The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-11-07

And luck Is shy;
In August to wed
Makes few tears shed.
THE MOON.
If a maiden wee three successive
new moons she shall have her hearts
desire.
1t Is unlucky TO be married In the
waning Of the moon.
Look In the mirror at the first
new moon in January. SO many
reflections seen, so many years will
clapse before you are married.
Select a full moon for the day Of
marriage, or q conjunction of the
sun and moon will answer.
The full moon Is lucky for matri-
mony and other important events.
Ifyou step over mop handle you
will never be married.
If the brides mother appear at
the wedding 1t will prove unlucky.
Scotch.
If you cut your nails on Whit
Monday you will be unfortunate in
love.
WhOsOever obtains a pin used
about the brides wedding dress will
be married within year.
II the postman forget to leave the
brides mail and come back with 1t,
IL Is unlucky for the bride.
1t il a bad omen to receive a
proposal of marriage on a railroad
train, a horse car, or any public place.
To eat ounce together on enter
ing the bridal chamber causes sweet
and pleasant relations forever be-
tween the bridal pair.
The bride ate a ounce or apple
with her husband upon the evening
of the wedding day to denote that
every word henceforth proceeding
from his mouth would be az CRATE
full to her as the fruit.
For bridegroom to have for his
best man one who Is no blood re
lation Is unlucky.
ENGAGEMENT RING.
1t Is unlucky to alter the first
width Of an engagement ring.
II Is unlucky to lose an engage
ment ring.
Those engaged with an emerald
ring will never be married.
An engagement ring forged on
of an old horseshoe will keep love
faithful. The ring presented to TIT
betrothed maiden should be an irOl
one.-Romans.
Among the Romans the betrOthal
or wedding ring was placed on tn
right hand, and at the weddin,
transferred to the left.
The bride must be brought direct
ly home by the usual road or wi!
have no luck.
For the bride to carry salt in he
pocket insures good luck.
To Insure prosperity the brida
pair must go to the altar wit
pinches Of salt in their pockets
Superstition in the Isle of Man.
1t is quite unlucky for brids
party to meet a serpent.
To avoid bad luck when she or
ters her husbands house for the fir,
time, the bride must leap over
sieve and pan of chop sticks
Chinese.
Marriages on board ship are III
lucky.
Ifthe bridal pair are on the wa
to the bridegroom's house and me,
q shepherd with his flock, the brid
to secure luck, must give the shepl
-erd q fee.
If bride tear her wedding sho
she will be beaten by her HUSBAND
If a maiden, sleeping In a stranl
bed, places her shoes to form IL
letter Il, she will dream of her fu
ure husband.
If a man presents shoes to h
sweetheart she will run off with al
other man.
To dance the first reel at we,
ding party with your shoes on is vi
lucky.
To propitiste the goddess Forum
an old shoe should be be thrown t
ward the bridal pair as they start {
the wedding tour.
Snow on the wedding prognost
Gates q happy marriage.
1t Is lucky for the bride to ha,
a spider drop down on her at Il
wedding.
fla spinster, when the birds !
turn In springtime, sees two wa
tails together she will be marri,
within the year.
If a stone roll toward the brid
pair when they are on their way
the church 1t Is an evil omen.
fla girl see q sterk flying, on
first coming, she will ride in brid
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
To give ones sweetheart broo
or pin is unlucky.
If the torches carried at a weddil
burn dimly or 60 out it is q b
omen.
1t is unlucky to hold a weddil
after sunset.
A bride married after sunset W
have joyless life, lose her childre
and die early,
TABLE.
IL three unmarried persons wi
the same Christian name meet
table, one of the three will be m,
ried within the year.
It is unlucky for a betrothed o,
to sit at table with a newly MARI