The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-09-18
ANAGED SUPERSTITION.
How Friday is Feared In Love- Law and
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Washington Star.
Friday, as every one knows has for
many years been regarded by many as
an unlucky day. But gradually the
superstition regarding the day is dis
appearing, and no longer - it gener-
ally considered an evil omen to COM
merce an important work onthat day.
A few 60 even to the opposite extreme,
and select Friday as the best day for
good luck. Some ofthese persons who
so defytradition and superstition have
satisfied themselves by research that
many OF the most important achieve
ments in ancient and modern times
had their inception on Friday, or cul-
minated that day, and, therefore re-
gard Friday as a lucky day. There
are other days of the week which
are regarded as more or less UNI
lucky, and a few of the COmmu-
nifty look upon Mondays as lndl-
cative OF what they may expect dur
ing the following days Of the week as
to their business. One OF the leading
merchants of this city, who died a
few years ago, would pay out mon
ey on that day on any consideration,
and would even let a note go to pro-
test rather than pay on that day.
He was, however, such a precise bust
ness man that he seldom gave a note
which would become due on Monday.
Among foreigners here there Is a
large class who will bemOan a dull
Monday and some of them will court
good luck by selIingtO the first custom
er who appears Monday morning at
a nominal figure. Others have tor
various reasons selected other days
of the week as lucky or unlucky.
From the number of marriages on
Thursdays and Tuesdays, it would
appear that those days are re-
garded as happy ones by the matri-
monialIy inclined. The question ofthe
influence particular days may have
upon the luck OF a couple does not,
however, appear to enter the minds of
those who run awayfrom their homes
terthe purpose of marrying. The Nir-
ginia couples who come here on exCur-
sion trains seem to regard the oppor7r
tune day as their lucy day That
the matrimonially inclined generally
regard Friday as a bad day to-com-
mence married life, is evidencedby the
marriage-license book In the office of
the court, which often remains closed
during that day. Probablyduring the
year less than a dozen licenses are is
sued on Fridays. Thefact that inthis
section of the country Fridays are Sc
lected as the day for using the hang
mans moose doubtless has something
to do with the selection of other days
for tying the matrimonial oose. Now
and then an applicant will appear
at the clerks office on a Friday, and
remembering Tie day when he gives the
name, will show symptoms of backing
out. Then viii one of the assistant
clerks intimate that if therelis- any.
thing in luck it is more unlucky to
postpone the procurement OF the IL
cense than to get married on Friday.
for that day, named after Freya, the
goddess who, IN the northern mythol
ogy, presides over love and marriage,
is the best day of the week for eandi-
dates. This argument is generally a
knock-down, and the applicant pays
the dollar and receives his transpor-
tation papers to the state of nIatri-
mony. There are quite anumber who,
not regarding the question of luck,
adopt the AXIOM, seThe better the day
the better the deed, and select Sun
day for tying the knot. in which, case.
the license is procured onthe day be-
tore.
That to some extentlthe ~supersti-t
ton regarding different days enters
into the minds Of those who go to law
and members of the bar is shown by,
the dockets of the courts. 1t has Of
ter been remarked that for commences
ing suits Friday must be regarded as
unlucky, as it sometimes happens
that not a single suit is entered on that,
day in the district courts. This is
said BY some to be rather caused by
habit than by any superstition that.
the bad luck of commencing q suit on.
Friday wall lead to defeat. rs
The superstition concerning Friday
is last becoming a thing of the past,
though the habit, which had its origin
an that superstition, still remains.
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