The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-11
. ROMANCE OF CHIROMANCY.
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HdGlC. L AldhO w WHY w 4OoOt ~
the panorama it.commands. It4made
us regardless of everything else, be-
lieye, except each other'sI presence.
We drank in with our eyes the snowy
peaks, the outspread lakes, the mean
.dering streams1And then-and then
Alpine air reminding everybody
that mealtime was approaching, The.
little hotel, crouching in a hollow not
far from the tor, opened its hospitable
DOORS We dined. While dining.a
cloud .enVeloped the mountain. 30
the evening had to be beguiled with
talk, IN, the course of which Dir.
Greenwood referred to my studies in
palmistry.. .Asss - ~ li.ia e1e
1t was only natural that oaobsolete
art should be disdainfully regarded
by Mr.. Howard and his friend salts
will you look atsmy hand, by way
of experiment. asked the fine young
gentleman, with a mixture of curiosity
and contemptuous defa nce. TELL us,
if you can, what It, indicates. IN rnsa =
l4as,I need not look at it'll have only
to ss take it ~ rep replied, R a s1 bis hand d
apparent to 1.-THE stouch. Its objects,
tendencies, and occupations may be
summed up In one word, Pleasure
The fine young gentleman withdrew
his hand from mine, and turned as
red asiaIfresh boiled lobster. ~
Zone minute longer said, resum-
ing it. There are also good points
aboutnit which only require exercise
and development There is no want
of intellect. n Thereaiss also right
mindedness and sense Of duty which,
may one day get the upper hand of
vanity and self indulgence. The fine
young gentleman, abashed and
thoughtfDpl 2resu nsdIhhlF seat Without
What, do you read on this2"s in
auired Maria, bIushing slightly as she
offered her hand.
81 readaH good deal,sa FtgraveIy re
piled, after carefully examining first
one hand and then the other.sH : r.so
You dearly love all those about
you; and when you marry you will
dearly love your husband. But | see
wlffulness which might compromise
your happiness you,would risk a good
deal, and might even sacrifice your
real welfare, to have your-ewn way in
everything That is your great danger
the spirit of domination. But See
correcting Influences. Youlwill direct
ably, but you will also consult. You
will consider other peoples wishes as
we'll as your own, when you find them
reasonable. 90 D 3Dkq h.:N
During this horoscope speech, Mr..
Greenwood grew more and more at
tentive.& AL sS13E 80 49,
L4,sYou have hit him off Maria neatly
enough" he said. Let us now see
whatiyou will make of me- = So say
ing he frankly held out his hand, turn
iug=back his coat cuff to display wrist
aud all. Itwas an honest. prepossess-
ing looking hand, independent of any
rules of palmistry.
This hand," said, lis one in ten
thousand. In the first place, sir, you
are a lucky man, If you were not
born with silver spoon in your mouth,
it very soon found its way thithef.
Iii luck never strikes you; when it
threatens to hit you. it g~lances aside.
Your very losses have turned into
gains in tie end. Your life will be
long; your health good, as it ever has
been. lntrigues have succeed
ed III taking you in. You loved your
wife tenderly; and you have never
married again, only because you love
kyour daughter with equal tenderness"
Anybody can prophesy IN that
- c, Sad Mr.. Howard, impatiently,
without knowing much of the secrets
Of nature. There is little risk Of
making a hlunder by supposing a
young man 10 brilliant hearth and of
ample means to be fond of pleasure;
that's pretty girl should love her hus-
band, after being loved by him that
an only daughter. with no mother to
consult, should like to have her own
way, as | am sure she ought; that a
gentleman withfa fortune should be
toftunate, which is equivalent to say
ing that prosperity is prosperous.
ChiromaneyiE4ike that is farce. a
gipsey at a fair would tell you as much
or more. As to long life, continual
health, permanent welfare and sue
oess-theyr are too Pleasant to be put
into a prediction when there is any
wish to ingratiate oneself with the
parties practiced upon Fs4l go
"If [ had seen in those the reverse
of what | did, should not have hesi-
tated to say so. Still your criticism is
not without apparent foundation. l
mag seem to be making plausible
guesses. : That [ have not spoke by.
guesses, is easily proved: for here is
the. book [ go by. | can quote you the
rules itgives:' H'ft -"
Mere quackery; you will never con-
vince me there is anything in it,"
Il am not myself convinced that
there is. Th4responsibility rests with
Desbarrolles.F He tells me that there
is a hand which is essentially volup-