The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-01-15
SOME sUPERsTrTIoNs.
Everybody HISS weak Points In tAe Line o. ne
Weakness.

Everybody HISS weak Polnts Il, tie Line q ne
Weakness.
u have no patience with superst-
tious people, said a Chicago man re-.
GENTLY. There is nothing in supersti-
ton. used to believe, when I was q
boy, that it was good luck to soc the
new moon over my right shoulder, and
that the evil one would pursue mo for
month il saw it first over my left.
And after ] was grown and circum-
stances had knocked nonsense and
superstition out of me still felt more
comfortable not to start on a Journey
on Friday, but several railroad smash
ups used up the one remaining 49,
''What are you doing! Don't open
that UNI brella in the housed" 4s
There we're six or sever, sitting
around the CRATE, and out in the hall
was a gentleman preparing to leave.
He opened his umbrella to show the
hostess the beauties of the light and
slender wire stem. AS this command
hoated out to him his astonished look
was equaled by the shout that went up
from the fireside. As he came in for
an explanation, the speaker said:
swell, that is really the only SUPER
stition have left, but I do think it is
flying in the face of providence to
open an umbrella in the house,
Then it developed that every one of
those sensible, sedate men of exper-
fence had some one thing that meant
to him an omen OF good or ill. Yet
each scorned the idea OF superstition.
, 1t was ''habit' with most of them.
One gentleman present said that he
always in disrohing placed his shoes
on the same spot and about in the
same position as if he was standing in
them-heels together and toes out. If
by any chance this was neglected he
could not get to sleep until he arose
and arranged his representatives.
Another one for over twenty years
had carried a thin, fiat pocketbook in
his hip pocket that had belonged to
his father. He never used it, but the
pocketbook was always changed with
his trousers. At times, in forgetting it,
he had neglected important business
to return for it. He never carries any,
thing else in the pocket with IL. A
lady said one Indication of something
out OF the usual happening to her was,
In dressing, to get something on with
the wrong side out. It did not always
mean bad luck. Sometimes, though
annoying, it would turn out to be an
extraordinary bit of good luck. The
omen never failed, notwithstanding
that she never allowed herself the
comforting discomfort of wishing and
wearing the garment through the day,
loyal to the mistake and the old idea
OF protection against the hoodoo.
Then another of the party took a
silver coin out of his pocket and said
he had carried it nearly twenty years,
and would be much annoyed if he lost
1t, but OF course it is only association.
A gentleman who up to this time
had listened, without adding to the
| symposium, said:
"Well, / know that I am not at all
superstitious, but there are some
peculiar coincidents in mans life.
Three or four years ago an acquaint-
ance of mine gave me a poker chip,
and said. Put it in your pocket and
carry it for luck I put it in my
pocket with my silver, not for luck,
but carelessly. lcarried it up to six
months ago, when it disappeared. OF
course there is nothing in it, but from
the time that piece of ivory went into
my pocket everything went against
me. | lost thousands of dollars. About
six months ago things took a turn.
The poker chip had nothing to do with
it, but don't want any more of them
mixed up with my silver.