Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-01-21
Mark Twain Gets Ii IS Fortune Told.

/ heard so much about the celebrated
fortune teller, MAdame-, IL decline to
advertise for her in this paragraph that |
went ~ see her yesterday. She has dark
complexion naturally, and this effect l.
height ned by artificial aids witch cost her
nothing. She wears curls, very black ones,
aud had an impress ion that she gave their
native attractiysness lIft with rancid but
ter. She wears . reddish check banker
chief cast loosely around her neck, aud il
is plan that her other one il slow getting
back from the wash. presnms she takes
snuff At any rate, something resembling
II hal lodged among the hairs sproutiug
from a picturesque mole On her upper lip.
knoR she iik- garic-I knew tuat a.
soon she sighed. She locked at m .
searchiugly for nearly a minute with her
black eyes, aud then said :
az is enough. Come T.
She started dawn a very dark ana dismal
corridor, stepping close after her. Prs
| emily she Stopped and said that as the way
was crooked and 50 dark, perhaps she had
| better 9 1 a | ght. But 1t seemed nDgali ant
| to ALLOW A woman TO put herself to much
| trouble for me, anf go said
at IS MT worth while, madam. II Won
will hsave another sigh, think can fol
,oS it,"
So we got along ~ right, Arrived at her
| Ollie al aud ny eriOus den, she asked mo 10
tell the date OF my birth, the exact hour OF
that occurrence, aud the col n OF my grand
mo hers hair 1 answered as accurately as
/ could. Tlen she said
"YOung man, summon your fortitule-do
DOT trem0le, | am about 10 reveal the past
"IoformAtisn concerning the future would
be, in a general way, more"
'SHence You have had much trouble
some Joy, some good fortune, some bad
Your great grandfather Was hanged"
"That Is -"
"SleGce Hanged, sir but ii was mol
his fault. He could not help IT,"
81 am glad you do him justice"
"Ah-grieve, rather that the Jury did
He was hanged. His star crosses yours IL
the forth division, ith sphere. Conse
quently you will be hanged also"
ain view of this cheerful"
al must have silsnce. Yours was not, II
the beginning, a criminal nature, but cir
eumstances changed II. Al the age Of nine
you stole sugar. A, the age Of fifteen you
stole money. Al twenty You stole horses
At twenty five you committed arson. A
thirty, hardened in crime, you became al
editor. nee then yOur DIES sent has beer
rapid. You are now public lecturer. -
/ Worse things are in store for you. Yol
Tertiary. Finally happiness will come agaii
all will be well-yOu will be hanged.
| was nov in tears. 10 seemed har,
enough 20 go to COngress-5ut TO DO hang
ed this wss too sal, too dreadful. TIL
woman seemed surprised at my grief
| told her The thoughts that were ia my mind
Then she comforted me-this blessed wo
man reconeiled me, made me ccntented
even happy.
WAY, man, hold up your head, yo
, have nothing to grieve about. Listen. Y,
. will live in New II lmsphire. In your shar
D need aud distress the BfOwn family Wi
' succor you-sueh Of them as Pike III
5 assassin loft alive. They will be bene
} factors to you. When you shall nav
{ grown fat upon their bounty, and are CRATE
Q fh aud happy, you will desire TO max
o some modest return for these things, an
l. 81 will 20 to the house some night and brAi
Q the whole family with an axe. You vi
\ borrow funds from the dece ased, aud dii
& burse them Ia riotOus living among IN
y row lies aud cOurtez Ins of Boston. The
d you will be arrested, tried aud condemne
l. 90 be hanged, aud thrown into prison. No
" Ia your happy days. You will bs CONVEX
ed-you will DO converted just as soon
every eIfJrt 10 compass pardon, commutl
/. | ton or reprisve has failed-lad then J.
| W u 4 tutBf CNuiy tuolhiuA auA eiNtAaoo
Is the best and purest young ladies Of the vi
D. lage will assemble In your cell and sir
II hymns. This will show that ass lssinatiC
Is Ia respectable. Then you will write
- touching letter, in which You will forgi'
d. all those recent Browns. This will excl
D, the public admiration. No public eye CT
D. withstand magas nimity. NIX, they W
~ take you tho scAfJld with great eclat,
p the head Of an imposing procession COT
IT posed OF eleFgymen, officials, oitizsns gen
D. rally, aud young ladies' walking two Al
y two, bearing boquets and immorteies.
OF You will mount tue s.sd I'D, aud while d
"a great concourse stands uncovered In 20
CT presence, you wall read your sappy lit
~ speech hich the niininisler has write
~ you. Aud then, In the midst Of grA
70 aud impressive silence, tney wall swing y
into pef-PArAdise, my SIN. There "
not be q dry eye on the ground. You "
D. be . hero Not a rough there but will G
e. w you. Not a rough there but will resol
nd 60 emulate you.
cd Add mex, a great procession will fol-
er YOU 10 the tOmb-Slll weep OVeTy our
K, mains, the Young ladies' will again sing I
an hymns made dear by the sweet sss0oiatio
ct eonneeied with the jail, and as = last tr
en- ute OF affsctionA,e respect, aud appree
en lion Of your sterling q ialities, they will W
two and two arouad your bier, aud str