New-York tribune., 1907-09-08


stItion occasionally associate the fortunes of
- an ancient family with those OF talsnan-
Sometimes the luck Il i called, takes the form
Of goblet as III the case OF the MuSgraVes. whose
Luck of Eden Hall furnishes the theme OF one Of
Longfellow's most beautiful poems In other IN
stances the luck Is i level relic "a tree.
q herd Of cattle.
sober reason and modern science may tempt
people this side Of the Atlantic derlde fool
Ish beliefs OF this kind which not precisely cal
Culated TO appeal to the sound common sense OF
level headed American men of business But III
Europe where these suDerstlon> have been current
for centuries. they may be SAID L lnpregnate the
.rrv atmosphere. Children are brought up to
cet them Gospel truth, and 10y the families which
they concern any doubt to their authentIClty -
regarded n the light Of heresy- little short OF sac
T1lege Moreover. there are many instances tl-it
be cited OF injury to the luck beng followed ~
misfortune It's houseCases which 1t - impossible
l. ascribe TO mere coIncIdence-as to afford food
f. reflection to the most ahetlca oi Scotrer>
The Herd of White Carrle
TAKE for example the historic herd OF white wild
cattle Of the EaTS II FeTreTS, II Charley, IN Stat
fp-dshire OF their origin nothing Is known beyond
records showing that they were already denlZeIl u
Cha-rlev Park the reign II KING Henry III, that
i . say nearly eight hundred years ago They
are again mentioned and described a. OF most an
cirut descent. the occasion OF the SoJouTn of
Na-v Queen OF Scots at Charley where She spent
several months, frequently T1dlng and ha" king in
the primitive forest park by which the nall was sur
rounded The cattle have always been ot a aull
cream color, their ears, rnuzzles ana horns beng
tipped with black
From time irr11emorial there has been . legend
l. The effect that whenever, either through negl-
perce or intention. the hue Of the herd was sulled
Iv the introduction OF black colBrei hlne. dis
te- would Ove-take the house Dt shirley ot which
Lord Ferrers Is chief. 50 strong Was t1c super
st5rIor on the subject that whenever cali either
black OF dun huei made its appearance. Il HaS IN
srr1lv killed The first instance Ot the kind II re
corded have taken place III 1922. when The bIrtt
of black calf followed by ne rum o the Bari
of he day. The consignment OF the fourth Ear
F--ers 20 the galioWs IN 1900. for the cold boodei
murder OF his steward and MS execution At Iyburn
f,v means OF a silken rope. was likewise according
u the annals Of the family, preceded by the
birth Of black calf to the herd Of white cattle ~
Charley
The present Earl finding that owing to inter
breeding the herd was in a bad way, scored At fam
III, tradition and with the object Of Strengthening
the breed placed a black bull among the nerd and
deliberately bred black calves from the white cattle
The peasantrv IN the district. some of whose fam
lies had occupied their holdings ior hundreds u
1ea-s shook their heads OnInoualy predicting
f-4sb disasters for the master Il Chartey Hall Two
1a-s ago their 4prognostIcatons we're fulfilled, tp-
Lord Ferrers was compelled 10y financial troubles -
Ill not only his ancestral home a Charley Han.
F,+ likewise the famous herd II white cattle. which
latter have passed into the possession o the Duke
a. Bedford and no" have found new home a.
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