Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-01-21

The worship Of luck is universal.
That peculiar form of superstition
which has reference to untoward
days, is confined to no locality or
country. but exists wherever hu-
manity 10 found. Nor is it an at
tribute Of ignorance alone, but Oft
en- fiourishes among the scholars
and sayants of educational institu-
tions.
The East treasures among its an
tiquities q special belief in the po-
tency for evil Of certain days. An
cient astronomers promulgated the
theory that six days Of the year were
perilous to life. These days were
January 3, July l, October 2 and
August l, the last day Of April, and
the last day of December. A CAL
endar of evil days was compiled in
England in the reign of Henry W.,
in which all the bad days of the
year were tabulated. Copies of this
curious book are still in existence.
There are many people Of the
present time who have kept ira
ditional fear of the evil days, but
the superstition seems to have GEN.
tered upon Friday as the black sheep
of the days. There is hardly 10
cality to be found where the people
will marry on Friday. There is an
old English rhyme which refers to
this outcast of days:
Fridays moon,
Come when Il will, comes too soon"
Another proverb is: "He who
laughs on Friday, weeps on Sun
day."
The crucifxion took place on
Friday, but it was an unluckY day
before that tragedy of Christianity.
Sailors will not set sail on Friday
if they can possibly help it, and
their captains give heed to the su-
perstition which affects the men if
it does not the voyage. Friday,
too, is in bad repute as hangman's
day. No business must be begun
on that day, as it would not be sue
cessful. A Fridays dream never
bodies any good to the person who
dreams it.
According to the romances of the
medieval ages, FAIRIES were turned
into hideous animals on Friday,
and remained in that form until
Monday. To sneeze on Friday il
to sneeze for danger. A summing
up of the days of the week has been
a subject of rhyme
Monday for wealth.
| Tuesday for health,
Wednesday the best day of all,
Thursday for crosses,
| Friday for losses,
Saturday no day at all.
Memorable days belong to indl-
viduals, the same day being distin-
guished by either success or misfor-
tune at recurring intervals.
Napoleon's~day was the 18th Of
August, which was his birthday; but
it was not his lucky day, that be-
ing the second day Of any month.
He was made life consul on Au-
gust 2, 1902; was crowned Deem
Der 2, 1904; won his greatest battle
that of Austerlitz-on December
2, 1905, and married the Archduch-
ess of Austria April 2.
Napoleon III. had the remarka-
BILE experience of his brilliant sue
cess December 2, 1851. He was
made Emperor December 2, 1852.
He opened the Franco German war
at Saarbruck August 2, 1870, and
surrendered his sword to William
Of Prussia September 2, 1870.
Cromwell had his day on Sep
tember 8. On September 8, 1850,
he won the battle of Dunbar; on
September 8, 1851, he won the bat
tie Of Worcester; on September 8.
1868, he died.
Alexander the Great was born on
the 9th of April, and died on the
9Th Of April. He won all his VIC
tories upon that day, which was the
successful day Of his father Philip.
Sunday was considered fayora.
BILE day for weddings in Shakes
peare's time, according to a couplet
in the Claiming of the Shrew -
I'VE will have rings. and things, and fine ar
ray,
And kiss me, Kate. we will be married O. SUN.
day"
The child that is born on Sunday
will never know want. In France
Sunday is supposed to control all
the days of the week, SO that a fair
Sunday will bring fair week.