The fine dust in
the bottom means trouble, a wish, a letter, or a journey.
_Somewhat general in the United States._
274. Take a "beau" (a little stem) from the tea and put it in your shoe.
The first man you meet you will marry.
_St. John, N.B._
275. Sticks of tea in the teacup denote beaux. Name them, and bite them,
and the hardest loves you best.
_Massachusetts._
WALKING ABROAD.
276. Go to walk and turn back. The first man you meet you'll marry.
_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.
_Alabama._
WATER.
282. Float two cambric needles on water and name them. If they float
together, they'll marry. If they float apart, they won't marry.
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