| Show Modes Divination If a Scottish maiden desired to summon sum-mon the imago of her future husband she read the third verse seventeenth chapter of the book of Job after supper washed the supper dishes and retired to bed without uttering a single word placing underneath her pillow the Bile Bi-le with a pin thrust through the verse she had read On All Hallow eve various modes of divination were in yogne Pennant says that the young women determined de-termined tho figure and size of their husbands by drawing cabbages blindfold blind-fold a custom which lingers still in some parts of Scotland They also threw nut into the fire a practice prevailing also in England as Gay has described Two hazel nuts I threw Into tho flame And to each nut I cave a sweethearts name This with the loudest bounce me sore amazed That In flame of brightest color blazed As blamed tho nut so may thy passion grow Dr they took a candle and went alone to a looking glass eating an apple and combing their hair before it whereupon tho face of the future spouse would be seen in the glass peeping over the foolish girls shoulder All tho Year Round |
