The New York herald., 1921-04-03
BY DAN CAREY.
SI!IG OF the Jinx.


more or less austere), gave me So bill the
ether day in handing me the s12.7o which
received for my weeks work.
Speaking of cashiers, isn't it remarkable
what distorted view they get of life! Prob
ably they handle much money that isn't
their own that they have exaggerated
idea of the value of the little coins that are
turned out by the millions from the mint
over in Philadelphia. They grow absolutely
punctillious about money matters, just as il
it made any difference whether nickel car
ries you some one else on the subway.
The main idea is that one nickel gets one
ride The personnel of the train doesn't
matter
Then there are bank cashiers poor follows
who stand oil u1y behind some bronze bars
and say No to two-thirds of the men
who approach them. Once knew cashier
who had formed the habit of saying mo" as
4 prefix to everything he said. One Saturday
he was in one of those barber shops where
they give out tickets when the rush starts.
He got ticket mo. l." When they began,
calling the numbers the head barber said:
Now who has L." and the cashier hurriedly
answered mo One" and the barber said.
"All right, then we will take No. g." | had
No. 2. 1t was the only time ! ever humil-
lated cashier.
But we started out to tell about jnxes.
and ! am really going to stick to the sub
ject this time.
You know ink is terrible thing 1t
will get you III bad and ruin day. week
or year for you without any cooperation
on your part whatever.
Take this two dollar bill thing, for in
stance. 1t Is horrible bad luck and the only
way 1t can be overcome is to tear one of
the corners off the bill. That's why you
will find so many mutilated two dollar bills
The wise ones get hold Of them
Don't ever DasS a crOgS-ayed Pirl on ha
street without crossing your fingers. If
you do your whole day will be ruined
Don't ever give a knife to a friend It
will cut your friendship in twain.
Don't open an umbrella inside the honse
This is particularly terrible jinx
Don't lay your hat on a bed. If you do
the next person who lies down will toss on
it and be unable to sleep.
Don't walk under ladder on the street
Bad luck will attend you all day.
If you spill salt on the dining table, throw
a pinch over your left shoulder.
When you dress be careful to put on your
left sock first.
In walking don't let a post come between
you and your friend if you would retain his
friendship
Never pass a man who Is totally blind
without giving him something even though
1t be only a penny.
IL man lights his own cigarette and
tries to give you the third light from the
same match. anathema upon him. He is
trying to put a ink on you.
There are others equally as bad but If
you will observe these simple rules of life
you should be able to walk down the street
without building falling on you. an auto
mobile running over you or 4 cop bawling
you out, and eventually by a strict observ-
ance OF them. you may scrape up a bowling
acquaintance with a cashier or even
plumber.
~ NE of the best loved Southern news
paper men of two decades ago was
Walter c. Henderson, one of the vet
Grams of the Atlanta Constitution, who had
also been in the Confederate army One
night young reporter was in his office
when a visitor came in, an old man, and
greeted Mr.. Henderson as General" Hen
derson. After they had exchanged war
stories and the visitor had gone the young
reporter spoke.
4 always thought you were private dur
ing the war" he said. "why did that man
call you General?"
Just lot OF foolishness." he replied.
But the reporter had been trained to make
men talk. so he insisted.
well, I'll tell you" finally said Mr.. Hen
derson. You know, we left Missionary
Ridge rather hurriedly and came on toward
Atlanta"
Yes"
Well the boys got out the story that /
had led the whole Confederate army from
Missionary Ridge to Dalton and after that
they called me General"
Some time later the reporter visited Mis-
sionary Ridge when he had occasion to go to
Chattanooga
Say" he asked, II waTt to know how
they got you fellows off that ridge. why
it's sheer ascent I wouldn't need a gun.
If you would give me a two by four ten
feet long I could keep a hundred men or
the ridge simply by hitting them in the
head as they came up"
SON. replied Mr.. Henderson, "every man
must answer for himself. I can only tell
you how they got me OF"
We'll, how did they do it?"
II saw them coming" he answered with
twinkle
There was a pause after the laugh
do you know how many men the
Yankees had7" he asked.
NO"
"well, don't either, but can give
you an Idea. They sent scout out from
our headquarters to find out that very
thing Here is what he reported:
The whole face OF the earth Is covered
with them as far as you can see They
are led by a giant that Is twenty-five feet
high, and he sits on a black horse that's
hfty-six hands high. He's got a flaming
sword that is twelve feet long, and just as
peeped over the hill for a better look he
waved his sword around his head three times
end In voice that could be heard from
here to Cumberland Gap he said: "Atten-
ton, world! By nations. right wheel!"'"