Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-31

w. htst 'ftN-eN WtuAitNt Tor that one the
mirica had charmed As her beloved. Groups
OF lads on all fours dutNed their heads 10
buckets Of water and brought out small
coin with their teeth l.ssses were cutting
out alphabets with which the fairies were
a. spell, In water basins, secretly cherished
names. stolen hetrlugs which must be-
salt, must he broilel without turning.
eaten with hot tons. aud dreamed ou
without drink NOW made their appcar.
ance. Then the hammock baking" aud It's
wild merfInient Whoeysr turned the
hammock On the huge griddle that hung
from the crane was TO vol her whose
nimble iiugcrs knellri IT, oaten meal.
salt. soda aud water together.
"Nut burning aud "fnap APPLE were
going on m-rrily at the hob. The hazel.
,ut ashes la daiuty packets beneath the
pillows were to yield charmed dreams. tho
burning "snap apples" told whether Low.
lux pairs would sputterur mcllowIy ngc
during welded He. Then there was thc
"dumb cake making for fairy aided
dreams; the "charm pies with their hut
tons for Old batchtlors, thimbles for Old
maids and ring- Tor the lucky ones who
should wed, the candle aud sweets"
suspended aud whirling between Hrinning
faces where teeth snapped Tor bites. aud
luckless ifowsy hair was singod, aud an
hundred other Innocent delights, lcading
10 the more scflou. affairs Of "postmnns
knock aud "forfelts." where gonu.
inu old fashioned kissing was thotu Tor
the fphtlnr. aud the struggle for your
rights with a bouncing Irish lass from
the mountains Insured her hatred u you
dill not overcome her, aud sore body or
broken bones u you did-and then, anid
drafcning clatter aud chatter, the supper
In the great room. piled upon table, like
fat stalls In n plcthnflc market, various.
smoking, awful. but with the iollirst. hun.
priost crew you ever broke bread with in
all your life Aud Oh, Tor room iu which
- tell the tales here told. 90 give The SONGS
here sung 70 reproduce with all their de.
liciuus hudiiurc the quips aud iohcs heru
pcrpetfatDi, whiIc ugUHus ~ tea flowed
gusgl,ug'y, aud the poiecu, o. clear ns
rock whtHr and us sullrlusa Of excise, went
on L. winding" way
shortly after. % wild hullAhalpn arrested
our attyutiun. The bye had Uiuuuod "a
great surprise. sallyIhg forth WHOM tho
tales aud songs wUru At theig hc..ut. tuDy
had descended upon another Halloween
party q Tow miles distant, and hy muln
force hnd captured a lldlor aud brought
him bodily away the whole crowd ~ dc.
feafsl friendly rvHls following uticr ice
puIclul Actiam4tion. Aud hero thpy ratut
with wild vh00p nud aurr0u carrying
their prize uu thlir shpull,Us lufl thr
great room, where the procession wya o..
c'I,fd with ringing ehcUra Il was old
B..iy Daiu. thg biiul Alilor hero u0w
above all hosts, Countrywide guest. or
iirAuTr, ha.leis. clatlrss, breAthlcl
frnm the odd melee, but with purs,l aud
smiling mouth and positive radiance shin.
Ing from bis white locks aud bctm.ns from
bis blinking, uprals.d aud Ightlea old
eyes
was there a dance thls Halloween ulrht
a. that farmhouse un the auei,ut NlIu4.
crnnin r1ldf Az the uifcA N oak that
tulycfod % C1ntuy's Fpiuicrs and mold
upon the ynuIting beads and hoeis of this
biz hearted ir.sh p0IlautrU. And 1fl. the
altar, that looked softly down until their
thiuiug eyes went out he the brighter ~
liall1ws' dawn waloh l.ucd flaming cones
upon Che peaks Of fair GiculoNan.
Everybody IL familiar with Burns n.
nous pnem, "ilalloNveu," ia which occur
the linesi
Tho au'd ruIdvi'os wrcl.hooriet nls
Arc fuuul an round divided.
Aud mouI1 LIDS aud las.cs' latcs
Are thoro that ulgut decided
Aud were a thousand papers written OF
Halloween In Scotland thcy could NOT III
comprise the panoramic sweep aud genial
Insight Into the ways aud witcheric. VI
aud StotiAa night of mirth. charm ana
loycm1kng. Ia tracing the nniniiies be-
tween irish and Scottish customs, how.
ever have come upon some curious uN.
Rmp,gs VI Scottish Halloween custom aud
belief.
unr Of these Is the extraordinary aud
varied Use 20 which cabbage, or kali, IA
put In the traditions aud morrNmakiug,
~ the occasion. Kali brosc or cabbage
broth j. insoparHblr FROM the Scotch llsl.
lOwurn iciNt Ni.chicyous boys push tho
pith from the stalk. al ID with tow, which
they tct on Gre, aud. then. through tho
keyholes ~ houses OF folk who have given
them o1cnsc, blow darts OF fame yard 10
length. II on a Halloween fnrmcra or
eguitors kali yard sill contains uugathetgi
cAbbages, tue boys aud girls of the neigh.
bDrhoOd descend upon II en- musss, aud the
entire crop II harvested In hyu minutes
time and thutnpud against their owner.
doun, which rattls a. though pounded by
a thundrous tempest.
In some shircs " the pulling ot tho
kall' the youths VI both sexes 10 into the
kali yard hlindfoldcd and Ia pairs, holdlns
each others hands They each pull tho
first "runt" or stalk that they find, not
belug permitted 10 make selection. All thus
gathered are carried back 20 the house fos
inspection. The straightnrss or crooked.
ness, leanness or fgtucss, aud other petul,
inrities Of the stalks are indicative Of the
general appearance Of their future hu,
bands or wives; while tho taste Of the pith.
whether sweet. bitter or yapid also fore.
casts their disposition and character.
but the most singular Of all beliefs ia
Scotland regarding the cabbage stalk 4,
confined 10 the minds VI very young chll.
dren, though IL ID 40 peculiarly tender
deluslOn that the guldwiic holds Il In re-
spect TO her dying day. The ide, IL unlyUr.
sll among the little folks Ia tho land o
cakes that whore new brother or sister
appears In the household Il has come,
through fairy aid, from the roots OF Tie
cabbage stalki So that When all the bAirus
Of Scotland are singing,
This u the niclt o. Halloween,
when a the Wltohlo micht 30 seen;
somc o them black. some o ihom green.
s1mo y them like a turkey bean
However nnd aud merry all their games,
| they never lay their loy'weary heads upon
their pillows until with their own hand,
they have laid generous piles NJ "kall
runtsn AGAINST dnnfslil aud window ledge,
80 that the gracious mud kindly fairies on
blessed Halloween night shall ret free al
! least one baby soul from the roots and
mold, and the household shall not '1il oi
welcoming another tiny hnirn within this
| gJmug year, EDuAR l., WAkEAAN.
A Mistake Isw Wives Make.