. Heroes of the dawn . TERIOUS HOUND 97 dead rose from the ground, and the threebrothers attacked Donn and Dubhan, whohaving no arms to defend themselves with,were killed. Breathe on them, hound, and make themas though they had never lived, said themen. The hound blew a fiery breath on thebodies of Donn and Dubhan, and immediatelythey were burned into little heaps of ashes,which were blown hither and thither by thewind. In the morning it was told to Fionn thatDonn and his brother had disappeared, and hesent his men all through Ireland searching forthem ; but the Fians returned, saying therewas
. Heroes of the dawn . TERIOUS HOUND 97 dead rose from the ground, and the threebrothers attacked Donn and Dubhan, whohaving no arms to defend themselves with,were killed. Breathe on them, hound, and make themas though they had never lived, said themen. The hound blew a fiery breath on thebodies of Donn and Dubhan, and immediatelythey were burned into little heaps of ashes,which were blown hither and thither by thewind. In the morning it was told to Fionn thatDonn and his brother had disappeared, and hesent his men all through Ireland searching forthem ; but the Fians returned, saying therewas no trace anywhere of the King of Ulsterssons. When Fionn heard that he placed histhumb of knowledge in his mouth, and divinedinstantly the dreadful death that had happenedto Donn and Dubhan. Terrible then was thewrath that filled him against the King ofNorways sons—for Fionn alone had power tojudge any misdeed or broken word of theFianna—and taking his spear in his hand lie 2>U J3 STREET BRANCHWest 115th STREET. 98 HEROES OF THE DAWN went out to the camp of the men of Norway ;but they and their hound had disappeared, norwere they ever seen or heard of in Irelandagain. THE PURSUIT OF THE GILLADECAIR THE beech leaves were turning brown andcrimson and gold when Fionn mac Cumall,with some of the Fianna, left the Hill ofAllen to hunt through the forests of day, however, Fionn, instead of followingthe chase, sat on a sunny hillside with a fewof his men, and among them was Conan macMorna, who had a more bitter and abusivetongue than all the rest of the Fiannatogether. After resting there quietly for a time,listening to the pleasant baying of the houndsand the calling of his men, Fionn said : No guard has yet been set on the hillto tell us when friend or enemy , son of Bresal, will you keep watch 99 100 HEROES OF THE DAWN and ward so that none can come upon usunawares ? I will, chief, answered Finnbane, andrising he ascended to the hill-top, from
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