What they say in New England; a book of signs, sayings, and superstitions (1896)
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, comp · Boston, Lee and Shepard · leaf 249
s old ijlif window, glass andcat was[|,j|// all, without break-ing a pane. Peoplewho saw it said thatthis was no otherthan Granny Batesin the form of ablack cat. But itwas never settled\ who the witch really^l was, and some had suspicions of a ser-vant-girl who was working in the fam-ily. It was a… … <Slt> &t0ri£g 245 A BURN CURED Once, when I was a young girl, therewas a woman Uved in our family whosaid she could cure burns by talkin toem. I used to poke fun to her aboutit. But one day I tipped over a kittleof hot water, and got scalded all alongdown my arm. It hurt so it didnt…
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