Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-29
SOME SUPERSTlTIONs.
Everybody Has weak roists IL the Line or IN :.
Weakness,

Everybody Has weak rolsts IL the Line OF n,-
Weakness.
II have no patience with supers,i.
tious people," said Chicago man re.
Gently. ''There is nothing in supers.-
ton. used to believe. when l was :,
boy, that it was good luck to SEQ Tn,
now moon over my right shoulder. snu
that the evil one would pursue the TO.
month II / saw it first over my let.
And after ] was grown and circum-
stances had knocked nonsense ana
superstition out of mo still felt morn
comfortable not to start on a Journey
on Friday, but several railroad smash
ups used up the one remaining-
What are you doing! Don't open
that um brella in the house''
There were six or seven 1sit,iny
around the CRATE. and out in the hal,
was gentleman preparing to leave.
He opened his umbrella 10 SHOW ,h.
hostess the beauties OF the light ant
slender wire stem. As this comman,,
hoated out to him his astonished look
was equaled by the shout that went ~
from the freside. As he came in tor
an explanation. the speaker said
"WelI. that is really the only super
stition l have left, but l do think it i,
flying in the face Of providence TO-
open an umbrella in the house."
Then it developed. that every one o.
those sensible, sedato men OF exlcy-.
ience had some one thing that mcaut
to him an omen OF good or i'll. ".
each scorned tho idea OF superstition.
l. was ''habit" with most of them.
One gentleman present said that he
always in disrobing placed his shoe.
on the same spot and about in the
same position as if 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
and arranged his Representatives.
Another one for over twenty years
had carried II thin. fiat pocke,boo!< in
his hip pocket that had belonged to
his father. He never used it. but the
pocketbook was always changed witt
his trousers. At times. in forgetting It.
he had neglected important bushes,
to return for it. He never carries any
thing else in the pocket with it, A
lady said one indication OF somethin.
out of the usual happening to her was.
in dressing, to get something on with
the wrong side out. 1t did not alway.
mean bad luck. Sometimes. though
annoying, it would turn out to be an
extraordinary bit OF good luck. Thu
omen never failed. notwithst nding
that she never allowed herself the
comforting discomfort OF wishing ana
wearing the garment through the day
loyal to the mistake and tie old ide;,
of protection against the hoodoo
Then another OF the p rly took
silver coin out of his pocket and said
he had carried it nearly twenty years.
and would be much annoyed if he los.
It. but Of course it is only association.
A gentleman who up TO this time
had listened. without adding to the
symposium. said:
well. l know that am not at all
superstitious. but there are some
peculiar coincidents in q mans life.
Three or iour years ago an acqun'n'-
ance OF mine gave me poker chip
and said. Put it in your pocket and
carry it for luck l put it in my
pocket with my silver, not for luck.
but carelessly. carried it up to six
months ago, when it disappeared. OF
course there is nothing in it. but fro m
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 to do with
it. but don't want any moro OF theul
mixed up with my silver.