Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-04-24
WIZARD ~DESBAROLLES
Some Unoanny Stories About His
Life and Predictions,

Lie anu JIoQlCJlOlls'
One of the most curious of the many
peculiar characters that make up the
attractive whole known as "tOut Paris
has Just passed away at the age of
eighty-fve. | refer to the ~well-know"
artist-fortune-teller, Desbarolles, No
vulgar swindler was this wonderful old
man, but a genuine believer in the
marvels of his so-callcd science
And it was this child-like confidence in
himself that no doubt went far towards
inspiring confidence in the numbers
who consulted him,
Desbarolles was for many years the
tortune-teller of Paris, The reputation
gained for him by his many successful
predictions, and the friendship of such
well-known men as Dumas, father and
son-the latter Of whom pronounced Il
eulogy over the grave of the deceased
at the Cemetery of Montparnasse-all
tended 10 establish him in the popular
os'I'in anu J." IrC''o ~, ",in a. s,VT"s ~,
"'u e't n"r nSiah ,,snai ohorno m ms
.u"l'teo, lol WHY" us ''""i 'n's' was
'"eilli iI"''g', a..
the MAJ by relating the incidents of a
personal interview | once had with the
veteran chiromancist. | should pre-
ms 'no "eeo"'I. ~ s"y'ng 'i"I Dcs
p"io,,t1 ""9 "!IS,n"i'S an att'oo ~ ooi,
S''ei"o'e i'P"'e "iiU 'nat i. "as o0ilns
Il journey 10 'Pai! Mitn ,he eiuei
nHil'9S 'n"t n.s a'.cll.Ioh was h's.
eai,eu ~ 'iii"'lon' "nsn i, no S5 G IT
uhoer inc ulrec'lUn oi lhe uspSleS'
va ms iesu'n ~ 'n%n S H.. ho ooo" oo-
came 80 i~i'ia'u"'eu Ml"t HIS new pur-
SUI, ,n"V nv ~. wy 1,"Sn ~ e"so'
Wv ,naGs w. o
Tnn ,So f,trra NV Mo- linos If No bomd
nNt7 - ~
ha""a nn h,l;nlor,. ond maintajmoe
bic ha,iaf Il, Lnol ootnras anJ ',a,n
mio hofn,a o' I"a,,,n uI' san;n, Wv ''I T,
nror ,birtr yoars be In,od oa,otor, ~.
una o,a, t,a.a n.,anli $50
mhaoa,nnt,, tS,",oh ~. f.;Tn.a Us
hank .hr ~ nranSao nf ahirnmomo,
and rsnhnioar w d;r;na.;an h' ~,
study Of {nJ;y;dnai hondwriting wyhin,
he .,aAcd ~ III. nrinc;nal nrrsn;,
TIL modem w;,ara lIvpa IN III,
Latin Onartor on ,hn boulevard Micbni
near the corner of tho RIM 40 lAbh,
dc TFnoe Tho entrance was bv
mail door In a LARGO gatewar r,
Won ipuuiry, tbe coneier0c would Ga,
mocbaniraIly.
IN Do.horolloep In ,bo rom Otto
rrossinC thp Garden and conrtra,d
,akn the laft Staircase of tho secnn,
buildina. fifth floor. fret door On IN,
left y
From which II will no soon tho, NOT,
li,tle divinotion was necessorr in rnan,
inc the retreat Of the great 3ocromon
Ger.
A rather sion, lady If .hon, fort,
who haJ acted ne b~omSokaener Si,eo i,
death of Nine Desbard1)os oam,
nuicklv to The door hf,er n,.Sn
thronGb an ante-cbombpr tho ]y;s;,a
tnnnJ b;msa1f IN din,inn+"n nn;',
room wbo.a oil u,nrn an n,n
Win nic,uros ,ba, roon no,ld 49,
baen found for bnnm;na ounn ,n
medallion Oosharo1Iao rooo;,.ad H. L.;
,,cabinet ubioh ~" s;n,;Ia,I,. VI
rated In tbis ohodo 81 mrStorr ,ho,
was notbina wha,oror 90 ~ nrs n
,ns NJ heorr hon', -.
M blacl w6rm.aa1on fnrn;tnro >
dim haIf.liobt ]nonnIar,v snnnnsoa :,
he Affected bv thaso whose woyS ~
..1artT oyan ,hoir MI ""sa ."
.%.ua;n ~ H. nnnt Nno W. ~,
,orad ,,o ron,, N vow n tl"J U
100 " i;nb, w. o" "rto , Wv ,ha ny
- y, e., nLaa"a" JaofnL ~
no;ahbor;nm roat, m"ni1 ill., -
~ H. - d., Al naaLamaiI,
I;rod an C;nnne w.s oonsidorohIo
H. III I;ah.nI -
,ho oid maS sa;d "o u~binrlS ioo'l
AZ q man :. a." E. ~ ohamh.,
cha s',' D " =
pot"r.,u, ho ,oss % bio sor;,o
hronch ~ t[o;Inro IS tbo banl 60;
rn p wb;o ~ onuiI bordlv bn nali"d 10" u
homes, oneN be commen,od. ~ q
"Amd oil hacanin diJ no, boyo A.
" ovana;na ~ ndra"aa ~
LouJ - tho d;r"ntnr'in.nb;ef"
tn ~for,nro'toIIor whose hard On
h.ir ware oui,e white. and WIN SOM,
mha, rosomhiod mo ,;ttle lean frnr,
drawn bv Garbarni, made me- sit dow
in ,ba fnIl gIare If the SIM. His 90,
xersa,ion vas INTELLIGENT rand an
biabIv ;ma";nat;ve wbiIe his voil
w. l;,,io ],remnious as becsme III
voice Of one who revealed the nv
,er;es ot tbe future While nv ey,
wandered aimiesslv from the solvent,