Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-29
SUPERSTITION.


was standin. AZ the mouth Of the pend In
frJnf u the Central when the trembling pok-
fdder fane forward and scsnnst the en-
trance, much as many look at ad-ntbas door
S1e was ghastiy rais. and 80 ~orn and thin
that / e-uld have beleyed that she ~ss
straight from sickbed Instead d her work
/ N nx she vas about 70 turn and shrink
away again, when Der eye caught Minis and
I mid
Are you looking for any Oner
"Oh, no. sine answered. In . tone that
meant ION, ye.." and with a httIs more
rhrinkin1. then. seein. lne smile. she took
courage and said;
"Is there rally such q man as " Goyaur
iau sile,I outright. and her cours@ sefDed
b rise at the sound, Tor she almost smiled ia
concert
OF course there is-doB't you ses fner
Dear mel are you IGoyanf she ex-
claimed, quite forgetting her terror In the
uoneutary surprise. II thought he was
fearful man"
ESQ ain Are you not In terror t@fors
met Are you not afraid III eat you up on
the -fotiT
sas laughed heartily, but when she had
dona tbs odd weary look came hack u her
face
Il don't know II I've any right TO 10
here, she said with the dentists door look
again sizlng her. isn't fortune tellips
against the lawf
"Yes, II they take money for il Did you
give them money!
II didn't get my fortune told she slowly
answered., with tears In her eyes. 80 I've no
night 20 bother you With my trouble"
"Oh. IL was somebody that got the fortune
toldf'
No It's not that either, Tor I've no right
b. interfere with what sue docs, but there
must be something wrong Ia 1t when 1t has
turned my lad against me-" and she burst
out INTO ht Of crying. No had
10 get her inside to take her
away from rrying eyes. She gave me
her name as Bella Richardson, and her trade
ns bOnk folder, naming biz printing place
not far % as the shop In which she worked,
aud by he time had these details jotted
down she had ~ far recovered as to be able
10 look around her and speak more calmly.
But her excitement remained, and her mind
evidently still ran on her Wrongs, for she CT
claimed;
I'm sure that fortune teller is at tire bot
tom OF It, tat | Gamma prove II. SHe came to
the workshop one day selling neetil and
tapes and thina.s, and sire told ltoslna VII
sons fortune for n sixpence, and sald sine was
to get fair man who didn't cure for ner at
that time, though she was daft about hun.
Ny had Is fair, and lsoslna Wilson was Just
mad 10 get him, blt he never would look at
her llisnaine "a George Marshall, aud he's
a French po.isIer, and worss near our shop
But ho~ could taat PREDICTION affect your
lover, regard for you when he did not hear
IL mldef Observed, little amused at her
gr- vdy.
out know how 1t was done, hut he
nrv was The same to me after and ! re-
me.nbercl then that Eosina followed the
fortune teller out OF the SHOP, and stood
speaking ~ her Tor ten minutes. and gave
her mote money know she gave her more
money. for the lassio tina. saw 1t s'en would
not tell me lie -
''N hat vas TIE extra money fori'
81 don't know. but l thinx 1t was for q
charm"
"A chHrm What on earth is thatF
Something that would turn hhu from the
To her. size answered, blushin: at her own
confession.
"Eless me is it possible that any human
being believes such nonsense al the pre-eut
dayf warmly exclaimed why YOU re a
Thousand years behind your time"
'.shc hung her lead. but speedily returned
to hJr point.
she dtd something to him. and it was
through that fortune teller for We were to
la married IA June, uud now he never ioo.s
aud She told une Ut the llssles that shes to
bc m.arried to him ucxt month"
You had qu rrcled WIKI him or disap-
pointed him ~ some wayF
NO, never had a word With him. and
believe hos as fond of me a, over ken by
by the way he looks at me when / pass him
on tue street"
Tut as fonl Of you as ever. and goin. to
marry another womau-t that's absurd"
"les, that tie euariu that's on Llnl. and
it'll never hr1ak tnl lie ; MARRIED u her
"lmpnm, tAats common enough without
fortune tei.eys bcins IN the business az all"
| remarked. "Eut " hat do you want the to
dot You cant expect me TO go and say.
Chan. come oil hlsl. and 10 on 10 some
marr1el man that's hJlle bcyupd my
power Then YOU do not charge The fortune
or take money from You. Did you never
nss him WHY lie had changed towards your
"No, couldn't I'm too proud to do that.
II he doesn't want me he must just do with
out me-" But the pr.le did not seem to give
her great comfort, tor she crIed again quite
bitterly. AItera little. however. she thought
that the capture OF the fortune teller might
have some eaect IN wea4cnins tine charm on
hqT ~ - f-af. of isart
panions IN tie shop TO come and get iaforma-
ton upon winch we could act. Accordingly
she lstt ami returned III tie evening wlth nh
other gir. who not only described he tCl.In;
OF her fortune aud the Paying of tue money.
but furnished me with tie name aud address
Of the fortune teller, which bad been left with
her, hest any of her friends should wish the
harridan's and. Ma: Storrie was not a eytsy.
and knew 40 more Of divinatioI by cards or
OF paimistry than the man il the moon. but
was simply a cunning Old has. with few
scruples, and all her WIS about her, ready to
earn shilling In the easiest and safest way.
Size lived in ualserstons " ynl aud had a
much nicer home than any other successful
thief in my kent Up TIL that time | had
never paid any attention to her, as shc af
fecteDl to be weak and Old, and tottered along
theucally rs II she had Just Teen dropping
into the grave. and seemed to be elrnin. an
bouest livelihood Now, however, | had
new interest In her. for the story OF the book
folder had Impressed ule In spite of myself
Whatever NAV lie said OF woman's reason,
her instincts are quick enough aud seldom at
fault. and this glrl seemed to feel in some
way that there had been a conspiracy he
tween tue fortune teller and her rival winch
had resulted IN her losing her husband Her
own suffer nss had teen terrible. ,nd her
companion assured me that month or two
before she had teen the bonniest and freshest
lassie IN the works, though now but a CHASTITY
shadow. apparently on the verge of the grave.
The following evening waited at the door
II the printing place and had Der rival,
Rosina W lson. pointed out to me. There
was no;hin: very daring or wicked in her
appearance. She was very dark in complex
ion AMI hair and rather smart bookings
short, dumpy lass, who appeared to have
r,1re merririeut than guile about her On
he whole was inclined TO think better Of
her than beiore seeing her. Sue hal that
satisfied and jubllaut air peculiar to women
who are engaged. but wore no ring on her
daser, while Bella i,ic ardson still wore the
poor little pledge iven her by Marshall year
before- At first had half intended TO speak to
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