184 THE LADY FERN AND ITS KIN. 
home for a shovel with 
which to dig it up, his 
wife unfortunately in- 
duced him to change 
his shoes, when the 
fern seed fell out and 
was lost and with it 
went all knowledge of 
the treasure. In 
Swabia it was believed 
that fern seed brought 
by the devil near mid- 
night would enable one 
man to do the work of 
thirty. It must be 
confessed that fern 
seed received in sucha 
manner would go a 
long way toward con- 
vincing one of its 
powers. 
The lady fern is 
found in nearly all 
parts of North Amer- 
ica and is equally com- 
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THE HAUNTS OF THE LADY FERN. 
