The Morning herald., 1876-07-06

The household with It's noise,
wrote my dream when morning broke
To please my girls and boys.
AsTORY ABOUT WORMS.
Singular Superstition and IgnOr
ance OF Pennsylvsnia COmmun
ity.
The Allentown (Penna.) Register, of las
week contains the following curious nara
tive: "Mr. George T. Hersh, of this city
while on recent visit to Hellertown me-
hn acquaintance who related most singu.
Jar story concerning an army of worms and
the supposed cause of their presence. The
occurrence took place in Bucks county, and
the story is this AS I was at home they
told me that about mile and a half away
there was an army of worms marching
from one given point to the other, and
bhence back again. This seemed very
ktrange to me, and came to the conclusion
that l would 60 and see for myself. Con-
tequently hitched up the carriage and
reve to the place. tied my horse to the
ence and commenced to examine, aid to
by great astonishment beheld the worms
b great numbers creeping at the place
amed, just from one given point to the
ther, distance of about three or four
hundred yards. No worms are to be seen
pywhere else. This worm travels morning
md evening-evenings after sunset and
hornings till s or 9 O'Clock. In the day
|me they lie concealed under rocks and
penings. saw them lie under rocks one
gainst another. 1t is so full at their
arching time that you cannot help killing
number at every step you take when walk
3 in that space. 1t is worm about an inch
an inch and a quarter long, having q
hitish or yellowish color, with black
hipe over its back. II has sixty-six feet,
ith which it hurries itself along at very
Fely speed. When you catch the worm it
|reams. 1t has also very offensive odor.
is so tender that if you touch 1t little
Ird it goes to pieces. It is not destruc-
he worm, as 1t only eats earth. I never
Nv such a worm, and the curiosity of them
Ompted me to procure some; SO caughta
kmber of them and put them In alcohol.
pndreds of people flock to that place to
b the worms. A man has been there from
Philadelphia for the purpose Of procuring
|me of them. The cause or purpose Of
|ese worms, as some explain 1t, is this =
10 old man, Mr.. Egg, Catholic, was liv-
there for some time, but being somewhat
ranged, he at times revealed some Of the
erets of their schemes and designs, which
Oused deadly hatred among his breth1,
b. Consequently, one evening about five
six weeks ago, man came along in a
lky. and stopped at Mr.. H-'s, where
rs Mr.. Egg was at the time, and told him
{ot ho had tn 1uifh hi hn n11
used, when the other took out his re-
ver, pointed it at him, and told him that
be did not go along he would shoot him.
for better or for worse, he had to follow
At another Catholic dwelling he (Mr.
g) was again pointed at to be shot when
was accusing one of the boys as the cause
bis being carried away. Since that time
hing has been heard of Mr.. Egg, until
week, when it was reported that
vas found near Quakertown in a heap
PUSHES, shot in the side. Since that
these worms have commenced this
Fching from the home where Mr..
lived in the house where he was taken
b. This creates immense excitement
png the people. No one knows who this |
was, but some Catholic family with
20 ne conversed and also stayed during
IT of the night. As there was not much |
or done concerning the abduction of
Egg, these worms now stir up the peo-
end investigation is made in order that !
abductor and murderer of this man
pc brought to the light. And pray
eople not to let this matter rest, but to |
helr utmost to bring this devil into |
another paragraph the Register adds |
following: "Mr. Charles Eckert. the |
Fance agent, was in Bucks county last /
and by friend taken to the place 1
fe that singular army of worms. men
I'd In detail in another column Of this
hold forth. He reports that the place
slted by many people from all sections \
ne county, and from different places.
sunday an immense crowd was on the /
ana watching the marching Of thete
pus worms. Scientific men who have
specimens Of the worms say they never
anything like them, and can rive no
onabie theory for their presence III this
liar locality. Mr.. Eckert says tho -
pt OF our correspondent GOVERNING the
ms Is correct. The people IN that VIZ
y, which is, we are told, VERY be-
hted one, believe in the abduction ma
der of old Mr. Egg. The excitement Is
nse and constantly increasing. The
e where this curious phenomenon, If
nay SO call 1t, can be seen is about three
q from Dunnelltown, near Pleasant
ne Leader advocates street lamps for
iie!d. That's right. A town like Girls +
without street lamps ID just one hun
ears behind the tlmee Sss