| Show Many Still Have Faith in Miraculous Wells There are numerous wells throughout through through- out the British Isles where the passerby passer passer- b by has hIlS but to breathe a wish or drop a pin or other offering Into the water to obtain what he wants From what was Will learned limed of St SL Helens Helen's well near Sefton In Lancashire young ladles ladies still sUII continue to throw pins Into It to b find out whether their sweethearts are ate faithful to them the dates of their marriage and other details detail on which Weh their future happiness hangs and this th they learn from the be turning of the piato pin pia pinto pinto to the north or to the south louth possibly to to some lome other point of the compass compan At Tober or the wellor well of or the Sun church found a century ago aio In County Cork when a matah WILt wax drained a spring was 88 disclosed where according to legend a nymph of the well once lI lived eeL This woman had bad a gift for tor prophecy and there was said to be a little mUe wooden Image of her there which h would communicate with the people Naturally as this th report report spread the people of the coun countryside countryside COM try side flocked docked to the well Three draughts of the water were taken by br bythe bythe the pilgrims three times repeated and three times time the they made the rounds on their knees kneel thus making a of the well three time I. I After each round the pilgrim laid a white stone about th the size she of a pigeons pigeon's egg on the ancient altar attar In the circle which was caned called the Well of the Sun Son The revelry dancing sad and drinking that followed fol fob lowed led to the discontinuance of the observances which were an example of son san worship surviving Into modern modem times The Tho nymph of the well manifested meal mani tested herself In the form of a B trout but left lett when the well Wall was desecrated |
