New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-06
THE.WITCHES or NETWORK. No. VII.
MRS. SEYMOUR CLAIRvOYANT.

v,k an. the clsryoysuis or persons who profess 70
- vbIe +, q rnesr,eric trabce objects 10. per-
ceptiDe TO the waking senses ~ the Os'ss DE JUST
~ these people il mainly 10 diagnose aud prescribe
g., different varieties Of internal dsease, tbs pacu
branch If buu,bug would not rave come "tan me
zone Of our reponers present inye7tgacons, were u
seyeral Of these practitioners advertise 70 tel
the past, present aud future, describe the future
sbp,bsod or wife, marx out CORRECTLY the exact cO1r'e
d" Of future life give unerlng advice about business,
sLsent friends, &C. Our reporter concluded that
this had TOO strOng flavor Of fortune-te'ing ana
vfchcrsft to be ignored and accordingly visited these
nys.erou.ly clear.sisbted persons, beginning WIN
Mn Seymour whose advertisement u supJOined;
C1ARvoy.ycg.-Mrs. SEYMOUR, No.llO Spring
.,,,., few door, Of Brcsdwsy TIE NJ; s4'e"l!
medical ano busiDess Csrvoyant IN Amercs Al ase.-. =
covered and cured i curstei 1iefnf a-,ct % 40
friends, &C 'Hd 'si''iscion IN al sA' u 10 t
As there are many people who have a certain de-
cree Of faith in what is called cairyOyence who would
neer At the er4ser decepuons Of vulgar fortune
70 ling it is the policy Of hese who practice this AT To
assume On appearance Of respectsbty 10 keep alooi
rom THEN greasy si,ters Of the professions TO reject the
csrds. The rnsgc mirror, the Bibles and keys, the
mysterious pebbles and the other tricks which DO wen
,ouob for twenty five cent customers; % i've IN re-
rutab streets, in respectable houses, and TO nave
Glenn faces when visitors come IN. Ihere are u
true csirvoy ants in the city who 1--we wre'chedy 10
miserable CELLAR whore garments and very hair are
populated with various specimens OF anlmaei nature,
and whose bodies filthy that the oehoider won
ders why the spIts, which are so often disconnected
from then aIo cent far. off mission, do not avau
them elves Of the leave Of absence 10 deser lor-
ever ouch unsayOry corporeal haDHauOns. buI
the majority Of these persoos prefer psrio'' 10
Easements and m4ke up the difference IN expenses
by double-cbMging their customers. VI tins latter
cIass il Mrs SEYMOUR wh) occupies for business pGr
noses part Of the house No. 10 Spring street, near
Mercer, not more seedy in appearance tran the ma
iorty Of half way decent tenant houses, which all have
decrept look after they four or FIVE years Old a.
though youthful di-,patioUs had made them weak IN
the oints. From appearances, Mrs Seymour house
was more than commonly rakish in it, juveniy, but
It'll has that look of better days departed which, m The
human kidd is peculiar 10 drcayed ministers. IL l.
house where man on small salary would apply Tor
cheap board. Hitler reporter repaired and shame-
faceoly knocked at the dOcr, and was admitted D.
frowzy coarse, plump, sem-respecable girl, who
would have been the better for washing. She opened
The door, and representative entered the reception
room, and bad ample time before the appearance OF
the mistress to take observation.
The parlor was neatly, though rather scanSy fur
pished, with rigid economy 10 the article OF chairs.
The apartment communicated by folding doOrd with
another room whence could be heard an uou noise az
al come enc scraping a saucepan with kitchen-spoon.
The i,owzy girl disappeared Into shl' retired spot and
in about the space Of time that would be occupied by
an enterprisng woman in rol ing down her seeves,
taking of her apron and washing her hands the door
opened, and Mr.. Seymour presented herself. She il
fngid.ookipg woman, Of about IS years of aye, with
and hin
and is Of medium hight aid Her appearance IL
perhaps lady like, her movements slow and well con-
sdtred. She IL perfectly seli-possessed and cilcu-
Lifting, and appears to cherish dissatisfaction with
b.nelL Her demeanor, on the whole, is repellng aud
chilly and Impressed our reporter very much az II
come one had shipped lump of ICE down his back and
made him ST on II ul II noied
She regarded the visitor with look Of professions
su, uicon cast her eye round the room with quick
glance which instantly mventored everything therein
contained ia uh 10 assure hesel ot the se'e'y OF
any small articles which might be scattered about ana
The seated hersclf with all Of preparedness as II
she was perfectly guard and not TO be taken by sur
prize by anything that might occur. She volunteered
frozen remark two about the sate OF tue weather.
and then subsidized into silence, evidently waiting To
hear the cause of the visit. When our reporter AL
p,upced that he desired to know about the present
well or i'll of some absent friends, and tnat cld'rvoy-
anee WINS the branch Of her busness which would on
this occasion he called into reqaison, she rose from
her seat walked to the door, never taking her eyes
rum the hands and pockets Of her customer, anu
called 10 some one 10 come IN. In obedience IN the
summons the frowzy girl entered; this latter ndiVd-
ual since her fret appearance had taken oil her apron
and pinned some kind OF a collar around her neck, but
mad hot vet found time to comb her hair, which
exceedingly demons,raiive and forced itself upon
attention.
Mrs Seymour seated herself in rocking chair and
closed her eyee the plump girl stood behind her and
pressed her thumbs firmly upon the temples OF Mrs
for about two minutes, during which nme this latter
lady losi every inst something ui NE and animation
until at last she foze up entirely. Then the froSzy
gil made one two mysterious meSinerc passes over
The sleeping beauy from hey head to her feet to hA her
in the iceberg state; then placing the hand o. Mrs y
in the palm of our reporter, che lett the room The
worst Of it was that Mrs. Seymours hand - not ~
agreeable one TO hold; it s cold and fabby, and not
ruserstve Of vitality. Her face, too, had become
pand and corpse ike and her thin blue lips were not
pleasant to regard. Our reporter was puzzled; ne
uidu't know what 10 DO with the hahby hsnd aud how
he was to get any information about absent friends from
a fasi.asleep woman he did not, yet, exactly
COM n hend AZ this juucure, the lips asked, Where
SIN I 10 20 70 2" Cur reporter suppressed torr'd
r,plv. and substituted, To MiuuesotS. Thereupon,
without any more definite direction - IL VIVA; part
of that rather extensive territory she was eNpectedto
yisk sbe SEPT her sput OIL and Immediately uttered
'.Aese words;
.IsectNo Old people, two rsry oh people-oneisa
man and one is womar; one of them has been very
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