The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-31

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weakness.
al have no patience with oupoPsti-
tious people" said Chicago man ~
Gently. There Is nothing In supersti-
ton. used TO believe. when ] was =
boy. that II was good LUCK 70 - The
new moon over my right shouldor. and
that the evil one would pursue me for
a month II saw Il frat over ny let
And after ] was grown and circum-
stances had knocked nonsense and
superstition out OF me still felt moro
comfortable not TO start on = journey
on Friday. but several railroad smssh-
ups used mp the one remsiniug
what arc you doingl Don't open
that umbrella In the houser
There we're six or seven sitting
around the CRATE. and out Ia the halt
was gentleman preparing 70 leave.
lie opened his umbrella to show tho
hostess the beauties OF the light aud
slender wire stem. As this command
noated 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;
well. that Is really the only super
stition have left but ! do think II Is
Aging Ia the face OF providence 70
open an umbrella la the house"
Then IL developed that every one OF
those sensible. sedate men OF exper-
ience had some one thing that meant
10 him an omen OF good or Ill. Yet
each scorned the idea OF superstition.
1t was "habir' with most OF them.
One gentleman present said that he
always In disrobing placed his shoes
on the same spot and about In the
same position as II he was standing In
them heels together and toes out II
by any chance this was neglected he
could not get TO sleep until he arose
aud arranged his representatives.
/ Another one for over twenty years
had carried thin. Hat pocletbooiS In
his hip pocket that had belonged TO
his father. He never used II. but tho
, pockctbook was always changed with
his trousers. At times. Ia forgetting It..
he had neglected important business
TO return for II. He never carries any
thing else In the pocket with L.. A
lady said one indication OF something
out OF the usual happening TO her Was.
Ia dressing, to get something on with
the wrong side out II did not always
mean bad luck. Sometimes. though
annoying, IL 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 10 the mistake and the old idea
| OF protection against the hoodoo.
Then another OF the party took 9
silver coin out Of his pocket and said
he had carried IL nearly twenty years.
aud would be much annoyed II no lost
IL. but OF course IL is only association.
A gentleman who up TO this time
had listened. without adding TO the
symposium. said;
well. know that am not Mt all
superstitlous. but there are some
peculiar coincidents In mans life.
Three or four years ago an aoquaint
ance Of mine gave me poker chip.
and said. Put II In your pocket and
carry IL for luck put 1t la my
pocket with my silver, not for luck,
but carclessly. ] carried II up TO sir
months ago, when 1t disappeared. o.
course there Is nothing In II. 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 turn
The poker chip had nothing 70 do with
IL. but don't want any more OF then
L n III