The Washington times., 1906-10-28

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many lights as may stili bee burning
viii indicate the number of years
ull be or she shall we'd
Canny Scotland prefers cahbages
10 candles. however. Pulling the
kali stocks" from the DAYS u
burns down, Is the first and great
est of all Halloween trials. Sweet
heart and swain. hand I'm hand. 20
out into the dark garden at mid
night and pull the frs. heads
CHANGED upon. Big or little,
straight or crooked. the root is as
suredly prophetic of the one grand
object Of all these speIIs-the hus-
band or 0ifc 10 be-. If earth clings
To- the root. fortune IS to be ex-
Pected. while its taste is directly
Indicative Of disposition.
The fates may be tried in an
other fashion with apple seeds.
-Place Il seed or either eyelid. nam
ing each for a chosen one, and that
first 10 become dislodged shall first
fall from Cupid's graces, leaving
victory 10 the other. If this sug-
-ge~t~ priyy couuiNauce flor one
may accomplish much with the
least of winksJ. then name an APP
pie for lover and count the seeds.
The Incarnation here SIS well
known.
ou.. Z leres tvo love. sa=7z. love ssg
Pour. ! lase alth all mg heart. I've. cls
sf,. he i5Fes.
seven. she Ir-rs-
Eight they both IUrs.
Nsre Dee ~ua.s=. ten. pc tarrfes.
Eleven. De courts twelve, he rlErriss-
Apple parings do better than
seeds. though. for the last must bs
named. while the pairing does the
whole prophecy. Ii must be a pip
pin. by the by. and one losses be-
hind him the longest pairing he can
manage 10 shave. doing the cutting
while the clock f. striking twelve.
Amy wei regulated pairing viii, as
il falls. form some lcttcr-and that
Is the initial or the He or She.
Rear iu mind that the cutting must
be- begun and finished all within the
period OF the twelve strokes. and
then i'm the very act of throwing
II over your shoulder recitsi
I rar~ this p.ppia round and round again
a. shepherds name o. Uougfsl TIE plain
2 Sins lf uUhrakar pairing Ger nay head
My sNt.EfeaFts letter el the ground -is rea1
More romantic and quite as GER
tain iu if~ truth. iu this matter Of
the initial of the "onHest one" Is
the fest of the wedding ring and
hair The one must be genuine,
even if nrtrowcd. aHd.tLC hair must
r, from thc quest ioned-hiled Lea5
of he believing maid herself The
ring lied % IT, and suspended over
"a tumblcr 81 water. IS 90 be held
aIoft while the alphabet Is twice
slowly rerifrd. Zach time VIII the
slender golden circIet gently tar
the glass rim as the letter = nam
ed
And with the next ceremonial
poetry Joins romance. The guests
have departed. The maiden IS
alone I'm her room. and there she
iutcTtN>iUe~ tive long stemmed
roses. one named for the lover
whose faith Is now TO Ice tried.
HreakiUg her silence for the first
time since the blossoms were pick.
eel, She sinai. say
Irvine rviuo and fnte-t7i7e.
b ffv Hrar- I-s n.Ii.r ana TINE
Deeper grow clog r.-as hue
Md many time has the blush
Of tho que~fiaBer been ca- eht by
the petals, to bring welcome an-
sVcl.
There are four charms potent
enough 20 show not the name
merely. but the very features of
the ~haTcr of ones future. Walk
slowly about the house nj twelve,
silently repeating II bid thee, Fate.
show nae mv mate - Look back
not once tim the full circuit has
been completed and then. as you
turu. al your side viii stand that
partner of the wears To come.
or. alone I'm some deserted room.
stand before "a mirror at midnight.
Ia one hand hold q lighted candle,
iu the other au apple. of which as
many bites have been taken as YOU
are years old. st the tenth stroke
the awaited face viii appear I'm the
glass before Won; at the last e VIII
once more fade into nothinguess.
Again. If you are Vet more ven
twcSome. creep ont into the deep
and ghostly night, and I'm some
South-running stream. where three
fields meet. dip the left shirt sleeve
Of YOUR shirt. ~ home again, the
garment should bc hung 20 dry he
fore a fire in your room, and Just
50 surely a. midnight strikes viii
yoUr bride-to-be COR husband, IF 81
better fits the easel, appear in very
person and turn the sleeve that 70
may dry upon the other side
LASTLY. the destined one shall ap-
pear 10 YOU IN vour dreams If. 20
retiring, you have eaten a hard
boiled egg, its center filed with
salt Anyone viii grant that thirst
viii follow this luncheon. and an
who have made trial Of the charm
say also that the assuaginp glass
Of water Is brought TO the bedside
by none other than the ''incompar-
able She" Tor He who is TO
make happs III the future
These are the twenty trials az
the love the future holds for you
These are the rites fit for he test
ings. And Halloween f. the chosen
hour 10 act.
How does the old song run.
halloween HaTI4uaanr