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to the sailor it indicates storms and shipwrecks.
Friend. ---- To dream you see a friend dead, betokens
hasty news of a joyous nature. If you are
in love it foretels a speedy marriage with the object
of your affections.
Fruit. ---- To dream of fruit, has a different interpretation,
according to what the fruit is that
you dream of. Apples betoken long-life and success ;
a boy to a woman with child ; faithfulness
in your sweetheart and riches by trade —-- Cherries
indicate disappointment in love, vexation in
the marriage state, and slight in love. —-- Figs are
the forerunners of prosperity and happiness --- to the
lover they denote the accomplishment of your
wishes —-- to the tradesman, increase of trade ---
they are also indicative of a legacy ——- Gooseberries indicate many children, chiefly sons, and
an accomplishment of your present pursuits —--to
the sailor they declare dangers in his next voyage
—--to the maiden, a roving husband ; and to the
man, a rakish wife. —-- Nuts, if you see clusters
of them, denote riches and happiness ---to the lover,
success and a good tempered sweetheart —--if you
are gathering of them, it is not a good omen, for
you will pursue some matter that will now turn out
to your advantage —-- if you crack them, the person
who courts you, or to whom yon pay your addresses,
will treat you with indifference, and be very
unfaithful. ——- Oranges are very bad omens ; they
forebode loss of goods and reputation, attacks from
thieves, wounds, and fickleness in the object of
your affections. --- Pears prefigure elevation in
life, accumulation of riches and honour, success
in undertakings, and constancy in love. If a woman
with child dreams of them, she will have a
a girl who will marry one far above her rank, before
