Things continued to go on thus prosperously with Bryan Costigan, when, one season, all at once, he found his cattle declining in appearance, and his dairy almost entirely1 profitless. Bryan, at first, attributed this change to the weather, or some such cause, but soon found or fancied reasons to assign it to a far different source. The cows, without any visible disorder2, daily declined, and were scarcely able to crawl about on their pasture: many of them, instead of milk, gave nothing but blood; and the scanty4 quantity of milk which some of them continued to supply was so bitter that even the pigs would not drink it; whilst the butter which it produced was of such a bad quality, and stunk5 so horribly, that the very dogs would not eat it. Bryan applied6 for remedies to all the quacks7 and "fairy-women" in the country—but in vain. Many of the impostors declared that the mysterious malady8 in his cattle went beyond their skill; whilst others, although they found no difficulty in tracing it to superhuman agency, declared that they had no control in the matter, as the charm under the influence of which his property was made away with, was too powerful to be dissolved by anything less than the special interposition of Divine Providence9. The poor farmer became almost distracted; he saw ruin staring him in the face; yet what was he to do? Sell his cattle and purchase others! No; that was out of the question, as they looked so miserable10 and emaciated11, that no one would even take them as a present, whilst it was also impossible to sell to a butcher, as the flesh of one which he killed for his own family was as black as a coal, and stunk like any putrid12 carrion13.
The unfortunate man was thus completely bewildered. He knew not what to do; he became moody14 and stupid; [Pg 157] his sleep forsook15 him by night, and all day he wandered about the fields, amongst his "fairy-stricken" cattle like a maniac16.
Affairs continued in this plight17, when one very sultry evening in the latter days of July, Bryan Costigan's wife was sitting at her own door, spinning at her wheel, in a very gloomy and agitated18 state of mind. Happening to look down the narrow green lane which led from the high road to her cabin, she espied19 a little old woman barefoot, and enveloped20 in an old scarlet21 cloak, approaching slowly, with the aid of a crutch22 which she carried in one hand, and a cane23 or walking-stick in the other. The farmer's wife felt glad at seeing the odd-looking stranger; she smiled, and yet she knew not why, as she neared the house. A vague and indefinable feeling of pleasure crowded on her imagination; and, as the old woman gained the threshold, she bade her "welcome" with a warmth which plainly told that her lips gave utterance24 but to the genuine feelings of her heart.
"God bless this good house and all belonging to it," said the stranger as she entered.
"Hem3, I thought so," said the old woman with a significant grin. "I thought so, or I wouldn't trouble you."
The farmer's wife ran, and placed a chair near the fire for the stranger; but she refused, and sat on the ground near where Mrs. C. had been spinning. Mrs. Costigan had now time to survey the old hag's person minutely. She appeared of great age; her countenance26 was extremely ugly and repulsive27; her skin was rough and deeply embrowned as if from long exposure to the effects of some tropical climate; her forehead was low, narrow, and indented28 with a thousand wrinkles; her long grey hair fell in matted elf-locks from beneath a white linen29 skull-cap; her eyes were bleared, blood-shotten, and obliquely30 set in their sockets31, and her voice was croaking32, tremulous, and, at times, partially33 inarticulate. As she squatted34 on the floor, she looked round the house with an inquisitive35 gaze; she peered pryingly36 [Pg 158] from corner to corner, with an earnestness of look, as if she had the faculty37, like the Argonaut of old, to see through the very depths of the earth, whilst Mrs. C. kept watching her motions with mingled38 feelings of curiosity, awe39, and pleasure.
"Mrs.," said the old woman, at length breaking silence, "I am dry with the heat of the day; can you give me a drink?"
"Alas40!" replied the farmer's wife, "I have no drink to offer you except water, else you would have no occasion to ask me for it."
"Are you not the owner of the cattle I see yonder?" said the old hag, with a tone of voice and manner of gesticulation which plainly indicated her foreknowledge of the fact.
