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90  Luck

ing of the house, wili stand right there and holler half an hour for some one to fetch it, rather than go back.”

See a pin and let it lie,
Come to sorrow by-and-by.

Another version is:—

See a pin and let it lay,
Want you will and want you may.

Another couplet is:—

See a pin and pick it up,
All the day you'll have good luck.

Others repeat this rhyme:—

See a pin and let it lie,
Bad luck you'll have until you die,

Or:—

You'll want that pin before you die.

It is a sign of good luck to fall up hill,

It is unlucky to get out of bed on the side opposite to the accustomed one, The person who shows signs of crossness is always liable to be reminded of it by the remark, “Well, guess you got out of the wrong side of your bed this morning.”

If a spider spins down from the ceil-