The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-13
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good many other people Of high and
medium high degree.
The Professor, by way of introduction,
said that in all OF his 20 years experience
he had never met such peculiar audience
or rather audiences as those which had
greeted him while in this city. He desig-
mated Providence as too large To be con-
sidered a village and not large enough 10
be reckoned as a city and that 1T was more
like a gossiping boarding house.
After some very clever cabinet work by
Mrs. Baldwin and a vaudeville program
by some music hall artists with enough
English in their speech and manner TO
suggest the land where the Vigilant was
beaten, the particular part OF the enter
tainment which has aroused good deal
Of interest in the city was about to take
place.
had been talking with Mr.. Baldwin
early in the day. ] heard OF the remark
able escape from being drowned on ac-
count OF the foresight OF his wife whom he
needed not to take certain steamer. IL
cost little more TO go by rail and he paid
the extra fare. The property man, who
was al ithttdn, pOOheo sho ioS'
Of there being any danger and agreed to
go along on the vessel and look out for
the belongings of the company. Mr.. and
Mrs. Baldwin had scarcely arrived at their
destination by rail than the boys were
crying out the extra of the local paper
which announced the sinking Of the
identical steamer and the perishing OF l6S
passengers including the Italian property
No q hn, tn nd N faw M
the passengers were saved.
Mr.. Baldwin went on to say that his
wife answered the question the evening
before as to who killed Mrs. Barnaby by
poisoning, and she replied that DR.. Graves
did not DO the deed, and furthermore,
that the same party who poisoned Mrs.
Barnsby also poisoned DR.. Graves, and
that he did not, as was supposed, commit
suicide.
After hearing these wonderful things 1
made up my mind to visit the
Baldwins upon the invitation OF
the professor and l also made up my
mind to ask question in writing II had
the opportunity which il answered would
60 a long way toward dispelling my skcp-
ticism. When that part of the entertain
ment arrived last evening where pencil
and pad were handed about to write
question and retain the same until the
Madame was put into hypnotic or mos
meric state wrote this query: When did
! first read my own obituary. Isigned
my name as requested and awaited re-
suits.
After several names had been called in
the audience and the answers given to the
questioners, who seemed mystified at the
wonderful power displayed by Mrs. Bald
win, my name was called by the lady and
then l awaited an answer. Had Mrs.
Baldwin, after describing my brother who
sat by my side and myself, in any way des-
ignated the time when my obituary was
read or in what city should have been an
easy convert to her wondrous power. The
proper answer would have been Dec. Is,
1892, and il she had wished to have named
the city she would have said Chicago.
am willing to give the little lady credit
for a good memory, but by evading the
question direct she will pardon me IL do
not think she was wholly successful in
the instance referred to. She made this
answer: Z" You will never read your own
obituary again."
Now how did she know 1 wrote the
query l did? / cannot say. If writing
on the pad and the pencil mark made an
impression thereon which by the aid OF
chemicals could be discerned and memoir
ized the trick is easily explained.
But as the answers are not written and
the wherea bouts of friends are seemingly
given with satisfaction TO those that hear
them, there is nothing TO say in the matter
but that the Baldwins are far ahead OF
any OF their competitors in the same line,
and 1t Is question whether or not they
have any competitors. Though some of
the questions were written at home and
seemingly answered all right, the fact
that the lady succeeds in keeping
everybody guessing and that some of these
answers are laugheble does not in any
manner detract from the absorbin inter-
est of the entertainment.
One OF the questions answered was to
play the third horse of the first race
Monday for winner. The questioner
had evidently been visitor to Nsrragsn-
sett Park and he did not wish to let an
opportunity pass whereby he could better
his judgment. Some new horses and
jockeys are promised the coming week and
the sport of running the horses in plain,
hurdle and steeplechsse races will con.
tinue.
The pleasant weather has been no mean
factor in bringing out large attendance
each day, and the grand stand presents an
animated appearance moment prior and
after each race. Judge Burke has already
become great favorite at .hv track, and
his manner of supervising each event Is
commercially commented upon by those
who are interested. The judge evidently
knows his business thoroughly.
Have you noticed Hermann, the noted