Mrs. Costigan replied in the affirmative, and briefly41 related to her every circumstance connected with the affair, whilst the old woman still remained silent, but shook her grey head repeatedly; and still continued gazing round the house with an air of importance and self-sufficiency.
When Mrs. C. had ended, the old hag remained a while as if in a deep reverie: at length she said—
"Have you any of the milk in the house?"
"I have," replied the other.
"Show me some of it."
She filled a jug42 from a vessel43 and handed it to the old sybil, who smelled it, then tasted it, and spat44 out what she had taken on the floor.
"Where is your husband?" she asked.
"Out in the fields," was the reply.
"I must see him."
A messenger was despatched for Bryan, who shortly after made his appearance.
"Neighbour," said the stranger, "your wife informs me that your cattle are going against you this season."
"She informs you right," said Bryan.
"And why have you not sought a cure?"
"A cure!" re-echoed the man; "why, woman, I have sought cures until I was heart-broken, and all in vain; they get worse every day."
"What will you give me if I cure them for you?"
[Pg 159] "Anything in our power," replied Bryan and his wife, both speaking joyfully45, and with a breath.
"All I will ask from you is a silver sixpence, and that you will do everything which I will bid you," said she.
The farmer and his wife seemed astonished at the moderation of her demand. They offered her a large sum of money.
"No," said she, "I don't want your money; I am no cheat, and I would not even take sixpence, but that I can do nothing till I handle some of your silver."
The sixpence was immediately given her, and the most implicit46 obedience47 promised to her injunctions by both Bryan and his wife, who already began to regard the old beldame as their tutelary48 angel.
The hag pulled off a black silk ribbon or fillet which encircled her head inside her cap, and gave it to Bryan, saying—
"Go, now, and the first cow you touch with this ribbon, turn her into the yard, but be sure don't touch the second, nor speak a word until you return; be also careful not to let the ribbon touch the ground, for, if you do, all is over."
Bryan took the talismanic49 ribbon, and soon returned, driving a red cow before him.
The old hag went out, and, approaching the cow, commenced pulling hairs out of her tail, at the same time singing some verses in the Irish language in a low, wild, and unconnected strain. The cow appeared restive50 and uneasy, but the old witch still continued her mysterious chant until she had the ninth hair extracted. She then ordered the cow to be drove back to her pasture, and again entered the house.
"Go, now," said she to the woman, "and bring me some milk from every cow in your possession."
She went, and soon returned with a large pail filled with a frightful-looking mixture of milk, blood, and corrupt51 matter. The old woman got it into the churn, and made preparations for churning.
"Now," she said, "you both must churn, make fast the [Pg 160] door and windows, and let there be no light but from the fire; do not open your lips until I desire you, and by observing my directions, I make no doubt but, ere the sun goes down, we will find out the infernal villain52 who is robbing you."
Bryan secured the doors and windows, and commenced churning. The old sorceress sat down by a blazing fire which had been specially53 lighted for the occasion, and commenced singing the same wild song which she had sung at the pulling of the cow-hairs, and after a little time she cast one of the nine hairs into the fire, still singing her mysterious strain, and watching, with intense interest, the witching process.
A loud cry, as if from a female in distress54, was now heard approaching the house; the old witch discontinued her incantations, and listened attentively55. The crying voice approached the door.
"Open the door quickly," shouted the charmer.
Bryan unbarred the door, and all three rushed out in the yard, when they heard the same cry down the boreheen, but could see nothing.
"It is all over," shouted the old witch; "something has gone amiss, and our charm for the present is ineffectual."
They now turned back quite crestfallen56, when, as they were entering the door, the sybil cast her eyes downwards57, and perceiving a piece of horseshoe nailed on the threshold, [23] she vociferated—
"Here I have it; no wonder our charm was abortive58. The person that was crying abroad is the villain who has your cattle bewitched; I brought her to the house, but she was not able to come to the door on account of that horseshoe. Remove it instantly, and we will try our luck again."
