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** the longed." It w,is the trunk of an oak of 

 thirty years old. Gamut took it on his back, but 

 (bon lofing patience, haftily threw it down again. 

 Bardus laid it acrofs his flioulders, and bore it 

 without moving, till after fun-fet, and even till 

 the night was far advanced. 



Neverthelefs, Carniit and his warriors would not 

 depart. They thus pafled the whole Winter, em- 

 ployed in hunting. The Spring returned, and 

 they threatened to dellroy a rifing city, which re- 

 fufed to do them homage ; and they became Hill 

 greater objeâ:s of terror, as they began to be in to- 

 tal want of food. Bardus did not know how to 

 rid himfelf of them, for they were the moft power- 

 ful. In vain did he confult the moft aged of his 

 people ; no one could give him any advice. At 

 iaft, he laid his diftrefs before his mother Lutetia, 

 who was now very old, but who ftill polTelTed an 

 excellent underftanding. 



Lutetia faid to him ; " My fon, you are ac- 

 *^ quainted with a great number of ancient and 

 ** curious hiftories, which I taught you, in your 

 '* infancy ; you excel in fmging : Challenge the 

 " fon of I'endal to a competition in fong with 

 " you.'* 



A a 4 Bardus 



