Evening star., 1894-01-06


tnat was not next to godliness, entered. II
fear have disturbed you," said the victim
with naked head mo interruption In the
least-pray don't mention it-you must ex-
cuse my appearance was making ready
Tor the theater. l do SO like to go to the
theater-I have been trying to go for three
weeks-trade Is SO brisk-the public is be-
ginning to be appreciative Of my mar
velous power-won't you sit down-the gas
| Ii SO bad-light this Jet-I am SO very, very
busy-take this chair. please-&c., &C., &C.
My art thrives when times are dull with
other people. No. indeed. ladies are not
my best patrons-some Of the biggest busi-
ness men In Washington consult me before
| buying piece Of land and putting a mort
gage on their watch"
How did you discover that you were
loaded with this double bac ok -act ton sight
| for hitting capital cash PRICES and reading
clean through the other fellows hand?"
| inquired the promising journalist.
| 1T was born with me. When was born
| my nurse saw a blood red heart in the CEN
| ter of my forehead. but she whisked a
white rag. and it vanished. My ma could
have killed sher for wiping off the mark of
my divinity. I've been telling fortunes
and giving happiness to others for twenty
| years. Cut the cards, please; they should
be cut with the left hand by single men
and with the right by married men,
The Star man thought this was a leading
question. and although he is not limited by
matrfmony, he cut the deck with his right
hand.
|
said she. 'as this will give you luck. There
| Is much sorrow in your family. You really
love your wife. but she is tempted by other
people. There is an influence at work
which you do not understand and which
| 1t is not right that you should understand
| Just at this time. l see it very. very clear
ly:"
But my wife is dead" lied the news
hunter.
This influence Of which 1 tell you
only hastened your separation-your wife IL
not dead-1 see her standing by your side
and stroking your hair. There is some
trouble in your heart now. / see a blonde
man, lighter than you, with halo Of
treachery around him. If you have had
business with such a man he has beat you.
ana II you are to have business with such
a man he will do you. Here is very
dark woman looking at you intently. She
Is thinking Of you and loves you. You
may not know such woman, but If you
DO not you will. This card says you are
to be sick: it may not be serious sickness.
but you will feel unwell This spade man
| is In love with diamond woman and SO
are you. Neither Of you may know that
you love. or are loved. but 1 can see it and
1t will all come out right In the future"
The lady recited all this in a way which
induced The Star man to think that 1t was
not purely an extemporaneous fortune.
Now, place a wish on any card you like
and will turn this deck, face down, and
deal them alternately to you and me- If
wish"
The reporter placed a wish for a promo
ton on the joker and a wish for a kiss on
the queen of hearts, but both cards de-
clined to come to him.
Fortunes at q Discount.
The next wonder worker visited by The
Star man was a man. He was received at
the door by lady, who seemed to be part
Of the outfit. NO." she said. Il am not his
wife. I am his sister," lis this futurity
business a family trait?' asked the report
er. mo, indeed. only wish could do it,"
She said this as though she had said 1t be-
FORE and did not ba&eve 1t. In the parlor
were three womeA Iii strangers to each
other, and in back room the professor
was engaged with a fourth. All the women
were poorly clad and seemed not to be over
well to do. 1t was very easy to engage
them in conversation. 1t was difficult to
keep them from talking. They all had tales
70 tell which erected the reporters hair.
Three OF the women were veterans and had
their fortunes told every time they got
% cents. The author was told, though.
that q discount would be made for for
tul es In large quantities. The professor
presented humorous appearance Nobody
could possibly get mad with him. He is
one OF the most inoffensive little men to
De met. He Is very round and fat He has
q girlish face and the :nost peculiar hair.
1t Is reddish brown and wiry He does
not part 1t: 1t just grows. This may have
been a wig. but the room was not we'll
lighted and it was impossible to do the
scalp act.
He sat at the table in his shirt-sleeves.
with his forearms barred and his collar on
and shirt-front open. you seem to tell a
good many fortunesT' remarked the re-
to Baltimore Christmas, to get a rest. Peo-
pie crowd upon me-" How long have YOU
had this gift?" Ever since 1 was a bow.
l could tell fortunes as far back as 1 can
remember. Cut the cards. please. Oh! but
you cut very well; you contemplate making
q change In your present business; you feel
that you are greater than other people give
you credit for; this change will prove all
at first. but in the end 1t will come out all
right. You can travel anywhere and no
harm Will never come to you. Your most
lucky time will be between thirty mine and
nfty-five years old. There Is some sickness
ahead OF you. but nothing serious as 1 can
see. You ought not to bet or match coins.
because your luck don't run in that line.
You Will be lucky in lcve. You are going
owese you small SUM of money and ar
though he has promised to pay, he will
How is 1t, professor" said the renorter
that the future is written on cards and that
you simply have the power to Interpret
what each card means. and then might not
q man get two fortunes out of the same
The professor showed some inclination to
dodge this question, and the reporter did
not think his explanation absolutely salts
Tying. You are the most experienced man
In the trade here" said The Star man.
Yes, all the others are newcomers and
frauds. Now there Is Mrs. - gosh only
knows what her real name is Why. that
woman used to be my servant, and we
called her Sallie; then she learned how to
read few cards and now she's telling for
tunes Another one. who is setting herself
up as great shakes, used to come to me as
one or my patrons. and she came SO much
that she learned how to make out a few
cards and now. you see. she's in the husi-
ness But / don't run down nobody. IF a
see anyone else. Then IL a person ain,t
perfectly satisfied with their fortune 7
don't charge them a cent and IL they lille
their fortune, 1t only costs them 80 cents
Goodbye" e''
Gets a Substitute,
The reporter grew tired of finding ont
50 much about himself. and selected a very
bright young lady to represent him before
another Of the oldest established clairvox-
ants in town. The girl received pretty
much the same kind Of fortune which the
reporter had been told. only the gender of
the fortune was shifted. She was partially
In love with a dark man. She did nor |
know positively whether she loved hin,
but she leaned toward him very warmly
and at times thought that he was a Romeo
from away back. He had kissed her and
taken her to the play. She would see him
again, and they would have a quarrel hut
Ike everything else. this. too, would come |