Some Dangers of the Forest i6i 



tiger other relics came to light, household 

 utensils, such as ancient flour-mills ; carved tiles 

 which once adorned wealthy houses ; bricks 

 from demolished walls, and lastly, weapons of 

 iron, spear-heads and swords, rusty and brittle, 

 and some poor relics of the slain. 



And when the work was completed and pure 

 water once ao^ain flowed into the well from 

 subterranean stores, the natives, perhaps 

 descendants of the conquerors or of the van- 

 quished, refused to drink lest they should be 

 defiled by the deeds of their predecessors. 



