Rhode Island

Entries

• #198

  Put a four-leaved clover over the door. The first person to pass beneath will be your future mate.

  Newport, R. I., and Michigan.
• #203

  After meeting ninety-nine white horses and a brown one for the hundredth, the first person with whom you shake hands will be your future mate.

  Newport, R. I.
• #611

  At cards, it is common to blow on the deal, without looking at it, for good luck.

  Providence, R. I., and Salem, Mass.
• #733

  Sparks in the soot on the back wall above a coal fire bring wealth.

  Rhode Island.
• #908

  Take a green, mossy pebble, wrap it up, tie it, and throw it away. The finder will catch the wart which you had.

  Rhode Island.
• #910

  Go out of doors, count three, stop and pick up the stone nearest to your toe. Wrap it up in a paper, and throw it away. The one that picks it up will get the warts.

  Providence, R. I.
• #950

  A dry May and a wet June
  Make the farmer whistle a merry tune.

  Franklin Centre, R. I.
• #1282

  You mustn’t pay the doctor entirely, or there will be sickness in the family.

  Lonsdale, R. I.