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Show Lucky Horseshoes. Horseshoes which havo boon rogard-od rogard-od for centuries as dlsppnsors of good luck, are bolng used for tablo decorations. deco-rations. Whon silvered or glided, and mado to stand up with tho nddltlon of a llttlo wlro, thoy mako a vory good frame for a menu. Every ono knows, of courso, that tho finding of a horso-shoo horso-shoo is, undor cortain circumstances, supposed to bo nn augury of good for-tuno, for-tuno, but probably fow aro familiar with tho origin of this bollof. It was all duo to tho action of St. Dunstan, the patron saint of farriers. According Accord-ing to the legend, St. Dunstan seized tho evil one with his rod-hot pincers and refused to rcloaso his prlsonor until Satan promised ho would nover work mischief whero a horooshoo la displayed. |