The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-11
FOR TIE HINDU TO EXPLAIN.
A BATCH OF WONDER TALES TOLD
BY NEW WORKERS.
Hits Made by Fortune Teilers Related ny
Business Men--The Revelation OF o
Fraud and the Finding OF q Purse
-SOothsayers Not Always Right

They were talking Of the occult. The
Broadway merchant said he had been
persuaded by his wife to consult q sooth-
eayer who read the hand and the stars. =.
In his business this man employs a good
many persons. He had for some time known
that something was wrong and that MS
returns we're not what they should be.
The first thing the soothsayer said to him.
az he looked at his hand, was that he was
losing about $3.50 0 q year.
He first told me" said the merchant,
the initials Of my managers name. he
then described his personal appearance
and characteristics more accurately thar l
could have done.
He also indicated 80 clearly such Of my
employees as were working with him in de-
frauding me that I was able easily to reoog-
nize them.
1T was difficult for me to believe what
he told me Of my confidential man, as L
regarded him more as a friend than an en-
ployee, but l made up my mind to follow
directions. / found all just as the a
had stated"
How do you account for this man
being able to tell you what he did" asked
the artist.
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man who had old the story. "All that l
know Is what he told me was true and saved
me more money than l could afford to
lose"
THAT reminds me of an experience I
had soon after / came to New York, . said
a musician who teaches in one Of tho large
Conservatives. Although 1 was doing
fairly well, l was anxious to do better
Therefore, when / received a iattertng
offer from the principal of a school In Psnn-
sylvania / was inclined to accept 1t.
Il discussed the matter with a friend
and he said 1 had better consult a certain
man he knew-one of those who are wise 40
to future events. / had no faith in things
of that kind, but as my friend insisted I
went.
The man told me that II l accepted the
offer l would be certain to regret 1t. He
said there were conditions which would
make 1t impossible for me to remain In the
school, and by leaving New York l would
lose what / had,
although, as l have said, l had no faith
In second sight and other things Of that
kind, still, as it could do no harm, / made
up my mind to investigate, and sure
enough | found there were certain things
which would have made it out Of the ques-
ton for me to remain in the school had
] gone there
Il really wish l knew how they do it
and do it not, for some Of their predictions
are very wide of the mark. It annot be
guessing, for they are often most accu-
rate, and yet they do sometimes make
statements that seem much like guessing
said the artist.
Have you had experience with them,'
the musician asked.
"Yes, a little. The subject Of my first
successful picture was given me by a woman
who read the future, not in the hand, but
from it, for she did not know palmistry.
She told me what l would paint; that the
picture would be hung OF the line; that I
would sell 1t for o good price and wha the
price would be; but she was not able to
duplicate this feat, or even approach a
duplicate for me. Do tell about your purse,
Leslie" and she turned to a young woman
who was with her.
1T was this said the young woman
holding up a handsome little bag with an
odd clasp Of rare workmanship. Il live
In a small hotel a few doors in from Fifth
avenue. One Sunday morning g friend
called and l saw him in the parlor. Later
in the day 1 missed my purse.
Il knew l took it with me when l went
down to the parlor and that I must have
left it where l was sitting. l made in
quiry, but could learn nothing Of it.
Il had heard OF a man and his wife who
could locate lost articles and 1 went to them.
The woman took my glove, held it to her
forehead for a few minutes and then said:
"'You have not lost your purse. 1t is
in the house where you live and you will
most likely recover it within two hours
when / was at tea one of the servants
came to me and said that a certain woman
L did not know her-who lived in the
house had found a handbag, and II l could
describe it she would give it to me. It
was a little less than two hours from the
time the woman had told me l would most
likely recover my purse when 1t was In my
hand"
These things are queer. Upon two
occasions / have been told OF coming
events" said a substantial, matter OF fact
man, a member of a firm Of Broome street
wholesalers. THE first time was soon
after l came to New York.
"A number of us, just for the fun Of the
thing, went to a card reader on Fourteenth
street. When she laid out the cards for
me she said:
You nave an intimate friend who
viii soon fall sick. seriously so, Inc he will
not get we'll. There is between himAand
you such affection as there was between
David and Jonathan. More than this,
he is an important factor in your life just
now in many ways, especially in business
This friend and I had from the time we
were Boys been intimate; we had come
here. started in business together and l
depended on him to the extent that l did
not see how / could get on without him.
l think the woman saw 1 was a good deal
stirred up by what she said. for she bent
her head over the cards and made haste to
But he is not going to die for some
time, though, as l said, he will be taken
sick very soon and he will never again be
well, though he will recover sufficiently
to work with you for some time-long
enough so you will be able to get on alone
oil right
aThe very next day my friend was taken
sick. A cold he had taken developed into
lung fever and although he recovered from
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