The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-03-02
Fortune Telling In New York.

III telling fortunes in this city, although the
calling is Ia Itself Illegal, and punishable rs
mlsdemeanol. The professors Of the
black art escape by calling themselves clair.
vnyantS. Visiting the saloon of these
witches Of Endor, we invariably shall frd
them filled with oil maids, young rils,
persons in search Of stolen property, misses
IN pursuit Of lovers, widows in search Of
husbands, and politicians DESTROYS ofknow-
ing who was to be president. Each wait
their turn 10 have All interview with the
Sybil, and the fair varies from fifty cents to
three dollars. Most Of these people lave
ieed accompliceS, who are iameliar with the
history and the names Of applicants, and IL,
this DclpAiC mode they throw iu an item Of
intelligence which a,tonshcs the hearers.
The young girl is Informed Of the color Of
the hair, eyes, and general appearance Of
her lover, when she will get married, aud
how many children she will have. She
PAYS her dollar and retires, pleased and sa-
ilsiled. II an article is lost or stolen, the
SyhIi, after few Inquiries rs to localities,
VIII tell who is supposed to have il. A lit.
Tie GINNING and Sagacity enables her to send
away her Customer tollerably satisfied
Take case or two 10 show the modes 0per-
GRdi:
\ lady with an anxious countenance in.
i"lmS the sybl that, coming from Philadel-
pima in the night, her watch and gold chain
were stolen from her in the cars.
''Were you alone ~
"No, my husband was with me.n
did yUu sit constantly iogeiher."
"No, he moved about, talking TO one per.
son or another"
"Did you observe stout, gentcel.looL-
~ M, J.,
IL do remember such u hcrson talking 10
my husband"
~ hat is the man who has taken your
watch and chain. Being somewhat, lie
rose and passed near youf scatD
ale did,
ole stopped at the scra where you were
seatcd'
~ believe lc did"
"That was the moment when Ae sto!o
your watch aud chain"
''iuu have described .hc man aud my
position exactly. suspected him. Now,
shall ever recover theni"
The >yb!l Shlt,ies the cards---inrns UP
one. than auoth'r-Va uScS--rubs her fore
head looks troubled shakes hen ho al and
says
"No, it is gone. Iehas given II to fair
who is going on board liverpuol packet"
''Dear me, bow sorry am. III had
come yesterday you might have told me
where the articles we've; for You must
have known"
The lady lays down The dollar and re,
tires.
a pretty, genteel look ing l,dy, with her
cOuntenaTce little Eurrieh, somew hat
fin. ii opI lit,lt, ,'nr,..,.I
suit the tuIiunetcl.tr.
"Miss, | am no fortunetellcr; I am q
| clairvoyant by proIrssion.'
IL beg your pardon, madam wish TO
know whether "A certain young gentleman,
with remarkable black eyes and handsome
expression Of face, Las really an attach
mrnt for me, and intends 10 propose!"
The sybll cuts the cards--iouks closely
and intrniIy upon thcm-cuts, shu:I!es,
ouk> again, aud says significantly
m"lou saw Linn last night"
II did"
"lcs, it wa, in the back paIlor."
zone question mere. You promised to
Get him"
at is tue
"And your name Is Angelina Susannah
TLompson."
''Goud gracious so il il -
Terrified at what she heard, she ties on
her bonnet, while the " bil SAYS to her
"Inan hour YOU will fnd him before the
church. Trust hiln--he " i'll propose"
Throwing down the dollar she jnyovsly
escapes.
The mystery is easily explained Tho
young ,cuuudrei of n scducer advises the
-irI 90 90 next day aud consult the fortune
f,t.l.., tf..r, T. ilt | h.r x,,l ,.lly 4 ~.
whole story. She wnsuad> the girl TO
meet him, and carried away by her suppo.
>cd supernatural rUwcr>, she does meet
him aud is ruined, II this was one Of tho
dark AGES, at the period when Mather
LuNclaud was burned in England, ray in
1864, who confessed that he had frequent
conversations with the dewitt, in tho
CupOoall> were found skins of bnth..iian.
glcd infants, conserve Of roses and bean
flowers, the blood of filter mice aud shakes,
the Eat Of children dug ont Of their graves,
VOLTS blhr, conquciuil, hen bane, hemlock,
mandrake, moUnshahc, saffron, poplar
leaves, opium, aud tobacco. to Get up
charms, magic, witChcraf', and sorcsIy, NO
might possibly imagine that we had ietro.
graded at least two centuries; but with the
lights of learning and civilization. who can
'''lNNN va N.'N'N Wv lltlN ulu >OOlll-SHNtTS,
these regular imposorsy In the year 1915
Miss Ann Tuner was tried as an accom-
v,e in the murder of Sir Thomas Oveiber.
~ by wilchcratt. and no less person than
the learned Lord Chief Justice Coke char
ged the jury that She had seven deadly sins
TO answer for, vi1:-whore, bawd, sorcPrcr,
witch, papiSt, iclou, and murderer. and rx.
hori,d her tn pray to God 10 cast those Sc
ven dcvrlS out Of her. She was convicted.
II i dreadful to think Of such baibarons
periods, such fatal errors. We say 10 our
ladies and fellow citizens, believe in none
Of them. II is all decisive, unsettled, false,
hyrcrbojical, diabolical and should be avoi.
drd by ALL Sw.ddy Times.
The editor OF the Boston Post boasts that
he is "hara TO catch" We have heard cf
an lriShman who said that his horse had but
two iaulls--in the first place lie was hard
to catch aud in the second place he was
good for nothing after lie was caught
LOuiSr. Jour.
Mockcry til have learnt thi. profound
TRUTH says Al lcrman Johnsnn, "from eat
ing tuile; that il shows n most VrpraSed