Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-05
STORIES OF Consequences.
They Account for Sons Things That
Seem to BE Entirely Inexplicable.

lheS Account Tor SONS Things That
Seem to he Entirely IreNplicable.
(New Orleans mcs-Democrat>
Luck and condolences explain away
many mystery" said one. OF group
story o'h aicnG GS hat
which | once heard from tho cider Herr,
man IN his earlier performances MS you
may may recall rso ne made great feature Of
act; He would request people in the
audience to. select small articles which
assistant on the stage. AS n matter OF
fact, HERMANN really gave the cue to the
S,ssTipn hui IN the way he frames hs
done and not one person out of thous-
and caught on.
One evening. as he told me the story
no was giving an entertainment In an
ONO town and was just returning to the
staGe after the mind reading speciality
when an elderly man suddenly jumped up
at the othcr end OF the house. If this
thing Is. genuine. he called out In loud
am thinking about at this moment The
man was n wealthy merchant and known
as somewhat Of Il crank on .spirituslism.
OF course Hermann had no idea what he
was thinking about, hue he replied with
out hesitation: IL is the deuce OF clubs,
his intention being to turn tho laugh OH
when he declared that the guess was
wrong. But, to the magiclan'e intense
| the air ana beloved. Correct. by thun-
! der! This miraculously lucky and wholly
Z uicNpVCtcu MT MADE II profound impress
sion on tho audience and 10 doubt CON
verified many people to the belief of the
reality Of mind reading; Hermann told
was an old personal friend. was very
! curious to know how the thing was done.
and when he was finally Informed in con-
| ndercc that II was more luck he declined
| TO accept the explanation. 1t was too
simple to suit him.
/ portant role in every day life" com
mcnted another In tho party. ''and 1 dare
many an event of the first magnitude was
| turned. One case OF the kind came under
my personal observation when first weat
into business In New Orleans. At thai
| time there was large mercantile house
located on the same block that did an
rver nuSane IN Mt tS up the
cd on n credit basis and occasionally they
carried some formidable accounts The
speak was against n planter who had for
mcrly been very prompt pay. but who had
latterly pleaded bad luck and allowed the
majority OF HIS bills to run over several
seasons. The firm believed him to be
good. and, although the amount involved
they decided not to press him. in full con,
hdence that the money would ultimately
be .6Pn paid DIV t,o n,,,,.r o,no - Nav o.
leans on some business. and while he was
stu in town a member OF the firm
CHANGED to go oyer to notary's office to
papers--As he entered the ofllcn he heard
one of tho clerks In adjoining room
ask another whether. he had completed
that 'planta ton transfer to Colonel -'s
mother. You know he wants to take It
with him whom he goes home tonight he
debtor. and the accidental remark was
like flash OF lightning on a dark night
acted his own business AZ speedily as pos.
sibo and hurried back, Then he wired
his local attorney TO institute proceed
ings and when the planter arrived home
he found everything tied up with an at
| tachment. He Was forced to make a set.
Element in full and doesn't know to this
day how his plans were so suddenly
chcckmated. Five seconds sooner or later
in that visit would have made difference
Of many thousands To the firm"
~ think can tie that story myself"
said one of the party. DO YOU remembe'
the recent death Of LEWIS Rcdwine, q
noted bank defaultcr of Atlanta, Ga,
whose case created an immense sensation
some years ago? Wen. when he waA
placed on. trial Redwine maintained o
sentenced TO five years in tho Federal
penitentiary at Columbus. o. 1t was
generally believed that he would break
down when he actually started for prison
and impiicate some people who stood
high socially. and the papers decided to
For some reason the authorities didn't
approve OF the plan and arranged to slip
tmc ofiicialIy given ont. The train was to
leave at noon and about twenty minutes
before that hour reporter. out on other
down town store While he was talking
the wires became crossed and he heard
voice say: We have arranged for thu
train to stop at the outskirts OF the town
to-day to take on Redwinc. He recos
nized the voice as that OF the deputy mar
shall talking to the jaior, and realized ir
n flash that scheme was on foot to get
the noted prisoner out OF the city twenty
four hours ahead OF tsnc. He dashed
away from the store, got 10 his ONCE In
time to draw some money and caught thu
train Redwine didn't confess. after all
but that doesn't affect the marvellous luck
or coincidence OF the phone episode"