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飛，倏忽不見。市人集觀者數百人。 　　移時，尼徒步手人頭驅衛而返，驢背負木夾函數千金，殊無所苦。入門呼役曰：「來，視汝木夾官封如故乎？」驗之良是。擲人頭地上曰：「視此賊不錯殺卻否？」眾聚觀，果紅■肖頭人也。眾羅拜謝去。 　　比東歸，再往訪之，庵已■閉，空無人矣。尼高髻盛妝，衣錦綺，行纏羅襪，年十八九，好女子也。市人云：「尼三四年前挾嫗俱來，不知何許人。常有惡少夜入其室，腰斬擲垣外，自是無敢犯者。」 　　◎僧三世報 　　桐城諸生姚東朗，有子三保，生九歲，忽病，三日不食，惟飲水念佛，倏變中州之音，告其父曰：「吾前世河南僧也，與道侶某同居，吾有三十金，彼請貸之，不許。遂中夜劫金及度牒而逃，又殺吾以滅口。吾投君家為君弟，字嵩少。彼亦投君家為女，今嫁溧陽潘氏者是也。彼六七歲時，吾不忍殺。吾年十八，陽祿終矣，故再投君家為君之子。彼今遠嫁，吾不能報，又須轉世報之。君前世為河南縣令，納彼賄不之究，今來君家兩世，二十七年衣食之費，與賄足相抵。吾往溧陽矣。」東朗曰：「冤尚可解乎？」曰：「唯佛力可解。」語畢而逝，乙卯六月事也。東朗往花山求見月律師懺悔，師為禮水懺，且令以三十金供僧，懺罷，而女孕墮胎矣，竟無恙。前一夕，女夢僧登堂而噪，身有火光，久之乃去。蓋師力云。 　　◎兩戴逵 　　《藝文類聚》載戴逵皇太子箴。《廣弘明集》有戴逵與釋慧命書，此戴逵，隋人，非梁隱士戴安道。（二文梅氏採入《隋文紀》。） 　　◎貂參 　　從祖考功公門生孫中丞（元化），天啟中自遼東遷登撫，考功從索貂參。孫答書云：「貂不足，參也魯矣。」人傳以為笑。 　　◎甯尚寶 　　《汝潁集》云，甯尚寶中立，字爾強，萬曆癸未進士。家居不通賓客，闃居一室，人罕窺其戶。或覘之，但見紙幅積座側，上皆作墨點，或環之，累累如貫珠。人曰，甯善羯鼓，記柘杖之節耳。終莫測也。 　　◎滄溟見夢 　　施愚山（閏章）在濟南時，為滄溟先生作墓碑文，且為立後奉祀。一夕夢三丈夫峨冠朱衣來謁，一白髯者南面坐，蒼髯次之，末坐者尤奇偉。旦日拜墓下，則三墓累累相次，問其裔孫云，先生祖父三世葬此。始悟蒼白髯者，先生之祖父也。愚山適將往南山購石，見墓道間有石仆地，磨礱如新，遂刻己文。此事與《研北雜誌》所載嵇侍中謝趙子昂書廟額事正相類。 　　◎呂鴻臚 　　呂少卿（祖望），滄州人，順治壬辰進士。康熙乙巳冬病亟，夢天帝召為東嶽之神，力辭不獲，因訂後期，遂引疾歸里。舟過張家灣，忽沐浴更衣端坐曰：「時日近，吾將去矣。」遂瞑。舟中人隱隱見空中鼓吹，騶從甚盛云。 　　◎羅池碑 　　柳州羅池廟碑「荔子丹兮蕉黃」一石尚存，相傳為蘇文忠公書。估客過柳江者，拓一紙，即無風波之虞。亂後失去，雜入築城磚石中，每當築處，城輒圮。有司知其異，物色出之，今置廟中，南禮部鼎甫（廷鉉）嘗理柳州，為予言。 　　◎祁侍郎 　　明金壇祁西岩侍郎（逢吉），少為諸生，有名。嘗館某氏，適鄉試，東家之子已通關節於主司，臨期忽病。以與祁素厚善，告之，比入場，立就七作，喜甚，自謂必售。及將謄寫，手忽反背，不能握筆，遂納卷太息而出，自謂不復有科第之望矣。下科竟中第，官至戶侍。 　　◎西洋畫 　　西洋所制玻璃等器，多奇巧，曾見其所畫人物，視之初不辨頭目手足，以鏡照之，即眉目宛然姣好。鏡銳而長，如卓筆之形。