Bryan removed the horseshoe from the doorway59, and by [Pg 161] the hag's directions placed it on the floor under the churn, having previously60 reddened it in the fire.
They again resumed their manual operations. Bryan and his wife began to churn, and the witch again to sing her strange verses, and casting her cow-hairs into the fire until she had them all nearly exhausted61. Her countenance now began to exhibit evident traces of vexation and disappointment. She got quite pale, her teeth gnashed, her hand trembled, and as she cast the ninth and last hair into the fire, her person exhibited more the appearance of a female demon62 than of a human being.
Once more the cry was heard, and an aged63 red-haired woman [24] was seen approaching the house quickly.
"Ho, ho!" roared the sorceress, "I knew it would be so; my charm has succeeded; my expectations are realised, and here she comes, the villain who has destroyed you."
"What are we to do now?" asked Bryan.
"Say nothing to her," said the hag; "give her whatever she demands, and leave the rest to me."
The woman advanced screeching64 vehemently65, and Bryan went out to meet her. She was a neighbour, and she said that one of her best cows was drowning in a pool of water—that there was no one at home but herself, and she implored66 Bryan to go rescue the cow from destruction.
Bryan accompanied her without hesitation67; and having rescued the cow from her perilous68 situation, was back again in a quarter of an hour.
It was now sunset, and Mrs. Costigan set about preparing supper.
During supper they reverted69 to the singular transactions of the day. The old witch uttered many a fiendish laugh at the success of her incantations, and inquired who was the woman whom they had so curiously70 discovered.
Bryan satisfied her in every particular. She was the wife of a neighbouring farmer; her name was Rachel Higgins; and she had been long suspected to be on familiar terms with the spirit of darkness. She had five or six cows; [Pg 162] but it was observed by her sapient71 neighbours that she sold more butter every year than other farmers' wives who had twenty. Bryan had, from the commencement of the decline in his cattle, suspected her for being the aggressor, but as he had no proof, he held his peace.
"Well," said the old beldame, with a grim smile, "it is not enough that we have merely discovered the robber; all is in vain, if we do not take steps to punish her for the past, as well as to prevent her inroads for the future."
"And how will that be done?" said Bryan.
"I will tell you; as soon as the hour of twelve o'clock arrives to-night, do you go to the pasture, and take a couple of swift-running dogs with you; conceal72 yourself in some place convenient to the cattle; watch them carefully; and if you see anything, whether man or beast, approach the cows, set on the dogs, and if possible make them draw the blood of the intruder; then ALL will be accomplished73. If nothing approaches before sunrise, you may return, and we will try something else."
Convenient there lived the cow-herd of a neighbouring squire74. He was a hardy75, courageous76 young man, and always kept a pair of very ferocious77 bull-dogs. To him Bryan applied for assistance, and he cheerfully agreed to accompany him, and, moreover, proposed to fetch a couple of his master's best greyhounds, as his own dogs, although extremely fierce and bloodthirsty, could not be relied on for swiftness. He promised Bryan to be with him before twelve o'clock, and they parted.
Bryan did not seek sleep that night; he sat up anxiously awaiting the midnight hour. It arrived at last, and his friend, the herdsman, true to his promise, came at the time appointed. After some further admonitions from the Collough, they departed. Having arrived at the field, they consulted as to the best position they could chose for concealment78. At last they pitched on a small brake of fern, situated79 at the extremity80 of the field, adjacent to the boundary ditch, which was thickly studded with large, old white-thorn bushes. Here they crouched81 themselves, and [Pg 163] made the dogs, four in number, lie down beside them, eagerly expecting the appearance of their as yet unknown and mysterious visitor.
Here Bryan and his comrade continued a considerable time in nervous anxiety, still nothing approached, and it became manifest that morning was at hand; they were beginning to grow impatient, and were talking of returning home, when on a sudden they heard a rushing sound behind them, as if proceeding82 from something endeavouring to force a passage through the thick hedge in their rear. They looked in that direction, and judge of their astonishment83, when they perceived a large hare in the act of springing from the ditch, and leaping on the ground quite near them. They were now convinced that this was the object which they had so impatiently expected, and they were resolved to watch her motions narrowly.
