Signs of Coming Events.
Burning ears indicate, you know, that we are being talked about. When the right ear burns, something to our advantage is being said; when the left ear is troubled, something detrimental is being said. An old darky I knew of had a spell to stop this kind of gossip. She spat on her finger, made the sign of a cross on her ear, and said,
"If yer talkin' good, good betide ye;
Talkin' bad, hope de debil ride ye."
"Mother Goose" is responsible for the following:
"If you sneeze on Monday, you sneeze for danger.
Sneeze on a Tuesday, kiss a stranger.
Sneeze on a Wednesday, sneeze for a letter.
Sneeze on a Thursday, something better.
Sneeze on a Friday, sneeze for sorrow.
Sneeze on a Saturday, see your sweetheart to-morrow."
Eugene Ashford.
Portland, Oregon.
A cat eating grass is a sign of rain.
"Evening red and morning gray
Lets the traveller on his way.
Evening gray and morning red
Brings down rain on the traveller's head."
Snow lingering on the ground is a sign that the winter will be severe.
Stumbling up stairs is a sign of your marriage within the year.
Rosa Elizabeth Hutchinson, R.T.F.
Montclair.