The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-21
A sUPEnSTITIOUs MAN.
He Gets Out Of Bed on the Wrong
Side.
Correcting His Error Makos No Difference
In What Tollnws-Othcr Blunders
Against tho Supcrstitious Codo
and Their Natural Results.

The superstitious man got out OF
bed on the left-hand side. He had
never knowingly committed such o
breach in his creed, and he climbed
back and got out on the right-hand
side, explaining, as he leapcd to the
carpet:
''Always get out on the right
side"
Just as he uttered these words his
bare foot was pierced by q tack
that lay point up on the carpet. ~
The superstitious man went down.
stairs. Outwardly he was scrupu-
lously attired. Inwardly his ward
robe was slightly disarranged, for
his undershirt and one sock were on
wrong side out. But the supersti-
tious man would not have changed
this for the world, though the sock
chafed his heel and the undershirt
became unbuttoned at the throat,
and, as a stiff northeaster was blow
ing, he contracted cold that set
him sniveling for whole week.
AS itwas fine morning, the su-
perstitious man walked down town
nhis way to his Office. He was very
careful to tread on all the cracks in
the pavement, and, having missed
one inadvertently, went back block
to remedy the error In this way
he missed an appointment with a big
real estate man, and Brown, across
the street, put the deal through and
earned the commission. But the SUI
perstitious man was happy.
When he went out to lunch he in
advertently passed under a ladder.
Returning, to remedy the mistake, a
paintbrush full of green paint fell
on his hat, running it. He paid for
a new one smilingly, however, for
his theory that it was unluckyy to
pass under a ladder was fully con-
frmed. RI .
Running upstairs to his club, the
superstitious man tripped on the
steps when near the top of fight,
and as this was very unlucky thing
to happen just before eating, he
went down to the landing below and
began the climb all over again. He
was so agitated when he sat down to
the table that he upset the salt the
first thing, aud in throwing it hur-
riedly over his shoulder hit the club
dog, a huge Newfoundland, square
in the eyes. The dog, smarting
with pain, rushed out OF the room
and, darting between the legs of
waiter, brought him to the floor with
a terrible rattle of broken dishes.
The whole proceeding was observed
by the superstitious mans worst
enemy, who reported it to the board
Of directors as an act of pure
maliciousness.
On his way back to the Office the
superstitious man saw pin, with
the point toward him, lying on the
sidewalk. He did not pick this up,
on account of the unluckiness7 Of such
an action, but walked around it care
fully. By this he missed extracting
from a crack in the pavementa carat
and a half diamond which happened
to be on the other end Of the pin. 1t
was secured bya strong-minded per-
son, two minutes Later, who had no
trace of superstition in his makeup.
But the superstitious man was hap
PLY ignorant of what he had missed.
At crowded corner be encountered
another pin, this time with the head
toward him. 1t was unlucky to pass
this, so be stopped and was about to
grab it, when a heavy man, bustling
forward, struck him full in the rear
and he was thrown violently on his
face.
AS the superstitious man un-
dressed himself that night he pre-
sented an altogether pitiful specta-
Gle. His nose was skinned, his right
ankle sprained and his clothes
abraded from his fall on the pave
ment. His chest was sore and his
heel adorned with o big blister,
whore the unfastened flannel and the
turned sock had wreaked their ven
geance. He had lost a big real es-
tate deal and been nearly posted at
his club. He was out the price Of a
new hat and plus o number of aches
and bruises.
CATER to-day" said the supersti-
tious man, IT will pick up no pins; l
will walk under all the ladders /
please: I won't throw salt over my
left shoulder. I'll get out any side OF