. La Côte d'Émeraude. t distance for the most succulent vegetablesever grown by saint ? Is it not evident that at thetime the fable arose the Ranee was a small stream,still untided by the sea ? The legend is thus taken toindicate the introduction of Christianity as a limitingfost quo date for the great catastrophe that modifiedall this coast. The most approved geological opinion,however, does not, I believe, concur in this. Just below the lake of St. Suliac is the rocky He auxMoines, on which are the remains of a priory that wasdestroyed during the Revolution. From the earliestintroduction of
. La Côte d'Émeraude. t distance for the most succulent vegetablesever grown by saint ? Is it not evident that at thetime the fable arose the Ranee was a small stream,still untided by the sea ? The legend is thus taken toindicate the introduction of Christianity as a limitingfost quo date for the great catastrophe that modifiedall this coast. The most approved geological opinion,however, does not, I believe, concur in this. Just below the lake of St. Suliac is the rocky He auxMoines, on which are the remains of a priory that wasdestroyed during the Revolution. From the earliestintroduction of Christianity into these parts theisland had been inhabited by anchorites, who ondark nights and foggy days lit a lamp and sounded abell, as a warning to passing mariners. The inhabi-tants of Pleudihen have always made a special tradeof supplying wood to the port of the before St. Malo existed, they brought downfuel to the city of Aleth, and it was customary for 60 ST. MALO FROM THE PRIORY BEACH, DINARD. Pleudihen each boat as it passed to throw towards the rock afaggot or a log, which was fished up by the wood boats are called gabarres ; the gabarrierswho work them are distinguished by a white apron,for which there is, of course, a legendary explanation. One cold Christmas Eve, at a time when a hermitnamed Juannic dwelt upon the rock, Suliac, a gabarrierof Pleudihen, and his wife, sat by their fire. The manhad thrown on it his goodliest log ; the woman busiedherself preparing the traditional good fare for themorrow ; the little sabots of the children were rangedround the hearth in readiness for the simple gifts thatit is the special business of a good saint to put inthem during the night. A bitter wind raged withoutand made Suliac bethink him of the poor hermitplying his bell upon the rock. I reckon the holy man is cold to-night and hungry,he said. I will take him one of my logs and aportion from your good fare. You shall not go out on such a nig
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