, 1874-03-08
How, in q Business Generally Considered
Disrcputahlc, She Accomplishcs
Much Good.

| uUuOEGDlb tHEu m1uy suppOEeQ-TeSpectQDle way
Of making living.
Seeing in our papers advertisements Of clai1
voyants who psofeascd to toll tho past, present
and future of individuals applying to them, an
having the woman's share Of curiosity, decide,
to visit one Of these persons, and Judge for my
{ eeIf what kind Of characters they were. To de-
ter1nine was to act, and, putting On my hat
shawl, and gloves, started on voyage Of dis
! coyory, Arrived at the dwelling OF one Of these
Well-known characters, I VAS ushered into tht
| par1or, where waited about ten minutes, whet
tile lady nude her appearance, entered into
| conversation With her on the various topics oi
tho day,-observing, at the same time, that she
was scanning me closely. and taking notes in hcl
| own mind During pnuae in tho conversation,
said, somewhat abruptly;
"Eow FOB YOUR VERDICT"
"What do you mean 2" she asked.
"Tcu me what tie fates have in store for me-. II
said.
"Your fate is in your own hands, and you
know it," she replied.
"But thought you could look into the fu-
ture, aud tell NC what wes going to happcn,"
said.
'You can see into the future ns far as I can
Now. tell me, did anything Of any consequence
ever happen to you but you knew in your own
mind that it was going to take place2" abe
asked.
II think not. Coming events have always
cast their shadows BEFORE" replied.
II knew it. Why did you como to see mo
You did not come for anything could tell you,"
she said.
II came to learn if you really POSSESS the
powers you claim to have"
81 have just the same as you have,-just the
same AZ
ALL HUMAN BEINGS HAVE.
if they would cultivate tl1er faculties.''
became interested; but. other pnr ties COM
ing. lett, telling her, at her earnest request,
sras in many respects all extraordinary woman,
such as ono does not meet every day, I culti-
yated her acquaintance. / requested her ono
day to relate her history, as Was certain it was
no ordinary ouo.
II was born in London" she began. any
father and mother wore strict Methodists, and I
was raised in good orthodox fashion. 10 nv
parents horror, had passion for theatrical
and have spent hours in my
the2 %oa II not 0s16 som weeping p because
my taste in that respect. When I was |
lG, I grew tired Of the restraints of home and |
ran away to get married. NY parents would |
never acknowledge me- after, my marriage; and |
MY husband, thinking we could do better in the |
New World than in England, we crossed the /
ocean and camo to America. We chose S..
Louis at our abidlng:-piace, and we succeeded |
7ery well until my husband died, leaving me
With two children,
WITHOUT THE MEANS OF SUPPORTING THEM
Having good voice, turned it to account
~ singing in public, aud for timo made good
living but I, too soon discovered that public
'inger is subject to ordeaa which often call tho |
'lush to h pure woman's cheek, and I deter
mined to earn d livelihood in some other way
about that time, my Oldest child Hickcned and |
lied, which left me ono less for whom to pro-
'ide and of COURSE lcssened my expenses.
" I now procured ladies' dresses to mako, and
y working all day, md sometimes part Of the
'Ight, succeeded IN supporting myself and
hlld very comfortably.
"a One day, rs was carrying home somo work,
nth bundle on ono and nv child on the
ther, limited and fell OH the sidewalk When
recovered my senses, found myself in bed in
hospital. and nlr mind wandered so much that
first could recall nothing Of tho past: but,
i a short time, it all came back, and recol-
,ctcd that Was carrying home my work, with | ,
y little girl in my arms. Where was she now j?
What had they done with hor ?--Wes she etiII |
! the street? were questions that camo to tor
hen tho nurse came to my bedside, t
INQUIRED FOR My CHILD.
81 Your little one is in good hands. You ,
tust not talk now. Keep still. and get we'll ~
'st as you can. You will find your 1ittle girl all
Slt when you are vol enough to have her with G
ou.' replied tue nurse I
II tried to bo satisfied With this; but, whom r
.ew somewhat stronger, I again inquired for
y child. The nurse informed mt TINT it was |
r. certain Foundings' Home. I VAS content
ith that, for thought it would bo cared for
ere; and, whom I Was strong enough, all | I
.oud have to do would bo to prove tlat the
lid WAS mine. whom should bo allowed to
ko it away. When was dismissed from the
'spital, called at q dreEsrnakcrs establish r
cEt near the Home, and inani1ed about the
I" Ii your child is there she said, you nav 4
se up all hopes OF ever seeing it again; for no
tic waif that enters those doors ever sees its
ends again. T,
'' I viii have my child. They shall not keep
r from me- I exclaimed, llalf-besido myself T
tn excitement, aud still weak from my recent
ness: !,
'' IS Como into my room, said tho lady, 'and I A
Il make you cup OF tea; it will rest and re- 7,
'sh you; and Nc will talk the matter oyer
eTwarda.'
Tho result Of our conversation was. that
NAMED there all night. and postponed my b
it to tho Home until tho next day. When I
iyed there, I inquired for my little girl, and +,
. told that -
NO CHILD OF MINE WAS THERE.
hen asked to be allowed to sec tho children, | Ye
this was denied me. g.:
I returned to my good friend, the dress- 4
ker, almost broken-hearted. she en-
'yored to console me, and she did
ord me- solid comfort. She Was trao
ristian woman, aud, although several years
q elapsed since that time, I have always
rished her memory with grateful affection. &C
offered me employment in her establish pi
ut. where could stay and watch the building tai
hin whose walls my little one WIS confined cal
cral times I went there and aeked to be al err
ed to see the children. but my request Was gu
ays refused. I did not, however, lose cour- tul
worked all day, aud often into the wee ser
IL hours Of the morning, receiving extra pay tbs
extra work, until I had earned enough to va
chase stvIish outfit, in which arrayed NY the
, aud again visited the Home, representing OF
,elf as one Of the Lady-Dlrecto1s Of the es- mo
ishment. As n matter Of course, I WAS smil- hn
y received, and the children brought in for tos
,ection. COZ
Among them was my little darling. At the wa
It OF her my heart almost stopped ita beat OIL
as trembled for fear that my stratagem Wo
Id fail Recovering my presence Of mind, I IN
ched her up in my arms, saying, mo
r11rs "a Mv cu1rn mo
no one shall eyer take her from me again. nee
d flew out of the room, through tho hall,
down the stairs, into the street, before any
could recover from their astonishment to
me in my flight. ii
When l entered the houEe where was 81
,iug. reaction followed, and fell to the 81
in fainting ft. As soon az recovered s4
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