THE LAY OF SAINT LINGO. 



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O'er that dark and foaming river. 

 Then they travelled through 



the forest, 

 Over mountain, over valley, 

 To the Glens of Seven Mountains, 

 To the Twelve Hills in the Valleys. 

 There remained with Holy Lingo. 

 He the very wise and prudent, 

 Taught to clear the forest thickets, 

 Taught to rear the stately millet. 

 Taught to yoke the sturdy oxen. 

 Taught to build the roomy waggon. 

 Eaised a city, raised Narbiimi ; 

 City fenced in from the forest. 

 Made a market in Narbiimi. 

 Eich and prosperous grew Nar- 

 biimi — 

 So they flourished and remained. 

 Then our Lingo called them 



round him. 

 Ranged them all in rows beside 



him, 

 Spake in this wise — " Hear, 



Brethren ! 

 Nothing know ye of your fathers, 

 Of your mothers, of your brothers, 

 Whom to laugh with, whom to 



marry ; 

 Meet it is not ye should be so 

 Like the creatures of the forest." 

 Then he chose them from each 



other. 

 Chose and named their tribes 



distinctive ; 

 Chose the first and said, "Man- 



wajja." 

 Thus began the tribe Manwajja. 

 By the hand took Dahakwah', 

 Bard he called him " Ddhakwali." 

 Koilabutal named another. 

 And another Koikobiital — 

 Koikobdtal wild and tameless. 

 Thus he named them as he chose 



them. 

 Till the Sixteen Scores were 



numbered. 



Till the Tribes had all been chosen. 



Next among them chose the 

 eldest, 



Chose an old man hoary headed. 



Chose and called his name " Par- 

 dhdna," 



Priest and Messenger he called 

 him. 



Called and sent him on a message 



To the Red Hills Lalnigada, 



The Iron Valley, Ivachikopa ; 



To those Brothers four he sent 

 him, 



Sent to ask them for their daugh- 

 ters 



To be wedded to his Koitor — 



Thus the Tribes our Lingo mated. 



Thus they grew and multipliM. 



Then he chose them into houses. 



Into families of seven, 



Of six, of four, he chose them. 

 And he said, " Koitor listen f 



Nowhere Gods of G6nds are wor- 

 shipped ; 



Let us niMke us Gods and worship." 



Then made Ghagara the Bell-God. 



Made and gave he to Manwajja. 



Brought the Wild Bull's Tail and 

 named it 



Chawardeo ; brought the War 

 God— 



God of Iron, Pharsa Pena ; 



Manko Eeytal, Jango Reytal — 



Thus their tribal Gods he fashioned. 



Taught them how to raise their 

 altars ; 



Taught to offer sacrifices — 



Hoary goats, white cocks a year 

 old, 



Virgin cows, and juice of mhowa ; 



Taught to praise with voice and 

 psalter, 



Twang of Jantur, sound of drum- 

 ming — 



Drum of Beejasal resounding — 



Dancing, singing, by the altars. 

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