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

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Add you heiisvsd hsrF
II had 70 believe ter, afrsr the things shs
bad told ma And Rosina declared Lat see
bad new Or seen the woman, snd lau.ned AZ
Tie i6el Of any one besns able 70 tai for
tuses."
And you asked ker 70 marry you, Of
eoursc. 10 t5ar you nlistt set the long lie
and halpiaess and bsy fortuna Well, I've
often thousat uonea ally creatures, hut
here u u man slli1er yisan any women ever
net
lie appeared TO agree with me, for be
froaneel alg1l over Els n.srase, bUL declared
that IL vas too late - re-ract lis premise
that be vas Dou.ld To harry l.nsi-;a COW that
BIZ lad asked aer and son nsr and begua 70
furnish Eo1se-
Il Gyubt you'l have to wait TIL she comes
out Of jail, tlea," ! c-l.CUzly remarked. for
a. pre- eat see Is alarsed with c~1spiraey,
ami II ioo-s lie sae would he convicted
1--WE Ea.ssl her ali glc-s,' lie imguls4vely
added, "nat sD.aeaoS s-e always got round
ne wn.D We we're tosetser
'-Oa, YOU fsoi--How you Eaass me ashamed
OF Ely own ~. ansrily answered
Il TANK III shoot nyseil, he helpiessly
added
..D.gIt, please, til after the trial, for
shall Ted your eyi.eace,r / politely reque Z
ed, anl then | managed to adj some things
about 1oIla Richardson w..sca seemed to toil-
vince L.la TAFT life WAS the leas- of he Two
evts lie Wis now A. i.icensed against the
FORTUNE teller and her employer as before ne
lad nau ased and captlyated, and hoped
that Sc me sentence nearly a. lad a. hanging
would lie awarded to GotA.
After getin,a lam into that reasonable
state OF saind lett the shop and went TO
Roslnas, but was told that she had been ab-
seat the whole day. In a moment 1t flashed
upon re that she might have scented danger
and e. AGED, bat Oh reaching her home was
a-reeabiy surprised to learn that she was in
and would see me in a few minutes sat
down fl.tAe kitchen aud began 10 chat with
her no her, v ho seemed in q very bad tenn
per- and soon revealed to me that the cause
was tie visitor then with her daughter.
shes some OF Aarshalfs friends, but she
ny ieIves Rosina in = bonny state, and 10
never dune begsIn money. Inc iassss n.s
hardly a shillin she can ca her ain"
inquiringly returned.
NO. she has nae basket. but IN warrant
she has a pouch" snorted the mother, and
Just then the vtns in the next room rose 10
angry alteration, and we beard Rosina
sobbiusly exclaim;
Its bis money. and l Gamma give you q
penny Of it."
The answer was spoken so quietl, that 1t
did not reach our ears, but, after a quieter
talk, the matter seemed to be adjusted, and
the door opened and MAJ Storrie and Rosina
stood before me They both seemed
alarmed, though the agitation had not
gone out of Rosna's face. Mag seemed to
have some idea of trouble, for she was hurry
in; towards the door when intercepted and
said;
What have you been after herer
"Oh, Just seeing Miss Wi son here" she
promptly answered, trying to charm me
with a sweet smile.
"Dlackmailing her-forcing money out of
her by threats, chr
Rosina gave a startled cry. but the fortune
teller continued her sweet smile, and fawn
ingly rubbed the back Of one hand with the
palm of the other. while she answered:
oh, no. | never did such thing in my
iife--did |, Miss Wilsonf'
Rcsina hurriedly confirmed her statement,
and wanted to know by what right | was
here and putting such questions.
Il have come to take you both to prison
for conspiracy, and you, Mag Storrie, for
fortune telling as well"
Tie answer was ike an explosion Of gun
powder among them. They dropped into
seats. and shrieked and kicked and jerked and
bewailed and protested till they were tired
| felt most for the mother. who had been
com p.etely deceived, and would scarcely be
heve that Mag Storrie was not relative of
her expected son-In-law Rosina decai ed
that it was all false, Till stopped her and
her evil helper by telling them til t had got
1t al out of Marshall aud that be now knew
how he had been duped. | say ! stopped
Rosina, for the news caused her to drop Oh in
FAINT When we got her right again she
piteolSly declared, and suppose with truth,
tina. she knew nothing of the means that had
beea used by Mag Storrie to charm Marshall
into loving her and that the whole scheme
bad been proposed to her by the fortune
teller when Rosina asaed her If there was
such a thing as a love charm. The agree
| ment was that BosIna was to tell her every
thing likely to be of use TO her and to give
her % shillings II she succeeded III charming
Marshall into marrying Eosina- The money
[ WIZ ttludHueu ipnr, Dti'TS the ularIidSe, di!u
more demands followed, Nag threatening to
reveal ali to Marshall, and 10 charge Rosipa
With devisng the scheme If her extortons
were refused. In this way she had forced
| out Of Rosina all her savings and three pounds
Of the money given to her by Marshall to
furnish the house. She had also got from
| her u silver watch, two gold brooches and q
ring. under the pretense that she needed them
to rule Venus, and keep MARSHALL from going
| back to his Old love Mag Storrie stoutly
| denied every particular IN this statement,
| but on going TO her house found the watch
aud brooches and tue ring. ! got good deal
/ OF money also, but of course that could not
he identified. a d there was also a bank no,e
representing such a large sum that the man
| who was with the wistfully remarked:
| when rm too old to remain a detective
| I'll turn fortune teller, and try to make a
| little money
| Wien tine case had been prepared and ad-
| justed we were glad to take Hosina Us n wit
ness to maze sure OF Mag not slipping
! through our fingers, for she had engaged n
clever lawyer, who had n reputation for
| talking judges and jur!cs out OF their own
| convictions, and the law in regard to fortune
! telling has never been on satisfactory basis
The result was that conviction on both
| vculTpes loiONeu, anu Nag went TO prison
Tier six months, while RJsna crept from the
court room. shamefaced, broken In spirits
and ruined in prospects. She left the city
Immediately and eventually married pub
llran in me west have seen her twice since
that, and sue is now nearly US broad as she is
lcnS, with the same merry black eyes and
determined curve Of the lips. Ter husband
appears to let her rule. and to be as happy
under her government some men are in
ruling. Marshall made Bella bis wife not
long after the disappearance Of Rosina, and
made ample amends in his after conduct for
the misery lie had caused her to endure be-
| f1re.-Janes Mctiowan in Sheffield tEngJ
Telegraph.
Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace North returned from
Boston yesterday.
Detective Head was in the city on his way
% Bangor yesterday.