The Washington times., 1894-10-28

IRE, near knaye or king, notes due The
six may be prison, the seven anger. Tne
eight is always strong drink, and with the
six, seven or eight of clubs near 1t means a
drinking bout in saloon. The eight is a
stranger, the nine and ten deceit and bitter
disappointment The ace with the four and
five is a funeral The four is bed. In fact
any four may mean bed.
Four knaves together indicate the return
Of an old friend.
SPECULATION ON COMBINATIONS.
Two aces is "change OF places"
The eight of diamonds may stand for an i'll
ness coming on in the day. The eight ofclubs
an illness manifested at night.
deuce next the ace of hearts makes the
house two stories, and red deuce tells Of q
brick house.
A knaye and king separated by a clnb,
Aunt Chloe reads ''self and thoughts" say
ing interpreted to mean that some mans
Thoughts are on you.
A number OF face cards leads one to expect
company.
And now to tell fortune. First make your
wish and shuttle. Then lay the four cards to
yourself, to your house, to your wish, and to
your business, dealing out all the cards on
them. II all the piles turn up clubs, expect
money at night; II spades, look out for evil
II hearts or diamonds, your fortune looks
favorable.
Now, take the left-hand pile and run II
over. Two queens together, followed by
spades, and you may look for tales told OF
you by women, gossip, and scandal. II a
heart or diamond, however, follows the spades
the result will be favorable to you If you
meet with knaye, with spades about him, he
Is worried. Ii a small diamond follows he
has not so much money as he needs. II 8
kiss follows he is angry about his sweet.
heart or wife,
Then take the second pile and the third
aud the fourth and read them. The ten o.
spades may mean prison or anger or bitter
unhappiness. Spades will darken what would
otherwise be pleasant outlook, and plenty
Of red cards will modify the worst aspect ol
the cards.
DON'T DROP THE CARDS.
After you have run over the cards so shuttle
them and cut into four piles. Never cut tins
cards on your lap or in your hand, and If you
drop them to the floor lay them away at once
for that is tho worst imaginable sign. Read
these four piles, shufle, cut, and, as the rule:
In the arithmetics say. proceed as before till
you have read all the cards three times.
linen 10 determine WneLler the 1ateS vii
grant your wish, which has turned up al
ready several times in the readings, with
VARYING aspects lent it by the cards next it
shuttle the cards, and draw any even number
If your wish is among them with light cards
near It be sure OF obtaining it. and as Aunt
Chloe naively puts it. the more cards you
draw the more likely you are to get you
wish.
"And is that all there is to it, Auntie?''
asked after had written down all these
things.
''Yes. chile" she answered, "only som,
has the power an some hasn't. Some kiI
read a true fortune, an some kaint. Bu
cross my han with silver, an kin shorely
tell you true"
That's ali there is to 1t. Let experience
and native wit suggest the rest Only neyel
tell your own fortune but twice in a day, fol
the cards will not run true oftener. AnC
don't forget to put salt on the cards ever
Saturday night, leaving it on over Sunday
What for? Why, to take the evil out. Th'
evil one controls the cards and if you let hin
have full sway on Sunday-well Aunt Chic,
won't answer for the consequences, anC
neither will l. ASEE HATHAWAY.