Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-18
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SOME CLOVER LORE.
The Charming Fancies that Have Sprun
from the Trefoil.

SOME CLOVER LORE.
The Charming Fancies that Have Sprung
from the Trefoil.
It is generally known that the three
leaved clover is an emblem of the
Trinity, the legend being that st. Pat
rick first used it to illustrate how
three separate objects, such as its
leaves, could yet form one But &C
cording to S. B. friedrich, it was
very ancient symbol, expressing re-
1igion among the ancient Germans, as
setting forth the three grades of Dru-
ids, Bards and Neophytes, And as one
legend, or myth or superstition begets
many, so there grew from this num-
Der; which, however, all refer to tho
clover with four leaves, the rarity of
which gave rise to the belief that it
would bring good luck to the one who
carried it.
When sitting in the grass see
little four-leayed clover
IT'S luck for thee and luck for me,
Or luck for any lover.
It is believed in the Tyrol that if
any one has "a turn" for magic he can
acquire the art of working wonders
easily enough if he only searches for
and finds the four-leaved. clover on st.
Johns Eve. In the Passierthal the
peasants believe that if traveller
should at this time fall asleep, lying
on his back, by a certain brook, there
ao,,o ,,-bifa do,-o hoo or
four-leaved clover, which it lets fall
on the sleeper's breast. Should he
awake before it fades and at once put
it into his mouth, ne will acquire the
power of becoming invisible at will
A stranger superstition related in
VOLTS ''Zeitschrift fur Delrsche Ny
thologie'' is to the effect that if, while
priest is reading the service, any one
can, unknown to him, lay IA fOur-leaved
clover on his mass book, the unfortu-
nate clergyman will not be able to ut
ter a word; he will stand stock still
and bewiidered until the person who
played the trick pulls his robe. Then
he can proceed. When all is over the
man who regains his -four leaf will
always have luck at all kinds of gam
bling. If he has a tendency to tenpins
in America or to ninepins, if it be in
Germany, he makes a ''ten strike or
ale neune every time he rolls ball.
It would seem by this that though
the trifoljuna is a religious symbol, the
four leaf smacks of darker infiu-
ence. If the bearer or wearer of
fOur-leaved clover should come across
witch work or any uncanny perform
ance, he can detect and spoil it all I'M
harmed.
If a man loves woman Cor vice
versa). and can obtain two four-leaved
clovers, and induce her to eat one
while he himself swallows the other,
mutual love is sure 10 result. Nay, ac-
cording to very good gypsy authority,
even trin-patrini kas, or three-leaved
clover. will have this effect. More
over, it is advisable to on all occasions
when you make a gift to anybody, no
matter what it is, to conceal in it a
clover, since it will render the gift
doubly acceptable.
Also: Take four or three-leaved
clover, and making hollow in the end
or top of your aIpenstock or cane, put
the leaf therein, taking care not to in
jure it, and close the opening careful
ly. Then, so long as you walk with it.
you will be less weary than if it were
wanting, ana viii enjoy luck in many
ways.
A German proverb says of a lucky
man, Err hat Elm vierblattrigeS Klee-
blatt gefunden" He has found four
leaved clover" On this test Dr. VIII
helm Ko,'te, in his ''Sprichworter der
Deutschen," breaches the following
homily: This is You say, "a stu
pid superstition Did you ever know
a man who was G0nz mad gar utterly
and entirely. devoid of superstition?
For if YOU did, be sure there was moth
ing in him. st JGmeS Gazette