The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-12
SOME MORE UNDERTAKING..

Auo OCuer HlBuI, Wien twenty OF tulrs
persons were assembled at a residence o
Lafayette avenae, it was proposed to test th
theory of mind-reading. There was pale
solemn-looking young man present, havin
accompanied his widowed mother from tn
Fifth Ward, and he was selected as the mos
likely to make the experiment a success.
He submitted to be blind folded, and
was determined to see if he could tell wha
any one was thinking about. A corpulen
widower clasped hands with the young man
laid his other hand on the mind reader
forehead, and after moment of other prepa
ration there was dead silence. The widowe
closed his eyes, and the young man lowered
his head and moved it from side to side.
whats he thinking off," asked severa
persons.
"Of how he kicked his wife out of bed ant
caused her death" was the answer
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 sliG
back and sat down. and single lady, abou,
30 years of age, took his place. After mo
ment the mind-reader was told to speak hel
thoughts, and he announced:
Shed give all her old shoes to catch q
husband"
The lady tried to laugh, and sat down in a
corner, while bald-headed married man,
who was firm believer in mind-reading took
her place as victim. He fixes his thoughts
on chrome hanging on the wall, and held
them so frnly there that the perspiration
started out on his neck. After two long min
utes of silence the mind-reader whispered:
"You are thinking Of a little blue-eyed
widow woman in the Sixth Warl-wonderinc
if she got your letter the other day."
"No, sir-no, sir" ex claimed the men, 81
was thinking OF that chrome"
Cant help it," replied the mind--eader,
81 saw her and her house SO plainly before
me that I'll bet ten dollars l can take you
right to the door,"
The bald-headed man pretended to be
tickled almost to death, but sat down looking
very red in the face, and very anxiously to-
ward his wife.
The young man declared his readiness to
read the thoughts OF others, but no one else
came forward. Finally, to spin out the ex-
hibition, man stepped up, something hid
mind-reader to tell what it was. Hands were
clasped, there was pause, and then the
mind-reader said:
cts a bill from jeweler for sixty dollar
lady's chain! The bill says that the account
is two years old, and will be sued after this
week.
"See how he is mistaken" replied the young
man, pulling nickel from his pocket, but he
couldn't laugh to save his life, although he
tried very hard
The young man had become greatly inter-
ested by this time, but the crowd held back
strangely seeming to be afraid of him, while
nearly every one declared that they thought
a great humbug. The young
man moved his arms about, commanded
silence, and, after a moment. cried out
II 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 stockings!' re-
Piled the mind reader.
There was small laugh, and several hints
we're thrown out that the audience would
AXE up some other amusement.
"There are two men here who owe for
heir booIs"' continued the mind-reader.
81 guess we will remove the bandage now"
aid one of the men, rising up.
"And there's a lady here who'd give hun
lred dollars to have the freckles removed |
rom her nose" exclaimed the young man.
1.-The theory of mind reading" said the |
nan as he worked at the knot in the hand |
erchief, ' is as
"And there are six women here who have |
old feet" Interrupted the mind-reader.
They lifted the bandage, run the mind
eader off to @ chair in the window, and
Though the hour was still early great
hare OF the company announced that they
aust be going as the children had hard |
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