. Highways and byways in Devon and Cornwall. hout any reference to them, and therefore while we run onthrough Hayie and Gwinear we will pass the time by telling thestory of Jecholiah, of which there are several inaccurate andimperfect versions. This however, which was taken down fromthe lips of a peasant on the north coast, may be accepted as thetrue story; and its scene is St. Agnes Beacon, a lofty hill whichwe shall see presently standing out most conspicuously on theleft. Jecholiah, the first of that name who made any figure inprofane history, was the last, or thousandth, wife of the GiantB
. Highways and byways in Devon and Cornwall. hout any reference to them, and therefore while we run onthrough Hayie and Gwinear we will pass the time by telling thestory of Jecholiah, of which there are several inaccurate andimperfect versions. This however, which was taken down fromthe lips of a peasant on the north coast, may be accepted as thetrue story; and its scene is St. Agnes Beacon, a lofty hill whichwe shall see presently standing out most conspicuously on theleft. Jecholiah, the first of that name who made any figure inprofane history, was the last, or thousandth, wife of the GiantBolster, a hero of ancient times when giants were common in (II. Will ABOUT GIANTS 315 the world, or at least in that important portion of it which isnow calK-d Cornwall. The deeds of Bolster would nil avolume; but it is only with his views on matrimony that thestory of Jecholiah is concerned. In Bolsters opinion theproper and natural duration of that state was one calendar appears to be in some quarters in the present day a clis-. St. Agnes. position to approve of varied matrimonial relationships ; and insuch quarters interest will be felt in Bolsters simple and directmethod of securing the desired sequence of wives. An ideal which had worn out was to him a thing of jest; andso every year, on the anniversary of his wedding, his practicewas to set his wife on the- top of Saint Agnes Deacon and throwrocks at her until he killed her, The blocks of granite still lie 316 THE STORY OF JECHOLIAH chap. all over the hillside, proving the truth of the story; and so thesystem went on bringing annual relief and satisfaction to itsauthor until he married Jecholiah. Now Jecholiah seems to have been a good wife in every-thing but her reluctance to go away when she was no longerwanted. She could not rise to the height of self-denial whichher husband expected of her; and when her year of office hadnearly expired, she appealed to Saint Agnes for help. SaintAgnes came to the rescue wil
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