The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-02-09
SUPERsTIrIl Us FEARS.
NY EMORY j. HAYNES.

"rhore is no fear in loye.7-- John, ~. Is.
THE NEW MOON OVER THE LEFT SHOULDER.
1t would be sad, were it not 80 laugha.
BILE, to what an extent certain small su.
perstitions have power to make lives un'
happy even in this ripe age. Three friends
are walking on the street as the day goes
down, day fair, clear, with stars crowd
ing the sunset. As they walk they talk,
when one, gazing up to the Western sky
the party was facing Northward-ex
claims "Oh, the new moou - seen, OF
course, over the left shoulder. You will
actually fnd, aud that too, 10 this late
century, one Of the party to cxclaim
"Why did you call my attention for
saw it over my left shoulder, dread sign
of i'll luck Yet stay; did not really
see the moon, did p and, turning, the
first (?) glimpse Of the crescent is thus
received over the right shoulder. You
reply make too much of a fancy yet it
cannot be denied that this old folly has
power to cenfer momentary apprehension
or assurance. Dear old simple faced
moon rolling along in thy cherry blum
dering way; peeping into windows. fall
log into nightly mirrors, thou hast caused
more trouble down here on earth with
bean patches and other planted fields,
with sailors and girls and nervous sleep
ers-morc trouble than thou knowcst
UNLuCKY FRIDAY.
Here is another updoubted case Fri.
day is day Of i'll omen. Who first said
so cant be told, or Why. 1t is necessary
for some reason, suppose, to have the
wedding on Friday. What dismay among
the female friends of the bride friday
Never = She'll be pursued by bad luck :
'Impos-blc = Friday indeed !. I'd not be
married on Friday if l. And while
the family are discussing, in comes Mas.
ter Jack, the youngest brother OF the be
trothed, bright, impertinent, fresh from
public school at noon-fourteen. 'Grand-
ma, what is the harm Of Friday? Great
harm, my child But grandma, | road
in the family record in the Bible how
father wrote that sister Susie was born
on Friday, April 6, 1852 Child child,
why did you bring that to mind, when |
am always trying to forget the tragic
fact = But | read in book that Colum-
bus sailed on Friday, and on that day
discovered America, that Washington
was born on Friday, the first glorious
Fourth of July was on Friday, Saratoga
and Yorktown victories were on Friday !!
Hurrah grandma. hurrah = Alas, be-
moaus the dear lady, alas, they are
tcaching so much to the children nova
days that inGdelity is coming in like a
food, and all the old landmarks will saon
be gone :" la due time the~edding occurs
and on Friday. Lo it rains also Aud
this is the brides day. prognostlc OF her
lile.future , Tell me, out of fifty guests
Of the parlors, will not four at least go
away shadowed By Il sign, appreheosive
for their young friend, And it by chance
some accident or i'll does come, will you
deny me that these four clap hand to
hand with the exclamation, There. mar.
ried on Friday and in the rain. y As il
the great, good God, who rules this
world all or rules it none, could allow one
day any mystic power Of evil.
DREAMS AND oMENs
There are those who swear, Il know
dreams prognosticate There are thos'
who tremble if hearse chances 10 stoI
before their door. Why stopped tn,
hearse The horse cast shoe the driv
er pulled him up to find it Aud tin
great Father, who rules this world by I
law OF love, seeing indeed that sombr
vehicle, must needs turn to the angel o
death, commanding, Go therefore, Deatl
and take child Why dreamed yor
a bad dream ? Plum pudding at l0o'clocl
at night and great Providence thus fore
tells sickness in your daughters iamil
in Chicago. Away what can be NOR
profaue Surely no oath. Therefor
the true christian uucovers himself, say
log ; y so coutemn and spit upon thes
all, that do imprecate upon my devote
head every bad sign Of the bag's art.
could defy them all at once l would
My God loves me ; love Him. lie nev
er 'peakS to me with dread rrcseutlmen'
nor with the snap OF piano string. II
r speaks by the book, by history, by reoso
by the still, small voice.
THE sHoE.BLACK.
Good evening, Nike You iidn
guess right that tune; jim. sir, is NJ
name. A shine 2 No Jin, thanks
father aud mother living I? 'Don'i kno.
'em sir Ever 90 10 school - Not |
Church I" What's church :? Oser tn
river he buys pie at low stand, At,
see, before he eats be crosses himscl
Jim you told me 4 falsehood Why yo
are a Roman Catholic you crossed yol
self Don't know what that Is sir, yo
call me, | allus make that Sights ag'i
: bad luck All else of rrl,,nn taught
q infancy is gone but this Iiugerin., shred
i fear. Further ur ihe darker alley iroi
I Water street pistol Shot rings out Ji
crosses the street to the opposite side, al
0 retreats upon run. Why did he n'
turn III Ms iIuth0. lCtlSdtiuS wv tho ooh
$ side "A sign sir, OF bad luck Furth
{ up the alley for, not having the mont
J. for Old Bowery and its play, he is goir
= home; up Eve flights Of crazy stairs.
an enirv-way at the halls further end.
$ dry. goods box aud straw before he iaI
o in for sleep be makes a bow 10 pictu
n on tho night.shadowed wall. The bow
G not tho crossing genufection of the Il
,. mauist The picture is not the Nirg
IS nor the Christ nor the Pope, hut an o
u colored campaign print of Gen Fremo
c which the boy onoe Gshed from an a.
II barrel by an up town curb stone. JiI
y why do YOU bow to that picture ? 1t
r, ag'ipst bad luck, sir Aud with q
d watching stars OF The good Unknown G'
is looking ia AT the smuiched window,
= wraps himself in religion. not oi loS
II or Of any sweet gratitude. but Of 'es
a .l l..,..s a., II thn... h.,,.f - a