The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-31


hurns steadily and evenly = .-she one.
II both burn. Il Il not necessarily inssca-
tire q double marriage. buf II supposed
| 70 mean happy marriage o. . hopeful
IoFs- While THU dfvsaafion II IA progress
| the head Of the family might with efyer.
recsfe the following sinez from Gays poem
OF The Spell
Tvo hazel nuts threw into the f,a,.~
And % eacn nut I gave q sweetheart-s
This With the ioudest bounce me sors
Tina. In flame Of brightest co,or s....a.
As blazed thy nun. 30 may thy passion
For 'iwa. my nut that cid 70 brsxhs,y
When wearied With this advertisement
the apples shouId be brought into nee
After the serious spell with the nrts N
agreeable relaxation would be found n
tao Old custom OF ducking for aprse.
Place number 81 the apples IN 4 wash
tub hiled with water. bisndsold Some OF
the youngsters, puf forks In their snorfhs
and With thei- arms tied behind their
backs. let them try 20 spit the apples.
should there be any s1aiis handy. side
play might bc introduced by burning the
sneiis Of the nuts already eaten. and al
lowing the Shiny creafurec to trace the IN
ifials Of . future marital companion in
the ashes
AEotufr fGnsistar custom - to swing en-
apple pairing three times around the head
and throw Il OF :he ground where ii is
believed TO form the FIRST letter os the
Future husband or vifes name In the
north Of England while performing this
diversion. II ss customary to repeat the fol-
lowing lines.
II pare this psppin round and round again.
Ny sweethsart's name TO flourish on the
Ming the unbroken pairing DER my head.
Ny sweethearts letter on the plain Is
read"
Two apple seeds stuck on the eyel.ds viii
determine the constancy CT a sweetheart.
The seed which drops on 10 faithless: that
which stays il true. The lemon peels
mentioned should be placed In the pocket
for use at bedtime The slips OF paper
are used as follows: The young man or
maiden takes five alps. writing on three
the names Of favorite beaux or bellies. and
on one other Stranger" The NTH slip is
labeled Death" The slips are then rolled
up separately. moistened with dirt and
dropped in water. The one rising first 10
the omen.
AL these charms must be weaved before
IL O'Clock and then. IL results are yet
doubtful. the dumb cake" might be tried
Any number Of young smen participates
Each places handful OF flour on a sheet
OF white paper and sprlnk.es IL over with
a pinch Of salt. Then one makes II into
dough with spring water Each must roll
the dough. spread IL out and mark her
initials on II with . new pin. While bak-
ing before the fire each must turn 1t once,
meanwhile Sitting az faf from 1t as posi-
BILE All this must be done before mid
night. and when the clock strikes that hour
the future husband Of her who Is TO be
married first will enter and lay her hand
upon the part OF the cake marked with
her name Not a word must be spoken
during the whole proceeding. and hence
the name dumb cake"
Now that the hour and minute hands
stand over the mark OF midnight the mar
riagsabie daughter or daughters OF the
household must make the supreme test OF
all. She bids the family goodnight. takes
q candle and repairs to the most remote
apartment OF the house. When there she
must stand before mirror. holding the
candle In one hand and eating from an
apple In the other. As she masticates the
delicious fruit her gaze must be fixed In
tently on the glass with particular atten-
tion TO the darkness reflected beyond. II
the maiden has absorbed a proper guam
tity OF nuts dumb cake and apples
slowly. she will see gathering out OF the
darkness shadowy face and there peering
over her shoulder are the features Of her
future lord and master. Ii Is possible the
average American girl would not survive
the vision. but In case she did. and had
yet an appetite for further miracles. she
could rub her bedpost before retiring with
one OF the lemon peels pocketed earlier In
the evening. According to an old writer:
''If ye man appears In ksf sleep and pre-
sent her with . couple OF lemons, she In
20 have him: II he does not, there is no
hope for her.
A maid who could get no results from
the foregoing combination may resign her.
self TO spinsterhood. for. as the old writer
said. ''fhere Is no hope for her.