The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-03
A FEMALE soo1HsAYER.
Some Of Her Marvellous Feats Related by
Congressman Brookshire.

A FEMALE sOoTHSAYER.
Some Of Her Marvellous Feats Related by
Congressman Brookshire.
Representative E. V. Brookshire,
who represents the Terre Haute
district OF Indiana and is one of the
] brightest and keenest young men,
bers of the house, gave an account
of the performance of woman who
lives in his own town of Crawfords-
VILE This story was regarded by
those who heard it at the time as en-
titled to the medal. It was hardly
thought that Representative Brook
shire was serious.
II was never more in earnest in
my life, said Mr.. Brookshire, than
when related what this woman has
done and can do. Whatever I said
does not lack support, for tits known
of every one within 20 or 80 miles of
Charlottesville, where she lives. I
do not profess to explain or even to
try to explain how OF why she does
these things, but the fact remains
that she has repeatedly made as
founding revelations. Why, she
finds all the lost horses and cattle in
that part of Indiana, and within the
last half dozen years she has recov-
cred 800 or 400 head of horses and
cattle. Her methods? Why, she
drinks three or four big cups of
strong coffee, shuts her eyes, deals
well worn pack Of cards and pro-
ceeds to business. Among my own
relatives I know of one remarkable
case of her strange power.
IAN uncle of mine who was a
comfortable man of means lost some
money through the failure of a bank
and afterward stubbornly refrained
from putting his money in one of
those institutions. It was his habit
for many years to secret his money
about the house in one place or an
other. He died suddenly without
leaving any statement of where his
money was to be found, and his wild.
ow, knowing we'll that he must have
left more currency than she could
find in the familiar places, made o
thorough search of all the buildings
on the farm, but found no trace Of
it. Finally she was induced to visit
the old lady whom I mentioned.
After the usual consumption of COT
fee and distribution of her ancient
pack of cards she said he had money
buried in the garden. 1t was buried
at such and such time, in just such
a place, and my aunt returned home
and found it in exactly the place in
Dictated, amounting to about $500.
but this is only one of many
cases. One of the most prominent
men in our city lost valuable colt,
which he believed had strayed in
southerly direction from town. He
secured all that part of the country
without getting any sign of his lost
property. Then he, too, went to our
familiar witch. There was the Same
process, after which she said; You
have been looking for this colt; you
have been looking south of the city;
you should look north. Now, you
get into your buggy and drive north
of the town to certain fork of tho
road (Which she namely, turn to the
right. and as you ascend the second
hill you will meet q man driving to-
ward the town with q load Of wood.
Ho knows where your colt is and
will tell you He did as directed,
met the man exactly as she had pre-.
dicted and recovered the colt.
"Now, this is but a sample Illus
tration of about 200 or 300 cases that
are Familiarity known to the people
of my county.
How does she do it? I do not
know. And although Ivouch for the
accuracy of these occurrences give
them up. They are beyond explana-
ton. Detroit Free Press,