Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-09-08
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ALL A MISTAKE.
The Case Of Two Girls Who Were Not Blt
SuPerstitious.

The Case of Two Girls Who Were Not n Tlt
SuPerstitious.
"Are you superstitious?" asked the girl
with the blue sunshade.
."Not Bit" answered the girl viii
the white waistcoat.
Neither am /, but Nellie is awf1lly
so. Why, the other day she dropped
fork at the breakfast table and ram UP
stairs to curl her bangs, perfectly sure
that Sam was on his way from California
to surprise her."
"And did he Gomez breathlessly asked
the girl with the white waistcoat.
"Of course not. And there's Minnie.
Why, she dreamed the other night that
che was at big funeral, and as dreams
go by contraries she refuses to wear her
new evening dress because she is sure
she will be invited to q swell wedding
right away"
"How foolish of her, Why, her father
would have to buy her a new dress II
that one was soiled."
$50 told her. Well, am not super
stitious, but should hate to marry the
thirteenth Baron of Blazerfeld, rs Jen-
ME expects to do. Something awful will
be sure to happen to her-especially If
she continues to put on so many airs.
"Yes, indeed. Speaking of that re-
minds me of Della. You know she
dropped her bouquet as she started up
the aisle to be married. Everybody said
that was sure to bring her i'll luck"
what happened to her? Do tell meT'
"Oh, nothing, only she got 40 pres
ents, and 81 of them were souvenir
spoons"
"Oh, you know how superstitious Fan
is about the number Is. Well, the other
day a sudden shower came up. and she
took refuge in the first street car that
came along. AS soon as shesaw the con-
ductor's number she was sure some
thing awful would happen, but it was
risk it or ruin her new dress. Oh, it was
just awful"
"What was it9 Tell me quickr
"Why, right across from her was q
girl she hadn't spoken to for a year, and
with her was Charley--and Fan had only
returned his ring the day before"
"How perfectly dreadful! must tell
you about Effie. She dreamed the other
night that runaway horse knocked her
down, 80 of course she was afraid to go
out that day."
"Of course, it might
$50 she just staid in. and young Bore
by saw her at the window and came in
and read his epic poem to her"
"Gracious! Did Emma eyer tell you
how she finally helped George to pro-
poser
mo. I've often wondered how
"Why, she asked him if he was at all
superstitious. OF course he answered
no."
"Wellr
"She Just said: Neither am /. But
fortune teller told me yesterday that yor
wanted to ask me to marry you and were
afraid / would refuse. Wasn't 1t fool
ishY"
"Well, never What did he do thenS'
Emma didn't tell me, but their wed
ding cards are out"
"Oh, Susie says she is going to tel
Fred that the last nail has fallen out oi
her horseshoe"
"But don't understand"
"That means that she is TO be married
shis year. goosie."
"Goodness, that must be why Phil tool
all the nails out of the one he gave me. :"
every likely. It's the only way he'd
ever have the courage to ask you. Well
I'm glad I'm not superstitious like somS
people"
$50 am /. Let's cross over and gel
some soda water"
"All right. but wait until this funera
passes. 1t is awful unlucky to cross DO
tween the carriages at o funeral. CHS
cago Tribune.