Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-05-26

But 1T shines out at last, as the "hand on the
WALL"
For the World has Its debit" and "credit" for
all.
WEDDING-DAY sUPERSTITIONS.
In olden days, June was held the most
propitious month in the twelve for mar
riage, happy result being rendered
doubly certain if the ceremony was timed
so as to take place at the full noon, or
when the sun and moon were in coniunc-
tion. May is in these later days favorite
marrying month, so that ones matrimoni-
al superstition has gone the way all such
fancies are doomed, sooner or later, TO go;
for May used TO be as much avoided by
persons about to marry as June was
favored, that merry month being supposed
to be specially under the influence of ma
lignant spirits delighting in domestic dis
cord "'rhe girls are all stark naught that
wed in May" is the verdict of one old saw
another declares
'From the marriages in May
All the BARNS die and decay"
a third pronounces, "Who marries be
tween the sickle and the scythe will never
thrive;" while poet complimenting the
month at the expense of what should be
the ruling passion in marriage-minded
folks, sings
May never was the month of Love,
For May is full of howers;,
t... But rather April. wet by kind,
For Love is full of showersl
But if old sayings rule the world, there
would be no marrying at all, for a very
old one AYERS that no man enters the holy
state without repenting his rashness before
the year is out unless, indeed, everybody
determined like the old Norfolk farmer, to
cheat the adage by wedding on the 31st of
December.
1t was considered improper to marry
upon Innocents Day, because it commem-
grated the slaughter of the children by
Herod; and it was equally wrong to wed
upon St. JoseDh's Day. In fact, the whole
season of Lent was declared sacred from
the intrusion of Hymen's devotees
MARY in Lent, and you'll repent" and
there are good people among us still who,
if they do not believe that bit of prov
erbial wisdom to be prophetic, undoubt-
edly think Lenten wedders deserve to find
it so.
We may possibly be doing a service to
some of our readers by informing them
ION the authority of manuscript of the
fifteenth century, quoted in The BOOK
of Days,") there are just thirty two days
in the year upon which it is uuadvisable
to enter into matrimony-namely, seven
III OduudT1, buItc Gull III Obluoi nAoiSh1
May and December, two each in April,
June, July, August, September and No
vember; and one in October, the best
month for committing matrimony; the
actual unlucky days being these: January
1st, I'd, 4th, 9TH, 7th, 10th, 10th; February
9th, 7th, 18th; March 1st, 9th, Sth; April
9Th, 18th; May 5th, 9th, 7th; June 7tb,
Is; July 5th, 10Th; August 18th, 10Th;
September 9Th, 7th; October 9th; No
vember 10Th, 10Th, and December 10th,
10th, nth. AS to which is the best day
of the week, why
Monday for wealth;
-.- Tuesday fer health;
Wednesday the best day OF all.
Thursday for crosses;
Friday for losses;
Saturday no luck at all.
Friday is generally considered an un-
lucky day in England; but in France the
country lasses look upon the first Friday
in the month as peculiarly favorable, II
not for the actual ceremony, at least TOR
determining who will be one OF the prln-
cipal actors in it.
Young ladies should abstain from lis
tening to any one, whose surname begins
with The same letter as their own.
To change the name and not the letter,
Is a change for the worse and not for the better,
and they would do we'll to take the pre-
caution of placing their initials in con
junction with those of any admircr they
incline to favor, and ask, like Malvolio,
What should that alphabetical position
portend?" for if of the united initials, any
word can be formed, they may be certain
the owners of them will never be happy
together.
1t is an unhappy omen for a wedding
to be put of when the day has once been
fixed. In Sweden it is believed much
harm will ensue if bridegroom stands at
the junction of cross roads, or beside a
closed gate, upon his wedding morn. 1t
is a bad sign if the bride fails to shed tears
on the happy day, or if she indulges her
self by taking last admiring glance at
the looking glass after her toilet is COM
pleted but she may crafty her vanity
without danger if she leaves one hand un-
gloved until beyond temptation. To meet
a priest, dog, cat, lizard or serpent on the
way TO church-to look back, or to mount
many steps before gaining the church
door, are alike ominous of future unhappi-
ness and according TO north country no
tions, it is courting misfortune TO marry
in green, or while there is an open grave
in the church yard, or TO go in at one
door and out at another The weather,
too, has a good or bad influence upon
o affairs happy is the bride that the sun
shines on, and, of course, the converse is
equally true. Where the Scottish custom is
r followed ofthe newly welded couple being
welcomed home by the husbands mother
meeting them at the door, and the break
ing of a currant bun over the head of the
bride before her foot crosses the threshold
it is thought a very bad omen if the bur
be by any mistake broken over any head
but that to which the honor is due. If {
bridal party ventures off dry land, they
must go up stream; should they be fool
hardy enough TO go down the water, either
the bride, the groom, or one of the brides
maids will iAfalliDly feed the fishes. Spite
of the faith in there being luck in ode
numbers, it is belief in the North of Eng
land that one of the wedding guests will
die within year, unless the party counts
even. .r
The only omens we know of tending II
encourage adventure in the great LOTTERY
of life are the meeting OF wolf, spide
on the way TO church, and cat sneezlnl
within the brides hearing on the day be
fore the wedding; but fortunately, Their
are many ways of insuring happy fortune
In the Highlands of Scotland, the mali
cious influences of warlock and witche
used TO be kept at bay by preventing an!
unlucky dog passing between the coupl
on their road TO church, and taking car
the bridegroom's 0e bore no latche
buckle. By using D" horsesin the brida
carriage, the same .ood purpose Is effected
Swedish bridegrooms sew garlic, olive
and rosemary in their wedding garments
TO frustrate the evil designs OF the troll
and sprites, and the attendants on the lad
carry bouquets of the same herbs in thei
hands, while the bride herself fills he
pockets with bread, which she dispense
TO any poor wayfarer she espies as sh
goes TO church, every piece she gets rid G
averting misfortune. The gift, however
is Of no use to the receiver, since, If h