PINS

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• #637

  See a pin and pick it up,
  All the day you’ll have good luck;
  See a pin and pass it by (or “let it lie”),
  All the day your luck will fly.

  Eastern Massachusetts.
• #638

  See a pin and pick it up,
  All the day you’ll have good luck;
  See a pin and let it lie,
  Come to sorrow by and by.

  New York.
• #639

  See a pin and pick it up for luck. If the head is towards you, the luck is slow in coming; if the point is towards you, the luck is quick and sharp.

  Boston, Mass.
• #640

  If you see a pin crosswise, that is, across your path, it means a ride if you pick it up.

  Boston, Mass.
• #641

  “I have known a young lady form a habit of stooping in consequence of keeping the eyes fixed on the ground, in the streets of New York city, in order not to miss the good fortune that might come of picking up a pin. The pin must be thrust into a tree or post, in order to keep the luck as long as it remains fast.”

  New York, N. Y.
• #642

  Find a pin and let it lie,
  You’ll want a pin before you die.

  Alabama.
• #643

  See a pin and let it lie,
  You’ll want that pin before you die.

  Peabody, Mass.