Show AN ul P SHOE carloa loi cottom of I beuch the origin of the curious custom of throwing an old shoe after a newly married pair tor luck has been traced back to a french peasant origin by a young man interested in folklore and quaint customs in southern france after the wedding ceremony the girl 18 escorted to her new home by her girl friends and left alone the young bus band also in the hands of bis friends is next led to a point a couple of hundred yards away from the dwelling where a halt Is made then the avs rejected suitor it there be such a ame arms himself with an old sabot or wooden shoe while the bridegroom ducking his head makes a dash for the house the disgruntled suitor throws as bard and as true as possible and the crowd cheera or derides according to the success of the shot A wooden shoe is a formidable missile in the hands of an angry swain and the bridegroom is justified in having some misgivings as he sees his defeated rival practicing in anticipation of the wedding day just think says the searcher into how great a relief it would be even in this country to take a crack at the fellow who bad done you out of your best girl without having the police step in over in france the custom has a wider meaning it signifies that the last ill feeling Is thus thrown away and it is the depth of disgrace for the man who has thrown the shoe to harbor any further malice against the young couple |