The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-06-23
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reading. There was pale, solemn
looking young man present, having
accompanied his widowed mother from
the Fifth Ward. and he was selected
as the most likely to make the expert
ment a success.
He submitted to be blind folded and
il was determined to see if he could
tell what any one was thinking about.
A corpulent widower clasped hands
with the young man, laid his other
hand on the mind readers forehead,
and after a moment of other prepsra-
ton there was q dead silence. The
widower closed his eyes, and the young
man lowered his head and moved it
from side to side.
whats he thinking off, asked sew
eral persons.
"Of how he kicked his wife out of
bed ard caused her DEATH" was the
answer.
The widower tried to laugh with the
rest, but he made poor work Of il and
explained that he was thinking of the
city hall. He slid back and sat down,
and single lady, about 80 years of
age, took his place. After moment
the mind reader was told to speak her
thoughts, and he announced:
"She'd give all her old shoes to
catch husband"
The lady tried to laugh, and sat
down in a corner, while headed
married man, who was firm believer
in mindreading took her place as
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chrome hanging on the wall, and held
them so firmly there that the perspira-
tion started out on his neck. After
two long minutes of silence the mind
reader whispered:
"You are thinking of little blue
eyed widow woman in the Sixth ward
wondering if she got your letter the
other day"
"No, sir--no, sirr' exclaimed tho
man, 81 was thinking of that chrome"
Cant help it," replied the mind
reader, 81 saw her and her house so
plainly before me that I'll bet ten dol
lars l can take you right to the doorp
The bald headed man pretended to
be tickled almost to death, but sat
down looking very red in the face,and
very anxiously toward his wife.
The young man declared his readi-
ness 10 read the thoughts of others,
but no one else came forward. Final
ly, to spin out the exhibition, man
stepped up, something hidden in
particular pocket, and asked the
mind-reader to tell what it was.
Hands were clasped, there was pause,
and then the mind-reader said:
''It's bill from jeweler for six
ty dollar lady's chainl The bill says
that the account is two years old, and
will be sued after this week !"
"See how ne is Mistaken replied
the young man, pulling a nickel from
his pocket, but he couldn't laugh to
save his life, although he tried very
hard.
The young man had become greatly
interested by this time, but the crowd
held back strangely seeming to be
afraid of him, while nearly every one
declared that they thought mind-read-
ing great humbug. The young man
moved his arms about, commanded
silence, and, after moment, cried
out:
81 can see as plainly as any of you
whose eyes are bandaged 70
"What do you see?" inquired one
of the men.
"There are three ladies present who
have holes in the heels of their stock
ingsl" replied the mindreader.
There was a small laugh, and seve
raj hints were thrown out that the au
dience would take up some Other
amusement.
"There are two men here who owe
for their boots p' continued the mild
reader.
81 guess we will remove the band
age now," said one of the men, rising
up.
"And there's lady here who'd Civ,
hundred dollars to have the freckle
removed from her nose," exclaimed
the young man.
"The theory of nd-reading," sale
the man as he worked at the knot il
the handkerchief, sis as"
"And there are six women here WHIT
have cold feet" interrupted the mind
reader.
He lifted the bandage, run the mind
reader off to a chair in the bay win
dow, and although the hour was still
early, great share Of the compan,
announced that they must be going, a
the children had hard colds.-Detrol
Free Press.
Little Bessie is the five year oil
daughter of Maine lady who mar