The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-08
Thirteen ut Table.

There are very few minds which are wholly.
free from superstition. Much as man NAV
derde the supersttions of his friends. it will
generally be found that he has some net one
OF his own. There certainly are feelings of
| TINS KIND which have powerful hold on the
minds, not only of the ignorant, but of
those whose education and experience
might be expected to relieve them of all
| such notions Addison derided such fam
cies more than a hundred and fifty wears
scribes the detection of the friend.
with whom he goes to dine. in con-
sequence of his wife having dreamt
very strange dream, which he accepted as a
portent OF misfortune; and in the same paper
he alludes to the apprehension as to sitting
down thirteen to dinner. This is still among
the most common Of popular superstitions.
1t has been recalled by an incident which has
just taken place in Paris. There assembled
lately at traitetr's in that capital party who.
SAT down to sumptuous supper. The only
lady present passed among them by the
name OF La RENE Aline. She appeared to be.
as Jovial as the rest up to certain
point OF the entertainment, but Just as
the champagne began to circulate, her Ma
Jestys manners suddenly underwent marked
change; She became silent, gloomy, and alb
stracted: Rallied upon her melancholy mood.
queen Allne averred that evil was impending.
Yes, she knew it only too weL-they were
dreadful to relate, thirteen at supper, Pres
entity quarrel took place, during which the
discreet proprietor privately betook himself
70 the Commlssary of Police Now it
nobody. good, and even thirteen at dinner
may ma bring luck in some way. This official.
tnen, discovered IN the conviyial party pre-
clsely those whom he "wanted." Ia Refine
ana the rest proved to be gang of extensive
dealers in lucifer matches, on which fhey-
habitually forgot to pay the Government
outy. These they hawked about the enyirons
OF faris' and occasionally added to their pro
JUS Dy Pllferlng. In fact, La Reines rooms.
We're the repository of large collection ~
which had been in the nossess;on
Oh divers respectable denizens of the bou,;eue
:, II VIII DC seen, then, how accurately her
9ioolny VACCINATIONS as to thirteen at table
were iultlled, nor did she fail to attrihnte
'ne misfortune which had overtaken her on
rreiy TO this unlucky number thirteen
10 81 SUPERSTITION appears to be common to-
, ns.; II not 10 an nations. Tom Moore
u .h tna1 at Catalani's one day, perceiv--
u8 there was that number at dinner hi,
hostess sent a French Countess. who l;vad
WIN her, up stairs, to remedy the grievance
'ot La Cameo coming in soon after. the
W, movable countess was brought down
gan. ana, again, that nobleman told him,
10 nad dined once abroad with Count Orloff.
ne celebrated Russian, and perceived he did
os sie down to dinner, but kept walking
rom chair to chair; he found afterward Z
'as because the Narish&en were at table, who.
s;n Knew, would rise instantly if they per
elved the number thirteen, which OrloA
'9uld have made by sitting down himself
hord Lytteiton, an authority on such points
on:lders that there is no doubt of the notion
aVlh9 reference to the Last Supper at which E
nrteen We're present. Some, he observes
l ,i1 the number at all times, while others
ratd 5ns1r oSe thi to it to Fridays Very
OF the sixth, day of the week. An a,o; ,1l
a aval officer IT. with whom he was acquainted
,,Ga,y would walk out of the room when the
,a ayhn os happened on Friday, after the
!: OF MS wife and eldest daughter. both of
men 1naa events , were preceded, It may be pre-
' e o,a closely by the said conjunction, In Z
tb Uses uses II Is out OF the question to reason
IN people. They must be left to indulge
n ~ which. if foolish, are, at any rate harm