The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-08
A NARROWING TALE

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| stead Of Luck.
Here is an absolutely true tale about
two sprigs Of four-leaf clover. It will
serve as q warning tc all women and
| girls who believe if one sprig brings
| them luck TIVE should make their for
\ tune:
Mrs. William +. Greene. the wife Of a
physician Of Mount Vernon, has been
telling her friends for years she hoped
some day to And fourIeaf clover. When
ever she stopped to rest on any of her
many bicycle rides she searched the
grass for one of the magic green sPrigs.
Now, the rule about finding four-leat
clover sprigs is this: One means great
good fortune, two brings very bad luck
in their train, three means sudden death
to the finder and four means q will con.
test, etc.
Mrs. Greene did not know this. Early
one morning she started on her wheel
for Oakland beach, near Rye, on the
sound. On her way to the railroad sta
ton she happened, or, rather, managed
70 find, four-leaf clover.
With . little cry of delight she dis
mounted and plucked it. She was over
joyed when she discovered another four
leaf spray beside the first. Carefully
she PUT them in her card case. They
began to work their fatefu spell right
away.
every sorry, ma'am," said the bag
gage agent at the Mount Vernon rail-
road station, but there's too many BIZ
cyclesnow for thee: 80 train. You'll have
to wait until the 10: 30 comes along"
ooh, well" said Mrs. Greene, to her
self, what does it matter? still have
my lovely clovers."
At Oakland beach Mrs. Greene was
about to pay for bathhouse when she
found she had lost her pocketbook, con-
tanning her gold watch and $50. But
she still had her clover sprays. Her
friends engaged the bathhouse for her
and then she learned that on account of
the multitude of bathers she must wait
one hour and half for chance to
swim.
When about to start for home she
discovered she had lost all the small
change from the pockets of her wheel
ing skirt. She borrowed 25 cents and
began her journey.
Something shiny suddenly rolled in
front of her wheel when near the rail-
road station. She dismounted and
looked for 1t. but in vain. It was the
borrowed quarter that had popped out
of her glove and rolled in the grass.
How fortunate that I haven't lost
the clovers," murmured Mrs. Greene.
under her breath. Then she began a
journey home on her wheel.
Near Marmaroneck one Of the tires
was punctared and Debated. She
walked a mile before meeting a good
Samaritan, who repaired the puncture
and pumped up the wheel.
At New Rochelle Mrs. Greene deter
mined to borrow car fare from her
cousin, Mr.. Morgan, who is receiver Of
taxes. On reaching the Office he former
ly occupied she remembered he had not
been there for two years and that he
was away on business.
Still, the clovers were safe.
Several rods south of New Rochelle
the punctured rear tire gave out again.
The weary traveller walked all the way
to Pelham before she could find any
one to help her.
He was q gardener and he thought
fully filed the tire with water from
the garden hose. When this bad been
done Mrs. Greene resumed her jour-
ney, but she soon found it necessary to
walk again. The tire wouldn't hold
water.
Mrs. Greene arrived at home nearly
exhausted. A Mount Vernon wheel re-
pairer told her she would have to get
new tire. as there were three holes in
the old one
Very unlucky tire" said the man.
But Mrs. Greene knew better. She es-
timated her two lucky clovers had cost
her more than s11o, to say nothing of
the accompanying worry, disappoint-
ment and weariness.-N. Y. World.