Evening journal., 1889-10-07
SINNERS ANo eooTHsAYeRs.
A Clairvoyant Makes Wilmington Lady
Superstftfoua.

Citations by dreams are gone. it is fire.
quently evident that in most persons
(who doubtless would be virtually indig-
nant If accused of such a crime) vein of
original superstition and vain belief still
fingers.
Nor are Wilmingtonians excluded from
this number Not less the dusky resi-
dent of Tatnall street, who on being
asked If she were superstitious, angrily
retorted, mo, honey, what's you talkin'
bout, Use a Christian~ And a few
minutes later, nearly upset the table and
the questioners gravity by jumping sud
denly forward, and banging the door with
such force as threatened the very foun-
dations of the old house, and then, by
way Of explanation and apology said,
Los, honey, black cat maxim straight
70 my do'-a black cat-black as old
Satin hisself But as the visitor looked
puzzled, and wondered what relation
black cats have to satin, solemnly de.
clsred with backward, fearful glance
toward the door. that "black cats were
Setin's own chillins', sub
Not less this devout person, than many
more refined and educated citizens who
pay countless visits to well known lady
ia the western part Of the city. To be
sure, these visits are 'just for fun, you
know" but at times the fun assumes a
wonderful degree of fascination and TO
some people almost one than an event,
corresponding with that foretold nap
pens to cross the line Of fate.
However fortune tellers are simply ig-
norant nonentites as bright young girl
in one Of Market streets prominent stores
remarked a few days since Said young
girl had listened with flushed face and
'bated breath. some ten month previous,
while wieId, bent, miserable specimen
Of womanhood mumbled the secrets OF
the past and the future, and, among
other interesting events predicted, was
the wedding within six months Of the
fair listener. The bent, old woman has
gone. The money and six months, ditto
but the wedding is yet thing of the t
be-
During one Of the past rainy days a
woman of the conventional woe begoni
style came into a business place near by
and as the proprietress afterwards de
clared "She couldn't resist the tempta
tion. The day was so exceedingly DOH.
Accordingly a long account of domestic
| and monetary affairs were rapidly dis
cussed ana then slowly and emphatically
she concluded by telling the lady 'sh'
had niece living with her, to whom she
had lent valuable diamond pin some
weeks before. The pin is now in th,
possession of a light haired young man il
a distant city. Ii was given him by th'
| girl at an entertainment You will asl
her for the pin2 She will try to mislea,
you, but eventually you will find out thu
truth.
This startling announcement wrough
considerable havoc in the lady usual,
calm mind. And as she did own beau
tiful pin and had lent it to her niece
who was staying with her, she looke
forward with nervous apprehension +
the young lady's return home that after
noon. When she did come glance a
the white shapely throat disclosed no pin
Thinking investigation the surest road t
knowledge the lady said naturally Edith
where is my lace pin2' The girl locke
up quickly and then with averted fac
answered, "up in my room" "Pleas
bring it down. commanded the lad
with vague fear that would not /
silenced.
"Oh bother auntie do wait till aft,
sea, " she answered with mock gsyety.
SO the meal passed off in silence an
Edith was leaving the room when hs
aunt reminded her of the wished-fc
article. Edith's face famed hotly as sh
tried to persuade her aunt to wait awhil,
But this the lady would not do She cam
directly over to where Edith stood, an
authoritatively commanded confession
This being refused point blank, thir
party in the bulky form of the uncl
being threatened TO look into matters
with tears and sobs the young slime
told how at a musicale some weeks befol
she had met such fair haired, charmin
gentleman from distant town, and b.
fore they had parted he had begged leay
to wear the pin as talisman Of goo
until he should visit her and the fa
''city of hills sgain. And-But we wi
close the door, not caring to listen al
longer, but feeling convinced that OIL
Wilmlngtonian at least has cause I
believe in the mysteries of soothsayer