West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-05-21
HIT 1T RIGHT.
Nanny Tilly Tells the True Fort
une Of a Patron.

'Well, my dear, said my wife, you
may laugh at dreams and visions il YOU
lik., believe in them.
Then, my dear Jean, said I, you
are not SO sensible as | thought YOU"
But could tell YOU something that
would convince YOU" said my wife.
i've thought of saying it over and
over again, but never quite liked to
do it. Shall II You've heard"
$50 ON, said |. II am open to
conviction"
Very we'll said Jean, folding her
hands, and leaning up against my
shoulder, you know isn't it stranger
i didn't know you in 1869
1T does seem strange" said /.
And | was visiting Fannie Far
leigh in Baltimore in that year." said
Jean. "Shc lived in one of those pret-
| ~ houses i'm - street, with little Gar
| dens all around them. She married
| some time after, and went To Nebraska
with her husband. We correspond
still; but then she was just a girl at
| home with her parents. Well, | had
been there some time, and my visit
was near an end, when one day, as we
were sitting on the porch i'm the twi-
! light, the funniest little wagon came
| up the street, carrying a queer little
cOlOrcd woman. The vehicle STONED
at our house, and the old woman
| alighted, and the boy followed her To
the kitchen, which stood all bv itself
you know. with the basket on his head.
" Who is that, Fannie?' ! asked.
" Its Ma'am lilly said Fannie:
'the best laundrcss i'm Baltimore. as she
l. the best fortune-tellcr, also. III
make her come up and tell your fort
unc. She'll astonish YOU.
" Oh, what nonsense! said !.
What would life be without non
sense?' said Fannie. Ill run and tell
her.
.:She fitted away She was so pret-
ty, Hal, with such little waist and
such curry black hair; and soon she
came back, bringing the old woman
with her
SO Nanny Tilly, she said. this is
friend of mine from the North. ! want
you to tell her fortune
90" Wal, Miss Fannie, said the old
woman, i does tell fortunes. dat's
true; an when ] tells EN- you kin rely
dcy come so; but / Sc rot TO see
whether de pow viii come. Caan do
no mo-. III dc pow comes, why
tells di, young miss; cf not. / les saw
csan help IT; don know muffin
That sounded honest, didn't itp'
said my wife.
Very, said T.
Then, continued Jean then old
Nanny lilly leaned back against the
window-sill, with her eyes rolled MP
and her arms akimbo, and all of a sud
den she said. Yes, yes, i Sc gwinc TO
see tonight. You ics put some small
piece of money into de pam oh my
han, 90 ccntrate my idees Muffin
like eiIbcr. Thankec. Miss Fannie
Ihank"c. ma am. young miss ] gins to
see pow ful sharp. You comes from
long way of. miss, an dar's an ol'islr
lady quite anxious bout you; an some
young folks. dey wants you, too. Dcy's
one & ing SO got to say, young miss
Don YOU look cheerful on dat yer OF
man. ] re cot no use TO him. He amino
way suitable for you. Jcs YOU wait
bit Young folks gets on bcs' with
young folks, ] tell YOU Mind dat now
III YOU could ics see dat Young man
dat ON his way TO you, / reckon you'd
wait An YOU kin see him if YOU like
Dis yeah is one of de- nights dat spirits
walk. ! Kin make him walk. dough.
into yOur sight 'TwOn't be him. for
sure, only jest hi- spirit. kin o. like
Looks like him. an aint nobody
Like the spirits Of Halow Eve, ]
said.
"'Ycs, like Holly Eve spooks. said
old Nanny lilly
I go home an burn n little stuff
knows about an -Ot~ a toad tO watch
Use bought toad Of my own
from "a Voodoo man, but dc powder
COS pow ful dcah
81 took another coin from my
pocket, which She dropped into hers
With 'lhanky, ma ann. young miss.
and resumed
Don look chcc'fuI ON dat.Olc man
(uow old Mr. Gillespie was very par-
tcular just then. IlaD, and I'll send
dat likeness Of your husban -what-is-to-
be tO YOU Tonight Only. ics' YOU re-
member when you goes 10 bed, tic your
shoes together by dc strings an say
nuilin' An ies as mum as a mouse,
90 along tiptcy toe an hang EN- by
dc "a ters on your stockins TO de
han 10 ob you bedroom do An ies'
Co TO- bed backwards, wild q lump o. .
sugar in your mouf, and don you chew .
dat lump, ies let it solve itself, and .
don YOU speak one word an vOu'll F.
dream oh dat young man-dc color Ob .
bis cyes and dc color ob his hair am
de uamc what he', christcn bv YOU ~ /
hear him say dat ont loud. mark my
words an dat young man YOU 3, to .
marry cf you u wait and not gree TO
C,Ut the old one Hf's mo- GOOD
With those word the .orcere.s.
laughing. pockcted the small change
r-r away, wit. her head down and the