Odds 65
“There’s a good deal of pizen in people, especially in red-headed men. All folks hev some, but there’s more pizen in a red-headed man than in a man that has black hair—a good deal. In London, a red-headed man that was a sailor sold himself to a doctor fer quite a sum of money.
“The doctor strung him up by his heels, and put a toad at his mouth; and the man died, and a great lot of green, nasty-looking pizen oozed out that the doctor said was very valuable.”
Drop a dish of victuals, and you will hear bad news.
Grass will not grow under a “gallus” where a man has been hung.
Sneeze on Monday, sneeze for danger,
Sneeze on Tuesday, kiss a stranger,
Sneeze on Wednesday, sneeze for a letter,
Sneeze on Thursday, for something better,
Sneeze on Friday, sneeze for sorrow,
Sneeze on Saturday, see your sweetheart to-morrow,
Sneeze on Sunday, your safely seek,
The Devil’ll have you the rest of the week
