Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-06

between good aud bad people In hi4slcuri.
dailona Tho e.de'. Scottish banshoe, lire
the irish bi'shec when first known, va,
most hurif D. ava viudictlyc female demon.
Tie former has scen replaced Ia Ireland uf
thrlng VI pleasant mannerel imps, chief
among whom isthat imp Of Infinite humor,
the loprnchauu. The banshce has faded
out VI Scotland entirely. but Is retained 3D.
Ireland ~ the tender mother OF an endless
brood Of kindly faires which under no cir
cumsianoes annoy any humans save thosi
N evil heart anil s1rdld nature, and who
arc fun 81 reward, to tho generous, the
sacHncial and o. groi.
In Scotland 40 those descendants ot the
original bad man aud bal woman " "the
hills" have within the last two or thf-s
centuries rome under the general appella-
tlou 81 the "1fowhits" These nre poe.
ses,cd of every good md evil characteristics
qualification aud power occasion may ~
dulfo In their elnsh relations with nien
They are yarionsly known also A. "thu.s
restless folk. "mcn Of peace aud "guil
neibors" Tho name fairy and "olf."
though certainly sweet Ia sound, l. ct
tremoly disiastofnl to the Scottish "wes
foik,H ~ We have It on tho authority VI a
fhyfuu one n fhcir own number is said -
have provided Tor settling the natter
ain 20 ca mo imp orcif.
tfris 30 i11k wcel 10 yourself
Uinyc ca mo fairy,
fll work 30 mut kio tarric rruublcF
Gin guild ucih1f 80 ca mt.
Thsn guild neibor WIN b..
iiuf fln 30 ca' me seeiio wi oht merrrmanA
m hu your ffeend ha'th day and aiehi.
But brownies they remain. desplts
these oxpffs commands. This term II
generic and coy1n no sprite. aud fairy
powers Of good or lIl sun, they seem In
the popular mind 10 comprise several dlyl-
slons There T. certainly m intermediate
class u spirit, residing In tho air TO whose
agsucy hoods, storms and temposts are No..
crlbol by the Scottish iowly. though they
p1sscss no distinctive title Then there
an the merinaida, The kelpies OF the south
aud thn wntcr bulls and horses Of tho
north, NJ tho lochs and streams, MS atuntly
believed IN by tho pcasantry who now live
bo,ldo them NJ thcy were centuries ago.
Aud the brownies" m body, secin 10 10
divided into thns' whose engagements arc
of a general naturt sud those whose du.
ties arr strictly confined TO affairs Of tho
household
Those namrles- els aud spirits of the air
which control the yagarics oi Scottish
weather have much 20 attend 10 and nc.
count for They uru not only constantly
employed IN dispensing fou. mlats and
tempcits, but unless their wishes have
bron invoked aud directions duly followed
nh structures, especially churrhcs and
dwellings. arc liahle 10 destruction. 10
was not No voiy long ago that tho sites NJ
many historic structures Ia Scotland had
their orIrln in this sort 90 Interference.
M.aH .taa.f. HNa aUHUauH gf.WaaH 10 iIN
Deer .u Ahcrleunshire. was constantly In.
ttrfcui with by ilo restless f1lk" until
IT, site was changed from tho bill Of nia.Au
o. fnpi.llory. 40 The express command %
"thu Spill. ~ thu River thorc. EyUgy
time work WIS begun on tho walls "
Maudslio castle. In Lauarkshirc, what
WIS completed hy day was rlfcd hy th,
mIrrl 1t night until voice from tho
debris repeating,
nf hulidl The house whore Il should b.,
Bic iton Maul's too.
wns needed. when the fairies themselves
aided In tho completion oi the castle. 4
precisely similar action 81 tho fairies nc.
counts Tor the building u tho castle Of
/ Mclgund, In ForitrshIre. on low ground,
verbally In bog, rather than on u neigh
/ boring hill The castle OF Cowthully,
day. because the fairies, dafylng the first
Somrrullc. who had taken Il By storm. In
bis efforts o. destroy tho old castle aud
build q mora imposing one on n new site,
actually 'dung down nt nicht" every
stone Bis worknon laid Turing the day,
until the stubborn nobleman dcsisted
and restored the old castle on ~ original
! foundations Of iron, Tor which the fairiel
had some sort Of liking. And hs owl.
denoo that these wee folk nre still cxor-
/ cising thelr sway I personally know "
/ thr changing u seven croft home sites 10
I Inverness and Ross shirss during the past
| four years, aud ono Ia Abericonshiro with.
| Ia a year, on account ot their peasant own.
Urs' absolute belief that they have received
Z such oldn commands
! A. 10 tho mcrmaids Of tho lochs they
| still exist past all dIsputc-at least with
| their friends the llighlnndcrs. The rail.
| ways, trlrgfnpha aui newspapers, like tho
I hrartIcss puaghurs they are, have "swcoprdn
or selncd them well out 81 tho lowlnud
Hhirrs They are and wcru both dangerous
and bonenccnt pononagca In olden times
they were not above giving recipes for
hrashrs, rinEwOfm aud other common oil.
monts. To'iny they have al rrtreatud 90
the Hhndowy highland lochs, where they
nnd comfortable Dat stones 10 slt upon,
aiid there, while oombing their masses Of
long, yellow hair, sing IN plalntivo tonoa
much that Is III or guod TO be heard. |
know one onnuy auld vito Of northern
pcrthHhiru who got, along very comfort.
ably through her confidential relations
with mermaid that at present passes the
summer season az Loeb Rnnoch.
hut the genuine household brownie" u
The most loving aud lnynblu u all Scottish
elves lle s. never idle In an good offices "a
tho luwly home uf the countrywide, wher,
you may mover IAN u finding hun II you
do not enter his realm In a spirit Of ehyl
and scoling. Their, In uioh simple home
aud heart ho -its, outhroncd with every at
tribute 81 bynryulrnco and affection. ",
not unly works with giant might to assist
IN pl1wlng the land, harvesting tho crops
guarding the grain and mindlng the herds
but In every littlc household drudgrry o
guidNlle aud BARN he lends a helplnl
hand. No IN eau come but that hc hnl
fondcd iA cruel touch. No sorrow cat
fall upon the household whose hurt woul,
not hu deadlior were II not Tor his kindly
aud palliative powers. And In all IN,
-iorn though glorious old land o. cakes hi
lneilcrnt Influence adds rest 20 ever
peasant Joy. They are not useless foll