What they say in New England; a book of signs, sayings, and superstitions (1896)
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, comp · Boston, Lee and Shepard · leaf 142
ticein what direction she faces, for thatshows from what direction the companywill come. If your company comes in at one door,and goes out at another, it is a sign ofbad luck. Some people are sufficiently affectedby this idea that they will be at con-siderable pains to keep visitors fromgoing out… … RELIGIOUS Thunder, by some, is thought tobe the voice of God. To speaklightly of it, or jokingly, would beapt to provoke Gods wrath, andthe offender runs the risk of beingpunished by getting struck by light-ning. It is supposed that God some-times punishes people for sin assoon as it is committed,…
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