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the roads at that period were’ infested 
with trolds, elves, and ‘fiendish creas 
tures, who were at war with all Christian 
people, he was employed as letter-car+ 
rier, on account of his great courage. 
Once’as*he'was passing over the heath 
of Halm; an elf came to hin’ from out 
of Jels-hill, and entreated Swend to 
assist him in a battle which he was about 
to fight ‘with the ‘still-trold of Borru- 
meéassai.' Swend Felling readily agreed, 
and at the same time; boasted that he 
was ‘sufficiently strong and powerful to 
do ‘any thing; whereupon the elf flung 
at his feet‘a weighty iron bar, and told 
him to try his strength upon that; but 
he could not lift it, although he exerted 
himself to the utmost. The elf then 
held ‘out to-him a drinking-horn, and 
told him’ to drink; and when Swend 
had drank a little, he was able to lift 
the bar, and when ‘he had ‘drank some 
more; it became still lighter to him; but 
when he had emptied the horn, he 
wielded the bar like a switch between 
his fingers, and'shewed the elf that he 
had now the strength of twelve men. 
The elf then bade him proceed along 
the road; and when he met a black and 
a red bull fighting, he must belabour 
the black bull with all his might, and 
drive'it away from the red one. Swend 
Felling did as he was commanded; and 
when he had put the black bull to flight, 
he discovered that it was the trold 
from Borrumeshoi, and that the red one 
was the Jel’s-hill ‘elf, who, 'to reward 
him: for ‘his assistance, allowed him, 
thenceforward, to retain the strength of 
twelve men; but told him, that if ever 
he discovered ‘to any person how he 
came by it, he'‘should instantly, as a 
punishment, be afflicted with the appe- 
tite of twelve'men. 
From ‘that 'time the whole Jand rung 
with’ the fame ‘of Swend > Felling’s 
strength, which he displayed in various 
instances. ‘We are informed, that once, 
being angry with the ploughman, he 
flung him‘so high into the air, that he 
fell upon the house-roof. The Lord of 
Aakier hearing of this feat, called Swend 
Felling before him, and inquired ‘how 
he became possessed of such supernatu- 
ral strength. -But Swend, who remem- 
bered ‘the words of the elf, refused to 
inform his‘master; until the latter had 
sworn that he would always provide 
him with as much food as he wanted. 
He then discovered the secret; and 
from that moment, according to the elf’s 
prediction, he ate. and. drank, sufficient 
for twelve men: . ‘They still preserve at 
On Cruelty to Dogs...) 0 
(Janedy 
Aakier a large tub out ofswhiebshe, used, 
to eat, and they call it. Swend)Kelling’s 
porridge-tubs>) There is likewise an,im- 
mense battle-axe;/ with whieh,jhe, could. 
fell: the stoutest oak, atia blow, Before: 
the castle is an aged:linden, with asring 
in it; to which he boundshis,horse,;, «,/ 
Some historians; give an) entirely difs 
ferent account’ of Swead Felling, and 
say that he was \deseended, from, the 
giants of Johnheim.>-By, the, town, of 
Sheenstrup is: a hill called ,,Slaybierg, 
where he was accustomed to, sit, while, 
he washed his feet and-hands in, the seay. 
which is about half-a furlong.distant. 
At Holm, the country-people, cooked 
his food, and brought it~ him |in, large 
brewing coppers. After his death, -he 
was burned at Dalhoi, between Loms. 
and Holmstrup. 
( To be continued.) 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
Sir, j 
HE witling may ridicule, andthe un- 
feeling contemn, the efforts, made 
by Mr. Martin to restrain those wanton 
acts of barbarity towards the brute cre- 
ation, which are the opprobrium. of the 
British metropolis. root” 
Whether penal statutes .bave a ten- 
dency to diminish crime, is a question 
regarding which much diversity, of opi- 
nion prevails; be that however as, it 
may, every attempt to lessen, or expose 
the horrid enormities alluded to, de- 
serves the approbation. of every friend 
of benevolence. But I fear, unless those 
sinks of vice and cruelty—those licensed: 
dens for baiting animals, be abolished 
by the strong arm of the law,.and_ the 
influential ranks of society, the wealthy 
and the titled, cease to. countenance by 
their presence scenes at which huma- 
nity shudders, individual exertion must 
prove of little avail in lessening the 
evil complained of. — sik 
I was led into, these, reflections: by 
witnessing a few days ago, in.Clarendon 
Square, an atrocious instance of cruelty 
to a poodle dog; the poor-animal had 
evidently lost. its master, and, while I 
stood admiring the sagacity with which 
the faithful creature was. running;to and 
fro, endeavouring:to scent out his foot- 
steps, the cry of.a-mad_dog arose, when 
instantly a group of people,\,consisting 
of butchers’-boys, bricklayers’-labourers, 
paviors, and the whole, idle-populatien 
of theneighbourhood, collected together, 
hooting and pelting it with any missiles 
that lay in their.way.., The terrified dog 
leaped into the area of a house to aaae 
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