Holy Cross. The
date is given as 1596. There is also a story of the Swedish war of
1658, when a party of Swedish cavalry took a tailor prisoner, and set
him at work on a table in a farm-house, while they fired at a mark on
the door, the balls passing close to his head. It is said the door yet
exists, with the bullet marks in it."

"We have an island in sight, on the starboard bow, called Endelave;
are there any traditions existing there?" asked Hardy.

"There is only the story of a giant who threw a stone from thence to
Jutland, which was so large that two girls saved themselves from a
bull by climbing to the top of it. There is, however, the variation
that it was thrown by a giantess from Fyen (Funen) with her garter. I
know of no special legend from Endelave."

"There is a town marked Kjerteminde on the chart; is that in
recollection of anything specially historical, as would appear from
the name?" asked Hardy.

"When Odin built the town called Odense," replied the Pastor, "the
other towns were envious of its better appearance and condition, and
particularly the town now called Kjerteminde, and complaint was made
to Odin, who was angry, and replied, 'Vaer du mindre' (literally, 'be
you less'); this was that they should continue to be smaller towns
than Odense. In time the name from Vaer du mindre became altered to its
present name of Kjerteminde. There is also the variation that the name
is from St Gertrude's minde (memory) contracted to Kjerteminde. She
was the sailors' patron saint."

"There is more to be said of Odense, as it was founded by Odin," said
Mrs. Hardy.

"What I can tell you of Odense," said the Pastor, "is history,
chiefly. There is the story that a rich man called Ubbe gave his
property to St. Knud's (Canute) Church under singular circumstances.
His relatives wanted him to leave his property to them, and they
placed a woman in his household, if possible, to influence him in
their favour, and she did not. Ubbe had become blind. He directed some
tripe to be cooked, possibly because his teeth were gone. The woman,
however, having no tripe, cut up an old felt hat and gave him. This he
chewed and chewed, when a little child told him what it was. He was
angry at the deceit, and gave his property to the Church; and the name
of a portion of his lands was changed from Ubberud to Kallun (tripe).
Odense is the birth-place of Hans Christian Andersen, whose stories
have been translated into English," conti