The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-04-12
From the Gazette of the Union.
TRICKS OF FORTUNE TELLERS


4 year or two since, lady residing in Hobo.
ken, had tender and well beloved daughter
stolen away from her door during an exhibition
that took place in the neighhorhood and which
was witnessed hy crowds Of persons from this
city. As might naturally be supposed, the dis
trcsscd mother caught al every means TO obtain
information in regard TO her lost child; and the
press willingly lent their powerful aid to assist
her; but still no tidings of the tender one could
be obtained. In her anguish she applied to the
fortune tpllprs for information. and in conse.
qucncc what they tod her; she travelled TO dis.
tani cities in search Of her child, and tits almost
needles to say she spent her strength for nonght.
Thus was her mind kept in a continual state Of
suspense, balancing between hope and fear, for
many long and weary months, by those wretch.
cs, they caring not for the agony that rent a
mothers heart, so long as they could fitch from
her a little filthy ucre. AT length she visited a
fortune teller on The western side o! the city,
who more mprcifill than the others, graciorsly
told her that her child had been taken by
wealthy foreign lady. who needed ii in order TO
enable her TO inherit some property, and wien
her object was accomplished the child would Inc
returned TO her. And l[uS we suppose. her
mind has been set at rest, unless, perchancc, she
has since visited another of like character, who
has sent her on more wrarisOmc Journeys.
We are now about to relate another circnm.
stances that occurred few years since, more
diaboical in its character than any thing ofthe
kind that has been laid before the public. l.
appears that German gentleman and his wife.
residing on the eastern side of the city, had
lovely boy, an on " child, stolen from them; and
al the energies of their minds were put IN re.
qusitinn with vicwto his rrcnvcry-so scnsi.
tive were they, that hint was only necessary
to make them travel miles at time, in hope OF
hearing tidings Of their lost treasure. In this
way much money was spcnt, and several months
passed away, without their hearing word OF
their son, and they were inconso!ah!e tor his
loss.
About this time there resided il this city
French Canadian woman who pretended to
possess a knowledge ofluure events, and from
the celebrity which she obtained by private
means, mnny persons were induced I" Visit hcr.
She was constantly in the habit OF in1nlrlng OF
persons that called upon her the exact location
of their dwelling: and at the end OF eighteen
months from The time the child was lost, she
succeeded in getting hold of NoTnnn WHO re.
sided next do"r to the family referred TO. This
woman came to consult IL regard to eleven
sp.ons tina, lad Lcrn stolen from her; the
twelfth spoon, being in another part OF The house
still remained in her pnssesslon, and TINS she
exhibited 10 the fortune teller, as specimen OF
those that had been stolen. She was tod 10
call again in four or five days, and, leaving the
snoon. she returned to Ter home. The fortune.
,c!,c. imrnc,iaiclys Mt ont and had eleven spoons
made tn correspond xactly with the one left her
an;I then had them thrown into cistrrn IN Tic
ward Of the next hoHSe to the one III Wh'ch
resided the lady who had consulted her
When the woman called again, the t"'lnnr.t'lIer
went through a variety ot manCnvres. ana al
Ia<t'lud her ,ha, her spoons were deposited in
cistrrr: which she par,cnlrIy drscrlhed-and
The dune proceeded at once to have every ci<crn
in the nri ighborhood searched, but without s'Ic'
cess. She then called on the seer again, who
promised to examine further into the matter, and
after several visits, she positively declared that
they were in the ciscrn she had described, and
which were very near the lady's house. 1he
cistrrn in the yard of the next door to her resi-
drnce was then lhrcughIy searched, which res
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ac,Iv as the seer had said.
Now her fame spread through that n"ighhnr'
hood with great rapidily, and the German lady
was urged and nlrealcd not to delay moment
in consulting the seer, as she might ihrrehy
find her son. She, however, being religious
wonan, thought it proper at first to consult her
minister on the propririy of doing so, but he
treated the idea as perfectly ridiculous and she
determined to keep away from her. l he neigh
b,rs, however, again bcsct her. and al last pre-
vailed unon her To discard her spiritual ADVISER
and IN BAY a visit to the fortunr.trl'cr. Arrl'
vino there she made known her object, when
tho sccr told her she would see what she could
do for her. ard at once commenced to T7nm"r
over some of her ncanaions. She then look
nr in n bottle. then walked about the r"om' aad
GnoI,y stationed hrr>rif with the German wo'
nan before tic locking glass. At first it ap'
pcarcd to be very misty, hrt gradually II bright.
rnrJ up, when the mother thought she could dis
Germ child. and as The mist entirely cleared
away she could sec. as if at distance, the face
of her beautiful boy, with his ring'cts cnl!ng on
his neck. In another instant, the mist reap
pcarcd and all was rs dark rs before. The
woman now became also frantic with JOY, ran
home and related to her husband all that She
had srrn. lie being so!ncwaa; suPrrsi''i"n:
was easily persuaded to pay h"r a visit; wien
,.r same scene WAS enacted. which 5000 con-
ypccd him that the seer could tel him ot the
whcrral,autS ns lis sen: and TO this end, nrG".
,i,,ion was entered into forthwith, when it was
agreed that the parents should pay to the seer
| SOM IN cash. and give no,c for $3.50, more /"
h, maid on The restoration of the child.
This being arrtngcd, I'll" seer nrr.e""'" |"
90 through with some magca! operations. ANA
!Eon directed the parents to proceed as TAR a'
j'r,r whore thcv would hear something IN re