| Show TALES MY GRANDMOTHER Arlea Second early pioneer ME Howell Ephraim Our TOLD Utah Place people brought with them from their homes in the old country many strange beliefs and superstitions can remember my grandmother telling me aschild that the sure cure for warts was to cutpotato in half and rub the wart with half of it and bury the other half She was equally sure thatpinch of salt thrown over the shoulder would prevent bad luck if by chance the salt had been spilled The following is one which she told as having happened to her own mother butwas never sure that she really believed it happened like this Traveling across the sky that night the moon waswatermelon slice circled withfaint halo of rainbow Storm beside the tomorrow said Mother as she sat silently bed Our neighbor six year old Marian was ill with some kind of fever and Marianown mother was sleeping exhausted from many days relentless watch child Storm tomorrow repeated Mother to closed the window to the night breeze She went back of the sleeping to child the bedside and over her herself touched the sick and hand then the forehead and noted with some concern that her breathing was very weak She turned up the lamp and bent her head to place her ear on little Marianchest Satisfied that the fluttering heart was still pumping life into the child she turned to the doorway wide eyes to see Marian mother watching Did she call out she asked sheall right go back to bed Carrie her with coaxed Mother thoughtheardchild call She hasnstirred for more than answered Mother back faces but there life to bed forwhile Then the two women froze toward the screened in door 12 said Carrie two hours in her yet horror From and that Do go turned their direction |
