Ceredo crescent. [volume] (Ceredo, Va.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-18
\ Me;io a Fortune Teller.

nc editor Of the Cleveland Plain Dealer
gives the following account VI his VISIT u or
tune Teller:
small BILL. ros,cl on fences aud in other con-
.,:euous places Informed us that Madame Berg,
the r,e,test A.troio:ist in the United states
might bc consulted ON all sorts Of questions st
the Comucrei House. Feeling considerably
MN xsyu-. .-s---.s .-sS.-ss s~s.s S-.s~sy.
eerfsM whether our path through lIfe Was TO- DC
! bcstrswn With roses aud luck or bcset With this.
tie. and sharp sticks. and ferling especially anx-
ious to know whether certain editor out IN
Wi-eon,iu lwho steals our paragraphs with an
ingenuity worthy Of letter eau-eb was to be-
I eventually han: or torn limb from limb by wild
omnibu. horse- feeling thus, us went TO see
III. Fortune Teller the other evening. She IL
an athletic mi lille aged femste-very bold and
prompt. with a .hirp &c aud rel face. She
4 al dignity anI nrbsniiy ihs, we thought NC
hal She ssil uan eurioas.
We scluicsec'l. fcc!in: in~srlly. however
ih., wom,n w. .eurl"U-cr. she gave N a
pack or cards which hal iecn ,pparcn'ly cxten
.iv,ly fingered iy -osp boilers. and told US to
.hutl. thria anl cut fl,rm cyen!y three fimes
all or Which W. lid .;h- then plicc'l the earl,
face up, ia row on the table before her, and
, aid:
Mi-;er. Whirbeycr ] .,y-. don't sny un
4 is.s s,y 80. Mi-icr 10 you. You've ha'
moaey. we wildly inquired wheayl ] d,nt
saw how Large y sun, IL wa--ic IL more or lc.s
G Mister. Mister. you arc boro mii1liny. Th
!: kcerj- say you are midllipg. and 80 ] say q
you. You've I,.t .rmeibiEe within two day
e iwo weeks or two months. i'ui the teerd. ~
h. you Won't ip.r any p"rc. Mi-ier. there is frou
s ties in store for you. You have epemie-.-
e They arc ,alkigg aLou, you nov, hut you don
e hear them. Mini What .sy: beware of th
y nan With browni.h hair. which he will ipjur
II yc n 20 h. bc thinks hc eau trouble ye tbereb,
~ which he will do. 20 | sBys. Thus SAYS Oh
.kc.Fi.. Mister. sou will have money With
I. three iays three weeks or three month. b.-no'
TO cr ie.s-- fProbsbly les. IN I-sni you vi
i, hear of dcsih in short time unle-. the &C
IS per.on ba. already beeome. which it may
:, DsI.. jiri d.r. al !. lark here. Lets se
a, -. We'll. Mi-,er-shsil ! say IL; " yo'
N children are no, brousb, up teerfally they Vi
~ be q eu.. &, you--a eu-.. ers' ~ say. b.
u who can rcid the my.teries of the stars, or
the lcerl., which arc the inme:it ssent- 81 il
,y the .fs,. Mister. urE hair is redi.h or d,r
cI i.h. Whichever way IL 10. - IL viii be. She
\, 20; nal =. m.jsi sou and you " get angry VI
re ,he. she'll want yOu 20 set orer tein nal o.
-. ,oa'II d. it and al will be sliet ,pi rles'a
,ie unie.. two Hen which are browhi.h will in''
., fere and preves, ~. when IL will Je different ~
you in mi.rTie. will surely Lc. 20 'sy-
. n seeffa! I,ooi we'll. Mister g. you
Tbe ~ohderfui vom,p then took sm,ll DO
III. in .bieh vas fastened brss. key. lIsndi
u. the book 60 u.. she whispered 20 hef.eh sob,
u. ,nI then in iov. ,epuihfsi voice sad, }
nj eye. i.oing fastened on the book .. 'he 'fo'
Tell me. in Gods name. vill this w's' -
-. mic. crush him The boob through the 90
d.rfui fcmlle. .,iJ they ~oulj not Tell M
ni .liI fte female 4. be =pis' fgr 20 " rieh'
,,e The bo,t .liJ be you'd never he worth ~
| ~ el.rsa fhos.shI doiisr Tell nc ~ 20
~ s,pe. vflI b. Ip,tyr The bD0s ,sid ~
ted -snt prsper xe sosld milling. Voc. :.
NJ. ibs fem'ie st sry Tpss'ign- yor hte'
90. s.tej fhe byot n - we're d~s~esi'n' ~ q
grssifs;h.f 90 our zrsnd@y'hefs 'rie s"t
isI bo>s 'broszh fhe femBie. sfsteiy ssi5 " %
the We sst,I f -e vsre rc!.tsI g. osf sl1e'' 'is'
re. so5 ih~ box .siI ~s vefe We iagsfcd
ia. osf tsis brother sefeB yesr. Old'f ihsn .
her seif % ~ rod 80 f.ase ssi i9f'ss~
81 81 'sH 'h.' ieisai'i 80 sLs'b~r