Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-24
THE BELIEF In FAIplSS
IT IS SAID TO STILL ex,sr {,
PARTS or The woaln ~

In countries where eood a..,
blood yet remains pure and uu,s,' = CsllI.
Teutonic or Scandinavian q r HI. With
lief In fairies may still be trncsa a1 N v
parts. a few years ago an IA IA, I. y femae
Isle OF Man solemnly assured s'au u III
there that he himself had oue !, Nc i sMsvslss
the fairies at their revels Il .,.a. uehtiQ
tudes that there was on,ts TS.a multi
tremendous OF them and no a,nns skA
skep'icai questioning could shake s ~
man in his belief. At the press rs we %
the wilder parts OF Cornwall uhy y X
genuine belief In being ispiskv qulls
walls. "Piskie' pixie il Devnr, ~ Fe y
common Cornish name for fai,;as "
tain miscellaneous sprites a,non,s ,s aua cs
supposed to derive great pleasn : 'a = ~
ing unwary travellers across tha MA y entis
and hills from the right paths NJ, ~ I moon \
them grievously astray. Afts. ,lsAang
some u,,lueky wight in bog bu,s,
merry laughter In the air generals ~
the traveller who his guide has 49, .a'0 g
only way to circnnivent these 49, . .l w \
Is to turn the coat inside out sfovs y. .pa's
ing across slesolate cxpanse Th.y a ~
have a certain command over -. ~
Of nature is shown by their hs,; osa
power 10 blind and bewildcr M ~ W ~ 4
by throwing a fog around him sots s.'ss
cannot trace his way. s'as y
WHAT AUNT JOAN, saw
Inc foiioMing account Of their pe,.o..
appearance II preserved in tall tSlS Y
old wives in the neighborhood of 49, ~
beyond Penzance: An old woman a.,'
Aunt Joan, when ona visit TO ns; Az
popularity supposed to be a whit , s:.s
rubs little ointment she Ana wv, .u
under some fern upon one Of her a. 49, ssa Z
the result Is that when she orened H. - y. -
1.-THE place was full OF sprites and sn,;s. ~ Z
In all the folds of the nets and sa;,s 1sAa.
ing from the beams troops Of small peoaI.
were cutting all sorts Of capers. 1bs ei nv.
creatures were tossing up their heels ~, ~
ing their feathered caps and fans y ~.
launched up and down on the meres, ny
of sticks or green twigs. Numbers n Az
were swinging In the cobwebs thai MT NM.
from the rafters, or riding the mice Il *
out through the holes in the thatcb
Il noted that all the little mon -.
dressed in green, pinked out with nj -
had feathered caps on their heads MI Nh
riding boots, with silver spurs on tn,
heels. Their ladies were all decked oot II
the grand old fashion; their gowns w,rs
of green velvet with long trains so,ns
Topped up with silver chains and helle /,
tassels, others had their trains sweenir.
behind them as they walked in grand NM
up and down. They seemed to think tber,
was nobody in the house but themselye
prancing about i'll their high heeled shoes
sparkling with diamond buckles m
little women all wore high crowned steeple
hats like mine, with wreaths OF the most
beautiful flowers of all colors around
them, sprigs and garlands on all the other
parts of their dress and in their hands A.
well, flirting their fans in the faces az tbs
men. They were the sauciest little NOR.
tails | ever did see. What puzzled me
| most was to see so many sweet nower
with them at that time a the wear. |
spied some ugly spriggans seated in The
dark corner looking very gloomy, because
| they are doomed TO guard the treasures
and do irksome things the merry small
people are free from. A troop of the small
people entered, playing such sweet strains
on the pipes, flutes and other instruments
| they had made with green reeds Of The
brook and shells of the shore.n
Then follows an account Of how the fairy
band approached the old dame Chenance
| (the white WITCH, and cast punches Of the
herbs into her apron, with which she made
| healing salves and lotions. As soon as
/ Al. "a: utl a
| bearing in their hands unopened flowers
OF the foxglove. from which they poured
magic dyes, which no sooner touched her
dress than it was changed into velvet;
others laid silver cord on the quiltings Of
the petticoat, and decked the old dame on
| in all manner and variety of flowers The
house is covered with marvellous tapestries,
and the old dame so transformed with
her fairy attire that Aunt Joan gets fright
ened and hobbies off, but on glancing back
with her unanointed eye sees Dame Cne
nance in her ordinary clothes sewing; but
on looking with the anointed eye the fairy
scene is again revealed,
LITTLE "BoBBY GRIGLANs."
| Another story relates how aman, cutting
| furze on the heath, finds among the bushes
a tiny figure asleep. He was no bigger
than cat, and dressed in green eosA
sky blue breaches and diamond bucKlea
shoes. Uncle Billy takes him home TO ~
children, who make great friends WIZ
him, and call him Bobby Griglans lgrie
lans is old Cornish for heath). He guy
little creature, who sings and dances lOl
hours together, with great abhorrence y
dirt or dust. He only drinks mix, ahu
eats blackberries or hips and haws. inel
keen him a few days. but among the lull'
one day Bobby and the children meet u.
tie man and woman, the man dresser W.
as Bobby, only wearing riding boots VIA
silver spurs. The little woman wore
green gown sprinkled all over WIN sli'e
stars. Her little steeple crowned ha' W. w.
wreathed with heather percheu on =.
golden curls, and the pretty soui va
wringing her hands a-crying' oh' ~
dear and tender Skillywidden, whefe s'e
canst "a be gone to, my only joyT Nv; su'
goe back said Bobby to the ch',uien
"my dad and nam are come. here ~
nanny" .,,, th
By the time he said Here am ,,s ~
|
vanished, and were never more seen ,,,,io,
children got good thrashing for le', Si1
skillywidden go, for if they haa ss ssp wh nr
he would have shown their dadd, Mn,i
crooks of gold are buried, and tney "''
all Of them have been rich. .,;a,s
| All things pass away; even our , That
now will scarcely deign to own Oe s.,s,e
one of the purest fancies that ever =, e fay,ue
human imaginations, and wnicn - nv n
days great poets deigned 70 !rea' ars vboll
means despicable belief. Fairies are. ats ' ans,
somer diet for our babies minds tiau az a,,'a
dotes of great men and diluted a, hii 1st d
children keep their fairies as . l0ns 4 p
faith in goodness, and it does no nom na Il i
child to see fairies in the s cups 70 Il Issr
flowers, even if he afterward ,,ana as ii
all that can be learned aoou; Solution
| -, ,,J o,lnrinp matter III sos