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The old woman denied vehemently that she possessed any such powers, or had ever practiced such black arts. To make sure of it, the farmer made her say out loud, "The Blessing of God be upon your cattle!" THE OLD WOMAN DENIED VEHEMENTLY THAT SHE POSSESSED ANY SUCH POWERS OR HAD EVER PRACTISED SUCH BLACK ARTS TO MAKE SURE OF IT THE FARMER MADE HER SAY OUT LOUD THE BLESSING OF GOD BE UPON YOUR CATTLE
 to rest upon, for what she slept on was nearly worn through. So she went to a farm, where they were plucking geese, and asked for a few handfuls of feathers. But the rich farmer's people refused and ordered her out of the farm yard. Shortly after this event, the cows of this farmer, who was opposed to chimneys, and did not like her or her son, suffered dreadfully from the disease called the black quarter. As they had no horse doctors or professors of animal economy, or veterinaries in those days, many of the cows died. The rich farmer lost much money, for he had now no milk or beef to sell. At once, he suspected that his cattle were bewitched, and that the old woman had cast a spell on them. In those days, it was very easy to think so. So the angry man went one day to the old crone, when she was alone, and her stout son was away on a distant job. He told her to remove the charm, which she had laid on his beasts, or he would tie her arms and legs together, and pitch her into the river.  PLEASANTER FOR HER OLD BONES TO REST UPON FOR WHAT SHE SLEPT ON WAS NEARLY WORN THROUGH SO SHE WENT TO A FARM WHERE THEY WERE PLUCKING GEESE AND ASKED FOR A FEW HANDFULS OF FEATHERS BUT THE RICH FARMER'S PEOPLE REFUSED AND ORDERED HER OUT OF THE FARM YARD SHORTLY AFTER THIS EVENT THE COWS OF THIS FARMER WHO WAS OPPOSED TO CHIMNEYS AND DID NOT LIKE HER OR HER SON SUFFERED DREADFULLY FROM THE DISEASE CALLED THE BLACK QUARTER AS THEY HAD NO HORSE DOCTORS OR PROFESSORS OF ANIMAL ECONOMY OR VETERINARIES IN THOSE DAYS MANY OF THE COWS DIED THE RICH FARMER LOST MUCH MONEY FOR HE HAD NOW NO MILK OR BEEF TO SELL AT ONCE HE SUSPECTED THAT HIS CATTLE WERE BEWITCHED AND THAT THE OLD WOMAN HAD CAST A SPELL ON THEM IN THOSE DAYS IT WAS VERY EASY TO THINK SO SO THE ANGRY MAN WENT ONE DAY TO THE OLD CRONE WHEN SHE WAS ALONE AND HER STOUT SON WAS AWAY ON A DISTANT JOB HE TOLD HER TO REMOVE THE CHARM WHICH HE HAD LAID ON HIS BEASTS OR HE WOULD TIE HER ARMS AND LEGS TOGETHER AND PITCH HER INTO THE RIVER
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