San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-20
THEY WE'RE NOT sUPERsTI-
TIOUS.

But Each OF Them Had Some Pc
cuiiar Little Habit or Fad.
Il have no patience with super
stitious people. There is nothing in
superstition. used to believe, when
l was boy, that it was good luck to
see the new moon over my right
shoulder, and that the evil one would
pursue me for q month II saw Ii first
over my left. And after was grown
and circumstances had knocked non
sense and superstition out of me. L
still felt more comfortable not to start
ora journey on Friday, but several
railroad smashups used up the one
remaining
What are you doing? Don't open
that umbrella in the house!n
There were six or seven sitting
around the CRATE, and out in the
hall was a gentleman preparing to
leave. He opened his umbrella to
show the hostess the beauties of the
light and slender wire stem. AS this
command fiOated 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 sup
erstitioh l have felt, but do think it
is flying in the face of providence to
open an um brella in the house."
Then it developed that every one of
those sensible, sedate men of expert
ence had some one thing that meant
to him an omen of good or ill. Yet
each scorned the idea of superstition.
1t was "habit" with most of them.
One gentleman said that he always
in disrobing plac d his shoes on:the
same spot and about the same position
as if he was standing in them-heels
together and toes out. If by any
chance this was neglected he could
not get to sleep until he arose and ar
ranged his representatives.
Another one, for over twenty years =,
had carried in hip pocket thin, flat
pocket book that had belonged to his
father. He never used it but the
pocketbook was always changed
with his trousers. At times, in for
getting it, he had neglected impor-
tant business to return for it,.
A lady said one indication
of something out of the usual
happening to her was, in dressing, to
get some thing on with the wrong
side out. It did not always mean
bad luck. Sometimes, though annoy
ing. it would turn out to be on ex-
traordinary 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 to the mistakes and the
old idea of protection against the
hoOdoo.
Then another of the party took a
silver coin out of his pocket and said
he had carried it nearly twenty years,
aud would be much annoyed if he
lost 1t, but of course 1t is only associa-
ton.
A gentleman who up to this time
had listened without adding to the
symposium, said:
"Well, know that I am not at all
superstitious, but there are some Pc
culiar coIncidents in q mans life.
Three or four years ago an acquaint-
ance of mine gave me q poker chip
and said, Put 1t in your pocket and
carry it for luck I put it In my
pocket with my silver, not for luck.
but carelessly 1 carried 1t up to six
months ago, when it disappeared. Of
course there is nothing in 1t, but from
the time that piece of ivory went into
my pocket everything went against
me. I lost thousands of dollars.
About six months ago things took q
turn. The poker chip had nothing to
do with it, but don't want any more
of them mixed up with my silver."-
Chicago Herald.