The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-06-10
Home Education
"See a pin and pick it up,

"See pin and pick it up,
All the day you'll have good luck"
chanted Cloris picking up a pin from
the sidwalk.
"Cloris!' exclaimed her mother,
Never never pick up IA pin from the
sidewalk; it wouldn't be clean. ]
thought you knew better
but, Mother Mrs. Lake says if you
don't pick up pins when you see them
something dreadful might happen to
you"
'Who is Mrs. : ke, Cloris?" asked
Mrs. Kemp w..v was walking with
Cloris and her mother.
''She comes on Tuesdays to help
| Mother clean,' said the little girl.
Mrs Lake is so reliable about her
work." explained Mrs. Jennings, that
l felt l could safely trust Cloris and
Jack with her if l wanted to go shop
ping or have a quiet time to sew"
And does she believe in all the old
signs and superstitions?"
well, really, 1 never inquired. She
is clean and industrious and the chill
dren like her."
81 was just wondering, because your
Jackie would not sit down at the play
table at Helen's party when somebody
counted up and said that he would
make the thirteenth and that to beone
of thirteen at Il table was unlucky.'
Il said that" announced Cloris, who
had been skipping on ahead and now
han nl- NJrS I al-n haf
if you sit at a table where there are
thirteen, one of those persons is sure
to die soon. She says that is sure and
she knows loads of times when it
happened
Mrs. Jennings began to be interested
What else does she teach YOU
Cloris?'
Well" said the small girl thought
fully, there's the new moon sign, and
the rabbit crossing your path-that's
a dreadfully bad sign and spilline
salt, but if you run and put pinch of
salt on the fire right away, it will head
off the bad luck. There are lots more
but | can't think of them just now'
Poor Mrs. Lake," calculated Mrs
Jennings. 1t must make her very ln
happy to be afraid of such things
. Then smiling at her little daughter
These so called signs are not true
dear They are mistakes. Do you re
member that an acquaintance once
gave us Cousin Marys address and We
were troubled because it was in sucI
Il poor part of the city?'
YES, Mother, and Father went tC
see her and she never lived there. Il
was all Il mistakenly, yes | see what
l you mean.' and Cloris skipped happily
on ahead, again, and soon disappeared
around the corner.
Il won't leave Cloris and Jack witt
: Mrs. Lake in the future her mother
said to Mrs. Kemp. Il must find some
one who has had proper training in tn,
: care of children. Those Superstitions
, might linger in their minds"
"Well' said Mrs. Kemp with a rue
( ful little laugh, IAN old lady living
: many of the old signs. My mothe
, spanked me, more than once, for be
/. lieving in them but that only tiXeC
; them in my mind more firmly, and tc
2 this day | find myself quite pleased i
| happen to see the new moon ovel
my left shoulder. My common sens'
tells me it is perfectly silly, but The
fact remains
They had reached the corner nov
and Cloris running back to them.
/ 80, Mother" she painted, lets %
, right home! Billy Green's rabbit go
e out and he chased it right in front o
4 me twice. Please turn right arount
and go back, before something hap
, pens
t III tell you what will happen if W.
+ 90 on" said her mother, quietly, wv,
y shall go to the Sugar Bowl for some
$ good ice cream and then to the to.
/ shop for Il brand now doll"
/ "Oh-oh!' said Cloris, but she turn
5 ed around Il little apprehensively. Thel
$ looking up at her mother earnestly
$ she said, The rabbit sign is Il mistake
[ isn't it,"
Y Her mother nodded and smiled re
t assuringly. Shall we prove it," sh
asked.
I 'Ies, Mother if you say it's al
:. right" answered Cloris, tossing bacl
Y hpl bppI and tlr fnrunrI