Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-10-27
Halloween Tricks.

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| Halloween. which comes on the "lsi
8. October. by many regarded as one
Of the most fascinating festivals Of the
year, seems TO be declining Putting
aside all superstitious ideas. there is
still chance for a great deal OF harm-
less fun and enjoyment on this night,
and also for good deeds. The follow
ing pleasing experiences. related by
number Of young folks. VIII De found
entertaining and may be suggestive to
those planning Halloween sports for
the 3lst OF this month.
Says one: "A few days before Hai-
lowe'en l was the happy recipient OF
an invitation to Halloween party
10 b. given by one OF my friends. In
the invitation she had added post
script which said: Please bring as
much shelled corn with you as you
can Anxiously and impatiently |
waited for Halloween - arrive, for
experience had taught me that my
friend was royal entertainer. At
last Halloween arrived At 1.JO !
started for my friends home. carrying
with me in a bag about peck nf
shelled corn. Arriving there | found
my hostess. with Other guests await
ing my arrival with their wraps on
Ny hostess said by way Of explana-
ton that We would 60 around and
throw little corn first. and - We
did. One place where we threw some
corn a the window an old man sprang
out and ran after US. He chased US
for abou; Two blocks, but. finding that
he could not catch Us, turned back
Another place a big. angry dog jumped
al us. but we did not wait - see What
ne was going to do. for of We ran We
had few more exciting experiences that
evening, but il will take too long 10 tell
them. At g O'Clock We went 10 my
friends home where refreshments
| were served. After supper Ne played
a few games. and then We decided To
gn home My friend told US that We
need not walk for there vas a hay
rack TO take US home 50 - end our
pleasant evening We had very en-
| joyable hayrsck ride
| Another writes: "One Of the most
enjoyable evenings I eyer spent was az
| a Halloween party The guests were
assembled by O'Clock. and We wers
then taken into the parlor. and the
4 folding doors being curtained of by
| sheet we were shown some very in
genious shadow pictures Among them
| The figure Of a witch on broomstick.
and later beside a fireplace. teacup in
hand: a big black cat and the man in
the moon. About 10 supper was served
and afterward We We're taken out into
the kitchen. where We found 3 large
| fire burning in the fireplace. this house
| being blessed with one Of those old
| fashioned comforts. The room was also
hung with jack-o'- lanterns, and save
for these and the fire. il was otherwise
unlighted. 4 half-crCle Of chairs was
arranged in front OF the fireplace. and
when all we're seated. a dish Of water
and two cambric needles were provided
for each boy and girl. and We proceed
cd to foat the needles and determine
our fortunes by them We dropped
melted lead into the water and told
! fortunes by the resulting shapes. We
bobbed for apples in a tub of water,
played snap apple, and tried many
other tricks.
A country girl sends this story ~
| yellow ghosts: This is the fun We
had one Halloween night when ! was
. years old. l do not know whether it
made any one mad or not. a crowd
OF
| We went TO a farm not far away. The
owner Of the farm had picket fence
near the road and the barn stood near
| il. On one side Of the barn vas a large
Dill. Of pumpkins which he fed to the
pigs. We took all the pumpkins and
stuck them on the picket fence, and
they looked like row Of yellow ghosts.
We hid behind the fence and soon saw
| a man coming toward Us. and then
YOU should have seen US run for
home"
Deeds OF charity we're part OF this
girls program. She says: Last year
he Glst OF October said to mamma:
Today is Halloween Yes, l know.
she replied. What do YOU intend 10 do
tonight. mischief or kind things? Here
! was something for me 10 ponder on.
| had not thought Of what l was going
to do. but after a few moments | an
swered, Some good deed. OF course
one Of my friends vas going to stay
all night. so We made I'D our minds 10
go to some poor family and surprise
them by giving them some nice things.
In the evening. when it began TO grow
dark. ] got some baskets and mamma
put in some good. wholesome food.
some picture books and toys AS soon
as il was dark. my friend and | each
started out with basket. When we
came TO the houses He put our baskets
down on the doorsteps very quietly.
gave a loud knock and ran away. At
one place we had just nut down our
baskets. amid much giggling and whis
pering. and we're just going 70 knock
at the door. when We saw a man be
hind US. Don't be afraid said he, I
thought you were al some mischief.
and 50 / thought | would stop you. but
I see YOU are doing no harm. SO keep
on We went home soon and though
we did have a !!ttle fright. we both
said We had enjoyed our evening"
Trying to frighten people is not a
wise procedure;in this case. however.
il did not turn out unhappily. One Of
the perpetrators of the joke says: 'Of
All the numerous Hallowe'ens that /
have observed. only one has been spent
Ideally. On this particular night a
number of girls of a certain society
met al the home of one of the mem
bers and deposited odd-shaped bundles
in the wood house. These contained