[24] An apple bough also is made use of in some cases.
[25] According to the prophecy in Joel ii, 10, and Matthew xxiv, 29, then “shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light.”
[26] In “Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast.”
[27] For more about her, see “New England Legends and Folk-Lore.”
[Transcriber’s Notes]
Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.
Frequent use of dialect and archaic spelling retained.
Simple typographical errors were corrected. Occasional unmatched quotation marks were retained.
Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained.
Page [19]: the closing quotation mark after “lost his head.” has no matching opening mark.