Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-08-21
FORTUNE TELLING.


One Gay Mrs Lorrimer's only daughter.
Violette, was nowhere to be found neither
was the gentleman, Senor Espanol, wha
taught the guitar. The whole city was
alarmed by an account Of the mysterious
disappearance of beautiful belle and
hardworkins, gent'emanly young foreign
er. However, when some one had dis
covered that the last gave lessons to the
first, an inference was drawn hy some cool
locker on
MAY they not have gone together?" ?"
The mother at once drove the slanGerer
from her presence. prefcrring the idea that
her Nloiette murdered. However,
before long a penitent letter, all blotted
with tears, reached the poor old lady,
all alone in her great Fifth avenue man
sion.
Violet was married to Senior Espanol.
The more one loves II person the more
furi us does any deception on her part
maxi one. A less loving mother might
have forgiven. Stun- to madness. this
one wrote terribl, letter to the foolish
gil who had 5, hurt her.
Th- husband a hot Sraniarl read it, 1t
insuItci h.:a. and he forbade his wife ever
to see hsr parent 4 ,,ain. 10 do him JUS
tic". love, GId no m-r2enary motive, had
led HIM Ga 10 eippe with his pretty
hcrcss.
50 the gulf was tiycl between the only
:wo of tla same blood who lived on earth,
nj S"no: E<panol began to give lessons
l the guitar for two i.s.cad Of one
.non fog three, then Cor four, tneu FOR FIVE
# il" hil lived - Ii,tl. long,: it would
..af" &oea 'or SIX. Bat the gay IL, :o"rth
e"i.'t WAS Ion n countryman. who mis-.
took him for a rival. stabbed him il TIE
back He aHologiAei at length the next
minute, but the poor victim dil rot live
to hear him through, but died trying to
express the fact that the gentleman was
perfectly excnSablc.
And so Niolcttc, who woald have been
very happy with her music master had he
been less jealous, was let Il widow with
four babies, no money, an. no accomplish
mcnt tat had been sufficiently cultivated
to earn IL living by, OF course she took in
sewing, and of course a day came when
there was very small prospect of supper.
and not even a dream of breakfast.
Not a penny in the house, not loaf of
bread in the closet, not dollars worth of
work to be got anywhere, what was she to
do? The poor little woman walked up and
down and cried. That did not help her.
She looked over the relics of the past.
Tney were pretty pieces of jewelry, worth
nothing. Valuable things had all been
sold long ago. She glanced out Of the
window. woman, with very large
bran-new basket and no shoes, went beg
gng from door to door
The basket was worth two lollars and
half, the shoes could have been bought
for two. This singular circumstance
preyed upon her mind She began to
take an interest in the ways and manners
OF beGSars, as the awful expectation Of
becoming one began to haunt her.
al could drown myself" she said, "but
could not very we'll drown four children.
like litter Of puppies
Then leaning her chin on her hands, she
watched from her lofty window another
woman with handkerchief over her head,
gong from door to door.
Was she Logging? 1t seemed not.
Once or twice she entered and stayed some
time At last she saw her at her own door,
and heard her going from room to room.
There was knock at the door. She OPEN
ed it, and the dark hair under the yellow
silk handkerchief, the big black eyes, the
rich complexion, we're there.
"Well?" she asked, inquirngly.
LET me tell your fortune, lady. |
only charge twenty-five cents" said the
woman.
My fortune is told. since L have not
twenty-five cents in the world,' said
Violette.
The woman turned away
stop Il moment" said Violette. Tell
VIC one tn.hS III TINS age do people pay
you TO tell their fortunes"
'No age is too Old" Gail the woman, to
whom TIE world presented but one idea
81 just told an old lady's fortune be-
low. 1t WAS in the calds that she was
to have husband, too-her fourth. She
gave me dollar. Look! she opened her
palm.
81 make money. DO" said she "Im
girsy. I'm "a seventh child. | see the