill," the Ideutl eal fellow found In the IrUli andhcottMi H Jlldhlxnd, wit a wlcketl fellow ludteil H Am on a the Manx shepherd of uaefvll H and North Tlarrule mountalui 1 found it few who itllt flrrolr belief e In hh power H for harm LLH The bintlee. that fateful mnther ol H Krewaome brood In all oillnally Ciltlo H countrlee, ha Klren nay In hcotland to Hi H fcmt of "ciild uclborh" or Ilrownle. a H mlfihty a hut of t'ood nnd 111 kprlte In Ire H land and In Manxland to An IntaiiRtble H. army of unomesehe nnd uprltca. Thnt HI lu icencrat tHjKe power of reward Inn the (.nod nnd punUliIni; for evil. A W taleyau B clernyman immed Corjaltf n few year nu B uudcrtook to May" them by htnutly de H clarlna from bU pulpit that lie eawthim Bi with hi own eyv deput In a body from thriuy of DoiikU In impty ruin punch B ecu, acuddlot; lefor thu w Ind In thedlreo Hi tlou of Jamaica, Hut the "wee people" rntlll huMy enwotited In tho heart and B tradition of Mnuxmen and cannot te de M 5 tiortrdand unroouid oven by uvll mean ffij inn clergymen HJgf One will htlll find among the Manx flh BnJ erineu farmer clear trace of rxnrt ron B3T Rcnera of tho ancient water buIN and H fig hortft of the mUty north of Hcotland loth. Hv Tho"larrooUkbteyfUtliuwild naterbull M m rndthe"ulathtlnMthafurlouiHatet horha Hu of Manxlnnd. The former ditrnyed rattle; Hf the Utter left the ea tocliKtt Manx (oulu B? over the mountain crag to drttructlon H lheebaw no tirror now for Manxmen, : but It IU UfnlUklneorhomathiattirea Bj i tureiof thu mUty day alwayariturn In H.' tho flrrhlde banter nnd Kowlp. & TUiHo folia havuonu reinnrhnble friend j amonathaehe. lie l called the 'phyu T noddcree " rorhontofonuof nitidemeanor H he wii bftiilihrd fronutllJtidaiid btcnine H A latyr w Ith hliat'Kf hulr 1 hou who bare H wen him nnerl that he hnafiet like an H- elk, with a prttrmlliitf ipearllko horn M where the fa lock hhould U. enabling bhn K tobcalo wnll and mountain nt will One H fjood old lady of ninety whom 1 found H Anion.: thu j,lrn of HunrMl rcmemWn H UUtlnctlynnenrouulerulih thophynmNl H derre" when he wn itlll In hir tren H bhe w a'j anted that U, legally made a m aenant ut n neighboring estate an 1 i H ul tocarrjlnn ptat lu u creel by a cruel B mauler H bhowns HI unto death, but wat drlren H to hir toll rvlentleuly. One day he cmnj H to the hog, but could not return 1 Ico, hi) H fU upon tin (; round nnd inouned her wli'i B to die Ihrn the "plijimiKltifrte" np B peared. lie stood Iwtildo her shUtrlng B with the cold nnd pltrotitly Ingtfd her B for her tartan to prt tent him from free B log. Appalled at the thought of Any be B Ing MilTcrtng tuori deeply than heNtlf B the Instantly compiled with Id roctut B Her atn ngth nnd health at once returned M 'lhe next morning till her month uk H wb found to bate 1 ten pirfonntd by In B vMble hindi, and, letter thiiu nil the H haiidMimeht tartan In Miu was found hsng B 1tiglwlduhrWd B 1 hi Hume handy elf potneue the InGnlte B flrtllery of tho Irlh ilullaghat, who U B uenc rally found with hi hind under hi B arm, In hUinktt.or whuvii iiuniUrnre B tegcther Ringing It merrily nt noma otlur B dulUuhan, r agitlu engtuitl with It lu 1 nines of football It alo po(e thu B power of nnmUrleaa device nnd ilitgulre M if that moit txaxptnitlngly ImpUh pruc 1 Jcal Joker of nil Irlth falrUH. thu K-pra B tliAun.or 'tholittlotmplngrtui" Ivtry H vbere lu little .Muuxlnud.whiru lbjuor I B It an I wit U out, where uncouth folly B netu wlthretrlbutliu bumblln;, and In H ill thorn