Part 23 (1/2)

_Newfoundland._

587. Sat.u.r.day night's dream, Sunday morning told, Will come to pa.s.s before it's a week old.

_Maine and Ma.s.sachusetts._

588. Sat.u.r.day night dreamt, Sunday morning told, Sure to come true Before a month old.

_Eastern Ma.s.sachusetts._

589. Relate the dream before breakfast, and it will come true.

_General in the United States._

590. If you dream the same thing three times, it will come true.

591. Dreaming of handling new-made boards is a sign of a coffin. (A carpenter's notion.) _Heart's Content, N.F._

592. If you dream of seeing a boat drawn or sailing on land, it is a sign of death.

_Cape Breton._

593. If you dream that you see an empty coffin, you will see it filled within a year.

594. To dream of dough in a bread pan is the sign of a coffin.

_New Brunswick._

595. To dream of dough in a black pan is a sign of a corpse.

_Miramichi, N.B._

596. To dream of bread is good luck.

_Boston, Ma.s.s._

597. To dream of going in a carriage means you'll travel with a friend.

_Cape Breton._

598. Pick up a stone in a strange place and put it under the pillow for three nights. If you dream, it will come true.

_Newfoundland._

599. To dream of being in a new house is a sign of death.

_Harbor Grace, N.F._

600. Place the heel of one shoe against the instep of the other three nights in a row, and you will dream of your future husband.

_Franklin, Ma.s.s._

601. To dream that your sweetheart has the ague means that he loves you.

602. To dream you are a fool is good luck and increase of wealth.

603. Dreaming of persons being sick is a sign of being well.

_Newfoundland and New Hamps.h.i.+re._

604. To dream of a death is a sign of life.