The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-21
Ioke Reversed.

Several weeks AGO two young ladies
from distant part OF the ssase were
visiting the city. They were handsome
and Attractive: received an unusual
amount of attention from the young
men of the town, and moved wide
svath in society Among their numer-
Gus admirers were a pair OF enterpris-
ing youths who enjoyed the privilege OF
an extended Irritation, and who, 1or
purposes of convenience, may be mem
toned as Smith and Brown. The young
ladies, for similar reasons, may De
known as Misses Mary and Sudie Jones
During their visit these young ladies ex-
pressed desire to consult fortune
teller. whereupon Smith and Brown con-
ceived an idea
They called upon the fortune-teller
first, and for a trifing consideration in
duced her to deliver a cut-and-dried
prophecy which they had prepared for
| her. and when all was ready the young
/ ladies were conducted to her house.
Miss Mary went in first. She was
| very much surprised to find the clair
voyant perfectly familiar with sundry
| little episodes which she supposed were
known only to herself or her ''most in.
| innate friends" and when the personal
appearance and peculiar characteristics
OF Mr.. Smith were described to her, and
she was informed that on q certain date
the gentleman so described would make
a proposal of tender and interesting
nature, her wonder grew. The climax
was reached when a certain young gen
tleman who had been dividing her in
terest about equally with Smith was ac
curately described, and denounced as 8
fortune-hunter and utterly unworthy o
her consideration. She emerged iron
this strictly private consultation witt
ewes in a state of unnatural diladon, ANT
Miss Sudie went in.
1t is scarcely necessary TO remark tina
this young lady was RECALLED with
dissertation upon Mr.. Brown (also pei
fectly described) and his many virtues
She was also promised proposal at
given time, and received some valuabl
. hints in regard to some of her admirers
who had for some time figured consplc
ously in Mr.. Browns way.
Smith and Brown plumed themselve
considerably upon the affair, gloate
! over it in secret, and intended, whe
the fullness of time had come, to circT
late the same for the amusement of thel
| friends. When the set time arrived the
went so far as to HE them to the home
of the young women, to fulfill the pr
dictions OF the fortune-teIler by Iormi
offer of themselves.
What happened to them on that Wis
has never been fully related, but whe
5 the joke about the fortune-teller leake
out, finally, it was not through their d
sire to promulgate it, and they did NJ
l seem to take the vivid interest in it or
might have expected. Whether the
5 hoped to be accepted and were not, {
l merely went in for a lark and WEI
. taken in earnest, is not known. b
l there is mild suspicion obtaining ths
i in some unaccountable way, the alta
miscarried. Smith and Brown wear q
: aspect of unwonted sobriety, and go o.
4 of their way to escape the mention
J, fortune-tellers. They have but OF
t PRAYER, and that is that the two gent
men so facetiously shown up in the fc
= tune-teller's story may never be able
n trace the joke to its source.-LoatsUs
Courier-,JOurnGl.