altiggUh iutlo chaiiutU of for H Stable mlsihlef and merrlttunt where H fcualiU are light n tountryfcldo laugh H ir, the kindly, helpful menging "phtn H loddcreu" In eur ready with a helping M Oue trodltloual fcpouk which reDri.uU ' "PPlHaWJBlBal BBBBBBBa--IIH-a-a-MB--lBli Iho cMI um.uM'f null ilMpnlr ol ' lirillnlilllt) nnd if rmik IiiIimiImih. tlirnuull Mmix Irxinion n 1 1 k iirni ilrovlful m ll. al"Om of the IiolU n( 1'IiIk Thil lb "JloaJr Dh'a" Tiiililjr"(l . cryilnlllnl In trmjlilmi It lonk en n.e form of n I utfv( olrrl.M Mack ,pinln nhtcli linnnleil ancltitt J'rrl r'unile, II a ilnrlnt; o( vvhftfte fhlUhlr mwrr lr n tjriink ,n M)lillvr ttrmlnalail In Ilia tmaU i!tli of flip Utter, n, inarfft f.nioti. In fl lion m.'l nB (Itnimlltnl, tlio '.Muulr l)l" j, thp raIpIh aplrit &f lonrllnew, t r hfiiwn 1 Ini: tlnnitir, f Irrrrrirjtlilu lU-Npiir 'Jn jklpIo bnrrn U liooklorc, linprwlomilile wltll HhiUmiiJ tnllr .limlnm (mm th .il, Hhow in, ntnl nctllllii in liinli' In (.mini platlcn ul tlic wililtiiiim m. nml tlic ktnlnk volet, if mnuiiuiln ulnilt, ,omp form of n inpnttl "Iooitr DUoo ' It n ioxlcal an'1 Intrfwlilrimwiitp I liate neriir Utii Hb.e loillMnrrrninnn(( tb, IMVUlitu of Urtttmijf (if l.i a nml, In-lunil In-lunil or Scotland Ilia -ct rijulrnli nt i f n curlonaaortof vlf of ilarknm,wli cli ilia Mnnv i.rppatlll jioaapaa. It la illiil tlia 'Mnvlnncr-ula, ' or nliilitmnti Jin ti -ut certain toUtvit ppnona aIodj tin hirh vraynr In Ii m Ijr t fimttllii ft ili" ul mill, wltli trr.nl volntillltrl"t nit in without ronnl inalarulnnce Inilc il hi. I Inli of linpcni'lnif lUimrr are n t inlnl n Invalnnhlr. AlliriUplrltaln Mnnsliml nro known under the unlrtpnl trinnf 'bii'iranc" It the err a HI Mil, '" rlx-." It tlia crupa aro tiotr. If tba calcli ot liming lio uortli lr,. It liatm licfttl lb" i.l.ii tipnn tba irountalnaortho Line ami fnulvnt Imme, It A iora affair (Ora wroiu. or nnv Ul nliaUvtrlietl'l'ifnr trlilcli tlirta I, notn prniiil tlanraniltiti'i ullonnblacxplntia lion the liiificana" If I11M renKinllile I'rrlru trxailon anil antlety am lbu ilia-penel ilia-penel irltli, ami aa n Komt Manx ilanie I In mtlr cxplilBtil, "Atr. mon, lb' biu Lain ilosn'tinlnda'T I lame, nh It'a better n fat nln i mi lmr! ' I alrx iloctora ami bermlta are allll (Kipn Ur In tba little- lilninl In oblcn Unin the perann and Imitia, utnallr n tare, of the Manx lirnntt were ao tonrntted Omt tba trMin of n mottat tnemy una urrr! aalnft hirm when In a liertnlt'a pmwnte Tluftw rniinr hi Imftrinni no lonifer proof niMlti.t ,krpiklin I ut Ibex nro rll llke.1 br lha ieaintrr nlm l.oapltablr totiralo tlieiii. t Ii iiu iiiaile tha itcqunliitnncei of ,eiral Ono wa, In itilte n ilcttfionilrnt inoo.lnti.1 tliieattnetl tulente bU tociitirn forever Ha nilmlttcl tbnt tba toiiiitry-kie toiiiitry-kie people were fnemllr tnouuli, 1ml the Mm rpool bolMar ciairI.ml.li Ktitul blin nnutercifulljr. alt I tt a Doupla, liolcl lan.l lonU, who bad ent(aue.l lilm to tinexptct eillr appear to toilrlkta In loneljr ulens weto not prompt about pajlni; bia comrncl rlln.l of alx khllllnca tr nk. Tha "crll ere" I, itlll polblo to bo iat II (ion bortea nn 1 cattle ami errn iiteai rbll illeli, In unfrniuf ntl plaeea when Jil.l an pentltloua die barJevt, 1'nlrlie nlau irorle nilirhlef Inbiithr ami aniouir the fiehla. Thiraurcatlll tbofanbn tirrpira aihIpaII chnrnif not onlr In remedy lull lo want (IT uch Ilia. All but the moat iKIionint or Manxmen rrjzanl ' fairy (lottor." In a j.icoae Bplrlt If It, fprimilotl tmanittra