“Twine, twine, and intertwine,
Let my love be wholly thine.
If his heart be kind and true,
Deeper grow his rose’s
hue.”
If your swain is faithful, color of rose will grow
darker.
Make barrel-hoop into necklace of bread, candies,
red peppers and candle-ends, and hang horizontally
from ceiling. Set hoop whirling and try to grasp
its freight with your teeth. Accordingly as you
like your first bite will you enjoy married life.
Steal out into barn or garden alone and go three times
through motions of throwing corn against the wind.
The third time an apparition of future spouse will
pass you; in some mysterious manner, also, you may
obtain an idea of his (her) employment and station
in life.
One of the most popular games at a party is certainly
“Consequences”; it is a very old favorite,
but has lost none of its charms with age. The
players sit in a circle; each person is provided with
a half sheet of notepaper and a pencil, and is asked
to write on the top—(i) one or more adjectives,
then to fold the paper over, so that what has been
written cannot be seen. Every player has to pass
his or her paper on to the right-hand neighbor, and
all have then to write on the top of the paper which
has been passed by the left-hand neighbor (2) “the
name of the gentleman”; after having done this
the paper must again be folded and passed on as before;
this time must be written (3) one or more adjectives;
then (4) a lady’s name; next (5), where they
met; next (6), what he gave her; next (7), what he
said to her; next (8), what she said to him; next
(9), the consequence; and lastly (10), what the world
said about it. Be careful that every time anything
has been written the paper is folded down and passed
on to the player on your right.
When every one has written what the world says, the
papers are collected and one of the company proceeds
to read out the various papers, and the result may
be somewhat like this:—
(1) The horrifying and delightful (2) Mr. Brown (3)
met the charming (4) Miss Phillips (5) in Westminster
Abbey; (6) he gave her a flower (7) and said to her:
“How’s your mother?” (8) She said
to him: “Not for Joseph;” (9) the
consequence was they danced the hornpipe, and the
world said: (10) “Just what we expected.”
Dreams mean much on Hallow-e’en, but certain
ceremonies must be carefully followed in order to
insure the spell. Before going to sleep for the
night have some one bring a small piece of dry bread.
No word can be spoken after this; silence must prevail.
Eat bread slowly, at same time making a wish and thinking
the pleasantest thing imaginable. Then drop off
to sleep, and your dreams will be sweet and peaceful,
and your wish will come true, if the charm works.
