238 RED DEER. 



A younger member of the family, free from 

 the superstition of the elders, then confessed 

 that he had been digging over and exploring 

 a battle site, or ancient burial-place, in the 

 district, and had discovered the sword, and 

 hidden it in the house for fear of displeasure. 

 Here at once was the cause of the trouble 

 that had visited them. 



The folk do not like banks ; they think 

 banks are unlucky, and say that the best 

 way is to have a stocking. Some money is 

 placed in a stocking, then the owner has 

 to observe certain ceremonies, and to select 

 a secret spot, and there bury it. To this 

 secret store he adds from time to time till 

 the stocking can hold no more, and in 

 this way lays the foundation of prosperity. 

 Many declare that they never thrived till 

 they resorted to this plan of having a magic 

 stocking. 



The hills are all "knaps," or "knowls;" 