又畫樓臺宮室，張圖壁上，從十步外視之，重門洞開，層級可數，潭潭如王宮第宅。迫視之，但縱橫數十百畫，如棋局而已。 　　◎陳丈人 　　陳丈人，居彝陵沙地坡，順治初年百有四歲，步履視聽不衰。遠安知縣周惠隆延之，詢其所得，曰：「知事遲，回頭早耳。」予之錢帛，弗受。 　　◎起汕丫繫 　　彝陵風俗，漁人春則起汕，秋則丫繫。每三月初八、十八、廿八三日，相率扣拍，令聲振水面，連歌徹昏曉，必悲愴慷慨，乃獲多魚。惟三游洞以下、十二碚以上數十里內為然，謂之起汕。八月九日捕取鱘鰉，先布網而後用叉，自釘頭鎮以往地皆曰繫，或曰枋。有金釵繫、丫髻繫等名，謂之丫繫。亦如吳淞之起叢也。 　　◎白牡丹 　　高淳縣花山，有白牡丹，歲開數枝，種非人力，亦無琠牷A有折者輒得疾。施侍讀愚山（閏章）詩云：「空山石累累，獨立天風吹。攀條莫敢折，含芳貽阿誰。」 　　◎九尾觥 　　泰興季御史家，有古玉觥，質如截肪，中作盤螭。螭有九尾。作柄處，螭首如血正赤。觥底有竅，與尾通，九尾皆虛空，宛轉相屬，注酒皆滿。人以為鬼工。 　　◎月中女子 　　德州趙進士仲啟（其星），嘗月夜露坐，仰見一女子，妝飾甚麗，如乘鸞鶴，一人持宮扇衛之，逡巡入月而沒。此與予前所記二事相類。羿妻之事，信有之矣。 　　◎黃天應 　　康熙十五年，南海民黃天應，年十四，惟瞽母在堂。從兄天會者，亡賴也，欲並其產，紿天應同往伐竹，椎殺之而瘞其屍。既數月矣，其母思子，日夜泣，忽夜半有叩門者，告之曰：「爾子某月日為天會擊殺，瘞某處，明日可往發之。」開戶則闃無人跡。如其言，果得屍，告之官，實天會於法。 　　◎李坤 　　蔡■典，字玉汝，閩人。以明經仕為粵東令，罷官不歸，流寓山寺。一日於市肆獨飲，忽有道人虯髯偉幹，顧盼甚異，蔡揖之坐，詢其姓名，曰秦人李坤，居華山數十年矣。因延至寺寓，見蔡案上有《周易》曰：「頗讀此乎？」蔡曰：「然。」試舉一卦，蔡為述其師說。曰：「全未全未。」蔡因拜求其學。曰：「可齋戒拜天四十九日，拜老夫亦如之，然後可教。」如其言，乃為剖晰河洛精義，皆出程朱之外。蔡因旁及天文、樂律、奇門、太乙、六壬諸術。曰：「此皆《易》之一端耳。」出一小篋，隨所問刺取諸家之書，為蔡指示。書凡幾百卷，皆出篋中，篋才方寸，而書不窮，竟不能測也。留止五年，盡得其奧。將別去，語蔡曰：「此後二十年癸丑歲，汝必游京師，是歲十二月二十日，即當扃門戶，百日不見一人，否恐不免，慎之慎之。更幾載某歲某日，與汝相見房山。」康熙十二年癸丑，蔡客京師，如其所戒。是時果有妖人楊起龍之變，都門戒嚴，多所刑戮，至二三月始定。又二年乙卯某月日，忽有童子叩門云，師在房山相待。蔡疾馳往，道人獨坐樹下，與語移晷，別去，云將歸華山舊居。蔡以易卜垂簾都門，同年子吳天章（雯）與之游，云學《易》者，率莫測其蘊也。薛廷尉大武（奮生）云。坤，字果成。 　　◎騾生子 　　釋典有三必死：謂人抱病，竹結實，騾懷胎。然康熙某年，旗下人家有騾生子，竟無恙。 *** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 池北偶談 *** Updated editions will replace the previous one—the old editions will be renamed. 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