Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-21
Incidents Which Make People Believe
That Such is the Case.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
1t is not unusual tor the Scottish shepherd to
gravely say, wnen his sheep carefully avoid
some particular locality, that "they must haze
seen geast there" and he will assure you that
there are "auld kinks and briggs, and ither un-
canny places which all the dougs in Scotland
could ma get his sheep to gang by. But the
doug will sometimes see the .geast, too, and
then he will ma gang by there himself"
Upon one occasion the writer had the oppor-
tunity of studying the superstitious proclivfties
of a great Newfoundland dog whose chances OF
association with children had been very lin
tied. With some visitors to his house came 4
child with a doll large enough tor the dog to
take in the human characteristics offs head and
face, surrounding the dress in their proper
order and propOrtOnt his, united with SUCH fairy
like dimensions, constituted mystery too pro-
found for the mental penetration OF Bruin. He
was delighted with the association OF the child,
as 1t was the first OF It's kind with whom he was
on terms OF intimate acq uaintance He would fol-
low her about every where and lavish upon her
the most friendly attentions; but the doll, ''none
OF II In mine, thank YOU and he was always
careful to keep on that side OF his little friend
furtherest away from the doll. Noticing these
actions, the writer took the doll and advanced
1t towards the dog, who retreated with the ut
into u corner, and, on finding his retreat cut
on, he made Il dash past the doll with an energy
which could not have been more desperate ii
his Lille HAD been at stake. Blu: the most comi-
Cal part OF the circus was the pretense he made
OF not being frightened. AS soon he secured
an open line of retreat he would take up a posi-
ton ut a respectful distance anu skip and cuper
and bark in u manner which clearly indicated:
who's afraid? Ii there is any dog in this
neignOOrhOO0 that Is afraid of fairies he cannot
be discovered in this direction But The mo.
ment the doll was advanced towards him he
ram all the same.
1t is not uncommon for cats to play with a
sOap-Dubble without appearing to be more
than astonished or mystitied by its sudden dis
appearance In one case, however, puss was
SO demoralized at the mystery as to grow big
tailed and spit at amy soapbubbie which
might happen to fall to the floor and drift
har iph tor I,., Z II, RI
never seen u colored person, fed precipi-
lately from good-loOking negro girl that 1t
could not be coaxed until hnnger oyercaIne its
terror, and the oddly of it Was that puss her.
self Was as black a coal.
o wad some power the gifte gle US
To see ourseis AS thers US.
farmer was greatly annoyed By his neigh
bOrs pig getting into mis- potato field and har-
VestlnS on DIS own account Whenever he drove
the iiggressor out he Was forced 10 lay down a
panel vi the snake fence, bacon in the con-
scious state is always careful never to betray
the place where he enters bonanza by going
out there, unless he is very hard pressed by
dogs. The farmer had diligently searched for u
defect in the ience but tailed to find one where
the pig could by any possibility enter, SO he
concluded to watch, and soon had the satisfac-
ton OF seeing the thief enter the end OF a crook
one end being in his field and one in that OF his
neighbour. After driving the burglar out he
ennsea Inc position of the log SO that both
10 Watch the result. Soon the pig came along
and went through the log, as usual but upon
searching for potatoes he found only pasture
grass, anu after some little delay he seemed 70
arrive at the conclusion that he mad not gone
through the log at all, SO he went through
again, ana upon emerging into the pasture
held seemed more mystitied than ever, but
alter more prOtracted search for the potatoes
than ever before he seemed to conclude that
owing to some blunder OF his own he had not
really gone through the log, SO in he went
again aud out into the pasture-held, but this
time ne stood still as u statue for about halt q
minute, and slowly the bristles began to stand
erect along his back, and with two or three tre-
mendous shifts ne set of at the top of his speed
for the house of his owner and never after
OF the pasLure-field.
would say, with the gods, pledged his veracity
upon the following statement: "When q youth
on my fathers farm near the boundary OF Cam
ada ana Vermont, IOwned q young mare which
called Kitty. She was black as JET. Upon the
occasion OF social gathering OF young people
this favorite colt. When the party broke up,
towards midnight my friends advised me 10
take the roundabout way home, as the short cut
Oh British officer, said to have been
killed by cannon shot in some frontier
ing Laughed at thsis fea no and d took aRps the
snort cut home. The night was dark and the
shadow Of the trees made the glen darker.
JUST as got to the spot where the ghost
was said to appear the colt stopped from the
canter SO suddenly, by braclng her fore feet
that she almost threw me over ner head, which
made me show some temper in endeavoring to
iorce her past, but she would not go. Alter
iruitlessly struggling with her for some time
concluded to ride back q little way and get her
over her fright, then turn and go nome, ont she
did the same thing the second time, and at the
same spot Again rode buck, but this time 1
| aud I had great difficulty in turning her
head homeward this third time but
finally got her started, aud then put
her 70 her speed. In order 70 give her no
time TO baik struck her sharply with the whip
just at the dreaded point and Il seemed to mo
shrcnsh the az anS anan an, Wen. . MY ,1 s
wind. could not hold her in. When we got
home she was teemtng with perspiralion and