The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-02-04
SOME MORE UNDERTAKING.,


on Lafayette Avenue, it was proposed to
test the theory of mind-reading. There
was pale, solemn-looking young man
present, having accompanied his widow
ed mother from the Fifth Ward, and he
was selected as the most likely to make
the experiment success. He submitted
to be blindfolded, and it was determined
to see If he could tell what anyone was
thinking about. A corpulent widower
elapsed hands with the young man, laid
his hand on the mind-reader's forehead,
and, after moment of preparation,
there was dead silence. The widower
closed his eyes, and the young man
lowered his head and moved it from side
to side.
"What's he thinking OFF," whispered
several persons.
sOf how he kicked his wife out of
bed and caused her death ~ was the an
| swer.
The widower tried to laugh with the
rest, but he made poor work of it, and
explained that he was thinking of the
City Hall. He slid back and sat down,
| and a single lady, about fifty 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 the corner, while bald-headed mar
ried man, who was firm believer in
mind-reading, took her place as a victim.
He fixed his thoughts on a chrome hang
ing on the wall, and held them so firmly
there that the perspiration 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-won-
dering if she got your letter the other
day."
ono, sir-no, sir exclaimed the man,
ST was thinking of that chromo!''
'Can't help it, replied the mind-rea-
der, ST saw her and her house so plainly
before me that I'll bet $40 I can take
you right to her door,
The bald-headed man pretended to be
tickled almost to death, but sat down
looking very red in the face and very
anyio1.s1v toward his wifo
The young man declared his readiness
to read the thoughts of others, but no
one else came forward. Finally, to spin
out the exhibition, man stepped out,
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 jewelers. for a $50
lady's chain The bill says that the &C
count is two years old, and will be sued
after this week."
'sSee how he is mistakenl'' replied
the young man, pulling nickle from
his pocket, but he couldn' 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-reading
a great humbug. The young man NOV
ed his arms about commanded silence,
and after moment cried out:
81 can see as plainly as any of you
whose eyes are not bandaged.
"What do you see inquired one of the
men.
''There are three ladies present who
have holes in the heels of their stockingl"
replied the mind-reader.
There was small laugh, and several
hints were thrown out that the audience
would take up some other amusement.
''There are two men here who owe
for their boots !" continued the mind
reader.
ct guess we will remove the bandage
now said one of the men rising up.
'tAnd there's lady here who'd give
hundred dollars to have the freckles re-
moved from her nose" exclaimed the
young man.
''The theory of undertaking said
the man as he worked at the knot in the
handkerchief, els as
"And there are six women here who
have cold feet interrupted the mind
reader.
They lifted the bandage, run the
mind-reader off to a chair in the bay
window, apd although the hour was still
early great share of the company an
nounced that they must be going, as the
children had hard colds.
A WOMAN fs awaiting sentence in
Dansborough, Pa, for trying to kill her