Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-25

similar test Of fate is made by means Ut tho
so-called fortune cake" in which are baked
ring, thimble and silver dime. Each maiden
in turn cuts slice Of it, and she who the
piece that contains the ring may expect to be the
first bride The one who gets the coin will have
a rich husband, but she to whose lot the thimble
falls is doomed to spnsterhood.
There number of ways of performing tho
famous mirror experiment, but the correct method
is to take candle, go alone into dark room, and
eat an apple before looking glass. The hour
must be midnight exactly else nothing will hap
pen But, If these directions are strictly obeyed.
at the very stroke of IL the young woman will
see in the mirror the face of her future husband
looking over her shoulder.
OF course it may be strangers face but that
only makes 1t more interesting and romantic.
Bobbing for apples is favorite Hallowe'en
amusement and means Of diversion is highly
regarded. The apples placed in tub OF
in turn to capture one of them by biting it. It III
not an easy task and the frantic efforts Of the
participants in the game bound to excite
much merrtment It is required that the hands
shall be held behind the back and the undeE
standing is that any young woman who fails ia
secure an apple will never get husband.
Occasionally, as variation on this method. au
apple is suspended by string in doorway or
from a chandelier, and one person after another
tries to get hold Of it with the teeth as it bobs
about. The difficulty of the task is greater Il
proportion to the size Of the apple. For somt
reason never satisfactorily explained apples play
very important part in most of the doinEs con
nected with this witches festival, and even tho
seeds OF the fruit are counted like daisy petalA
for magical purposes.
The seeds In an apple. Of course. vary in NUM-
Der, and hence the opportunity for speculation
AS she counts them, the maiden recites: "One,
love; two love; three, I love, say; four, lov&
with all my heart; five, I cast away; nix, he
loves; seven, she loves eight both love; nine, he
comes; ten, he tarries; eleven, he courts twelve,
he marries; thirteen, they part; fourteen, die o1
broken heart"
future husbands occupation in life may b<.
ascertained by pouring melted lead into glass
take the shape of the tools he uses Another plan
that may be adopted by the inquisitive damsel
Is to fill her mouth with water, take handful Of
salt and run around the block. The first nanG
she hears as she regains her starting place will
be that Of her destined spouse. When merry
party of girls take part together in this expert
ment 1t is sure to make a lot of fun; for most a
them are bound to giggle, thus losing the wate1
they hold In their mouths, and incidentally thet
forget the salt they hold in their hands and drot
1t. Naturally, under such circumstances tn.
charm fails to work.
A story is told OF an American girl travelling il
Ireland who CHANGED to visit on Halloween I
humble dwelling. The old woman whose home i
ture husbands face II she would pay shilling
The maiden willingly complied, whereupon the
old woman bade her look in the mirror. II see
nothing but my own face said the girl Never
mind, my dear, Quoth the old woman 1T will,
be your husbands face when you get married."