The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-11-11
From Harper's WeekIy.l
sprites and Bogies.

! Fair Scotland. the Land O Cakes, is
! peculiarly the home Of sprites and COB
Inns. James Hogg, better known as the
Ettick Shepherd, says in his tale of The
! WoolGatherer, "Ye had need take care
| how ye dispute the existence OF FAIRIES,
brownies, and apparitions; ye may as
well dispute the Gospel O St Matthew" !"
| Tradition accounts for the existence of
| these imps, elves and bogeS in different
ways. 1t is said that when our Lord cast
the fallen angels out of heaven, some fell
down on the hills and mountains, and
become hill folk some fell into the eli
moors, and became the elf folk, and 9th
ers fell into dwellings, and hence the
| domestic sprites or brownies Another
legend goes that while Eve was washing
her children by the brook side our Lord
unexpectedly appeared. and fearing His
| displeasure, she concealed that were not
washed. In reply to His question if all
her children were there, she answered
Yes" Then he declared that those that
she concealed from Him should be for
lever concealed from mankind, and at the
same moment they disappeared, and were
sprung the whole race oil elves or under
ground folk.
The brownie is the faithful ally of the
| Scottish household He is believed to be
! the ordained helper of mankind in the
drudgery entailed by sin. He is the good
genius of all industrious people, and as
sists them in the performance of their
work. He is forbidden to receive wages,
but has an excellent appetite, and is
| grateful for gifts of food. His favorite
dish is bowl of cream, and he is fond of
cakes made out of meal fresh from the
mill, toasted, and spread over with hon
ey. These are carefully prepared for
him by the grateful housewives, and
placed where he can find them. He has
an utter adherence of clothes, and is in
suited and offended if they offered to,
him. A good man of the parish of Glen
devon, wishing to reward the brownie for
his services, laid out some clothing for
him. In the middle of the night the
brownie discovered it. Highly indignant.
he instantly took his departure from the
house, calling out as he left,
"Gie brownie coat, gle brownie sarl1,
Yese get nae mair of brownies wark."
But all sprtes are not of the friendly
brownie order. There is Red-cap or
| Bloody cap, cruel and malignant little
elf He is described as short, thickset
old man, with long prominent teeth,
skinny fingers, large eyes of fiery red
| color, grisly hair streaming over his
!
hand, and red cap on his head. He is
an i'll conditioned, malicious goblin, who
turks about the moors. When benighted
travellers pass his haunts, he tiings stones
at them and unless they make deter
/ mined resistance, he will murder them
| outright. He can be driven away, how
| ever by the repetition offs few Scripture
! words, or by holding up the cross, When
! thus routed, he vanishes in a flame oI
fire, yelling dismally, and leaving large
tooth on the spot where be was last seen.
Habetrot is the presiding genius OF the
Spinning-wheel. The following legend is
! told OF her.
x matron of the Border-land had n fair
daughter more fond of play than work,
and to whom spinning-the usual oocu
patton of women in those days-was in
teusely disagreeable But the mother
was distressed by the idleness of hei
daughter, Tor no lassie had any chance o.
a good husband who was not an indus
trious spinster, One morning tho guide.
wife gave her seven heads OF lint requlr
ing chat they should be within three
days spun into yarn. The girl was wan