truttl themiehea. Hut anions tbo lievt there, llrueia a genial t(Vrttlni for nil thrae olden ai(ar!t nn I ihoilt.l n fori lyii er Iltit t der tho lttk.il illiulon tba Inherent In-herent lubhorn rvaeutment to lconoclani tTiiuldlinlanlly flml li.ir. -.Iiu In tome IblDK llkr, "Avi, mon.anfo ahlo'a no1 harm', elile " Naturally omooK A ieopla where folklore lamely Mkca tbo pbiru i f laioLioru iimeim, IKirttuta ami uhal mlifbt frit tniirln X-aitllllila X-aitllllila Imi calleil "wblmaka" nruexcHtl liiiily frequent ninon: Manxmtu. Tbo blriliof tba Ulalnl ami their hablta prnrliha a many ot thita of amun their Irl.li iiiluhbor, tfith quicker liitrntlon ami nurmer fancy. A raven homfni: near a hrnlot raltlaiaauuiiwelcomo rlim Tbo plaint of tba linnet Uaua:latl ultli tl a trytt h loft aoul When llin robin trill notalnitlnihurchyaril trrea iho pi ice If .al.l lo Ut hnmitetl A llun If till lmpo..rl In Man If nirasull bekllleililiirliiKlba fllhlnit ,e iMin, anil tbo frilthera of the ur wren, which I, an luercllriuly blintrtl iitru nn ht Mttpbru'a diy.nru aoU for trilling aumaaf clmrina. T here If throughout the Itlnml nn ncttial il trail rriianllnir ilbllcily of rtuhllli,;. ThoucU all tbv nelKbliora may bo ntvaro of llltleilitnlla lemllutriip tu tliorcrtiuouy, IioumIioM, illrectly Intereatnl nffict tho Krratct kerncy. Cooking for tha ftnst, ilrrlnitauil the llko nnt nfiriiilouawlili clofely cttrttltml fja.lotf m nt night, nml when nil It ready tha wedding inrlywlli mount an open car and i;tillo, uvtay tu tbo neareft chlirth Intbocrayof moriiliu it thouttli nil tbawltchra nero after them. Hut the arrival of tha Manx Inby lirliM, n botoftrndltloimliipcrtlllouta.ifruarda and oiulugu, iHirtrota Into Immullatuao thlly oona muht ktep oer ttor walk tntlnly around It lent t lieromea dtvitrfiil and vt eateueiL Amulet, of undyed w oMeu roni nro often worn around the mottura ntck, until the uiboUinucd,totinrdo!I fitera. Until lupiltm nil Uliea aroqultaat the mrrty of Urn falrlea. 1 ho baby n 111 lemnln lucky tliroiuli life It It llrrt bandlea a riwonultli Ita lift tiand, but Itwlllcomo tnwrfict lit ito If It tlmll bnro ienuttd tlimbti, out of It. mother', anna, Ita crndlu or bed Iwforu It baialtaluid Ha II tit birthday birth-day One of tliomett wliuoma of half ffuper-itltlou, ffuper-itltlou, cuitoiu, In Mnuxlnnd If tor tbo family on atortny hlglit, tu retire to rut at a very early hour, .i tint tbo uonl falilit in ty uuoWri rd t uler In Unit aheltiraml teooie A tery nnoient irvllllun that a fairy In the k'uUa of u beautiful noman once ben Itibed ti boat of the lent men of the ill ind and then If 1 them nil ol tr atllir to their death in lhe ten prualla o uu jlehllnitly to Ihlida) that n Manx lfa or etteeihcirt wlllou nooiiatlon pniuia l.er btifband lt ber ibaraciir for correct womanly nttrlbutef Iiu impugned Tlia anna fairy whluUuftablUhiil tbl, cuiium It the one whlib, lu II, cITurtH to tempo Manx teiiRMuie, vaa trintforimtl Into n wren and Imtitir Mnce, on St rxiplnn'e day, la-en hunted, ttrltieit of It, fi it here nnd lieateu to death lu counlleHt numlier, 1 he a line unaccountable merlittttuek, tu-vturd tu-vturd tbuwri-iiixibti.tliouifli Ikernllaaadihoivreu Aren.4'atttolitily men In Ireland 1 here, In tho lilulty ot flnl-v-ay, 1 lint tr aeen tha writ) bunted on Chrltlmnt day, It, pitiful rrmiiint UtIU lamed and blunt tu tree bniucbit, theex hlbltluittif nhlcb bj ibllilrtiibeforehoiuo door, protlntt nil iiitfilllu proiuptlne to Ilia Klftct coin or -nweeu " I-UOAIt I- M'.U.KW.U |