The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-05
FOR TIE YOUNG PEOPLE.
MATTERS SPECIALLY INTER
ksTiNo TO THE YOUNG.
Things Not to Believe, or Do--An-
gsIina Homssiok - Travelling
without q Cent--Oood
Manners at
Home.
rhInes Not to Believe. or Do.

IniU8o MOI TO beueVos OF 10.
Young girls often commit foolish
thoughtless acts which cause feelings
OF shame and regret even after they
have grown to womanhood. / have
known two separate instances
when just for fun a party of young
girls went to somewhat famous old
"fortune-teller." and for one beautiful
girl she predicted so sad fate that
the senseless forecasting followed the
poor child until it seemed as il her
very dread OF promised events actual
ly FASTENED their fulfilment.
For another she declared that cir
cumstanceswould occur in her lifewhich
have often caused her to shrink back in
dread OF the old witch's warning, al
though more than twenty years have
rolled by since the pretended fortune
was told.
Better far to treat such things as
did bright lady, who, going to her
door one morning, saw a weird,
shrunken, little old woman, who, try
ing to twist her features into smile,
said coaxingly-
"Let me tell your fortune, dear. Oh,
you're going to have such bright flu
ture!' and she mentioned the sum for
ed budget OF brightness.
"Oh, no." was the answer, ~ want
to know nothing of my future only as
it unfolds itself each day."
"Oh. but, my dear" persisted the
lii tie sharp-eyed woman, in a wheed-
ling tone, "you really ought to know
what see in your face, such bright
future; oh, so bright"
But the lady was firm, saying again
that she wanted to know nothing of
future events: they always became
known fast enough to satisfy her, no
mptter how bright they might prove
to he; whereupon the wrinkled face of
til old fortune-teller took on q hide
o. frown, as shaking her fist at the
III 1, she croaked:
None too bright, can tell you!"
Never believe in signs or omens. l
have known people so weak and fool
ish as to have a sign attached to al
most every little event that would
occur during day. shall cite none
OF them, as repeating such things only
strengthens the recollection of what
should never have been told in the
FL st place, far less believed.
Yes. come to think OF it, will tell
one sign which was told me by n
very black-eyed quick-witted old
lady, and it came true, too, so it was
really, truly sign. ooh dear"
said, 81 have cut my finger"
"Do you know the signy asked Aunt
Nabby, so quickly that | fairly jump
"Why, no."
WELL" she said again speaking
very quickly, "it's a sign it'll bleed"
And the cut finger did bleed, so
there are some true signs. II you're
good and faithful in the performance
OF duties it is sure sign you will be
happy and successful. If you are cross
and disobliging it is n sure sign you
will be dlsiked and avoided. SO what
j mean to say is, never believe in
a made up, fictitious sign.
Then again, be careful not to allow
yourself. in sudden freak or desire
for adventure to do anything you
may always afterwards wish you had
never done. Do not play foolish jokes
on older persons; or, far worse, mimic
a persons peculiarities.
{ is sad fact that n lady who,
zen girl, allowed herself to mimic
other persons peculiarities and mis-
fortunes in such manner as to cause
great merriment among her friends,
became the mother of poor, nm
fortunate child, who seemed to en-
body in her queer frame ludicrous
movements and imperfect intellect,
the very kind OF misfortunes her
mother used to initiate to perfection.
More than one OF her former associ-
ates recalled, pityingly, it is true. yet
with q shudder OF vivid recollection,
the peals OF laughter which used to
follow the young girls accurate re-
production of faces and manners,
which in this other reproduction
became the dreadful sorrow of her
life. Remember it is dangerous
thing to make light of any misfortune
whatever; there is no knowing how
soon or in what way like calamity
may overtake the soundest or fairest
among your number.--The Watch
man.