The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-02-10
PREDICTIONS or AN AsrnoLoeEn
Business Like Methods of "a Professor Of
the Black Art.


There were perhaps half a dozen people
in the room, and we had to wait fully an
hour and half before our turn came to be
admitted. These people were chiefly wo
men. There were also an unmistakablt
gambler, with dyed mustache and keen,
hard eyes, and tallow-faced youth, with a
weak mouth and long hair, who might have
been dry goods clerk with poetical as
pirations. One of the women was middle
aged and of matronly appearance. Another
wore green bonnet and was Enthusiastically
An Irish servant. The shop girls giggled
and chatted together about the last ball Of
the Lonesome Coterie and their love nf-
fairs. The most attractive person in the
room was lady of evident refinement,
whose features were hidden by n veil, an6
who sat quietly in an obscure corner of the
apartment. At last we. were admitted to
the wizards private Office, which was
coy and cheerful and warmed by crate
fire. There were books on n SHELF curtains
at the windows and q student lamp on the
table, at which the fortune teller sat. He
was stout man, rather gray, and his eyes
we're bright and keen. He invited us to be
,eated, and then, in brisk, business-like
manner, began to cast our horoscopes.
Ny friend told him the esact time of his birth
and then lie made various calculations and
sat for few moments in deep thought. He
paid no attention to us, apparently, but
seemed to concentrate his thoughts ON the
signs and figures which covered the little
chart. Then he began to talk confidently
and seriously about the planets which were
in conjunction ut the moment ofmy friend't
birth, and then remarked ~ think you
had n severe misfortune when you were
mite young-lost near and dear relative
your mother or father, perhaps n My
friend nodded, and the wizard proceeded
to give more information concerning his
past, followed by predictions concerning
the fature. He spoke of letters which he
might expect of people who would come to
seq him from over the sea- and INDUCED in
other Gipsy-like prophecies. A great deal
that he said was true and other things
might easily have been true, but there was
one OF his prophecies which, in the light OF
after events, impressed itself upon me.
ssThere is a matter of business which
has been in progress for some time.D he
,aid. with his eyes fixed on the chart. :. and
which will be concluded definitely iu about
ix weeks. Al the end of that time yon
nay enter into partnership with someone.
II will prove unfortunate If You do, but. as
can see no disaster hanging over you, !
think you will form the partnership"
'sTha. was exactly true about the bust
ness to be concluded in six weeks" said my
friend, as soon as we had gained the street,
"and have almost concluded to go into
business with Gresham. Well, / don't
think what he said will scare me out of it.
I'll go ahead jnst as IL had not paid him
fifty cents for hie advice"
About three n Dnths later he stopped me
in the street aud said Well, it's lucky
for me L didn't 60 into partnership with
Gresham. hsI just made all OF my ar.
rnngements wits him when he stai ted on
spree, and recently hs died in Tho hospital
Of dslirinm tremens. Gsorys Pars0as
Ldtlsop In Rochester Uaioa.