Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-21

len dollars, anu give you leave 70 lick
me clear across the county besides.
The speaker was travelling peddler
ans. fortuna teller" The gentloman ne
was addressing, as tho reader has guessed,
was no other than Tim Holhrook.
"Wss.l, you better reckon returned
Tin. rubbing his hard hands together
IN GIL excess Of glee. .sof ye can jia' mako
thar IT trick work, ye'ro not only vel
come to the ten dollars, but sixteen head
CT ane Cat shoats besides!'
'.0it your rope an clear ont then, and
go sill l." impaicntiy spoke the reser-
voir OF destiny, and OF he Went toward
the cehin residence of Old Eiil Coriiell.
An hour later the fortune teller" Tas
in front OF the Cop;eld homo.
'-EeIo!n ne yelled.
..ael!o ycrself," gln,nly spolea young
girl, coming out on the porch.
I'D like to stop with you ard get my
Gi.nsr." lis spoke smilingiy
.Yhera won't be 10 trculiio er5out
thgS. Come III. We hain't got nothin
much 60 cat, bat erbont ~ good az !
guess yer use TO while yer go!ii ,!:roush
this country. Have this cheer. Aia'n,
this nan wants lis dinner. lelniAc nave
yoc- hes. strsnger."
s few moments later the fortune teller
vus st tho table. He sat IN front % the
young girl, snd MS penetrating e;,e gold
him Ill that he hsd suspected ne SAW
the ,anguld droop OF her lbs. E;e saw
the paths Of tears Down her Cheeks, so
dim thst they would not have peen tie
tected by sn eye less obseryan5.
Dianer being concluded, tire man asked
the .:biN"
'.Nushin, stranger simultaneously
spoke mother and daughter.
"I'hat is certainly cheap" laughasly
spoke tho fortune teller.
"Yes," returned Mrs. copfela, hut
les Gil wo ever charge"
We'll, well, spoke the fortune teller.
''Z must 60 something FOR s.ach Sood
dinner. an fortune teller ard !!
know tie young lacy would be Qiaased to
Know her fortune. Most yol'as people
would"
The young girl colored brightly and
said she'd "liko awfrl well to have it
told Il he could tell"
a cup with coffee grounds st;'ia.ag It's
sides and bottom WIGS soo: revolving III
tie wizards practiced fingers. Finally,
ia tones OF deep gravity, he SPOKE:
Young lady, you are N love.
The girl turned to he. mother Nth an
astonished look in her eyes. The mother
smiled through the vel OF Advertisement
that covered her features.
you are in love with !; young man, '
spoke the oracle il tones Of mystery.
You are in love with y young n,an not
fer from here lie loves yea. Eor have
lately quarreled. lie thinks on hate
him. end he he's made up llS mink. folnll
himself"
"Oh, boohoo! Oh, don't say tt. ...sttl
pieadinsly cried the girl.
Tie fortune teller gazed long iato the
6epths Of tho cup. Then a frightened
COX sprang to his fare, His eyes spread
opea Ike saucc.s Els breast he&ved.
11SGs hands cl0lchei together. Finally he
spoke, hoarsely:
.'20su;ck, girl Colo him! Go 1t once!
Ess vii soon hang ..;Gisclf..'
"Ch, I-orGy Gorar' screened Tie Giri,
w-;nging her hands, "wlsaro, o., N,iie.e
is ne"
..l,o,yn tho road. think On, YES: /
seq him plain. ls'aunGer 4 big oak Gown
! the read not ever see yards SWAY. Go
aU once and you can s;ive ,l;;..--. Col co..
"Oa, Lord iaalp lae! / l.9ow Just
where st is. WI have t.zae: Oh.
I-ord!"
Bus before the man could answer tho
girl haG leaped the fence a:sa vas run
ming down the road ike a young fiiN-n.
As she reared tie great oak sno saw
her lover climbing 70 to the first limbs,
s. reyT seagrass o2e il his h;,ssd
\ wild scream broke 1ro,a Ito Ups CT
tiae .-ii1ii
Ca, TN. for Gods sss!s2--fc., my
soks, EEiIn. don't &c that ii III my
ae!g, 100, ii yoa Do Git dC's.. On, 90
gi5 dom. ! n;on't never. never 30 so
any 1caora."
The yorng man. affecting tool, Of
great sadness, leapeti tc the 1ll.o.!.lll. The
pirl rra5baa his neck II !l.:. I'm. si.aEe-
Il as7ls anI kissed him passion atelr
.Oh, Tin. what ,nsie yoa 90 lis:
You kncv I ncye- done noti,ia 70 make
ya maj. In nearly crazy no2T. Won't
never ::o&s ye :nean 10 ilio.'e.
och, bully sor yoa. then. l.t.le er;sl.," re-
..u1-aad the llappy yor.:3 giant Is hebrew
l;er QUICKLY Eo".aEd his big ire..st. .sfon
tailed so a17fpl I3eai. 70 mo eAl1 aight
aifcre left shat thought yos. ilsts'l me.
i then maae rp ny MAD 70 iaalls KY
self. IL rp5her 6 ti.a,:sa,.Ci T.s-lca pye..
be dead than tex live wiyhou1 -. Eou
got bz7 iist il time Ia q :,.l cc;v;l,
stiff an a-grir.:i2l, b. Thu; ai;aa q Sc
.,a.ln't er GOMEZ would iisgsel9ra.
"a their way toward tbs house they
-.et tic fortune teller, anl tha i:apyiisive
sri, in the excess OF her h;.E,..ii'.,ss and
latitude, threw reg arms around his
aeclz, VILE Tim slgly slipped ~. ,2o!-
,aY bill i1to his hand.-J aiase 1f.9s! ,toll-.-
soo x. Yankee .Elaiio.
a Cat'ori:,g OF Player.
81 G gathering OF players os.a Of the
party told q little tale tiiar il,uass;. chem
eli. SIT was in London tiiat aear,t it, :"
said he. Three actors were dining to-
setner. and one Of the-.i !ost t;lu 1;iale Il
Gttle early. Poor old liicas SAYS che
-ti,inks ne can play Hamlet F3isy-, he
isn't up to ,neiodra,na 'Ta.5s; So sc.jJ-s
The other. i saw him doa seri0vs part
once, and it was tie funniest hing OF