SHADOW FOLK OF HEATHER HAUSTS. 



An old superstition was prevalent in the North of 

 Scotland that the fairies became incensed whenever 

 Heather was taken from their hillocks, and in the 

 dwellings where such Heather was stored the inmates 

 had but little happiness. 



From " Hardmore " 



Traditional meeting place of Macbeth and Banquo 



with the Weird Sisters. 

 ***** Thin and black along . 



The shivering grass the heather holds its breath 

 For fear, and cannot burn and blossom when 

 Night after night such awful sights it sees. 



Cora Kennedy Aitken. 



