The Moon

FOR THE FAIRER SEX

New moon, true moon,
True and trusty, Tell me who
My true love must be.

When you see the new moon over your left shoulder, recite:

New moon, true moon,
Dressed in blue,
If I should marry a man
Or he should marry me,
What in the name of love
Will his name be?

Say to the new moon over your right shoulder:

New moon, new moon, come play your part
And tell me who's my own sweetheart,
The color of his hair, the clothes he shall wear,
And on what day he shall appear.

Then dream.

When you see the moon for the first time in the New Year, look at it and say;
Whose table shall I spread?
For whom shall I make the bed?
Whose name shall I carry?
And whom shall I marry?

Then think of the one you would like to marry, and go your way. Ask some question of the first person you meet, and if the answer is "yes," you will marry your choice; if the answer is "no," you will not.

At the time of the new moon, take out a stocking and as you knit, repeat: 
 

This knot I knit
To know the thing I know not yet
This night that I may see
Who my husband is to be,
How he goes and what he wears,
And what he does all days and years.

I see the moon
And the moon sees me,
And the moon sees somebody
That I want to see.

When you see the moon for the first time in the New Year, look at it and say;
Whose table shall I spread?
For whom shall I make the bed?
Whose name shall I carry?
And whom shall I marry?

Then think of the one you would like to marry, and go your way. Ask some question of the first person you meet, and if the answer is "yes," you will marry your choice; if the answer is "no," you will not.

At the time of the new moon, take out a stocking and as you knit, repeat: 
 

This knot I knit
To know the thing I know not yet
This night that I may see
Who my husband is to be,
How he goes and what he wears,
And what he does all days and years.

I see the moon
And the moon sees me,
And the moon sees somebody
That I want to see.