The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
PAS FORTUNE TOLD.
But Not by the Girl Who Wanted to
Hold His Hand

George" in Chicago Tlmes-HeraId.
They had fair and Sosheyble in Our
church Thursdy mite and me and Nav
and paw Went. They was a bewtifle
girl IN little tent in One corner telling
Forchens by Holding Your hand for Fiji
ty sents and giving It to charity.
Some way 1 don't beleave much III
such things paw Says.
Neither do t. nav told him, after
she looked at the girl. The girl was
Drest Hike Gipsey queen and had kind
Of coaXen Eyes, SO pritty soon paw got
to Standing in frunt Of the Tent and
Jingellon his mummy
Come on" nav told him. Lets go
over where the fancy Work is
"Of course" paw Says. its all rite
as long as the mummy Goes to Charity
Emmy way"
We'll" nav auserd, You can give
Your Mummy to charity just as Easy by
Getting sumthing back for 1t. Or If you
Want to pay for Forchen sposing 1
have mine Told"
"Oh, they amt Ennything in It," paw
says. Come on
So we began looking at the Fancy
Work and Pritty soon paw was over
at the tent kind of looking around Like
If he didn't Want Emmy bGddy TO nOtus #.
All al wunst nav looked up to see where
He was, and when Paw saw her COM
ing he started Back Like If he Hadn't
| thot Of Ennything but the Fancy Work
and kind Of whisseln soft.
A little while after that NAV Got to
talking to the preacher and Paw stayed
away. and in About a minute he was at
the Tent and the girl with the Coaxen
Eyes was Smiling Some more, only they
was a Lady having her fOrchen told and
paw had TO Stand outside. was bizzy
Iissenen about the Tall dark man tina
Lady was going TO Get married to and
the First thing 1 new paw innosuntly
went Over to the pop Corn booth. Nav
was Coming again.
Then we Got seats at the table and
were Going TO have supper, and About
the time we started to Eat paw tOld~s4s
he Wasn't hungry, so he would look
Around, and See IL he couldn't find a nice
peace OF faEcy work or Sumthing for
nav.
After / ct my Ice cream I thought
would go over where the forchen teller
was. and when 1 got there a lady was
Coming out Of the tent and paw Was
Going in.
May read the handsome gentlemun's
Fewchur?" she asst him.
Yes" paw says. AZ guess I'll let you
try 1t. / bleave you're Little Witch.
emmy way"
Then the girl smiled at paw. and paw
Laft and asst her how mulch 1t would
be.
Fifty sents" she says. "All for char
ity, but II the kind. handsum gentleman
gives Dollar and duzzent asst for change
he gets his hand held Twice as Long.
'I'u take a Dollars WORTH paw says.
land mebby If like it l mite Help char"
ity some more by Letting you Hold the
other one a WHILE
BY that time paw Sat Down. with his
Back lords the Flap of the Tent and Got
out his mummy After the girl put II
avay paw Held out his Hand. and then
nav reached over his Shoulder and tool
hold Of 1t.
The girl was surprised and Paw looked
uo at NAV like if He couldn't remembeI
what he was Going to Sag, and NAV
Looked at his Hand and says:
81 see menny Strange things hera
One OF them Is Mold man with a Fam
bly, that Is Getting made Fool OF 81
a girl that wouldn't wipe her Shoes OF
Him even If He wore his Best close.
Then we started Home. After we go
Outside paw says to NAV: You know
Blame we'll only wanted to give sum
thing to Charity"
yes" nav told him." and IL KIND
handsum gentleman duzzent asst for III
change he gets his Hand held twice a.
long
Paw give a Lamp post whack VIII
his umbrella and broke the Handle.
don't no whether what He sed then wa
on Account OF getting his umbrella bro0
Or the Forchen telling.