Newhaven] FISHER SUPERSTITIONS. 305
polis of an ancient kingdom, this people remain unlucky ; of hares, terrible ! Should a reference
- in costume, and dialect in manners (?the man in the black coat ;?- .and Friday is an
and mode of thinking. The cus- unlucky day for everything but getting married;
toms, laws, and traditions of their forefathers I and?to talk of a certain man named Brounger
appear as if they had been stereotyped for their
use.?
They believe in many of the whimsical and ideal
terrors of past generations, and have many superstitions
that are not, perhaps, entirely their own.
While at sea, if the idea of a cat or a pig float
across the mind, their names must not be uttered,
-* e
135
-
is-according to the writer quoted-sure to
produce consternation.
John Brounger was an old fisherman of Newhaven,
who, when too feeble to go to sea, used to
ask for some oysters or fish from his neighbours on
their return, and if not amply supplied, he cursed
them, and wished them-on their next trip-?? ill
