Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-01

the breezy shores, the cleaning sands
and the tossing spray Of Coldingham
and North Berwick, around to the south
OF the mouth OF the Forth. the snug
town and harbor, the quaint old streets,
the lucous fsh-diuners and the scream
ing fshwives OF Newhaven the almost
somber silence ever bfooding above the
piers oil Buck Haven; the rocky walls.
the steely blue Of the German Ocean.
the awful storms and the great dingy,
cherries fshing-towns OF the east
coast, from Aberdeen TO Thurso; the
brown crags, the emerald slopings and
the shadowy, moaniul assures of the
Shetland and Orkney shores, with their
Dutch and Nofsc color in faces and
ways, and the drear. gray rocks and
putin haunted crags OF the misty Heb.
rides, where the brave, hali.starved
cfoiier.fsher battles all his life for mere
existence.
The customs folk lore and super.
stitions which have been the natural
oulgrowth Of their vocation have been
practically changeless Tor half a thous-
sand yearsland their portenls and omens
are countless
In Skye II woman crosses the water
where fishing is In progress, and among
the Newhaven men n the name Of
"Brounger of an old Ncwhaven
reprobate who was the impersonation Of
bad luck and once lived among them-be
mentioned, fishing will be ut once dis.
continued. Skye and Harris fishermen
have been known 20 beat their wives
dreadiully, not rom any III feeling but
to propitiate and attract the fish.
All British fishermen note carefully
the first person upon whom their eyes
alighi in the morning. Their luck for
the day will depend on whether the
person Is well or III favored A clergy
man, pig or a cat are the most dreaded
Of all objects as fleets are sailing out OF
the harbor. The sight Of either, or the
discovery OF the footprint OF llaiiooted
person IN the sand, bodies all manner OF
III luck, aud to utter the name OF a
clergyman or any four-foo,cd beast on
board fishing boat would render the
offender subject TO bodily peril. and at
least destroy all hopes oil success on
that day.
All along the west coasts OF Cornwall,
Scotland and Ireland, they make better
use OF the dreaded cat. They secure
iavoring winds by burying Il alive In the
sands OF the seashore with It's head OPP.
posite the desired course OF the wind.
Up in The Shetlands and Orknesy fisher.
men wear lucky belt containing dried
oilal OF three different herrings, and a
perfect child's caul, which wards of evil
influences and brings good fortune,
hanging in the cabin OF a fishing boat, is
worth from five to eight guineas In any
prosperous fishing village,
Among many fanciul superstilons
and curious weather omens which have
found to be universal with British fisher
men are the following; They never
point with the finger TO another smack.
II the mistake occurs, both hands are
instantly appraised and spread in the
attitude OF blessing Three idle strokes
of stick In the sand. making figure
resembling n coffin. portend death. II
is unlucky 10 meet a barking dog in the
morning. II porpoises tumble about in
unusual numbers, or II seagulls leave
the open sea and gather noisily
along shore, storms will surely come
Whistling at sea is the worst Of all III
pottents; and nothing isso much dreaded
rs a whis,ling women ashore. II mop
or water bucket Is lost overheard from q
smack, the unfortunate craft instantly
sets sail ior port. Dreaming OF anchors
Is good omen. a broken looking.glass
on board will create a veritable panic.
To count fishermen as they march to