#45:Second Sight Sally:PEI Legends and Lore series Traditional Cache
#45:Second Sight Sally:PEI Legends and Lore series
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" They have tales ." Oh yes they do ! P.E. Islanders love to share tales and there is no shortage of yarns both short and tall to tell. The history of this tiny island is replete with strange occurrences and each seems to spawn one or more explanations to account for them. Ghosts and goblins and things that go bump in the night are commonplace in this lore. The stranger the actual events the more detailed the often supernatural story around it. Some of these tales go back centuries. Loss and gain, treasure, triumph, disaster, birth, life and death all feature prominently. Not many who live here doubt the existence of spirits and ' haunts' , nor the places they can be found. Forerunners, omens of all kinds, even Satan himself often show up in these accounts.
I have lived here too long to dismiss all these tales as fiction, nor the beliefs that they encompass. I know too many perfectly sober honest people who have had ' strange ' experiences to doubt the veracity of what they say happened.
This series contains a variety of such tales I gleaned from several Island folklore books, old newspaper articles, a few first-person accounts and even an on-line site or two. None are original to me and I certainly wish to thank all those who gathered the stories. I have tried to place the caches in the communities and, if possible, on or close to the exact sites of the described events. For some of these stories you would NOT find me at the exact site late at night. Not a chance. I hope you enjoy both the story and the going to where it happened !
# 45 : Second Sight Sally:
On a clear day a small crowd gathered near Vernon off Orwell Bay for the departure of the ship, Snowdrift, on her maiden voyage. She was captained by Rach Nelson, a young man of twenty-six, in command for the second time in his career.
Snowdrift was said to be a beautiful vessel, " As graceful as a swan ." as she she moved away from the dock and sailed down the river to the sea. As she disappeared from view, second-sighted Sally gave her first ominous warning. She had, she said, heard a strong note in the cry of the sea mews, raising concern about the fate of the ship and crew.
Time passed with no word from the ship, but Sally told of a dream she had of pirates attacking the ship and forcing the captain to walk the plank.
It was years before the tale was confirmed. A dying seaman, concerned about his admission through the pearly gates, confessed to being involved in the plundering of the Snowdrift and the murder of the crew - all for the gold she carried.
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