After arriving to the ground, she remained motionless for a few moments, looking around her sharply. She then began to skip and jump in a playful manner; now advancing at a smart pace towards the cows, and again retreating precipitately84, but still drawing nearer and nearer at each sally. At length she advanced up to the next cow, and sucked her for a moment; then on to the next, and so respectively to every cow on the field—the cows all the time lowing loudly, and appearing extremely frightened and agitated. Bryan, from the moment the hare commenced sucking the first, was with difficulty restrained from attacking her; but his more sagacious companion suggested to him, that it was better to wait until she would have done, as she would then be much heavier, and more unable to effect her escape than at present. And so the issue proved; for being now done sucking them all, her belly85 appeared enormously distended86, and she made her exit slowly and apparently87 with difficulty. She advanced towards the hedge where she had entered, and as she arrived just at the clump88 of ferns where her foes89 were couched, they started up with a fierce yell, and hallooed the dogs upon her path.
The hare started off at a brisk pace, squirting up the [Pg 164] milk she had sucked from her mouth and nostrils90, and the dogs making after her rapidly. Rachel Higgins's cabin appeared, through the grey of the morning twilight91, at a little distance; and it was evident that puss seemed bent92 on gaining it, although she made a considerable circuit through the fields in the rear. Bryan and his comrade, however, had their thoughts, and made towards the cabin by the shortest route, and had just arrived as the hare came up, panting and almost exhausted, and the dogs at her very scut. She ran round the house, evidently confused and disappointed at the presence of the men, but at length made for the door. In the bottom of the door was a small, semicircular aperture93, resembling those cut in fowl-house doors for the ingress and egress94 of poultry95. To gain this hole, puss now made a last and desperate effort, and had succeeded in forcing her head and shoulders through it, when the foremost of the dogs made a spring and seized her violently by the haunch. She uttered a loud and piercing scream, and struggled desperately96 to free herself from his gripe, and at last succeeded, but not until she left a piece of her rump in his teeth. The men now burst open the door; a bright turf fire blazed on the hearth97, and the whole floor was streaming with blood. No hare, however, could be found, and the men were more than ever convinced that it was old Rachel, who had, by the assistance of some demon, assumed the form of the hare, and they now determined98 to have her if she were over the earth. They entered the bedroom, and heard some smothered99 groaning100, as if proceeding from some one in extreme agony. They went to the corner of the room from whence the moans proceeded, and there, beneath a bundle of freshly-cut rushes, found the form of Rachel Higgins, writhing101 in the most excruciating agony, and almost smothered in a pool of blood. The men were astounded102; they addressed the wretched old woman, but she either could not, or would not answer them. Her wound still bled copiously103; her tortures appeared to increase, and it was evident that she was dying. The aroused family thronged104 around her with cries and lamentations; [Pg 165] she did not seem to heed105 them, she got worse and worse, and her piercing yells fell awfully106 on the ears of the bystanders. At length she expired, and her corpse107 exhibited a most appalling108 spectacle, even before the spirit had well departed.
Bryan and his friend returned home. The old hag had been previously aware of the fate of Rachel Higgins, but it was not known by what means she acquired her supernatural knowledge. She was delighted at the issue of her mysterious operations. Bryan pressed her much to accept of some remuneration for her services, but she utterly109 rejected such proposals. She remained a few days at his house, and at length took her leave and departed, no one knew whither.
Old Rachel's remains110 were interred111 that night in the neighbouring churchyard. Her fate soon became generally known, and her family, ashamed to remain in their native village, disposed of their property, and quitted the country for ever. The story, however, is still fresh in the memory of the surrounding villagers; and often, it is said, amid the grey haze112 of a summer twilight, may the ghost of Rachel Higgins, in the form of a hare, be seen scudding113 over her favourite and well-remembered haunts.
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