Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-06-13

sun, determined to carefully guard his foot
steps hereafter. Was there no way to avoid
this dreadful existence? Happy thought.
Madame Aileen, who not only deals IN
cards but does business with the planets as
well could give him an amulet or some mys-
tic spell which would force life's current
away from such baneful channel.
Madame Aileen, not being born with q
veil, only charged fifty cents for her proph-
ecieS and promptly seated herself before q
paper-cOvered wheel which bore upon Its
mysterious surface all sorts and conditions
e.
CABALIsTIC DESIGNS,
such as death heads, snakes, owls. half
moons, stars and hierOglyphics of terrible
mystery The horoscope was seriously
studied by the horOscOpoist for five minutes
before she broke forth;
Thou hast had much trouble since fhy
birth but it is how about over and thy pan
ct will soon be in the ascendant. Thou
hast been in love with a light-haired girl
and Jupiter at that time not being on good
terms with Neptune thy love was not looked
kindly upon. But thou hast got over this
and fell i'm love with another girl who looks
kindly upon thy suit. Fear not, and If me
sight doth not deceive me, the aScendancy
of Uranus in conjunction with thy planet
and the dog star will shine upon the full
fruitiOn of thy dream. Seek not further TO
draw the veil from off thy future but when
the moon again hath waXed full come thou
hither and the scroll of all thy future shall
be unrOlled unto thv wond'ring eyes,"
THE WISE woMAN's MOUTH
closed like a clam shell and after collecting
his muddled thoughts and his hat, the man
of news stole quietly out, his brain III
whirl.
Surely after such experience as this it was
not necessary to seek further into mysteries
hidden from our sight, but the estab-
celebrated astrOlogist and dealer in lucky
herbs and pOtents, was near at hand and one
more effort was easy.
The Professor was propitiated for twenty
fvecents and it may be supposed that his
knowledge was in the same proportion in
feriOr brOached this idea to him and
drew from him an indignant protest.
NO. sah. No, indeed, sab. But I'm
stribin' to releib all mankin' from de deps
OBJ ignunce into which dey hab fallen. Be
cause one mans pOah an 'nuther man rtch
is dat good reason for widhOldin' from de
poah man knowledge an a
FoRTAsTE OBJ DE FUTUAH?
Shall de poah, unfortunate colored gemmun
who caint raise two bits o. foh bits come to
a disastrous en- fOh want of a lucky herb to
some information bout his careah whica
am a-comin' on him? Go way, man, who
yer talkin' bout Too much white in y
eyes"
"What ought to know, Professor?
"Dey's bin heaps trubbul on yo' min,
man, heah afOah. Yo' has bin a-gittin in
lub wild gal an she wont hab nothin' to do
wild yo', not any no noah. YO' hab had
many nuther trubbul, too. YO' will kim
out all right though in de ZEN. Yer stah am
a-loOkin' up right now. An yO' jest take
that, honey" handing the reporter a pack
age Of white powder, ''an' git de contents o.
dat down dat gals frOat an she 3aint hep
but lub yO' to characterization right den and
dar."
rs this sure thing, PrOfeSsOr?'
"Honey, yo' go and git dat powder down
dat gal and dom spill none Outen on de
grOun' and dat fetch her. Go on long now
and glib her dat med'sun dere's odder custo.
ners waitin.'