Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-07-05
STORIES OF CONDOLENCES.
"A Number That Account for Some
Things That Seem to Be En-.
"a tirely Inexplicable. ga

| Auch anu coincidence explain away
many mystery" said one of group
! OF late workers in a Royal street cafe
the other night, relates the New Or
leans I1mes-Democrat. 81 remember
a queer story along that line," he con-
tlnued, (which I once heard from the
elder Hermann. In his earlier per-
tormances, as you may recall, he made
a great feature of very clever Sec
ond CALL Or mind-reading act. He
would request people in the audience
to select small articles, which would
then be described by a blindfolded
assistant on the stage. AS a matter
OF fact, Hermann really gave the cue
to the descriptions in the way he
framed his questions, but it was very
deNterously done and not one person
out OF a thousand caught on
."One evening, as he told me the
story, he was giving an entertain
mont in an O. io city and was just
returning to the stage after the mind
reading speciality, when an elderly
man suddenly jumped up at the. other
lend OF the house. If this thing is
| SNiA'1AASS liz Su1lCu OCU Ill a. 1Ouu voice,
1 want you to tell me what card
am thinking about at this moment
The man was a wealthy merchant and
known as somewhat of crank on
spiritualism. Of course, Hermann
had no idea what he was thinking
about, but he replied without hesita-
ton: 1T is the deuce of clubs his
| f0 %,,,,, 1o
on the old fellow by some bit of repair
tee when he declared that the guess
was wrong. But, to the magician's
intense amazement, the man raised
both hands in the air and beloved:
| Correct! by thunder!' This miracu-
lousy lucky and wholly unexpected
hit made a profound impression on
the audience and no doubt converted
many people to belief in the re-
atty of mind,reading. hermann told
me that the proprietor of the theater,
who was an old personal friend, was
very curious to know how the thing
was done, and when he was finally
informed in confidence that it: was
mere luck he declined to credit the
u
him"
"Coincidences certainly do play an
important role in everyday life" COM
mented another in the party, "and I
dare say they have been the pivot on
which many an event of the first mag.
nitude has turned. One case of the
kind came under my personal observa-
ton when I first went into business
in New Orleans. At that time there
was large mercantile house, located
on the same block, that did an ex-
tensive business with planters up the
river. AS usual in that trade, they
operated on a credit basis, and Oc-
casionally they carried some formid-
able accounts. The largest of these
at the period of which l speak was
against a planter who had formerly
been very prompt pay. but who had
latterly pleaded bad luck and allowed
the majority of his bills to run, over
for several seasons. The firm believed
him to be good, and although the
amount involved mounted away up
into the thousands they decided not
to press him, in full confidence that
the money would ultimately be paid.
"One day the planter came to New
Orleans on some business, and while
he was still in town a member of the
firm CHANGED to go over to a notary's
office to get an acknowledgment on
some legal papers. AS he entered the
office he overheard one of the clerks
in an adjoining room ask another
whether he had completed that
plantation transfer to Col. IS
mother. q on know he wants to take
it with him when he goes home to-
night he added. Col. - was the
delinquent debtor, and the accidental
remark was, like the revelation of a
| flash of lightning on dark night.
The merchant said nothing, but trans
acted his own business as speedily as
| possible and hurried back. Then he
wired his local attorney to institute
proceedings, and when the planter ar
rived home he found everything tied
I up with ian attachment. He was
| forced to make settlement in full,
and doesn't know to this day how
his plans were so suddenly checkmat-
ed. Five seconds sooner or later in
that visit to the notary's would have
made difference of many thousands
of dollars to the firm -
ct think can tie that story N.Y.
SELF said one of the party. ''Do you
remember the recent death of Lewis
Redwine, a noted bank defaulter of
Atlanta, Ga, whose case created an
immense sensation some years ago?
+ Well, when he was placed on trial
Redwine maintained a stubborn 81.
lence, and he was convicted and Sen.
fenced to five years in the federal
penitentiary at Columbus, o. It was
generally believed that he would
break: down when he actually started
for, prison and implicate some people
who stood high socially, and the pa
pers decided to send reporters with
him to the train. For some reason
the authorities didn't approve of the
plan and arranged to slip him out of
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