Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-31
OUT Or 1HE Vastly DEEP
Spirits Who Visit the Earth on
aallow Zen
DISCLOSING MYSTERIES OF LOVE
Eaa-LsvtpG Maiasns Whe Try - Pens-
trets the Veil sf the Futars AID
had Boys who Make Them
selves Obssxlous.

the n-gnt proceeding All saints ua9,
the iirst OF November. The day 10
observed by Roman Catholic, Prot
estant Episcopal and Lutheran
churches as a festival OF al the saints
In the calendar. The night Is hardly
deserving of its name for all the imps
OF darkness are turned loose upon
suffering world and they create cad
havoc. Tradition has surrounded All
Hallow Eve with a web OF supersti-
ton and thousand and one charms,
spells, incantations and eliish trick
cries are practice that night through
out the Christian world. '-Spirits OF the
vasty deep are supposed to be within
easy call IL they do not actually OBJ
trude themselves upon people who are
abroad during the witching hours
The ETHEREAL substance OF which they
are composed Is supposed TO take on
visible forms at the pronouneing OF
certain spells, and they are more than
willing 10 impart secrets concerning
human affairs. Mysteries OF love and
Death are their particular forte and
lovelorn haidens in every cline prac-
tice the time honored spells in the at
tempt to learn their future fates-
Burning Of nuts Is favorlte prac-
tee and tonight all through Scotland.
Ireland and Northern England the las
Res will be gathered for n lark. AN
classes participate; in the mansions
Of The wealthy they gather before the
glowing CRATE OF antracite and In
the cotter's home with its thatched
roof and it's floor OF hardened clay
TREY meet around the 'old fireplace
| heaped with burning peat. Hazel
nuts and walnuts are taken, the
number corresponding to the number
of each lassies' admirers, and their
names having been applied to them,
they are laid carefully upon the fire.
6fthe nuts crack or burst the lovers
they represent are uniaithful anu are
not to be depended upon. II, how
ever they burn with steady lame
they are true lovers. AT the ingie-
side sits the toothless old granny
who more than q hall century ago
was a giddy young thing herself.
Her beauty has departed, but her
old gray head is full OF legendary lore
and charms OF witchcraft. From trick
to trick she guides them. chuclling
all the I1int Will tNihhS
wild tales OF the pranks practiced
when she was girl. One girl goes
out at midnight with a handful OF
hempseed and pronounces the follow
ing charm:
"Hempseed. I throw thee;
Hempseed. ! sow tbee,
Aud he who will my true love be
Come after me and NOW thee-
Her future husband is in duty bound
to show himself at this moment. The
chances are that her rascally brother
will get himself up like n scare-crow
aud Jump out from the shadow OF the
hedge with demoniac howl. The
young lady will light out with q
stride that would shame Sunol, and
dive into the house shrieking that
"Auld Klootie' or "Cutty Sarks' or
some other foul ficnd is about to make
way with her.
In this country the old trick OF bob.
bing for apples is fayorite. A party
OF youag ladies' write their names on
slips of paper and insert one OF the
names into a cash cut in each apple.
One after another the young men are
ranged before 4 tub OF water in which
the appies are placed. Win their
hands tied behind them each must take
an apple s.cun .g 3. tae.r teeth.
The apples are round and eyas;ve, and
10 secure orc requires patience and
pluck. It Is generally necessary sor the
victim 20 pash the apple to the bot
tom OF ons eup ociore he can i.x I'm
teeth INTO Il and draw it f0:.h. Hi-
| dishcyclcd locks aud dripping beak ex-
cite g-eat mer-,lnent and waiie he i
Iryiag his head and getting his breath
aUothes Is undergoing the same or
deal.
The ladies take an apple anil pare ii
carefully 50 thRs tile whole skin is
Left iu one SPIRAL strip. This they
swing tbrce times around the head and
cast It behini them. the paring falls
and makes In, Initial OF the naiden's
future husband.
Now and then young lady will
| bake an anisc seed cake and put it un.
der her pillow TO make her dream oi
bcr own true love. Here again comes
in the wicked little brother. lie tip
toes into the room In the middle of the
| night, steals the caks AMI eats It.
Then he substitutes a package Of linn
burger cheese o. one OF iiis old socks
and leaves her fondiy dreaming.
Even the prudish old maid is suseep
tlble to the mystic Influences OF Hal.
low eve. She ambles into her little
gem OF boudoir and taking the lamp
| looks long and anxiousIy for the pos
sible man under the bed. Then she
fixes her rapidly thinning locks into
curl papers and pares her corns. Nner
she is all ready for bsi she turns
down the lamp until tue I.ghI
in the room IL very dim.
| Turning around three times
with her eyes closed she glances
over her left shoulder at the mirror
where her spectral husband should ap-
+ pear. A hideous apparifIon with a
gorgon head meets her gaze and she
turns ND the lamp with a gasp Of
horror. IL was only herself in curl
Z papers that she saw reflected and
with weary sigh the Hight is turned
ont. and the maiden relapSes into
dreams that o1ly herself can describe
AMI she won't do it.
! The worst feature of Uaiiow eve Is
the antics ~ bad hoys. and Grand
Z Rapids Kids are among the worst.
scnae farseeinr residents have PEST
tionef for extra police protection ioF
fslis evrnsnx. and while some ~ re
more ohsfreperons hoTs sre SUR -
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