Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-13
Fortune-Tellers, Phrenologists. &c.

A friend of ours says the New York Nevsl
was persuaded few days since TO send a dol.
lar TO lady, who und rtakes, upon the mere
inspection of the handwriting. 10 send back a
complete mental, moral and physical analysis
of the unknown individual applying for the
occult knowledge We copy the prophetess's
reply to the applicant, who, by the way is a
well known merchant, been married seven
years to charming Philadelphia girl, with
whom all his friends are in love and who pre-
sented TO him i've years ago a pledge of mu-
tual affection-a little squalling animal of the
female gender We have no objection to men
being made fools Of, but these copjurors NAV
do harm TO weak minded girls:
" MONSIEUR l fni you to be on the sum
nier side OF life's meridian; not married, but
destined to be ere long You have a we'll de-
velOped mind, and firm, unyielding disno-
sItlon You never succumb to any one. and
no one can drive you in opposition 10 your
wishes You have enough selfesteem to take
you through life, but not enough to make You
egOtistical You think deeply, conclude can
tiously, talk fuently, and laugh heartily.
You love strongly but not eternaIly You
like leisure and have great desire to gain
wealth so as To enjoy relief from business
You never will be rich but you will always
have a competency. You are fond Of reading
and improve much by il, too Love music.
particularly that Of a martial style You have
had many changes in the past, and the future
Will have its variety, but joy, not sorrow, will
predomlnete. You will enjoy health and a
long life, happy home and all its attend
ant comforts. The one you are to marry is
still IL he: teens, of 4 fine appearance, good
family, pretty, well educated and quite at.
tractiye. Fond Of dress but not extravagapt
in her habits She is not faultless any more
than the rest of her sex, but she has a con-
slant, loving heart, and a pliable nature,
which will make her glide on easily in all her
fali ifv ha-
yond all other things You will never regret
the hour that Joined your destinies Two
children will cement the tie that binds You
and few will enjoy life more than yourself
fOtre ami, EMILE NILLErrE."
CURIOUS HISTORICAL FACT-Th wife Of
the celebrated Lord Clarendon, the author of
the History OF the Rebellion, was q Welsh
Fot-girl, who, being extremely poor In her
own country, journeyed 10 London to better
her fortune, aud becune a servant to a brewer
While she Was in this humble capacity, the
wife It her master died, aud he happening 10
fN his affections on her, she became has wife
Himself dying soon after, left her heir TO his
properly, which is said To have amounted II
between I2O 900 and t30, 900. Amongst those
who frequented the tap az the brewery was a
Mr. Hyde, then a poor barrister, who CON
ceiyed the project Of forming a matrimonial
alliance with her lie succeeded, and soon
led the brewers widow to the altar. Mr.
hyde being endowed with great talent, and
now at the command Of a large fortune, quick
ly rose in his profession, becoming bead II the
Chancery bench, and was afterwards the
Hyde, Earl of Clarendon. The eldest daugh-
ter, the offspring of ;his union, won the heart
of James, Duke Of York, and was married to
him. Charles III. sent Immediately for his
brother, and having first piled him with some
very sharp raillery on the subject, finished
by saying: James as you have brewn, 30 you
must drink" and forthwith commanded that
the marriage should be legally ratified and
promulgated Upon the death of Charles,
James the III. mounted the throne, but
premature death frustrated this enviable
consummatiOn in the person of his amiable
duchess Her daughters, however, were Mary,
the wife of William II and Queen Anne. both
grandchildren of the ci deVant pot-girl from
Wales, and wearing in succession the crown
or EprlopH