Smyrna times., 1855-04-11

properly managed, will turn the stomach OF the
enlightened Yankee Nation.
Having read the advertisement of u Grand |
street fortune teller, who advertised hersclfthc
"seventh daughter of seventh daughter" a
lneal descendant from some one of the Egyg- |
tlan maglclans who couldn't kill the troos-I
Stralghtway resolved to pay her a visit Went
up town, found the house, rung the bell and was
shown INTO shabby room by suffering girl,
who informed me by nstalnents that her mis-
tress would be i'll presently. Examined the fur
nltnre-rIckety table, ditto chairs, bare floor
with knot holes in it, unctuous mirror, two hair
trunks, clothes basket, and hat-box. Enter
mlstress-minus youth, beauty, hair-pns and
clean stockings. She wore no flowing robe
figured with cabalistc signs, she bore no sable
wand OF magic, but she was clad in Il calico
dress, and had a brass CanClestick in her hand
she drew no circle, she performed no inscru-
| taDle lncantatIOns, she spoke in no unknown
! tohgue-but she put the candlesllck on the
rlckety table, sat down IN a cane -bottomed
chair, and asked me what my name was, and
what | wanted. Told her wanted to find ont
who l was going to marry, and wanted her to
tell me Il lucky number IN the lottery, which
should draw Il prize big enough to support the
mly-alsO wanted IL description Of the man
who stole my iack-knite, and a knowledge of
the place where | could find the same. Now
she began to work-she did not consult the
stars-she did not cut my hornscope--she did
not even ask me where was born, or what my
father did for u llving--shc exhibited no strange
paraphernalia of sorcery and conuration-no
obscure language, suggestive OF dlvinaton or
cnchantment, fell from her prophetic lips She
only asked me if had any molcs on nv per
son, and what | dreamed about last night
then plungng her hand through slit IN the
side OF her dress, she tshed out from some un-
known depth pack Of cards. Greasy were
they, and well worn--the knave Of spades had
his legs torn Oft, the queen Of diamonds had hen
face scratched with thmbe, two Of the aces
were stuck together V th bceswaX and the kim
OF clubs had evidently been used TO skim HE,
out of the molasses. After much shuiilinr o
the royal and plebian members of the pack, she
got them fixed to her satisfaction, and pro
ceeded to draw thereirom nine cards. which she
disposed IN three symmetrical piles then look
them orcr-bit her lIp--stampcd her foot then
told me that my knife had been stolen by
squlnt-eyed lrshman, who had disposed of i
, to his uncle for cujto@ night-c ps. Sixty clgar
and thirty cents ready money, and that II Wal
anxious to reclaim IL, | would tind it at No.
Round the Corner. Asked her if | was biz
enough to lick the Ir.shman, al which she wax
: ed indignant, and for a moment ! half ieare
# she would turn me INTO some horrible monster
4 that, like Gree of old, she would exercise he
magic power, and qualify me to play i star en-
gagement al the Metropolitan Theatre, by trans
> forming me into an elphant, shc-wolf, or
e Bengal tiger. Bat, as my mouth didn't get an
= larger, my toc-naIls grow any longer, or IN
fingers change to claws; as | .e!t no growing
!, appetite for blood, and my nose didn't elongat
INTO trunk, soon covered my cquanimiiy
y Then she went on to say that No. 81 woul
II draw me Il prize Ia the lottery, and that cou
4 get it OF "Sam that | would marry a red
:, haired woman, who would die and leaving II,
r with a nursing baby-that | would be ill
4 ed " by widow, and finally wed lady who's
n description corresponds exactly with my prcsel
= washerwCman our family IS to increase
Il seventeen; my second son is to be Presiden
: and my eldest daughter is to rua away wit
;, the Car Of all the RusSias. She wasn't cA
h actly positive about the manner of my dealt
10 but from the looks Of the Jack Of clubs, sl
;. Judged should break my neck coming HON
- from clam bake
,. Gave her dollar and left. month ha
n passed--67 seems a promising number-havn
II yet got my knife, but hope soon TO do so al
10 not yet married, but have seen the woman, an
n from her appearance, | DO not fear objection
"A TO the alliance. She had basket on her hea,
y full of smelts. Have not spoken to her We
q but trustingly wait.
10 Hoping that something will turn up.
n @. X. PHILANDER HoEsrrcKs, P B.