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There, they plunged in and vanished. No trace of them was left, except that made by the oxen drawing the plow, and which mark on the ground men still point out. THERE THEY PLUNGED IN AND VANISHED NO TRACE OF THEM WAS LEFT EXCEPT THAT MADE BY THE OXEN DRAWING THE PLOW AND WHICH MARK ON THE GROUND MEN STILL POINT IT
t lest, he, in a moment of forgetfulness, might, by some slip of conduct, or in a moment of forgetfulness, strike his dear wife. The baby, whose life of pain and death of agony Nelferch had foretold, soon passed away; for, happily, its life was short. Then she and her husband attended the last rites of sorrow, for Celtic folk always have a funeral and hold a wake, even when a baby, only a span long, lies in the coffin. Yet in the most solemn moment of the services of burial, Nelferch the wife, laughed out, so long and with such merriment, that everyone was startled. Her husband, mortified at such improper behavior, touched her gently, saying: "Hush, wife! Why do you laugh?" "Because the babe is free from all pain. And, you have thrice struck me! Farewell!" Fleeing like a deer home to their farm, she called together, by its name, each and every one of their animals, from stable and field; yes, even those harnessed to the plow. Then, over the mountain all moved in procession to the lake. HOULD HE FALL ASLEEP ON DUTY HE WAS EVER VIGILANT LEST HE IN A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS MIGHT BY SOME SLIP OF CONDUCT OR IN A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS STRIKE HIS DEAR WIFE THE BABY WHOSE LIFE OF PAIN AND DEATH OF AGONY MELFURCH HAD FORETOLD SOON PASSED AWAY FOR HAPPILY ITS LIFE WAS SHORT THEN SHE AND HER HUSBAND ATTENDED THE LAST RITES OF SORROW FOR CELTIC FOLK ALWAYS HAVE A FUNERAL AND HOLD AWAKE EVEN WHEN A BABY ONLY A SPAN LONG LIES IN THE COFFIN YET IN THE MOST SOLEMN MOMENT OF THE SERVICES OF BURIAL MELFURCH THE WIFE LAUGHED OUT SO LONG AND WITH SUCH MERRIMENT THAT EVERYONE WAS STARTLED HER HUSBAND MORTIFIED AT SUCH IMPROPER BEHAVIOR TOUCHED HER GENTLY SAYING HUSH WIFE WHY DO YOU LAUGH BECAUSE THE BABE IS FREE FROM ALL PAIN AND YOU HAVE THRICE STRUCK ME FAREWELL FLEEING LIKE A DEER HOME TO THEIR FARM SHE CALLED TOGETHER BY ITS NAME EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEIR ANIMALS FROM STABLE AND FIELD YES EVEN THOSE HARNESSED TO THE PLOW THEN OVER THE MOUNTAIN ALL MOVED IN PROCESSION TO THE LAKE
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