Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-02
s,sps ARE omems OF DEATH.
A washington County Story Which "e''se' :"
Old Superstition.

What ma, be either termed a stransc
c,incidence or a verification OF p"Pu,.u,'
superstition occurred ieNe".,s ,n hay,
Town. MANY firmly believe that 70 nay
:, ,,;r1 nnteIS the house presases DEAN 10
some of the inmates. ana IN sp''e ~ ~,
fact that visits to the residence o' NM
on the part OF pros are ~ dis,Sters
nrc,,rrcnce and the report OF u'sas.eis
r,ro ncoplc of a SuperStitiouS IeHo'h'N
win tremble and grow pale IL an ,,.
cont English sparrow should ne causn,
pecring in inquisitiNelF al '''e
pane. -, .,, 4, tru,, i'm thc
minutcst details. and can De Nouc"eu tu'
nv partieS whose Neraclty j. "Ha"''
r.sident of Midtown was one morning
,t work outside his home ana. happth
ing 10 look up rom his WORK ne uistite ,
Il bird. which he decided WIS a ny" h;,i
living swiftly towards him. As the hifu
rnmc nearer he concluded that unless IL
changed its course somewhat results ,uis
astroils to itself would surely follow, but
he was greatly surprised when, lns'ead
~ swerying 10 avoid the building the
,rratir member of the feathefed tipC
Kept straight upon its course ana EraSntu
through Il large light OF glass IN the VIII
dow OF a room occupied by MS Soil-Hl-la"
and wife and disappeared within. lhc
crash of falling glass ana the natteflns
Of wings caused the occupants OF IN"
chamber TO awaken from a Souhu sie 80
with fear and trembling. and when the
husband secured the intruder and showed
Ia MS wife the cause OF the disturbance.
the latter was certain that the coming ci
liz, bird meant trouble for some one.
ON going to the light to determine the
extent Of the damage 10 the window n"
husband saw that the unceremoni"uS
visitor was partridge. and ne passed
tb,, bird TO his father-in-law on the out
side. who being a law-abiding citizen dld
NOT wish to anticipate the open season.
so he carried the bird away some dl--
t;sncc from the homo ANA liberated IT,
,.l,,., flow off 10 ar
Yards there. to the complete mystiticaton
Of all three witnesses, turned and flew
straight and swift as an arrow towards
the dwelling. bringing up with cras'
bir, for an instant. ana after il had re-
covered from the shock. the SURPRISE
citizen again carried il some distance ana
once more liberated il, bat again IL turned
ana dashed itself against the wall with
greater force. infiictins upon itself inJur
les of a severe nature. Satisfied that th'
bird could not live in its mangled sta''
the humane citizen decided 10 end il
misery. he chopped OFF its head IL
save its life" he said.
Now comes the strange part Of IN
story Living in the adjoining hous,
was q woman whose husband was absent
in another city. and a few days after tn
occurrence above noted. she was striCker
with painful Illness. As she was en-
tircly alone her kind-hearted landlord
who figured in The partridge episode de-
,dcd to have her removed to his hous-
where she would have the care her con
dition demanded and she was placed
the room which the bird had entered
unceremoniously The best medical at
tendance was procured for her. but i
spite of the physicians skill she contm
Ied to grow worse and within two week
OF the time the partridge entered tn.
room the unfortunate lady breathed he.
last.
Then il was that the visit of the bir,I
and its unaccountable actions were
%
a feeling Of awe oercame them aS thu
thought OF the old superstitiOn.