The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-22

Women who dubble in stocks in the
bucket shops have their pet superstiti
Rarely can one be found who does not
carry mascot which may b. anything
from betel nut or rabbits foot TO
st Anthony medal.
They are always looking for signs ana
omens II these De favorable. the sIecu-
lator will buy her faNorite stock on rail-
ing market. certain that IL is about to turn
and make her rich in moment.
She reads the future Ia the coffee grounds
while snatching her brca kfast and knows
whether the market will be a buy or sale
before she leaves her home Or she watches
the numbers on the signs as she rides down e
town in order TO get suggestion AS to
the price of the stock that is to be the lucky
one on that particular day
A cross eyed man j. her especial alb
horrence. II she sees one on the way
TO the bucket shop she knows TO Ger
tainty that bad luck IL in store.
And IL she sees a funeral, that settles
il She ia certain there il to be killing,
and she sells out everything she has the
instant she can dispose OF the stock She
will willingly take loss rather than stay
in the market after seeing a hearse with
its sombre trappings.
Isn't it a shame protested the little
widow known in the bucket shop As Mira
Hill, pathetically, Il came down feeling
fine 4 man told me the market was
going straight up to-day, and intended
to buy few good things. But a horrid
cross eyed man sat across from me in the
train and stared at me all the way or
course. do not dare to touch the market
after that | would have all kinds Of bad
luck
Why didn I you cross your fingers while
he watched you?' asked Mrs Rafferty,.
the German housewife.
How. what for:- The FUZZY little
widow was interested.
-Oh. just GROSS the middle finger OF
each hand over the first finger and hold
them that way That breaks the spell
and the cross eyes can't affect your luck
OF course. Mrs. Rafferty, knew and the
widow was delighted to get this bit OF in
formation
50 glad you told me, she said. IN
always watch for cross-eyed men after
this and take care that am not hoodooed
again
Il carry three mascots with me for luck,
ohimed in Mrs Lane the dignified specu-
lator with the silvery pompadour They
are simply fine. Cross eyed men cannot
affect my luck when l have them. and
always carry them in my bag
This is the one | prize the highest,
and she showed the thing. a four leafed
clover in glass and silver loCket. The
most wonderful luck has been mine really,
since found that bit Of clover
This one is good, too. II was sent TO
me by a man who is a very successful
Spectator He carried it himself a long
time
This treasure was a rabbits foot and the
entire leg silver mounted.
My third has a history. too. ! am sure
would never make another dollar if
should lose it.
This precious thing was silver 81.
Anthony medal
II you get one Of these medals cross
eyed men will have no power to hurt you
Il dreamed last night that black cat
came to me ] wonder if there is any
special significance in the color Of the
BEAST asked the blonde. who had some
Union Pacific which seemed on the poin,
Of going up and down al the same time
on that is simply fne!~ declared the
woman With the silvery pompadour |
lust wish | could dream that a black cat
came 10 me | am sure ! would have a
streak Of luck il such thing happened
At the very mention Of cat. Mrs Lee a
painfully thin, nervous looking woman
put her hands over her ears and ran out Of
the room
Now you have upset her for the day
Why did you talk OF cats when she was in
the room; said another of the women
Mrs lee is looked on as the hoodoo Of
the place by all the others, and il they
could they would compel her to go else
where and stay. And she attributes all
her bad luck to cats. she has an Unborn
antipathy TO them. II one passes her
house she drives II away with the handles;
missile.
But her great grievance is that her has
hand is continually dreaming OF cats and
telling her about IL And invariably the
day following one Of his cat visions she
loses money
ooh. had the mos terrible dream abou,
cats he tells her in the morning You
are going TO lose your money.
or. B, careful to-day | dreamed abou;
cats he says Or. The cats walked
through my sleep last night Look cut"
The thing got 50 bad. for she got worse
ratified with every dream, that she lost
hundreds Of dollar sometimes en- one
vision. Now She has so lost her nerve
tina, when her husband dreams Of cats
he always persists in telling her about