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McAdam of the White Fish Lodge; "and there is this to say about the child being a girl: the lure of the States can't touch her, and Nathaniel may have some one to turn to for care and what not when infirmity overtakes him. Besides, the lass may be destined for the doing of big things; those witchy brats often are."
She collected all her treasures, the bottle with the brass top that she had got from Shovel's old girl, the "housewife" that was a present from Miss Ailie, the teetotum, the pretty buttons Tommy had won for her at the game of buttony, the witchy marble, the twopence she had already saved for the Muckley, these and some other precious trifles she made a little bundle of and set off for Double Dykes with them, intending to leave them at the door.
"Come all ye hardy fishermen An' harken to me song, O' how the mermaid from the wrack Come ashore in Chance Along. "Her eyes was like the sea in June, Her lips was like a rose, Her voice was like a fairy bell A-ringin' crost the snows. "The Skipper he forgot the wrack, Forgot the waves a-rollin', For she had put the witchy spell On Skipper Dennis Nolan.
First of all, when you awaken in the morning you must say to yourself, 'Oh what a lovely, happy day this is going to be! then raise your arms above your head and take three long, deep breaths. Jump out of bed quickly, always remembering to put your toes on the floor first. "For," continued Merry Chuckle, "Old Witchy Crosspatch is always waiting for children to get out of bed backwards.
And when they do, she catches them by the heels and turns everything topsy-turvy all day long; but when you get out of bed toes first, I'll be there to start you on a pleasant day and Witchy Crosspatch will have to return to Make-Believe Land and hide her head!" "Sure enough, I did crawl out of bed backwards this morning!" Marjorie said. "I know you did, my dear!" Merry Chuckle giggled.
Well, it is almost sad to think that any one could be so foolish, yet when Folks know but little, they will catch up strange notions and listen to silly signs without an atom of truth or common sense in them. So some ignorant Folks once believed that a witch, or some witchy Folk with an evil eye, might look upon them and cause them harm, or make them meet some danger.
"Three turns of a brass key and the witchy thing would send the music fairly running up and down one's back. I remember it well. But, Raff" growing solemn in an instant "you would never throw our guilders away for a thing like that?" "No, no, not I, vrouw, for the good Lord has already given me a music box without pay." All three cast quick, frightened glances at one another and at Raff.
They knew I was to start the next forenoon in the stage, and they really seemed very sober. No reading was thought of. Jane had her knitting-work, and Mrs. Wood busied herself about her mending. The witchy little Ellen was quite serious. She sat in a low chair by the fire, sometimes stirring up the coals and sometimes the conversation. Jane appeared restless.
But Margaret was whimsical and witchy as she came upon the two in the small arbour by the lake. "Folks," she said, "let us keep our nice little surprises to ourselves for a while, like miserly creatures. My dear old daddy-boy is fretting and fussing about me, 'dreading the issue, as he told Doctor Ledyard, and behold I'm going to do exactly what my daddykins desires!
It sounded like it. But she rejected the idea at once. Rubbing her eyes with both fists, she crept to the window and looked out. There was a round moon in the sky, shining over the roof of the barn, and the yard was full of a white, witchy radiance. In the middle of it crouched two big porcupines, gnawing assiduously at a small wooden tub.
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