Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-16
a YOUNG GIRLS SEVEN DOLLARS.

There was rap at the Franklin street
entrance of the Mayors Office yesterday af-
ternoon, and Chief Cullen answered and
opened the door. A fair looking young
woman entered, and, without saying G.
word, she sat down as if she lived there.
Presently Chief Cullen inquired her bus
mess, when she stated that she wanted to
see the Mayor. Her conversation was not
very distinct, as the words crept out from
beneath her heavy brown veil. She said
that she had seen in the papers that the
Mayor had settled so many quarrels, and
that probably he would interest himself in
her case, which was one that concerned her
very much. The lady was told that the
Mayor was not in. and would not be until
the next morning
She thereupon became agitated and after
che had composed herself she said that she
would wait to tell the Mayor what the
trouble was, and that he could advise her
what to do. She left the Office, and subse-
quently her story was obtained.
1t appears that the young woman is en-
pioyed at one of the hotels in this city, and
as the girl is from a respectable family the
name of the young woman is withheld.
She said that about three months ago she
was induced to accompany another young
woman TO a fortune-teller. While on q
visit there she said = 3 the fortune-teller
woman freQuea, 'ssei a great fond
ness FOR her, anu come to her, ks.
her forehead, ST.. ,or hair, pat her
cheeks and say, 90. y dear girl, there is a
happy life in the future for you. All be-
yond is sunshine, love, riches. happiness
The young woman spoke German, and her
conversation is given as nearly correct as
possible.
She visited the fortune-teller several
times. but never consented to have her for
tune told, although she confessed that her
curiosity was excited to the highest pitch.
Finally her lady companion got married to
a very sober and industrious young man.
This marriage was more or less attributed
to the successful work Of the fortune-teller.
Some eight weeks ago the young woman
visited the old place, and while there the
fortUns-teller had Il cry charming story to
tell. She knelt dow Il in front of the young
girl and said that IL three weeks time two
young men would appear, and they would
fight for her; that there was great danger
for the young woman, for one Of the mel
was very bad. One of them would fall heir
to large sum of money after marriage,
and it would be ahard matter for the young
girl to choose the right one.
The fortune-teller looked in the young
girls face and said:-"Your pretty golden
hair and blue eyes tell me that there is
gold for you. If your eyes were gray sucn
would not be the case. You havelong eye
lashes and your hands are small, and under
your right ear there is little mole, and
your neck is round and short, and you have
a blue vein running across the top of your
nose" Here the fortune-teller arose and
said that the young woman had the bright
est future before her.
This excited the young girl and she was
informed that if her fortune was told ev-
erything would be revealed She then
gave the fortune-teller 81, and they both
sat down to table. A long string of stuff
was told her about the yovng man she
should choose. The brightest kind of pic
lures were drawn. The fortune was di-
vided into seven chapters, and each time the
young girl was charged 81, so that in about
three weeks it cost her 81 to know what
the fortune-teller had to say.
She was to be married or engaged to be
married by the Sd day of March, but the
young girl said that it was all lie for as
yet she had no beau. She said, too, that
her eyes are not exactly blue, and that her
hair was sandy, but not golden. She was
fattered, however, into the belief that ev-
erything was just as the woman had said,
but as nothing had come to pass, she had
come to the conclusion that she had been
swindIed out Of her hard earned money, and |
that she was going to try to get her money
back again.
In answer to question she replied in
English that if everything had come to pass
she would not have 'begrudged the mon
ey;' but now she was done with fortune
tellers-Reading Eagle.