The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-31

and on the other side Of the Atlantic
the scene described by Burns will be
repeated -
Amang the bonny, winding banks,
Where Doom rims, wimplin', clear,
Where Bruce ance rul'd the martial ranks,
And shook his Carrick speer,
Some merry, friendly contra folks
Together did convene,
| To burn their nits, and pOu their stocks,
And hand their Halloween,
Flu blythe that night.
Without entering into discussion Of
the merits Of the ancient legends and
traditions OF the mystic powers that are
said to have full scope on this particular
night, the following descriptions Of the
ceremonies OF the hour, as now per-
formed, will be read with interest,"
Referring to All Hsllow Eve, Burns
said, ut is thought to be night when
all the superhnman beings who people
space and earth and air in search Of
mischief, revel at midnight-and it is
also a grand anniversary of the more
benefcent tribe Of fairies, whose occu-
patton is to battle each evil genius 10
his wicked pursuit"
Among the ceremonies Of Hallow
Eve in Scotland, the burning Of nuts is
conducted az follows: Each player
takes few nuts, names each one as it
is laid in the fire, and accordingly as
they burn quietly together or start from
beside one another, will be the course
and issue OF the courtship of those who
make the test. Another, for the benefit
of the girls who are anxious to see the
partner OF their future joys and sorrow,
is to take q candle and 60 alone, al
midnight, to a looking-glass, eat an
apple before it or comb your hair.
While you are doing so the face Of
your conjugal companion will be seen
In the glass as if pcepiug over your
shoulder.
There is a case on record in which a
mirror was secretly placed under the
pillow Of young lady's couch on Hal.
low Eve. Next morning she described
a tall, handsome young man, with
brown eyes and brown hair, that she
had dreamed came into her room as she
stood combing her hair at the glass
So plainly appeared the visitor that in
the dream she turned from the glass to
ask the object Of his intrusion. Six
months after that the young lady was
suddenly introduced to stranger, when,
recognizing in him the ghost Of Hal
low Eve" she tainted and fell insens-
BILE at his feet. The affair led to an
intimate acquaintance, aud they were
afterwards married. How many
love-sick damsels have tried this with
success Take hard boiled egg and,
after having divided it with another
girl, observe the following rules Take
out the yolk and fill the space with salt.
Remove the shell from the outside and
throw it from the window. Then eat
your half OF the egg with the salt and
20 to bed backwards. No word
must be spoken, no water drank, but in
the night some one will come and give
you a drink. Notice the material of the
cup, for it will give you the rank in life
Of your future lord. Here is another
good one from Aud Scotland -
Take three dishes, put clean water in
one, foul water in another, and leave
the third one empty; blindfold a per-
son and lead him to the hearth where
the dishes have been arranged. There
the person dips the left hand into a
dish, if by chance into the clean water
the future wife will be maid if into
the foul water she will be a widow; if
into the empty dish there will be no
marriage. This is to be repeated three
times, the arrangement OF the dishes be-
ing altered each time. The old houses
in the country will echo tonight with
the glad shouts of the joyous youngsters
gathered around the big tub of water as
they souse in their heads while duckirg
for apples, or watch the grotesque faces
of others, who with their hands clasped
behind their backs make frantic efforts
to catch with their teeth the big apple
that dangling from the ceiling by
string, eludes their grasp and bumps
them on the nose Older ones melt
lead and pour it from arms length
into basin OF water on the
hearth. Whatever it forms on
the water is considered to be
the insignia OF office or tools Of
the trade used by the lucky man.
Many a staid matron smiles at the
mention Of "Hallow Eve" and the
memory OF the time when she melted
her grandmothers pewter spoons to
pour lead" for a handsome sweetheart.
1t is not out Of fashion yet for country
girls to 60 before midnight to some south
running stream where the lands of three
owners meet, and there dip in the water
the left sleeve OF their gown; then to 60
home and backwards, in sight Of a fire
to bed, having hung up the wet sleeve
to dry. Then, says the legand, "lie
awake, and near midnight an apparition
having the exact figure of the longed.
for sweetheart will come and turn the
sleeve as tito dry the other side" But
here the girls fill their mouths with
water, fill their left hand with salt and
run around block or square OF houses.
The first man who speaks to them will
marry the one he speaks. to-it he
doesn't get drowned when the girls tries
to answer him-or the name spoken
by those who cross their r7.h will desig-
nate the future tyrant OF the girl who
hears it. In sections Of the town where
this trick is played-and it is played to
a great extent-it is not safe to PROFOUND
questions to the young ladies ~hom
YOU chance to meet. An astonishing
trick is to cut twenty-six squares OF
letter paper and on each write with ink
a letter OF the alphabet. When dry,
place each one, letter down, on the sur.
face of bowl OF water. In the morn
ing the letters designating the name OF
your future spouse will be turned up
ward TO the light. Country girls 90 TO