wner will be married before it is worn out.
_New York._

415. When a young man goes to see a girl for the first time, and the
signs of the zodiac are in the heart, they will one day marry.
_Harmony, Me._

416. If you step on a cigar stub, you will marry the first man you meet.
_Salem, Mass._

417. Two spoons in a cup is the sign of a wedding.
_Bathurst, N.B., and Wisconsin._

418. If you get two spoons in your cup or saucer, you'll marry a second
husband or wife.

419. If a couple out walking together stumble, it is a sign that they
will be married.
_Labrador._

420. Sit on the table,
Married before you're able.
_Mattawamkeag, Me._

421. If a girl gets the last piece of bread on a plate at the table, she
will have a handsome husband.
_Massachusetts._

422. If all of three dishes at the table are eaten, all of the unmarried
people at the table will be married within the year.
_Northern Massachusetts._

423. "If the tea-kettle boils, you will boil your beaux away," is an old
saying.
_Salem, Mass._

424. If you have a cup of tea handed to you, and there are little bits
floating on top, they represent the number of husbands you will
have--one, two, or three.

425. A girl that takes her thimble to the table will be an old maid.
_Northern Ohio._

426. Three in a row,
Meet your beau.
The one in the middle will have him.
_Massachusetts._

427. Three lamps in a row, the one who sets down the third will be soon
married.
_Massachusetts._

428. Three lamps in a row foretell a wedding in the family.
_New York._

429. To look into a tumbler when you are drinking is a sign that you will
be an old maid. If you look over the side, you are a flirt.
_Massachusetts._

430. To wash the hands under a pump denotes that you will be a widow.
_Chestertown, Md._

CHAPTER VII.

WISHES.

431. If you take a baby in your arms for the first time, and at the same
time wish, you will get your wish before the year is out.
_Quebec._

432. Take your Bible and wish. If it opens at "and it came to pass," you
will get your wish.

433. Wish upon a candle on blowing it out. If it glows long, you will get
your wish. If it smokes, it signifies a death.
_Ohio._

434. If a speck of carbon comes on the wick when burning, and you wis