The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-17

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esss thssn alter fbGr-fay-
Nearsv everybody hs- an sfslaskT
day, although rsoSt E~csSe iook On
Friday Ne q Gay a rnsssortnrs. psoszsr
bly, sueca1se Il IL known ~ hADg2sn
.say. Toa can ssissssn fad arr sne
sizing 81 tssv@ on Frstfxy CO -afzSr.
day. Fr5aay Is eonssaerexs nssisse -
and saturdays sItfing makes short
sitting
rur~rsslti5ss i esazesv allied ID
wisaIseraft. Ard 40 exsesssis 70 perssfsts-
Every one has heard the expression
That fellow IL a regular Jonah 80
Hes a fsssoss3. or II Eexer baye
ts.s of Iacx when I see ~ and 80.
This = especially 20 with thessrlczi
people. racing Fnen ard gamblers.
Honksy Charley sasce.si1A
sseerl@ehase l@essy. tents bis spurs
out, when be hasn't got mount at
s. = race TO keksys wsIo think they
ean absorb s0Eae 81 hrs lock BY wear
Ing them. Another ~ key, hsliy,
vsfo rode a god deal a. 0uitenburg-
he eves that If he can toGcis OF pas
nfar or ride near certain race track
has&ssses he wlgi ain. and resorts go al
sorts 81 ruanssavsFz to come IN con-
tart witA his boesio. Another resent
sspsrstitsos1 uf racing t8en II that y
ECKER dism0unss st the posi- before
lie start for ans reason whatever he
wiii wis. and 9hen one Is seen dis
mounting for cause. or one i thrown;
there IL az immediate rush for the
tscssksaakeFs, and his mount j. backed.
A 'sslascoss T. Ar Indispensable mem
ser OF baseball cIub. and when militla
20 4 visiting they carry one also. II
yaa can cross the hump Of a hunch-
back xith fingers crossed you vii
have good lacE- This must Do done
without the knoK ledge ~ the bunch
backed person. aud Z g - DARBY TIE
charm r. ~ Inuen fa0Fe effseaeIeus. II
yo1 can make the cross with money
tn yonT hand. il i sure thing that
You siii Wiz any brt vou make with
that money, 4 dwarf Il also mas
cot for gambler. They are often ap-
plau.sed for their generosity by those
vito don knos that they believe that
giving 10 cripple OF a t'eggar brings
luck IL is considered sign 81 com
ing disappointment Il the tIrsf person
yun meet when starting cat has red
nalr. To catch the eye OF a cross
eyed person Is an omen 81 misfortune.
which can be escaped from by turn
ing all the NAY round THREE times. 10
can lie passed on nv touching some one
else a via the fingers crossed then the
misfortune fails sn the person touched.
The inilaenre nf the evil eye Is
known and dreaded the world over,
and even the most practical cannot
avoid a shaadsr on finding All eye
answering it, description Fixed on
him.
The harblugsFs 81 death are many
The bansl4ee " the Irish IL a f3Nity ia
the Celtic mind. and many weird tales
are told of It's visits and grewsome
warnings. The bowling of dog
under tile window of "a sick room Is
an appalling sound ~ hear az the dead
of night. aud is enough to frighten a
nervous person into the belief that it
is a warning III death Dogs have
been known Ia go long distance to
howi under the window where SOME
oue was lying III. Cats are also sup
posed by the creinious % have the
power 81 ioreieliing death. II bird
HES into ruona some one viii die IN
that room before year has passed,
and ii n spade il carried through =
house there will be grave dug for
some one IN the house within a year.
II one eve of a corpse remains open
near aud dear reiatiou of the dead
IegSun will follow 8lihln year. II q
sick person takes Nissiicine willingly
aud without complaint, or plays With
the cover on the bed. IL illlS the alind
OF a nervous person with apprehension
OF death.
The shamrock or four-leaf clover -
pflzed as one of the greatest OF lucz
bringing charms. Girls wiii hunt
through long summer days for the
little green emblem OF fortune. and
when they tind il. which Is rare
enough. they treasure Il like a jewel
or a first love letter. feg houses are
without the good lnck horse shoe,
although not every one knows how to
hang Il to keep good luck with the
open part up, 50 that the luck won't
run of the points.
II the things that uaen carry ia their
pockets on account of their supersti
lions could lse piled up, one on top Of
the other. they would make a moau-
meut higher than the Eiiiei tower and
twice As curious. buckeyes, potatoes
buttons. bits of metal. and rabbits
feet 80 to make mp the list.
The sun moon, and stars come in
for their share. too. There Is the cid
couplet
Happy II tie bride that the san shiaes ou.
Happy i tie corpse thst the fsiu rains Or.
10 see the new moon for the first
time over yoaF left shoulder poriends
trouble through all the month. while
f. 4
prosperous and happy month.
To the maid who wants Ia push the
veil aside and peer into the future IL
lends assistance II on the first appear
anee Of the uew moon she viii before
retiring kneel at her window. and,
locking up at the moon. say earnestly
New meou true moon. come ts.ll unto me
tgtarc thls time tomorrow
he tiny irae BOSE uiu b.
II ais clothing au wear
Aud bis ehlid "a s. lsvaF.
hltshc sud merry hay Ssc hlm
VIA his laeg go we.
li Bis clothing ) den wear
And his children I aitu hpay.
~ad snd sorfssssai may So eim
Via hss back 81 sac.
Then iet her crawl iuto iced without
a light and she will see her true lover
fA HEt Aft4Nt@ AiAA iFENt.
II You make a wiSh on the first star
yoa SEES at night you Will get it. beat
VOC I00st frame Your wish thus
Starlight. starhright, urst bright
star see tonight, | Wish yoa may,
wish you may, / wish ---.
~ you ~ee person glance AZ 4
wagon load ~. hay. and then look de
terminesisY i'm another dsfs, tson. sou
may bo sure lac has made a wish ou
the hay. and he T. aIraid - catch
another glimpse os Is thus breaking
tise spell
>thool girls have pgasiicsd Wishing
on riuEs ever since rings we're morn
Ihc irlsk as PLAYED hv voting folks ga
HAliowecR are nothing bUt supeY>ti
Uons turned se an. btst some arv
quite a lest sf nerve as setting table
fer t~a AZ midnight theu one solitary
watcher sitting dosn Ia Wast Ter the
SFath n3 her bettsr hair that is L, hs
The PFett.csl ANA tY far the aasg
eSCusahir uFTYst.tsons ars sh,sse a.
tsf het Ia = wedding Tbs astouss of
thfoN nE an otl slipper og a handtaI
gs f;>e ior iucA ~ weSr5HS
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