The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-31
Some Popular supersiitions.

ing ladiea in.the country told the writer
once that she had never combed her
hair aft,- dark but the act had brought
her a q appointment This Same lady
hc3 passion for the rocking chair and
wh2neger che got up cut of vne stopped
ita rocking. If she had not, she said, the
next person who sat i'm it would fall iii.
When her right hand itches, it is q sign
she will shske- hands with stanger, and
if the thrill occurs TO the Left, Il signifies
to her the receipt of money. Her hus.
band, who IL O popular low comedian,
believes firmly that to break looking.
glas fore ialls death, because .hia father
fell n fatal apopleptic fit, while shay
Ing. and broke che mirror Ia his tumble.
The old superstition of thirteen ct ta.
bic iS we'll known. Not long sgc the
writer diDbd vita friend, whose guests
end family made ,ap that fatal number.
The host Aeut thel oldeat snr Away 10
Obivate the dreadful consequences. Yet
this same gentleman laughed at his wife
when she suspended fauoy horseshoe
over the front door on New Year's Day
for good luck.
There are plenty more omens to order.
II your lott eye itchea, you will cry
before the day is over; hut if 1t happens
to your right, you will laugh, hoar good
news or see some ono you love. If your
foot itches, you will walk on arrange
ground, which Is to go ON journey, aud
the same performance TO your knee prog
nostioates guest, IL is uulucky to lay
your knife and fork croaswise, to see tho
new moon for the first time over your
left shoulder, to find knife or razor, or
cross funeral procession. Il yon sing
during o meal you wilt soon encounter
disappointment, as any one who would
be guilty Of spch.5 an impoliteness de-
serves. 1t q dog baya under your wins
dow It pqTtendRi slckneas, and the howl
lpg OF dogs is Q .anre sign, of. death--to
toe nik hts rest of auyt ono in earahot.
10, find O, pearl i'll an oyeier betokens
good fortunes of conTse, anda fonr-leayed
clover. is equally. desirable and about
as rarelyli met y, with. To carry a
cat with .. you when you move
is bad luck, but TO have strange cat
walk into your house is good-for the
cat, doubtless. A bee buzzing about the
room Is sign of letter, as we'll rs that
some one will be. stung if he is not care
FL. TIE growing ef g cock ct ea.!yy.
morning, or, tue drnppipg OF. g ecissors,
knife etc, which sticks in the floor, fo7e-,
tells yisitorss nTQ have money in your
pocket at new moon, means that yen,
will NOT be- broke for. mouth and to
stumble ia going up stairs, is o promise
tha. you will not be msrrled for "a twelve
memh. Qui the ,epntrary, If four per
SONS c-oss hands While shaking, two
will get married soon; aud iR three
unmarried people of the aame, Christian
name meet at The table, they will all be-
welded within ayesr. Ills aibad omen
TO postpone o marriage after the appointed
time. , ,- .rat.,- -o'.r
Many people will not present knife
or scissors without getting cent, at least.
ip return, ms it, would cut friendship.
Young ladies should not present their
sweet hearts with slippers,, as they, will
certainly walk away with their affections.
The loss of garter means that of a.
loyer, apd to break q needle while max
dng q garment betokens that the owner
will live TO Swear it eph.. Teibe startled
by snakeisia a sign of sickness, ,-If you
break q, shpestrin6 pr. lose a. button from
your gaitere your sweetheart is going to
prove pnfnilhfnl, and to, find money il
unlucky-foE the loser, at any rate. Ifa
housewife dreps n piece nf7bread with the
buItered side down she, will have ahun,
cry visitor, and ell any one else has to do to
make sure Of q fair dow. is 10 eat ali the
food on tho table at the time. There is
luck In cdd, numbers and ANDY John.
son bed firm faith in them. He ueed to
Dack it up by!showing that be had seven
letters in his name; at twice seven,
(foilrteen) he became tailor's apprentices
Though, the LUCK in that is not very
clea.r) I: be. worked seven years, was. freq
State CopgneSsmen in, eve, times .aeven
(18a5}, and an M. G, in 1885, He entersd
the Senate at the aga of forty.nine. wns
made Military Governor of Tenneases an.
March Z, 1869. and in 1866. aEed fiffyss;x.. ).
was elected Vics, ,Prenidar1tSv vhioh. ,,as.
about the .tunluckiest ithine that ever
happened to him. most. neoule vn,id.
cav. -, q, :. 80, -
All those ara householi amens ,vhich
find belief in the most !: nniikejv ,places.
Another iaithat.if vol, makeia rhvme bv
chance While you are 'speaking and ntter
q wish, ,befoTa Won .anv : Samyfbipr mnre.
aload It win be,fnlfillcd. So if YOU have
d dSsanl. in a strensS. he'd and tell IL
before breakfast it sygsii. come TO mass,
Crickets I'M q housc. are luck ,.if thew. 30,
aWasy.. hetateii,s SieSth.. The noor
Rarinless little ,hemmer. tick .or, death,
Hstch Ia terrific oman I'd soma peonle-
dudniE6al, ,ifIsSIie sI1eIs-tf a coffin flviny
d1t. of the are a0 aYy56ner foYS6;,ou,Sf him
lto death. Sailors ara -verv sunarstitioms,
70 Iosea n mob Yr Il yjater f,IIoEat sSffhr
ID cat oSy6rboa.Tl.iii FtirIHcky,, /. .Wkiatling
.ilrines on9ITi2d. chiidren ieresf. 7poo3i
.6rttne for tan ighip tanvfydra0f 70, And
:cleYgy6hen. or Yt;holyi JGes. s. BRING bad
40 make asEaistakG Of acYord in Hritinr.