The Portland daily press., 1874-01-20
Lucky Omens.

ouu Misunderstanding the ever fatal thir-
teen-are thought 10 be LUCKY. The shrl
piping of the household cricket ia nronbetic OF
happiness to the earth it haunts, as surely a.
the settling of stork upon a Du,cbmau's
roof tree bode, pleasant times to the dwelers
beneath it. III a. fol ,rn,s; of animals the
masterless dog. that follows close upon tbe
heels OF night walker, and will not bs
baked OF companicnshD, is a certain luc,x
brnger. Black cats should be at premium.
considering stray puss of that hue who
takes fancy to establishing himself In a
house Introduces good fortune with him;
while cat OF any color, whether an unin-
vlted visitor or an acknowledged member of
the family, ought never t. be restrained
from sharpening his talons at the expense of
the table legs, since, when he thus scratches
ne scratches for luck. Pat kindly the head Of
the hrst lamb of spring, If you have the
cnance; 1t will bring prosperity to you and
yours; but avoid the innocent creature ii 1t
presents its tail to view. Hail the first hear
ing OF the cuckoo's voice with thankfuiness,
u he salutes you upon your right hand then
ms greeting Is an assurance you will make
your way In the worlu and attain the highest
Co)ect OF your ambition; and begrudge not
sip OF good liquor to the busy, curious, thirsty
ny. dropping into your glass, but welcome
the intruder IS heartily, If not as POLITICALLY,
as Oldys did; he brings good luck to The
glass, and the drinker, too. Ho
To come suddenly upon couple Of mag
pies. to pick up pin lying with its head to-
sa S1q .S na so7s Eaq Is od sss9s ss
a mater for rejoicing; If the ir'n take
the shape Of a rusty nail or an old
horse shCe, the omen Is so much
more fortunate. Absent-minded and care
less dressers a e likely 10 be often in lIck's
way. To put on any ga. ment wrong side
out, provided We are not neat enough to
spoil the charm, Is an iufallible proeno tie
that something is about to happen which
will profit the sloven greatly. Mr.. Village
tells us, In the Connoisselr, how bis pretty
country coasin came down to breakfast one
morning with her cap ON wrong side ou,,
whereupou her neither soemn.y charged the
beedless lassie not 10 alter her headgtsr all
the day tor fear she shou d change the luck.
When the conqueror was arraying himself on
the morning OF Hastings, some one hnted he
would get the worst OF the coming about, be-
cause. in his haste, he had donned his mail
shirt hind part before; bat the ready -wtted
and confident Norman declared II tn be =
token that he was about I'd be transformed
from a duke into king, an Interpretation. at
any rate, not to be disputed a lew hours
later.
LTOuDlc Will utNcr COuc ucar tOfkS WuOe0
eyebrows meet. Ladies with overmuch
down, gentlemen with overmuch hair on
their arms and hands, carry about them Ma
ture's own guarantee that they are born to be
rich some day, as rich as those happy indi-
viduals whose front teeth are set vide apart.
Steel belongings, such as keys and knives, get
rusty by instinct, srite of all pains to keep
them clean and bright, when some kind-heart
ed soul is laying up riches for their owners
Ind a elnfbaa
indicates some money is coming to US. The
moral of which, Fuller says, is this: Such
who imita'e the industry of that contemptible
creature may. by Gods blessing, weave them
selves into wealth and procure plentiful es-
tate" The appearance of a white spe X up
on afinger-Lail warns the ow ner nf the finger
gift Is on its way, and the sam. p an
notification is made by the itching OF Tue palm
of the right hand; but in that case il is best
to make assurance doubly sure, and rub tie
said palm against wood, then sit is sure to be
go 'd."-Cham6ers Jourual