GUERNSEY FOLK-LORE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1287, 26 January 1883, Page 3

GUERNSEY FOLK-LORE.

II your nose itches, it ia asurti ! iiign thai you will either bo thoroughly.Veret.or shalte hands with a fool before'.lh'e d&y js put and overi The' itching of tiieioot betokens that'you are soon about'to go on' strange ground.. 'llio tingling of thq'ears is alio a sign of good or 6vil; the right ear for love, the left for apiie. If tharight hand itches, it - denotes that you will receive money if the left/; that you ..will hare to piy money away. If the right eye feels a'ssnsation of pain, it foretells laughter arid merriment; if the left, sorrow and weeping. But in these last four cases the ordi-r of things is often reversed ; and oonseyiiently, the itching of the right hand' denotes the payment, and not the receipt of money, &o. People who wiih weU to children' should invariably mako them presents of eggs, on their arrival iotoltiur 'World, so »j,'to. ensure them a life 'ijf unsullied happintfES' and prosperity. Again, it bodes ill'to dream of eggs, more' esjMally'if '.they;' are broken. In confirmation of this,' one of my informants told mo that sho'oncesawin adream a neighbor withTtiumb&'r of',eggs jn her apron 1 , and that-the very next day'a'dog. flew at the -neighbor and. scratched her face and lowlier dreas. It'is also unlucky to leave two knives crossed upon a'plate; and when a slice is cut off a loaf of bread it is considered lis an evil sign to put the loaf down upon tho side on which the ■lice has just'been cut. It may be as well to mention here that old maids before Jhey die must jump over a broomstick and save the Queen" three times mower to 'ensure for themselves perpetual happiness and joy in tho world to come.' lo puV oil stockings, or other Article's of dress',' the wrong way, or tcrned inside ( out, invariably, brings luckand. great eare must' be token.not to alter their position on discovering the mistake. An intentional mistake is, however, of none avail. To throw an old shoe after n person who is leaving home, and intends to be absent for some time, will be the means of bringing him or her good luck. The person who told me this piece of folk-lore assures •no that when she left home for the first time her mother threw an old shoe afier her, and that this was the cause of her happiness and prosperity which attended her so long as she was absent. On seeing the new moon there are certain ceremonies to be performed in order that good luck may ensue ;,and especial care must be taken not to look at the fair lady through a window-pane, or through trees, If the *ision is in apiy ,yay obstructed,- the spell is broken So then you must look at the new moon, over the right shoulder, and tap with your hand tho pocket of your coat or dress, If when you do so there is money, uo matter how little, you will have plenty of money for all your wants throughout her reign; but if thero is no money in your nocket when you tap it, yon will be enrichened by.an addition to your present store—Antiquary,