H4 WHAT 1 HAVE SEEN WHILE FISHING 



looked sympathetic no great effort for Devon 

 blood cradled in the midst of wizards, ghosts, 

 witches and pixies, where serving-maids and work- 

 men have weird imaginations that are everlastingly 

 cropping up to frighten youth and, frequently, 

 themselves. 



My earnest listening attitude succeeded . in 

 setting another tongue in motion which told that 

 so great was their terror of seals that they would 

 open their fish-filled nets rather than hurt or anger 

 one. In return I told them that there was nothing 

 wonderful in the belief of the Tory Islanders, but, 

 on the contrary, it was in accordance with the 

 faith of every people, no matter where they dwelt ; 

 the difference being that seals have been chosen 

 for the restless Irish soul ; while on the Bosphorus 

 the Turks have their wonderful never-resting birds 

 les antes damn&es for the souls of those shut 

 out from Paradise. In many shapes and forms, 

 from the hares on land to seals in the sea and 

 birds in the air, doomed spirits have to make 

 their ceaseless pilgrimage. Other countries have 

 their banshees, their leprechauns, and their ill- 

 favoured old women with power of evil in their 

 eye who can do great harm, and wizards, too, 

 with hair that has never been trimmed, who, when 

 propitiated, can undo the started harm. "The 

 same is thrue or you, sorr, and no doubt it's yerself 

 that will be telling us what'll be plazing the wizard 

 to help in sich times." " Hullo, that's a good 



