Massachusetts.
277. If you walk the length of seven rails of a railroad track, the first man that speaks to you after you get off will be your future husband.
Bedford, Mass.
278. Take a looking-glass and walk backwards to the wall, and you will see your future husband’s picture.
Nashua, N. H.
279. If you walk with a gentleman (for the first time), and have on new shoes and go over a bridge, you will marry him.
Eastern Massachusetts.
280. If a young woman walking into a strange place picks up three pebbles and puts them under her pillow, she will marry the young man she dreams of.
Carbonear, N. F.
281. Run three times around the house, and on the third round a vision of your husband will rise before you.