The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-22


not compel them 10 lose their tiac55.
But success and renoU'n have thelr
REVERSE side. The Coued0n family, who
had become b celebrated N one day,
were about 10 learn this az their ex-
pense. At the moment when the tide Of
visitors mounted the highest the
nieghbors Of the Couedons complained
bitterly that the entrance to the house
was DISTRACTED by q mob, and the lnnd-
lord declared his irritation that the
reputation OF his property for uuietude
and proper maintepance should be de-
stroyed, while the concierge, or janltor,
was transformed perforce INTO an usher
for the, little chapel Of miracle IN the
fourth story
Then came to Mr.. copedon b notlh-
cation that his lease Vas revoked and
he must find new quarters after GER
tain date. The police also sent him
notice that he and his must cease TO do
things that would cause the Obstruction
OF the porte-cochere and prevent the
free passage OF the public along the
sidewalk In front OF the house.
mile. HenFiette was visited by a
clairvoyant calling herself a sonambu-
list Of extra penetrative powers.
true pupil Of the celebrated Nile Le-
noEInand," who uphraided her with car
thus spelling the trade, In that she
gave audiences for nothing
There May BE- AIoney IN II,
Mr.. Couedon; the father Of the sybil,
seems to have fallen readily into the
role of business manager for the super
natural circus, which developed on his
hands over night laa It were. He wise
~ determined to suspend the season un-
I'll he should have obtained new quar-
tiers. A rich gentleman, who apparent
~ has taken q profound interest IN the
new cult, offered to the father OF the
prophecies the ground floor and hFst
story Of a large mansion for the pur-
poses of the show. It win not be alto
gether surprising, after its removal
thither. always supposing that the pop
ular interest in It continues. II q mod
crate admission fee Is charged, and IL
Mile. COuedon shall rival the famous
Fox sisters OF tRble-rapplng fame In
money-maklng talent.
il 50 happened that the order to ex-
clude the generality Of callers, newspa-
per men in particular, went forth Just
before one OF the most important illus
trated journals In France had got ready
In It's typically methodlcal way to send
for picture Of Mile. Couedon.e One
representative Of the Journal was re-
buffed, but another succeeded him In
the mission, and took with him to the
besleged Cumaean sanctuary a snap
shot camera. He CHANGED to reach the
porte-cochere Just as u party OF grave
gentlemen, in black coats and white
neckties, filed in. They evidently had
come by special appointment, being for
,some reason excepted from the general
prohibition. Very gravely the artist
reporter fell into line with them, profit
cd by their "open sesame!" at the
threshold OF the temple, and followed
them silently. At an inqutslttve glance
from Mr.. Couedon, one Of the white
necktied group said off-hand and with
out special attention: "Thls gentleman
Is with US" which certainly was unde-
nlable.
The prophecies performed" Pre-
viously. however. she said that she was
acting simply ns the mouthpiece OF the
Angel Gabriel, who sought through her
to save as many souls as possible. She
WINS not conscious, she said, Of what the
Angel Gabriel said by her lips, but she
had been told by her friends that he had
declared through her that the reason
why he thus manifested himself at the
present time was that great catastro-
Plies were impending. They had heard
globe would shortly be annihilated by o
visitation from heaven, and that
France would be reduced to half It's
present size, after a revolution COM
pared with which that OF the Commune
would be as nothing.
Personal Fortane Telling.
Mile. Henriette then said that she felt
her eyes irreslstlbly Impelled to close.
The lids indeed came almost together,
only the whites Of the orbs being Visible
between. She spoke rapidly and in a
mohotonous, slng-song tone, Her
statements as TO such large subjects as
the future Of the nations OF Europe and
Of the British empire were vague and
ambiguous enough to have done credit
to the Delphlc oracle. AS to the per-
sonal affairs OF some Of the gentlemen
present she was more specific, and
seemed to Impart considerable surprise
by her presumed knowledge OF them. 1t
Is well to note at this point that all
special audiences with her were ar
ranged q week or so before they took
place. It would be gratuitious, Of
course, to suggest that Mile. Couedon or
her father took pains to Inform Them
selves In detail In the meantime about
the Intending visitors.
After the performance the surprise
held in reserve by the artlst-reporteF
was sprung. That gentleman had a
match and a small bit OF manganese in
readiness. The twilight had begun to
fail, and the conditions were favorable
for the surprise and for It's contemplat,
ed result.
Mile. Couedon was still in her ecstacy,
her mouth partly open, her eyes partly
closed, her angular visage set on by her
dark eyebrows and her abundant brown
hair. In her appearance there 10 moth
ing OF the marvellous or Of the charla-
tanesque. She has warm complexion
and slight girNsb figure. The quick
flash Of brilliant light did It's work.
There was some cC9sternation among
the assistants. But 10 artist-reporter
went away triumphant.
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