. The Phynodderree, and other legends of the Isle of Man . with rapture to thepassionate and extatic avowals of his love, mingled with themost eloquent praises of her beauty, which the mannikingently whispered into her intoxicated ear, as he lay like some fair childupon her lap, with his arms encircled round her neck. One evening, to tease her lover—for Kitty, like all her sex, dearly loved totease—she told him she did not half believe his protestations of affection,and that he would not be willing to make any great sacrifice to prove vowed she wronged him, and called upon her to
. The Phynodderree, and other legends of the Isle of Man . with rapture to thepassionate and extatic avowals of his love, mingled with themost eloquent praises of her beauty, which the mannikingently whispered into her intoxicated ear, as he lay like some fair childupon her lap, with his arms encircled round her neck. One evening, to tease her lover—for Kitty, like all her sex, dearly loved totease—she told him she did not half believe his protestations of affection,and that he would not be willing to make any great sacrifice to prove vowed she wronged him, and called upon her to name anytest, any sacrifice she wanted him to make. At that moment she eithercould not or would not think of any; but presently he mentioned that the A TALE OF FAIRY LOVE. following night the fairy king and queen would hold a grand court andfeast in Glen Rushen, in the southern part of the island, near Ballasalla, inhonour of RE-HOLLYS-VOOAR-YN-ONYR, the royal festival of the harvestmoon, and that every elfin in Elian Vannin would have to attend. He. MAGHER-GLASS OF GLEN KUsHEN. described to her wondering and delighted ear how the dancing would bekept up till the moon ceased to shine, and sank behind the head of SouthBarrule, and the ruddy rays of the coming sun began to show signs ofrising from the eastern sea. THE PHYNODDERREE: Ah, Uddereek ! said Kitty, teasingly, you will enjoy all that, andsoon forget, for the time at any rate, all about me, or that you ever saw orthought of poor Kitty. No, Cushla the little man replied. I shall be alone amid the elfinthrong, and in spite of all the feasting and the music, all the dancing in thering, all the revels in the ferns and sweet wild flowers, I shall wish myselffar away from it all, and long to be with thee, dear Kitty. I just dont believe one word about it, she said, laughingly, and stillintent on plaguing her little elfin lover. Some fairy maid, whose beautyfar surpasses mine, will captivate your heart, and you will soon fo
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