Superstitions
The people of the 1800's believed in many superstitions. Superstitions are beliefs that if you do certain things, other supernatural things will happen.
One superstition says that the first butterfly you see in the spring predicted the type of bread you would have that year. A white butterfly meant white bread, and a brown butterfly meant brown bread.
Tom Sawyer believes in quite a few superstitions. One is for recovering lost marbles. You dig a hole and bury a marble in it, then chant "What hasn't come here, come! What's here, stay here!" Then leave it for a fortnight (two weeks) and repeat the words, then undig the marble and all of the marbles you ever lost will be there! Tom found this to be untrue.
1800's superstitions are very different than ours today. Notre Dame football players always smack a "Play Like a Champion Today" sign going out onto the field for good luck, instead of worrying about what butterfly they'll see first in the spring.
One superstition says that the first butterfly you see in the spring predicted the type of bread you would have that year. A white butterfly meant white bread, and a brown butterfly meant brown bread.
Tom Sawyer believes in quite a few superstitions. One is for recovering lost marbles. You dig a hole and bury a marble in it, then chant "What hasn't come here, come! What's here, stay here!" Then leave it for a fortnight (two weeks) and repeat the words, then undig the marble and all of the marbles you ever lost will be there! Tom found this to be untrue.
1800's superstitions are very different than ours today. Notre Dame football players always smack a "Play Like a Champion Today" sign going out onto the field for good luck, instead of worrying about what butterfly they'll see first in the spring.