Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-02-22
Fortuns-Te!ling and sadGc tion.


the Mayors office Yesterday. A young g,l
has fallen a victim to the fortune telling and
matrimonial advertisements, and her mother
sends the story Of her ruin TO the Mayor, in
the hope that no oLer mother my hereafter
have to mourn from such cause. But the
letter will explain ITSELF
"TO the Mayor, T. Wood:
"Sir see by the paper Of to-day that you
are going to break up all the fortune-tellrrS.
Sir. will trouble you few moments, 10 tell
you what those women have brought into my
family am mother of a respectable rami-
| ly. have brought up eleven children, and
/ all are alive and married, and doing reSpec-
table business for themSelveS-Hll but | We
y girl, Of fifteen years Old next April. She,
last summer, saw in The Herald a notice Of
gentleman who wanted wife. She and an
other girl, schoOlmlte Of hers, answered it,
| did not know anything Of what was ing
on, or it would not have hApnened. They
were directed TO go to MIS-. PrewSterS, in
I Great Jones street. corner Of Bnwery, to meet
the gentleman. When my daughter went
j there the wretch told her that the gentleman
was suited; that she would have him, and that
soon; and that she would tell her all about it
for five dollars. The poor child thought was
a great thing 10 know who was TO be her hns-
! band, and so she sold her earrings and breast
pin 10 raise the money, and gave il to he'll
In telling The fortune she described her luture
husband, and told her TO come on the Friday
following, and tell what she had dreamed, -
Sine thought at first she would not go, bat the
). other girl had been there aud found bean 70
!, her liking, and been 20 COuey Island with him,
and she told her such n story that she thought
she would 90 and see Madame PIeWSter gain
When g went in she saw n man WHO seil
"NIrs. Prewster what n charming rrl that is,
| o, my dream is completely ont! That lady
has been in my midnight dreams for months
, pnsiw With that he went on, of the room.
| 40, ho," said Mrs. Pr,wSicr, "Gd no show
YOU this man in the cards, with such black
, eyes?' He then waited unon her home, ask
ed her name, and if she had father or broth
ers. He said he would not let her parents
t know for the world where he found her, nor
i must she; but he meant 10 find her, if she was
to be found. They would keep company un-
iii winter came on. and then she should con-
3 trve to 90 to a ball, and he woul be there
! and trv 10 get respectable introiuctiOn.-
He said he should not be willing 10 let lis
e father know where he got bis wife from, but
. he would meet her, when convenient, at Mrs.
n Prrw.ters.
Sir, This is her story, and I believe true
one. She has been at school, and as she has
e 50 many married sisters and brothers, where
e she was in the habit Of staying away until six
. or seven O'clock, did not think Of question.
Il ing her, as thought her as pure as air Al
= a. once saw her shape alter, and her lively
y spirits gone. | asked her what allied her ant
:, what had become of her Scbo 'Im1te. She
d said that she had gone nWav from home viii
: a very OaH man. anu IlVeH win MN IN 0s'
T She Legon to crv md ,oid me- ,bot sbc woY S' II
q family wav. Tie man that has made he
n so is a married man. with wife and fou
children. He has deserted them and rhinel
f my child. If | expose him shall also EXPOSE
n nv whole family. thought, rather than
i make CITY talk, would keen her Shu, ur
!. until she is confined. | called upon lady in
n Lispenarl street, to see if she wond boar
e her through her confinement She SAYS she
e will board her and give her baby away wher
e II is born. ! told her my story; She said She
IN often had 10 hear Just such S'orv-that wa:
n thcIr trade. II her brothers hear OF II They
ID Will certainly shoot the Sroundrcl. lhlnE
i sometimes how great fire little matte
At makes. U, must conceal my feelings, aht
N not make my sons muTuererS! Do, SIR, all il
,e your power to send those fortune. ,ellerS away
rs or make the nre'S not advertise such people
d, business. This IS the first letter ever wrote
is to an officer IN my lie. am so worried d
not know what 10 do or say. ., i! ha'
ID known II before 1t was TOO late! Two fami
,e lies rulned-one in a brotheI; mine as bad
IS Pity loor MoTnrR,
ID and put stop to that before another mo;he
er is wronEed."
W The following Sins from morning nan.