St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-22

family affairs: gives names of friends or enc
mics. Perfect satisfaction or no charge.
Now if there is one sort of fortune
teller or palmist more than another
Pve been longing to interview, it's
bona fide Gypsy. | thought the race
had become extinct, but this advertise
ment says to the contrary. | wonder
doesn't seem to know much about it,
and feel a strong desire to go and in
terview this Gypsy with French name.
She claims to read past, present and
future. Then it must be that ones
past life is written in little lines on the
the palm of the hand. l examine the
lines on each palm with much care and
speculate as to the tale which may be
plain to the palmist but not to ordinary
beings. Again, L look at the advertise
ment. Surely that woman must have
some of the power usually attributed to
the fallen angel. / wonder how much
she will charge for telling me more
about myself than l ever could find out,
and Pve been acquainted with that self
for some time, too.
| asked the girls at the boarding house
if any of them had ever had the future
predicted, and marvellous were the tales
that most of them told of riches, hand
some lovers and presents foreshadowed.
''When you get all those, / suppose
you'll desert this boarding house.
wish they'd come quick, and then /
could visit around with you folks, and
!. not have to work, wistfully remarked.
couldn't shake their faith, however.
Z Again / read the advertisement and
determined to visit the Gypsy. had
scarcely gone two blocks on my way
when | met one of the church deacons.
."Good morningr he blandly remarked.
E"Where are you going so eagerly?'
8 | wanted to tell the old fossil the
truth, just to see how shocked he would
be; but had an idea that perhaps it
would be as well to keep my own coun-
sci, and answered that | was only out
for walk. So was the deacon. 1 cut
F! the walk short, skipped back to the
boarding house and altered my at
J. tire so that there was no danger
place without trouble, and found
that Mile. st. Aubyn lived up stairs in
very ordinary frame building. Climbing
the stairway, was met in the hall by
frowSy-lOoking servant, who told me to
sit down and wait while,a her mistress
was busy. didn't see anything to sit
down upon except the top step of the
stairs. The atmosphere was thick with
the mingled odor of onions and tobacco.
L could hear loud voices and laughter.
and began to get uncomfortable and
wish hadn't come.
Soon another visitor came. She Was
heavily yelled and sat down as if quite
at home. We got into conversation.
She was rather inQuisitive, so l gave
her the history of the heroine of a 20
cent novel, which [ had lately read, as
my own. 1t was very mournful and
sounded romantic. She swallowed
every word of it for truth. I wondered
that she seemed so much interested
in palmiStry, urging me to come two
or three times. if necessary, in order to
learn my future. After a little my
companion said she thought she would
go and return later in the day. Soon
door opened, and l was told that Mile.
of
AWE CREPT OVER ME.
Now l was to behold one gifted with
supernatural power. | entered the
room. 1t was shabbily furnished, the
walls being adorned with cheap litho-
graphs of actresses. Mile. st. Aubyn
herself was no more gypsy than l, but
a coarse, repulsive looking French
woman, decidedly past middle age. She
wore a rusty black gown, an oroide
watch and chain. a prOfusiOn of all
sorts of cheap jewelry. Her "Langtry''
bang didn't match her own hair at all.
False teeth and spectacles completed
the makeup. She was not calculated to
impress an observer favorably, but | re-
flected that the gifts of the gods
are often unevenly distributed. Of
course this woman was not to blame for
possessing execrable taste. Did not her
other gifts Overbalance that lack?
"a dollar. please" broke in made
moiselle's harsh voice on my reflections.
''For what?' said, in surprise.
Don't you want yer future told?
Unless the Gipsy's palm is crossed with
silver she has not the gift of prophecy"
was the solemn reply.
Then, of course, a dollar in paper
currency wouldn't do?" l said, looking
through my pocketbook, land there's
no silver, except 1o-cent piece. Will
that do?"
She then said in matter of fact man.
ner that the charge for telling fortune
was 81, payable strictly in advance.
~ / wanted to argue the point, saying
that her method was not business like.
g I'm fact, it savOred little of deception
and l cited the clause in her advertise
ment: Perfect satisfaction or no
charge" How could tell if l would
be satisfied before she told me anything?
Mademoiselle, however, insisted on hav-
ing her pay in advance. After she got
the 81, she said: s'Now if you ask any
Questions the spirit of prophecy will be
broken and you may have to try three
ser four times again before it will be
favorable"
- Il suppose you give reduced rates in
Such cases." remarked.
She assured me that seeresses could
not stoop to such paltry business. Also
that she only allowed seven minutes to
each visitor, whereas l had consumed
about fifteen with my foolish chatter. l
made up my mind that if cOuldn'S ask
questions neither would l answer any.
She wanted the left hand to read, so |
took my pencil in the other to take
notes. This also, she assured me. would
binder the prophetic spirit from its
usual free and untrammeled action |
protested that Imerely wanted to record
the prophecy to see if it came true.
1.-The spirit can not fail, - she promptly
asserted, my prediction will be
BURNED INTO YOUR HEART
in letters of fire. You may seek to for
get, but it will be impossible. Your
destiny will be worked OUT"
yawned and told her to go ahead,
tell my past, present and future.
"Your past" she began, ''has been
clouded with sorrow. You loved; loved
as deeply as only people of your nature
can love. You have wedded for riches
to please your parents. but they proved
delusive. Your enemies have prevailed
and taken from you the wealth left you
by an adOring husband. A tai, fair-haired
woman prosecuted you with her hate, land