Chapter XI: Two Maids of Carthage

Chera hid a treasure: Elisa going about to hang her selfe, and tying the halter about a beame found that treasure, and in place thereof left the halter. Philene the daughter of Chera going for that treasure, and busily searching for the same, found the halter, wherewithal for dispayre she would haue hanged hir selfe, but forbidden by Elisa, who by chaunce espied hir, she was restored to part of hir losse, leading afterwards a happy and prosperous lyfe.

[_Source and Origin._--Cinthio, _Ecatomithi_, giorn. ix., nov. 8.

_Parallels._--“Heir of Linne” in Percy; Guellette, _Contes
tartares_.

_Painter._--I. ii. 67; II. ii. 54; III. ii. 106; IV. ii. 264.]