Deseret Evening News | 1891-08-15 | Page 12 | Superstition in Rural England

Stperatlllon la Iteral IngUnl. Tint nn utrvr Unary amount of in rendition ttlll exUU in some of the agricultural ag-ricultural conutlea, rurtlcnhrly in tin Yrctt of lighn 1, ha bwii demount rated by clnutuAtancot which liavo come to light In connect lou with tho death of A Ttunton oricle, who was known thronghont Homertet, Devon An I Dyiet at "Billy tho lipor.N lla was for many year looked upon M tlio"VJ&ird of tho rat, and a large bundle of letters bh,h iero found In hi houw rurral t an attonithlng extent the crcdalitwcf certain joplo In thoao jatU. Billy, who tu seventy six yoara of ge wbtn he died, had lived lu tho aamo 1000 for forty 3 par. JIo commenced llfo by Inwklng Ipas, but doubtlea tho Acquaintance lie fonnwl vrith country folk while ho wat irregriaatiug with tlto hnml lo "claya" opened his eye to their superstitious beliefs and In lucel 1 lm to po-10 Majvut master of witchcraft witch-craft nnl fortnne telllnir And H was not ouly ilmplo villagers who ut-ru texkoneil oinou Billy a cllinta. Fnnn era nnd woll todo pwple froftuently con suited him tho former believing that hocouUcAitdlaeawoutc! tholr cnttlej the latter regarding him at nn In fall! bio aid In tlw discovery anl iiuulihmrnt of thow who had dono them rronM Ca all a Saturday JournaL