THE LAV OF SAINT LINGO. 



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All my Xoitor thus I teach will, 

 Thus in rows to sing and d;uici3 



all, 

 At the feasting of the G6nd Gods, 

 At the feast of the Dewali, 

 At the feast of Budhal Pena, 

 At the feast of Jungo Reyt;il, 

 At the feast of Pharsa Pena — 

 Salutation to the Gods all 

 From this various tuneful Jantur i" 

 Then he ceased the wondrous 



music ; 

 Hailed the old man from the tree- 

 top. 

 Saying — " Uncle, Eikad Gowree, 

 See your nephew on this tree- 

 top ! " 

 Then the Giant, looking up- 

 wards, 

 Saw our Lingo on the tree-top ; 

 Called him down, shook hands, 



and said that 

 He was very glad to see him. 

 Asked him in and made him sit 



down ; 

 Rang and called for pipes and 



coffee ; 

 Apologised for having thought of 

 Making breakfast of Ahkeseral ; 

 Thanked our Lingo very kindly 

 For his offer of the livers 

 Of those sixteen scores of Rohees; 

 In return proposed to give him 

 All those seven nice young women, 

 With their eyes bound, will they 



nill they, 

 To be wedded to the Brothers. 

 And those seven nice young 

 women 

 Wlien they heard about the young 



men, 

 Of those young men faint and 



fasting 

 Waiting tireless by the Rohees, 

 Forthwith packed they up their 

 wardrobes, 



On their heads they took their 



beds up, 

 Back to Lingo gave his arrow — 

 Arrow of the truthful omen — 

 Saying good-bye to their parent. 

 Followed Lingo to the forest, 

 To tliat forest-shade primeval. 

 Reached those young men by the 



Rohees, 

 Made a fire, and had someluncheon 

 Of the livers of the Rohees. 

 Then the brothers 'gan to 



squabble 

 O'er those seven nice young 



women. 

 Holy Lingo, virtuous very, 

 (^uite refusing to be wedded, 

 vSomewhat easier made the pro- 

 blem ; 

 And he soon arranged it this 



wise — 

 That the eldest of the brethren 

 Each should take two nice young 



women. 

 While the very young Ahkeseral 

 Should be fitted with the odd 



one. 

 Then returning from the forest, 

 By the valley Ivachikopa, 

 To the Red Hills, Lahiigada, 

 Holy Lingo joined the Brothers 

 To those seven nice young women. 

 To the daughters of the Giant. 

 Water brought and poured it o'er 



them, 

 Bowers of branches raised around 



them^ 

 Garlands gay he threw about 



them, 

 iSfark of Turmeric applied he — 

 And declared them duly wedded. 

 Then the Brothers mighty 



pleased were 

 With their good and virtuous 



Lingo; 

 Said they'd go forth to the forest, 



