Four-One. Those who turn this domino will marry happily, and no uncommon event will mar their nuptials: the omen connected with it usually points to childless couples who are well off; and I find that where children are born, the parties will lose their wealth and position in proportion to the number of their offspring, which will never exceed four. In most cases there will be no children, but ample means.
Four-Blank. Is an unfortunate domino for lovers, as it foretells quarrels and separations, old maids and old bachelors. A girl who has a lover, and turns this domino to find out his peculiarities, had better look somewhere else at once, for she will certainly either lose or discard him. It is the same with a gentleman—he will never marry the girl he then expects to, and may be jilted. To married people the domino gives a prolific promise. A married lady who turns it will probably have twins or triplets at her next maternity. If you think to entrust a secret to a friend, this domino denotes that it will not be kept. It also foretells that your future husband or wife will be a very credulous person—perhaps a believer in Spiritualism or some other absurd doctrine.
Double-Three. Denotes immense riches, but has no allusion to matrimony. It is an excellent domino for any one to turn, as it points to money in abundance, and does not intimate any unhappiness: therefore, the person who turns it will get plenty of cash, and be happy or not, as fate may ordain.
Three-Two. Is a fortunate domino in the following cases: marriage, love-making, recovering stolen property, going on a journey, entering into a speculation, planting a crop, collecting a debt, or making a purchase. This domino shows also that you may be lucky in collecting some old claim or debt that you had given up as lost. It is bad for gamblers, for a woman about to give birth to a child, and for peddlers.
Three-One. A young girl who turns this domino will be in danger of losing her chastity; therefore let her be careful. A married woman turning it will have an outside admirer who will flatter her with a view to an improper intimacy. To a man it foretells the loss of money through his illicit intercourse with the opposite sex. It is not a favorable domino to any one.
Three-Blank. This domino denotes that your sweetheart is artful and deceitful. If you get married, your wife will be either shrewish, or vain and unprincipled, and perhaps run away and disgrace you. To a girl it foretells a putty-head of a husband—one who is easily influenced, and whom she can wind round her finger. If you turn this domino, it is a sign you will soon be invited to a party and there make a new acquaintance, with whom you will afterwards have a quarrel. If a married man or woman turns it, it predicts a family quarrel.
Double-Two. The turning of this domino denotes success in love matters and much happiness in the married state, together with good children who will live and be prosperous. It also denotes success in any undertaking, and thrift, though not great riches.
Two-One. The turning of this domino denotes to a lady that she will marry young, and that her husband will die, leaving her a large property, and childless. For a long time she will be a gay, rich widow, but will be caught at last, and marry happily. To a young man it denotes a life of luxury; he will never marry, but will be a favorite of the ladies, and have several mistresses. It is not a good domino for business men, as it foretells losses by failures.
Two-Blank. The turning of this domino denotes poverty and bad luck. To a marriageable young woman it predicts a poor, dissipated and dishonest husband. On the birth of a child—if a boy, it is a sign that he will be poor and shiftless, and perhaps dishonest—if a girl, that she will not marry well. It is not a bad domino for a girl who lives unmarried, for she may do very well alone. It is a domino of good luck to thieves and bad people. If they turn it, it is a sign of success in any dishonest undertaking. Should you turn this domino in reference to a journey, it shows that you will go in safety. It predicts an easy deliverance in case you are attacked and should be obliged to defend yourself.
Double-Ace. Denotes affectionate constancy and happiness in the marriage state. It is an excellent domino to turn, both for lovers and married people, as besides the above it indicates a competency of this world’s goods.