Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-07-18

Of these amusing say
-dch as Worn on the heel,
-pends a great dealt worn on the
ball, spends it alI;' worn on the
vamp, look out for a scamp worn
on the toes spends as he goes;'
Worn on the side, will be a rich
mans brids;' all of which may be
taken for just what they are worth.
IAN old sign says that il a young |
man 10 careless Of his shoe lacing.
he will neglect his wife; bat, on the |
contrary, if he laces them tight he |
will be very stingy in his dealings |
with her. BY the way, ia
man is going to sac soung
and stubs +; mis- sweetheart
81 lis right toe he may know
lat he is to be welcome, but If he
stubs his left one he may as well
turn around and 60 home, because
she does not want to see him. Again.
if his lacings keep coming united,
his lady love is talking or thinking
about him.
"When you buy a pair Of new.
shoes, never put them on shelf
higher than your head, unless you
waat to bring bad luck; and if you
blacken them before you have had
both shoes on, You may meet with
an accident or even have a sudden
death. This is an old Irish super-
stition. The Scottish girls believe
that if they drop their shoes before
they are worn, trouble will ensue,
while French lady losing her heel
is sure Of some disappointment in
love, and q German mother in the
same predicament feels that che
will lose one o. her children.
you must not put your right
shoe on your left foot or your left
on your right, nor must you put
your left shoe on before the right
unless you want bad luck. This
superstition dates back TO one OF the
Emperors Of Rome, who, it is re-
corded, put On his left shoe first
one morning and came near being
assassinated during the day.
As sign Of respect the Japan
csc take off their slippers when they
meet in the street. and the Jews
used to pluck off one Of theirs to
confirm a bargain. Throughou.
the East, when an inferior enters
the presence of his superior, he
leaves his shoes or slippers at the
door. A great many people still
fellow the old customs of throwing
an old shoe after the bridal couple,
but very few know the old signifi-
canoe Of this. 1t is supposed to
bring good luck, and those that
throw it after newly married cou-
pie do so with the best intentions
lii the world. This custom, how
ever, really came from the old An
glo-Saxon times. when the father
invariably handed the bridegroom
one of the brides old shoes, which
signifies the giving up of all author
ity over the girl to her husband, SO
that those who throw an old shoe
after the departing couple nova
days are really signifying that she
is his property, as in medieval times.
lit is supposed to bring good
luck to keep an old pair Of shoes
that is past wearing around the
; house, but if they are burned mp,
according to an old sign, snakes
will squirm away from the place
and will leave bad luck behind
them. Old negro 'sunties' in the
South burn up old shoes and hog
hOofs. ana use q mixtsre of the two
for coughs. 1t would seem as
Though good smart cold would be
preferable to the remedy.
" 10 be in another's shoes is a
quotation in vogue today. Among
the ancient Norsemen, when man
adopted son, he must always, for
certain time at least, wear the
shoes of his adopted father in order
to lawfully inherit his property, and
so it came about that to stand in an
others shoes means to claim his
honors."
Thus endeth the shoe dealers
collection of shoe knowledge in this
line, and doubtless many who read
this will DO able to add many other
superstitions in regard to the shoe,
but be sure to put on your right
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