St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-01-17
OPELoUsAs, SATURDAY

II, 1891.
in the strict lines Of feminity.
The door was opened partly and a
glistening pair Of coal black eyes
T sized the writer up, while in clear
and incisive voice was promptly re-
marked
II have a sewing machine, never
subscribe to schemes or books, and if
you haven't had anything to eat
IN THREE WEEKS
man, go to work.
Whether it was the winsome manner
of the scribe or his pertinacity never
to miss an item Of news, he was soon
seated in the cabinet face to face with
the medium, middleaged, pleasant
looking lady, who tried to convince
him that she only devoted her ability
at second sight for the benefit and
edifcation of ladies, and never, never
gave to gentlemen any sittings or
otherwise endeavor to gain their
patronage. s#
After entreaty, threats and 4persua-
sions the medium kindly glanced at
her mysterious paraphernalia, a golden
ring imbedded in piece of parafine
wax, and after a long and intent exam
ination, said oracularly: "You are a
lawyer are you not 7"
The tender Impeachment met with
an affirmative response, for in years
past he had once read the Bible, which
as is well known is the basis of all
law.
After another survey of the parap-
hernalia the medium replaced it in a
receptacle and drawing her chair with
in easy range OF the reporter, scanned
his face critically and said in sub
stance
"Being lawyer, you best know that
people love
TO BE HUMBUGGED.
It is natural with them. Just as you
humbug your client so do I humbug
mine in some things"
Recognizing the fact that folks pay
TO be humbugged I, and thoseof my
kind thrive upon the ignorance, the
superstitions and the hopes of most
frivolous clientele.
II could i'll afford to enjoy the COM
forts of such a home, well equipped and
furnished unless I had an unlimited
number of customers, who at any
moment and with the slightest pretext
come to me for investigation of sub
jects sometimes grave, ofttimes ridic-
ulous.
"Just think of it. Previous to the
Bowen-Carroll fight a well-known poll
tician, a friend Of my husbands, called
and said: How shall l bet?' prompt
" replied ION Carroll
He sighed and said, my money is
up on Bowen but I'll hedge
"He did and saved neat little sum.
Others come and question as to the
propriety Of moving or changing ser
wants or what not.
How Igiye. satisfaction and can
read the past and future OF any un-
sophisticated inquirer? That is readi-
" done by being familiar with simple
rules and observations. To illustrate ::
A young lady viii call for sitting.
Without much effort something like
the following is developed by con-
versation She has an .admirer, but
does not favor his suit. Why? Be-
cause she is in love with another. She
is stately blonde. A long and intent
look at the paraphernalia and she is
told this, much to her surprise: The
favored suitor is tall and graceful Of
carriage Gall gentlemen are built that
way in the eyes lit by love,) brunette
of marked type-and here a smile
would play on the lips formed
JUST FOR KISSING;
while the admirer she disliked, SO the
paraphernalia of course suggested, was
in his ways, inclined to be
forid and redheaded, and by no means
a proper party.
"She will 60 her way, surmising how
am possessed of such wonderful
powers, when her every gesture and
facial expression and response to a
seemingly trivial question gave me
a cue.
Eyes, the medium is power in the
land thrives on the follies OF the gar
rulous and unsophisticated like other
Leaving the medium to her voca-
tion, selfsatisfied that no logical argu-
ment could convince her that if per-
sistent in her practices she and her
kind could cause much harm and dis
content in family circles and among
THE EVIL DISPOSED,
the writer pondered on the vagaries OF
the human mind from the limits of
the cradle to the yawning grave. Tod
ding babes one moment laugh over
the rag doll in their arms, the smile
lost in the rueful countenance and
tears when by some mishap dollie is
is torn to tatters. Early youth is
rendered unbearable when papa or
mamma object to children acting as
full grown men and women.
Men and women delight in peculiar
tiles that to them are a delight-to
ridiculous yet, the supersti-
tions of the dark ages remain in part
intact and have their votaries-wheth-
81 the turbaned negresses, the rem
nants OF a nearly extinct race of an
cient colored nurses who were always
imbued with belief in voudouism
and bogies, or the silk and satin