Show AN ORKNEY LEGEND the strange weird TIB T IB told by an honest native of Ito Itou xay but for the adventurous there is hops hope still somewhere near B shallow there lies an another other island unseen of men for more years years than can call be reckoned tins this is the story of its last appearance as told by bv a native of one who lias has se seen n the fairies and heard the wild mild st strange ran I 1 go music of the soa sea folk 0 one e day very tery many ye years irs arm ago a young youn g girl we went tit u up P to the hill opposite to cut peats peati her day days Is work done she was resting on tho the heather when a strange M man inan came lip tober to her after it a little talkie talk he asked her I 1 lo 10 0 go with him and though slie she refused sit at first he gained allied such power over her that lie he made her come when nia night lit came and she did riot not return her people became alarmed and ancl set out to seek for he her high and low the whole island inland was searched but no trace was found of the missing maiden tile the wonder passed away and matters fell back into their old course some time after this the father and brothers of the lost t girl went out to fish they were somewhat to the west of when a thick fog fell on the sea so thick they could not tell where they were at list their boat toti touched clied laud land and on go going ing ashore they found themselves as they thought upon Em ballow going a little further however they found they were on another island for thoy thay saw 1 a I bi big lionso house before fiteni on coming in up tip to tins this house clicy found to their sin prise none other than their lost daughter and sister in the person pei aon of the good wife 11 she took them in and mare gave 0 them food and told them slie she was ivas married to it a I seaman and livin living with him film here As they were litfin sitting t tile lie door or opened and a great brown wi wisp SP it came rollin rolling in and went vent ben A wisp is aliu a huge c ball ballot of twisted heather rope which is is used in orkney for ti thatching achill purposes in a few minutes a i young man came but he was introduced is as the hus aind bind of tile the young woman and welcomed her friends very kindly two more wisps canic camo in while they waited int from each of them thein camo came forth a caman aman who had been out fi fishing shill ar when the men had to leave the house the father asked his daughter to lo return to with hini him but she refused saving in she was too happy with her husband to leave him she geive live lief father illich illi cr ho however a I 1 knife aud and told him lie he kept it his bishin fishing would never aith P and lie would be able to visit her whenever A lin e c r lie wished r farewell the men pushed off lint but the old man mail let tile the knife slip and ill fall into the sea in III a moment the boat touched land 1 a nd in rousa y I 1 but the island and its mistress have nen ers or since itice been chambers journal |