. Wiltshire notes and queries. 15 56 but Stokes, with his divining-rod, discovered the well (although aperfect stranger to the place), and it proved to be where lie pre-dicted, under the paving in the centre of the Altogether, Stokes has been employed by me in that capacityas water-finder, or prophet, as he is called, in probably eighteenor twenty different places, and I cannot say that he has failed on The Divining Rod in the Discovery of Water. 57 any one occasion ; and I must confess that no one made greaterridicule of his abilities in that direction than I did, but was q
. Wiltshire notes and queries. 15 56 but Stokes, with his divining-rod, discovered the well (although aperfect stranger to the place), and it proved to be where lie pre-dicted, under the paving in the centre of the Altogether, Stokes has been employed by me in that capacityas water-finder, or prophet, as he is called, in probably eighteenor twenty different places, and I cannot say that he has failed on The Divining Rod in the Discovery of Water. 57 any one occasion ; and I must confess that no one made greaterridicule of his abilities in that direction than I did, but was quiteconverted and made a true believer by the following circum-stance : In the year 1S72 I was employed to build a mansion inthis neighbourhood, and was naturally desirous to have the wellas near to the scullery as possible, and directed my men to sinkthe well accordingly at the angle of the building; but, afterthey had sunk the well a few feet, Stokes went up, unknown tome, and told my foreman that it was of no use going on with thatwell, as we should not get water, and told them where the springwas, viz., in the north-east corner, and that it was near the foreman asked me what he should do in the matter, and
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