The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-30
FOR THE HINDU To EXPLAIN.
4 Batch Of Wonder Tales Told By
New Workers

Hits Made by Fortune Teilers Related
by Business Men-The Revelation Of
a Fraud and the Finding Of a Purse.
s~oothsayers not Always Right.
Though.
They were talking Of the occult The
Broadway merchant said he had Eesu
| persuaded by his wife TO consult a
soothsayer who read the hand and the
stars.
In his business this man employees
a good many persons. He had for
some time known that something was
wrong and that his returns were not
what they should be.
The first thing the soothsayer said to
him, Is he looked at his hand, was
that he was losing about 49, G0 a
year.
He first told me-" said the merchant.
the initials of my managers name,
He then described his personal ap-
pearance and characteristics more ac-
~curately than l could nave done.
He also indicated so clearly such
Of my employees as were working
with him in ~defrauding me that | was
able easily to recognize them.
1T was difficult for me to believe
what he told me Of my confidential
man, as | regarded him more as a
friend than an employee, but | made
| nm NV mind t0 fo11o- I;roo+r- T
found all just as the reader had
stated
How do you account for this mans
being able to tell you what he did,
asked the artist.
81 don't account for it," answered
the mar who had told the story. "All
that | know is that what he told me
was true and saved me more money
than could afford to lose"
"That reminds me of an experience
I had soon after l came t New York,
said a musician who teaches in one of
the large cOnservatOries. although |
was doing fairly we'll, [ was anxious
to do better. Therefore, when 1 receiv-
ed a fattering offer from the princi-
pal of a school in Pennsylvania I was
inclined to accept it.
Il discussed the matter with a friend
and he said | had better consult a GER
tain nan he knew-One of those who
are wise as to future events. | mad
no faith in things of hat kind, but as
my friend insisted l went.
The man told me that if I accepted
the offer that | would be certain &c
regret it. He said there were, condi-
tons which would make it impossible
for me to remain in the school, and
by leaving New York I would lose
what I had.
"Although, as I have said, 1 had nc
faith in second sight and other things
of that kind, still, as it could do nc
harm, I made up my mind to investi'
gate, and sure enough I found there
were certain things which would have
made it out of the question for me &c
remain in the school had I gone there
81 really wish I knew how they dc
it-and do it not, for some of their
predictions are very wide of the mark
1t cannot be guessing for they are Of
ten most accurate, and yet they Ii
sometimes make statements that seen
much like guessing" said the artist.
Have you had experiences Will
them" the musician asked.
Eyes, a little. The subject of m!
first successful picture was given m
by a woman who read the future, no
in the hand, but from it, for she die
not know palmistry. She told me wha
[ would paint; that the picture woult
be hung on the line; hat l would sci
it for a good price and what the prize
would be. But she was not able t.
duplicate this feat, or even approach
a duplicate for me. Do tell me abou
your purse, Leslie" and she turned t.
a yOlng woman who was with her.
ct was this" said the young woman
holding up a handsome little bag Wit
an odd clasp of rare workmanship. :
live in a small hotel a few doors il
!, from Fifth avenue. One Sunday morn
/ ing a friend called and | saw him il
the parlor. Later in the day | misse'
my purse.
II knew / took it with me when
went down to the parlor and that
must have left it where [ was sitting
| made inquiry, but could learn moth
. ing of it.
81 had heard Of a man and his VIII
who could locate lost articles and
went to them. The woman took m
glove, held it to her forehead for a fe'
minutes and then said.
"'You have not lost your purse.
. is in the house where you live an
: you will most likely recover it With
two hours
y when l was at tea one of the SCI
y wants came to me and said that a ce'
tain woman-I did know her-wn
lived in the house, had found a hand
bag, and if l could describe 1t j
t would give it to me. It was a lit
d less than two hours from the time II
woman had told me | would most lik'
l. ~ recover my purse when it was
my hand,
These things are queer. Upon w
occasions l have been told OF comm
events" said a substantial, matter