Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-02-19
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tons and whims Of the day:] T.
"Yes, sir, you will find very few peo'
pie who do not entertain some superstir
ton or other, though, perhaps, very few
will admit it. / hope no one will adopt
apy new ones from reading these re-
marks, and I would like to impress upon
parents the Importance Of hiding their
superstitions beliefs Of they can't get
over them) from their children, for SUI
perstitions are certainly useless, and Of
ten announcement, if they are no worse.
was maintaining that nine persons
out of ten held some superstition, when
a gentleman insisted upon it that he
hadn't single one. ! laid in wait for
him, and at last caught him, He didn't
like to count the carriages at a funeral
"Why?" "Oh, don't know" A SUI
perstition, Mr.. Blank. Many wait until
a whole funeral procession has gone by.
rather than 60 between the carriages to
cross the road.
A lady assured me she hadn't single
superstition. One day herlittle girl took
I'D her mothers hat, which was black
Grape, and was going to put it on her
head. "Minnie," exclaimed her moth
er, "don't put that ON "Why? said
the child. because I'd rather you
would not" Then turning to me she
said soto voce, Somehow or other new
er do like to have the children put on
any of my black things" Superstition,
Mrs. Blank. Then if q dog howls at
night, how many turn pale "Some one
in the neighborhood is going to die, sure"
must say was astonished one evening,
when dog howled outside our windows,
to see a really good, pious old Methodist
lady deliberately take off her slipper and
turn it wrpg side out upon the rug
"Why, Mrs. Meckandmild, what is that
for?" "Oh, they say if you hear dog
howl you must take off your slipper and
turn it up" swell, will your slipper
be enough to save the lives of all in this
house, or must each one of us follow
suitY Isn't it ridiculous ?" she said;
but noticed that she allowed the slip.
per to remain there until she was quite
sure that the dog had taken himself off
out of hearing. Even the old Dutchman
believed in that superstition, for he told
a friend, ode dog howl tredfull last
night, and ven / takes up mine paper
dis morning, vot you links somepody
die in Philadelphia p
Then, how many believe that if the
scissors, knife, or any sharp thing falls
to the floor, and stands up straight, some
visitor is coming! Why, I've seen young
ladies in the early morning put down
their sewing and take the crimps out OF
their hair an hour or two earlier than
usual, just because the scissors fell off
their lap and stuck up straight.
If a blue-bottle fly comes suddenly in-
to the room and whizzes around pretty
industriously, they say, A stranger is
coming" Ct should say stranger had
Gomez
One lady told me she wasn't supersti
tious at all But" added she, there
is one thing that / do not like to do, anc
that is to break a looking-glass." said
"Well, / don't suppose any of us would
occupy ourselves with that little perform
ance just for amusement" Oh, but,
she went on to say, ~ never yet brok,
looking-glass, or knew of any one els
breaking one, that the person breaking
it, or some relative, didn't die"
Some won't sing before breakfast 70
fear they should cry before night. 9th
ers won't give knife or scissors to
friend without making him give penn
or some amount of money for it, lest
should "cut love-" A gentleman ono
asked me if had three cents about me
said "Yes, and mean to keep them.
No, you won't-you'll give them to m
for this knife"-a silver-mounted beaut,
and gerry cheap for the money)-so
purchased the knife from him, and W
remained very good friends.
was walking with lady the othe
day, and "stubbed" my toe against
stone. She turned and asked me wit
which foot / had stumbled. Wonde,
ingly, asked her what possible diffe
ence it made. She smiled, but insiste
upon knowing so l told her it was til
right foot. "Then you'll be welcom
where you are going"
l once handed ga gentleman and
scholar a cup of tea. He seized til
teaspoon, skinned off the bubbles on Il
surface Of the tea, saying exultingl
ooh! look !" and hastily popped the
into his mouth. "Well," said /, "wh
of it," Money" said he. Now,
you suppose that that man thought tn
swallowing those bubbles would bril-
him any good luck in the money liner
OF course he didn't; and If he shou
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