The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THERE IS AN OLD SUPERSTITION THAT MY MOTHER RELATED
TO ME BACK WHEN I GOT MY FIRST CAR. I HAD JUST
BOUGHT A ST. CHRISTOPHER MEDAL TO PUT ON THE
DASHBOARD. AS I WAS PLACING IT THERE, MY MOTHER
CAME UP AND SAID, "YOU KNOW, THERE IS AN OLD BELIEF
THAT WHEN YOU HIT EIGHTY, OLD ST. CHRISTOPHER GETS
UP AND LEAVES YOU ON YOUR OWN."

James Callow Keyword(s): AUTOMOBILE

Date learned: 05-22-1965