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In very old days, the Cymric house was a round hut, with a thatched roof, without glass windows, and the smoke got out through the door and holes in the walls, in the best way it could. IN VERY OLD DAYS THE CAMBRIC HOUSE WAS A ROUND HUT WITH A THATCHED ROOF WITHOUT GLASS WINDOWS AND THE SMOKE GOT OUT THROUGH THE DOORS AND HOLES IN THE WALLS IN THE BEST WAY IT COULD
d on his beasts, or he would tie her arms and legs together, and pitch her into the river. The old woman denied vehemently that she possessed any such powers, or had ever practiced such black arts. To make sure of it, the farmer made her say out loud, "The Blessing of God be upon your cattle!" To clinch the matter, he compelled her to repeat the Lord's Prayer, which she was able to do, without missing one syllable. She used the form of words which are not found in the prayer book, but are in the Bible, and was very earnest, when she prayed "Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors." But after all that trouble, and the rough way which the rich farmer took to save his cattle, his efforts were in vain. In spite of that kind of religion which he professed--which was shown by bullying a poor old woman--his cattle were still sick, with no sign of improvement. He was at his wits' end to know what to do next. Now, as we have said, this was about the time that chimneys came into fashion.  HER TO REMOVE THE CHARM WHICH HE HAD LAID ON HIS BEASTS OR HE WOULD TIE HER ARMS AND LEGS TOGETHER AND PITCH HER INTO THE RIVER THE OLD WOMAN DENIED VEHEMENTLY THAT SHE POSSESSED ANY SUCH POWERS OR HAD EVER PRACTISED SUCH BLACK ARTS TO MAKE SURE OF IT THE FARMER MADE HER SAY OUT LOUD THE BLESSING OF GOD BE UPON YOUR CATTLE TO CLINCH THE MATTER HE COMPELLED HER TO REPEAT THE LORD'S PRAYER WHICH SHE WAS ABLE TO DO WITHOUT MISSING ONE SYLLABLE SHE USED THE FORM OF WORDS WHICH ARE NOT FOUND IN THE PRAYER BOOK BUT ARE IN THE BIBLE AND WAS VERY EARNEST WHEN SHE PRAYED FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS AS WE FORG OUR DEBTORS BUT AFTER ALL THAT TROUBLE AND THE ROUGH WAY WHICH THE FARMER TOOK TO SAVE HIS CATTLE HIS EFFORTS WERE IN VAIN IN SPITE OF THAT KIND OF RELIGION WHICH HE PROFESSED WHICH WAS SHOWN BY BULLYING A POOR OLD WOMAN HIS CATTLE WERE STILL SICK WITH NO SIGN OF IMPROVEMENT HE WAS AT HIS WITS END TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT NOW AS WE HAVE SAID THIS WAS ABOUT THE TIME THAT CHIMNEYS CAME INTO FASHION
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