moon, tell unto, me
Who my true love is to be;
The color of his hair, the clothes he is to wear,
And when he'll be married to me.
_Mansfield, O._

1081. On first seeing the new moon, hold any small object in the hand
while you repeat,--

New moon, true moon, reveal to me
Who my true love shall be;
The color of his hair, the clothes he shall wear,
And the day that we shall wedded be.

Put the object--handkerchief, pebble, or what not--under your pillow at
night, and you will dream of your future husband.
_Prince Edward Island._

1082. New moon, moon,
Hail unto thee!
In my sleep upon my bed,
May the one I am to wed
In my dreams smile on me.
_Middleboro', Mass._

1083. If you see the new moon over the right shoulder, take three steps
backward and repeat,--

New moon, true moon, true and bright,
If I have a lover let me dream of him to-night.
If I'm to marry far, let me hear a bird cry;
If I'm to marry near, let me hear a cow low;
If I'm never to marry, let me hear a hammer knock.

One of these sounds is always heard.
_Tennessee._

1084. Say to the new moon over your right shoulder,--

New moon, new moon.[TN-9] come play your part,
And tell me who's my own sweetheart;
The color of his hair, the clothes he shall wear,
And on what day he shall appear.

Then dream.
_Massachusetts._

1085. The first time you see the moon in the New Year, look at it and
say,--

Whose table shall I spread?
For whom make the bed?
Whose name shall I carry?
And whom shall I marry?

Then think of one you would like to marry, and go your way. Ask some
question of the first person you meet, and if the answer is affirmative,
it indicates that you will marry your choice; if negative, it means you
will not.
_Told by a Norwegian girl in Eastern Massachusetts._

1086. Rest a mirror on the head and look at the new moon in it; as many
moons as you see mean the number of months before marriage.

1087. When it is new moon, take out a stocking, and as you knit repeat,--

This knot I knit
To know the thing I know not yet,
This night that I may see
Who my husband is to be,
How he goes and what he wears,
And what he does all days and years.
_Nashua, N.H._

1088. Look over the ri