The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-02-25


action. an unexpected sum Of money.
'rhr rish; of diamords preSagc> nilarlty.
gaIvN; combined with The seven "r
eight Ut spadtS. intuXiCatIon. The
ninc Of diamonds fDrelells the comm.
~ a >um IT mrt.ty, nr some preseason
ol value such as Jewels; the ten Of G!A
muGi>, Ui Il laIgr sum Ui money, a tor
tune. The ace II Clu;,s signifies 4 gl;t;
g'tt Of money; wl;h HE nine of dll
mohdS, i,lcct TT jewe!ry, i rlEE; w,;h
ti,e trui =! The five o! hearts, all ru-
gAgement ring; wI!h the ten UI spades
IL clubs, business paper; with The
three 81 dam 3Hds nr the io"r q!
spades, d newspaper. The Two ot Clubs
means tears. anger; The three ct ciuh>,
a kiss; lhc tear IF clubs, 4 Sirlugl
! house or place, :, removal; the five ri
clubs, a business oficr. an invitation ni
importance, worth accepting 10 "ne'>
interest, The SIX of clubs indicates a
business purnry, rr quincy TO one )
advantage. momcI.louS Journey; he
seven OF Clubs, 4 very lucky business
opportunity, or lucky occasion 0f some
sort, IN which everything will 90 we'll.
The eigh; of clubs Is the luCkIest card
N the pack The nlne Of ClnGs Is the
property card, representing some per
sonal hcirnging, the acquiring of prop
ertv. Tie ten of clubs bespeaks a
great surprise in the evening, business
talk, a serious talk The ace of spades
stands for a large body of water, a
long distance; when reversed, It some
times means dealh, as when COM
bined with the four and five of spades.
Two of spades presages lie, un-
guarded talk; with the four of spades,
death; with the two of clubs, sudden
death. The three of spades means a
journey by water; the four of spades, a
sick bed, illness; the five of spades, an
unsuccessful undertaking, treacher-
Gus offer or invitation; the six OF
spades, long journey, with the seven
expected Journey The seven of spades
denotes a failure in a business way, a
| quarrel or unkind words; the eight of
spades, Jealousy or gossip; when it is
found with The seven of spades, next a
face card, the person indicated is de
Ceitiul, great ,alker false friend
The nine of spades predicts a grea,
disappointment and is the unluck lest
card in the pack in combination with
spades, if combined with hearts or dla-
monds, the Disappointment will be
| slight; with the nine of clubs it means
a loss of some kind. The ten of spades
indicates business transaction, some
| large undertaking. Two cards of q
dent minatlOn denote a surprise: two
fives, an unexpected invitations; two
sevens, an event entirely unlocked for;
two threes, sudden or unexpected
news; two SKIES, an unexpected journey
two tens, an unexpected undertaking
Three of one denomination presage.
events of still more surprising nature
Three sevens mean very ASTONISHING
news Of some kind, to be determined
by the cards surrounding them. Three
tens is the most prrpltloua OF all com
blnatlOns, meaning happening ct Tx
greatest I'nlN:l:AErc anI advantage
Three hves sand Tor IA unexpected
opportunity # grr,, l;ni"it- lhret
aces are governed ly the leading ac,
when le ,ir1 trpn rl-h! 10 lrit, 81
by the ace ne,.r.~' the crapnal card l
that card app't'- n the chosen pack
The fortunc Her must remembei
that hundreds pt different combina
tons present themselves in the rea'ilns
of the cards, but perfect familiarity
with the significance of each card, anr
practice, will soon make the reader Al
adept in the translation Of any unusna
placing.