career  of  arms  at  fourteen  years  of  age,  *  what  terrible  encountcra  be  these  ?    Dead
and  during  a  hunt  in  which  the  em-  without  doubt,  are  the  best  knights  thai
peror  leaving  the  empress  in  peril,  liv«l!*  Withm  himself  he  wondered  to  see  hi»
went  to  try  the  adventure  of  the  ■^'e^*^  pierced,  wliich  till  then  was  impeoe-
castle,  he  and  his  cousin,  Don  A  rsileo  ^W«  by  any  weapon. But  this  was  effe.;i«d
encountered  a  terrible  adventure  of  by  the  anns  of  the  knitjht  of  Fortune  agauui
lions,  and  bears  and  giants  in  a  magic  -^  .^  ^^J^TL  "vrF^tot^
cavern,  where  Don  Bellianis  on  the  ^h^li  hereafter  he  shown,
point  of  being  slam,  drew  a  sword  »» But  the  knighu  rising  at  the  same  mo-
out  of  an  enchanted  pillar  ancl  put  his  ment  more  furious  thnn  the  tigers  of  Hrr-
giant  out  of  the  way  of  doing  him  cania,   came  one   againH  the  other  with
miscliief. drawn  swords  in  their  hands,  with  whofs
The  hero  and  his  trusty  brothers  in  slicing  etlffc^  they  wounded  one  another,  so
arms  lose  more  blooil  in  their  many  t^at  they  forced  their  heads  to  touch  their
conflicts  than  could  be  afforded  by  the  ^°*^ '  ^?.*  ****  couraReous  knipht  of  Fot^
bodies  of  a  score  of  ordinary  cham-  *"."f  T'  ,"•'*?/     """^  '''  ^"  **™^  advenary
pion.;  but  the  Ha^^e   pXfa,  thdr  j" ^^^f ^i™!;  Tl^^'^^
tutelary  enchantress,  is  ever  at  hand,  i^Si'^e^^  o^"^ ^^^ l^'^^l^Z
with  omtinent  .^8tly  superior  to  Mr. j^d   abundance  of   bloJ^T  ^qu^klJ
Hollowav  s  ;.»n(l  the  IjKhes  and  priu-  stepping  hack  thrust  at  him  wiSThtowBid
ceases,  Flortsbtlla,  MaUarosa,  Flo-  which  i^eiwd  aU  hu  d«f«uiv«      »»■*—


1866.]  Irish  Folk  Boohs  of  the  last  Oentary. 