1025. Mackerel’s back and the mare’s tails
Make lofty ships carry low sails.
Newburyport, Mass.
1026. Mackerel sky, horse’s tail,
Make the sailor draw his sail.
Brookline, Mass.
1027. Mackerel sky,
Wind blow high.
Canada.
1028. Mackerel sky,
Twenty-four hours dry.
Salem, Mass.
1029. Open and shet,
Sign of wet.
Maine and Massachusetts.
1030. Open and shet,
Sign of more wet.
Massachusetts.
1031. Open and shet,
Kind o’ wet.
Massachusetts.
1032. If raindrops linger on the pane,
There will be further rain.
1033. Raindrops falling on a river, etc., and raising large bubbles, mean a heavy fall of rain and a flood.
1034. If you can see the reflection of the building, etc., in puddles in the street, it will rain inside of twelve hours.