Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-18
THE LITTLE ISLAND
or Manx and Its Peculiar Folk
So Interesting.
wAKFMANS wANDERlNGs.


Copyright. 1879, By Edgar y wakemanl
Douglas, Isle " Man, DEG. " loNA
All G N6oS MS ls Mans po STG'' f6SsS hsyo ~
,nrlnhly SET them down Oh "e2uapfdlhhNl3
supclHtiious" IAcn they nave ta'wpnS
away. leaving tln MnnAnien ~ mist anu
their randcra ln myHictys
A trueg stnisrneni regarding lhene inter.
r4tlng ana sturdy pfUple WQnlu pn thal
sttlou, Eyorywhvre one may g. ma NINE,
land IRE fonild evidences uf mai chltNhr
antiquity which "a impreasta anu ni ilncA
appAls Che Student IN ireland ml Hnln.
Wall C1mlnF 20 Inter though stu tn'
mntn period ono eAuuut Escape NE rohMu
tion that tc nrsi Cells or lIel9nl NV 'hS
West VI l3nglHnd and the ffst people OF
Nnn1iapd We're not uuly uf common atoehi
hui for confurlea were, while pngnns, y
people Of common language customs anu
In inc intervening Of rhgnniWm onl
Chrlstnuity there was hndoqplcnl! mtbN
HcrlunHHurd sanction uniprnih1l tNMWnn
ancient Mnn1 people. Long ltenuon ironi
nm r,quniuder ~ pfufroaHlye EutlAhu. ma
Inc fetenton q distinct mnEuAgo. W.
insluucpH pfotlaely Ms "a triend OF mlnc
breaches one Gaelic sermon pcr mphih ~
tho little old Church u fagnn. Ky ~, aiii,'n
Hleiciy aud lrft rountloHa lngNndt 'tnlWt
HtitiunH nul customs nWunE luA HNlHii
though ahgplpriy lmpreohlonanl' Hun H'nt'
Iiut bntc gradually come TO know that
however Frlm,ylsaged tho face " me one
coudliug the weird nsscrllon Of hnr hni1
boiief srefciy thp masses OF NE ptYhy
fplut aud ilunt them all HnvV ihdHn nl
tender and wiufuuie character. hFcu9,
Mans folk today reject the rsnrnuhi saltii,g
of supersiiious practices hut uhll,l eAtil
insiat ou retaining The pleasure pf suhAcfip-
Ing TO the supurstiilons iheuHd9Wi
ono Illustration out OF mghy whlqn 'oulh
he trynn will serve 90 umphlHHr ihm con.
ciuslBn In uldcn times Il was q unlFNtWl
custom hrre ON retiring n ccW ieat ~ III,
for the family TO rhfriulN MtNN iana1idi,,,
| the nott morning tho impression o. a iitt
| foot n was rNligi1uHly believed uht lh'
direction Di the foot prcalyiea l"alii, ~
| M Increase IN the houaehOld by biiih ~
/ marriage. rha onst1n q quite A. unllvfAhi
NJ The present 1 il i VIZ w. soot ppinis ala
/ always discovered polnupg toward w n
| place; and the superhiilon mtNNA oil{ lh
| iis rtntis and kindly aspect 10 Klyc .eahcd
"SIn tIaring Manr ny ihology there gnl DO
found precisely 40 IN ne Gaelic nyihololl
| Of Scotland and me 's!is ny tnV.os1
| Gna IN iheao consisted Of iHpt and icmuht
/ having the power Of tnlluR upon uhemaeiNf Va
| tho form " man or woman az WIZ Nhu
| utuinrly by holding out faVhhlur pinihlN.'
| of Immortality. ieading them inio iaiM uh
dciudrd were endletHy pinlshHa Hau
"' fhe second class comprised seuiifnmor
XXX l,,t Hs,a and Xxx Hlaot All Whethor III
latter had existence, or we're e9lplF s,sAi
ufes of tie imnYinatlpn. eeriA'iss polin'
them rume sort OF iult i"N,f i.t "a, q.
sncient MnnsianI. Their wonderful Hspl u
! mo erection ~ aepuionral mouths, Won'
cifelea and meuhirs, ana ~ lht na.lnh =
metal ornaments nad drlieAiff, ioIin'
ruear heada. wuH such ~ to eoinpel ffphi
ieee sfillfH md more WfflNr peupe WI
gradual delneauon Of ~ inystrrie,s,,f ia ,a
| and their psnufuIl iirunurAlipn VAN '"Nf
p9I.i',b1 p gpaanai ayolntion n MRns fairieg
whose rod origin was W mo flnnlfh ~
gaila, aaiyre and fanns ih4t pofllQA ni =,
deta1pology proving linpish spirits u
daieyoenf nature has beoq laifag sAlii
| psted. The man 81 NE hllla' w iI i,iii
iiisblsnas WAS wicked fei0F Indeed
hmaer he Nanr shepherds ~ hnnefel
md Sorh BaTule mounihne lennl
feW WHO siiii hrnily believe IN mn ROVE
+ ~ harm. who ffengnilr LIE voice IN ~
something Of Tie Winds through ne fprgrt
and wheu trpqbled ih cow, w. 40" ~
",rie banehse that faiafia mother o. rcw
nonio brood "a ~ erlkinQllf ssile n ~
tries. has given way ~ sc1uand = ~ w.
I ~ a,,,ild 5elibrg" or Brownies ~ might
y hssf of good and NJ spirits ~ lfcihnt
/ aud IL Bpnsland e ~ ini4plple pIiny ,
( $500 pgwef " r0wafdihg the good an
4 bgoi.iiuf fGr evil a wesleyan Htfxy mn
r hmngt Cagiaig Benny S. si I9a from N
I ! -,,,i,,it gbaf he saw them with His owl fyt
4 ae,igrf n hody frgn the Hay n DqpSn
M rHpiy fum runshogna. srmdmg Nrtlf
b, / *. tefnd 81 tie direction 0f me Jhriaiel
9 I'M 30 isWae people" are ntll nnfrly r
Z saonead M the hearts and iranluyns I
\ htsn4nen and raun0t be dsportea hni ini
,r1,,,ed oven ly will m0atlua clrre1 uNn
Z oae viii afii rad ani0ns the Nam LEY
y y,a5 farmers citaf trfafa 81 nttft cvnEel
4 ~ of lie ancient vAW BIOL. she h"s Z
i ! ~ ~ srfrft nnftN 81 scotland i0clNi 4 %
T 1,.t9a., shntaf" 81 the Wild Wuief.bln an
{ tte aaihfun" thr furiona wRter'hpise
= nnnriand The fofmcf desifp{so sA, 'i.
Z over shc mouDmin crnss 70 assSusSei