The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-24

followed by a Laughing, buxom girl Of about II
Seeing stranger, and a male one at that, the
lady with hlush, drew her veil across her face,
and again. with a jollity and abandon that beto-
kened her visit madCap freak, threw IL back and
sat awaiting the call Of the witch" The ante
door opens. Quoth the woman Of the unpre-
possessing appearance "If the gentleman has no
objection, the lady win step this way" and after
receiving q word OF caution from her escort, the
tny inGy Srppe' gently away to knO" her future de'
Another wait of half an hour in silence, and a
solemn-ookng child-woman is ushered in and in
I'VE minutes more mechanic, looking very much
out OF place and very much ashamed OF himself
takes his seat In a dark corner of the paror
Inc Raunt woman again pokes her dirty head into
the room with "Pass this way, sir" and our
representative goes forth to meet his fate. On the
landing stout female with a clumsy white bandage
round her cheeks, saluted us, and invited us inside
inside where An yes; and into little bedroom
we walked, and sat down at an Ordinary-sized
whist-tuble, on which lay the universal and inevi-
table cards, with their equally universal and nevi
table muck and filth gathered from apparently
centurys handling will uusoaped digits
shuttle the cards sir, anh TIL be with You in q
"Ehl o yes. certainly. madam"
VINO can That woman ys? She's certainly not
American, for touch OF the gat08 dIfIOaddis still
holds to her tongue Her dress is about as dirty as
her attendants; her face is bound up, certainly not
good auglTy OF her power. And then the cards-how
many maids have bushcd over husbands and wealth
TO come, prophesed by these same cards that have
told OF murders to be committed and affection to
remain unrequitcd, or from which have been read
the more commonplace matters Of bundles lost or
dishonest Kitchen girls traced 10 their hiding places
Ths Ieyere too, Is broken this time, though, by the
'sorry to keep you waiting SIR. Tnis toothache
bother the life out me- You've shunicd the cards2
Well now cut"
i.For deal?"
'No sir. Cut them three times"
"Now. sir spreading The cards over the table,
lyon saw that lady that ulst went ont? Well. sir
she'll be an heress to eighty thousand dollars. Yes
sur, and she saved child from drowning IN New
York Bay a very fine girl too
with graceful assent TO the latter sentence and
hint to Mrs T. TO proceed, she commcnccd:-
W. r.. DuSiupgG
you viii find 10 here. IL YOU have lost bundle or
parcel you Will find it here pointing successivcly to
tnOse cards known 10 experts aS the seven and five
of clubs.
"a haven't lost any bundle"
'Weu sir, well investigate the past. YOu are
twenty-one years OF age, and single" Two years
out of the way, but an evidence of good judgment,
''You that the knave of spades stands in close
proximity to you, and it Is black that's your buga-
boo and II will do you harm If possible, but hearts
Clubs stood on the other side, and might have been
drawn upon with more plausibty, even if our being
represented ~ the pack by the king OF clubs wasn't
surety enough against danger from the bigaboo.
Continuing her running fire of pointed questions,
the wise lady came to the conclusion that little
spice OF romance necessary TO make the future
interesting hence she de,uced from the dirty pack
''You are or have been very wild and adventurous
and have fallen into trouble thereby who hasn't?);
married.
"No won't, not if / can help it, madam; although
I'm afraid can't; this latter in soloquy, which had
it, effect
win you cut again, sir? An now read on the
cards trouble, deeper still that which may he
the cause of a terrible catastrophe"
"What! a Catastrophe?"
''Yes, sir, the cards cannot deceive, or how should
know this? see on the faces of these that dread
fll error has been COmmitted but il has been of
your own seeking, and must be remeded, too, by
yourself, and the cards run well. You will he mar
ried and will he happy
Pdr pdTohtheSe-Jhe cards did run well. They ran
from hearts to diamonds, and from diamonds
clubs, from which it would have been more reasona-
bic to infer that hearts would be deserted for wealth.
and broken heads be the result.
But IN TINS case as III naf dozen others, the
same details were observed, and at the end, when
the dollar was paid, the wise woman with consum-
mate mpudenCe, inquired If she had told the truth
To her credit be it said that she gave good motherly
advice before resorng 10 the rascally proposition
| spoken OF in other cases.
For the first time the good people Of flturty-tell-
ing prOpensites discover that the lady was myth,
| and the pretended prcycr feminine hearts was q
! simple reporter on his line OF duty-searching for
! vice to unnask IT, investigation OF the proceedings
OF the IOrtuneteers can reveal nothing further than
| that on the one hand the most miserable iarces
resorted to for the purpose Of binding the foolish,
! and on the other hand the worst ana most repre-
hensDie OF crimes are committed whenever occasion
| offers.
| This state OF affairs has existed for many years
and should cease The oXertiOn Of authority alone
can suppress it, and the sooner movement is made
in this direction the better for hundreds Of those who
may otherwise become dupes OF criminals
| LECTURE UPON LIGHT AND VTsION-We learn that
arrangements have been made by the resident sccrc-
tary OF the FRANKLIN Institute, Professor Morton, to
give another of those interesting ana instructive en-
| tcTtainmenlS at the Academy OF Musc Tor which
| Philadelphia has become famous. This lecture Will
| take place Tuesday, June l. ana as a rare treat is
| promised in the synopsis which has been handed to
us, advise our readers 10 bc prompt in securing
seats as so much oi the pleasure OF the 'lookcron'
is due 10 position.
Among the beautiful things which will be brought
! before the audience we observe many which have
| never before been shown in America and some
| which have been invented by Professor Morton for
the purpose Few persons are aware Of the vast
amount OF labor and the fertility of invention which
are rpguired TO show on a large scale some of the
/ nt atI Tlu N Piat
knowledge of the subject may, at a glance under
stand the processes involved in our act of seeing.
The inversion Of the image formed upon the retina
OF the eye will be made to astonish those even who
familiar with the fact by its adaptation to the
| aquarium, interesting at all times, but far more so
when it's denizens, the minute fish, anemones crabs
etc, are, in the powerful illumination OF the lime
light made TO assume gigantic proportions, and the
grotesque antics OF sea monsters tas they appear "a
BEL unconscious of the gaze of the audience, are
! neVcr-cnding source Of amusement,
| We have not space 10 allude at length to all the
wonders which are promised us, such as phantasma.
gOria shadow phantOms etc, which will be eXh.
| bited under conditions different from those
| hitherto used, as To staTlc by their brlancy and
novelty even persons familiar with the wonders OF
the lantern. In fact II is difficult TO appreciate the
effects which may be produced by the apparatus ella
! borated by Professor Morton for the purpose OF
clearly displaying the facts of science 10 the public
We must, however, before closing this brief no
| tce, refer To the new combinations of the phe
4 nOmen0n of 'persiStcnrc of vision or retaining an
7 impression of what is seen, for continued perlot
| after the ccaSing OF exhibition OF II. The Thaum
atrOpc EoetrOpe, etc, are simple modes of showing
large scale and viii combine 80 many novelties by
the aid Of the GeislCr tubes and other similar appt
Tatus, that the subject viii be displayed in Il High
equally new ana brilliant.
Tickets ana programmes may he had AT the Instl
tute will he seen Wy an advertisement in its pro
per place.
THE SntEETS.-Thc E,ard OF Health, in its new
capacity OF cOnseryato II the cleanliness Of The pub