The broad ax., 1897-11-13

lions from the po-
hce she only Processes to sell cofee.
and she throws peep into the future,
as make-weight. into the bargain. At
Coffee Carries" establishment good,
serviceable future may be secured for
the modest sum OF so cents. Long life,
happiness and success In business are
guaranteed for 81. True love Is the
most costly article at Coffee Carries"
fate factory, for to insure this, accord
ing to that clever lady. the planets"
have to be ruled" and II Is an ex-
pensive and dificult job interfering
with the fixed habits of the universe.
When visited Coffee Carrie" ! ex-
planned that did not want her to up
set the whole scheme Of nature on my
behalf; / only Just wanted to know all
about everything that was going to hap
pen to me during my future life. That
was all. When was ushered into the
waiting room" Of Coffee Carries"
den found few other clients for cof-
fee and clairvoyance sitting on hard
wooden chairs and looking very uncom-
Portable. They might have been dem
lists patients about to undergo a pain
ful operation. All appeared to be
working girls except one man, or rath-
er. male creature, a veak-eyed, knock
kneed youth, of about twenty. with red
hair, round features. and white whis-
kers, one at a time, at intervals Of half
an inch. all over his face.
II
voice from the inner room, as a young
girl, exceedingly pretty and wen
formed, with the unmistakable halo OF
innocence surrounding her very pree-
ence, emerged through the open door.
The male thing slid in, and the girl
commenced to tell her waiting friends
the good things that had been promised
her.
Il shall do IT," she said. 81 shall
shake the store this very night The
wise woman told me l was truly loved
by a dark man, who only wanted my
consent to cover me with diamonds,
and I am to be great lady and ride
In my carriage. All 1 have to do Is to
get so. so that can have my planets
ruled
heard no more, for 1t was my turn
to face Coffee Carrie" II was a sui
try night, but the sorceress sat In a
great arm chair beside hot stove and
behind little table. on both OF which
were articles pertaining to the brewing
and drinking Of coffee. Carrie could
lay no claim to beauty. Eyes and teeth
she had but one Of each. Her hair was
unkempt and matted. flowing disorder
ly over her wrinkled neck and face. Her
hands we're wonderfully ugly, long,
thin and withered; never still, but in
eessantly twitching nervously, and with
nails like the talons Of bird. drank
some coffee. Such coffee! She took
the cup. and shook It round and round,
muttering over II for half a minute,
and then she held II over the dirty floor
until every drop of liquid dribbled out
Of II. Next she brought the cup to the
Pickering light Of an unsnuffed tallow
candle and peered into It with her sim
gle eye, while screwing her mouth and
pickering up her features into horrible
contortions. She then chuckled, not IN
her throat, but somewhere down In the
depths Of the arm chair. looked at me,
and said: Young man, you were born
to be lucky. while few are lucky to be
born. Your path Is strewn with roses
white and red, beneath your tread.
Pluck them while you may. You are
surrounded with stars which win rain
blessings on you In the shape of large
family, but unless your planets are
ruled they win bring your gray hairs
In SORROW to the grave. That will cost
you IS extra Wealth win be waited
you from Ger the sea. but beware Of the
green-eyed monster In the shape of a
dark woman. She crosses your path
In the fifth meridian and brings trouble
and letter in her wake. The woman
you love is with your thoughts, but
trust her not When Jupiter Is behind
a cloud Venus takes her light from
Mars. Your rival is soldier. and the
coffee Is q dollar. Next. please" I did
not 90 again to have my planets
ruled and my gray hairs are stiII
growing, but the little. innocent, fair
haired girl evidently returned to the
old bag with the necessary $40, for she
may now be seen nightly around Her
aid square