The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-09-02
UNDER 4 SPELL.
4 POOR WOMAN DRIVEN INSANE BIZ
4 fOIORED FORTUNE
TELLER.
THE sORCKRESs DEMANDS A D0L-
Ian 70 RELIEVE IIRR FROM THE
powER UNDER WHICH SIM
Is HELD.
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PHILADELPHIA PA, SEPT2 Driven
insane BY fortune teller, beyond hope
81 recovery, her home broken mp, and
her husband and daughter Frustrated
and poverty stricken this i thesequel
TO Mrs. Catharine McCabe's attempt to
know whether there were brighter
times III store for.her. She il now IN
the Philadelphia Hospital, and evil
spirits are towering around her whisper
ing terrible things in her ears, She u
under the spell 81 sharp eyed merci.
less African woman, who will not drive
tile fiends away exceptnpona payment
OLA dollar. Mrs. McCabe supplicates
| for she has not the money,
Seven months ago friend called 1T
| the home If Mrs. McCabe, 742 Emily
Street and told her Of a colord fortune
teller, 4 Mrs. Nellie jackson, Az 1905
Tasker Street, BY her black arts
Mrs. jackson could peer intothefutureI
and reveal things not known tomortals.
The fortune teller knew the planets
which guided the destines Of men and
women. She communed with the dead,
whose spirits would come at hero beck
and call, and tell all that she whished
toknow Thesfriend had several times
gone 10 the fortune teller, and what
the latter told her always came 70
pass,
| This was good news to Mrs. Nc.
Cabe. Her husband was a cobbler,
but Of late years his health had been
broken by age, aud he was no longer
able 10 follow his trade. So Mrs. Nc
| Cabe and her daughter had to provide
for the family They opened 4 little
candy store on Emily Street. It was
very small concern, aud the stock was
not more than few dollars. 1t was
all the capital they had to start upon:
The daily sales amounted to but few
cents, and together what the three
could make either at repairing shoes
or washing clothes, the pittance was
hardly sufficient to pay the rent and
buy coarse food. The poor mother
had worked SO hard that she had be-
come very delicate and was troubled
with physical ailments. Her daughter
Mary, 20 years old, was also worn out.
But now q good angel had come toap-
prise Mrs. McCabe that the fortune
teller could show her the way to happi-
ness and comfort.
| AS soon as the poor woman by stint
ing herself and family, had saved ups
cents she went to the house Of the for
tune teller, Mrs. jackson. Mrs. McCabe
was all wrought up with excitement,
and Madame jackson knew thai she
had an easy victim. The house was
furnished handsomely. The fortune
teller seemed to be possessed Of wealth.
Diamonds glittered in her ears, on her
throat and fingers. Dark-skinned, but
commanding in presence, sternin voice,
and with fiaring black eyes, thefortune
teller held herlsubject awe-stricken.
| Mrs. McCabe recited her misfortunes,
and asked to know IL there was brigh-
| ter future before her. She handed the
fortune tellerher money, and waitedfor
the revelation. The fortune tellerhad
| Informed her that the future would be
disclosed for. that sum by means Of
cards. After several pieces Of paste
board had been shufled, Madam Jack
son, in sepulchral tones, informed the
ldazed woman that she would have to
throw her into trance. Then Mrs.
McCabe would have dreams, and they
would reveal everything.
Il The fortune teller approached her,
making signs with her hands and
mumbling. She glared at her subject
and continued her strange movements
several minutes until the poor woman
collapsed and was seized with hallucin-
atoms. Strange voices whispered in
her ears and evil spirits seemed to sur
round her. Madam jackson then in
formed her subject that she was nm
der a spell and would remain in it un-
less dollar was paid. For this sum
| the fortune teller would drive away