The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-01

IN answering questions was greatly Inter-
gated upon opening a book a haphnaard
60 come upon the question (NO. ies). Swill
they hold me on account Of the fret"
This. under the topic head Business
Affairs was followed by these, which some
o suggested a serial story:
Does the party know about the 1rep
Will have any trouble concerning the arsl
VIII 1 obtain the whole insurance money!
viii be placed under bailp
Will / and q bOndsman II l am RrrestedP
Will the witness testify In my faVor2
b Affairs OF business are never 90 inter-
eSttn9 N Affairs OF tho affections. Here va
fancy an ambitious mother helped TO thumb
away the corner Of the question book:
WIN the fellow Tor girl come 10 my ehlidH
VIII my child marry thia fellow Tor girD4
Shall my child engage herself In factory or
domestic woFka
Thus iaS Ws observe che natural affections
concerned or curious ~ 20 the affairs OF
others. but here they come bang. straight
home to the questioner:
I married two wives. What will happenq
When I n marry q dishonest man Tor woInan)
what will happenI
Win my husband abandon his sweeEheart
and live with meH
He has a wife and married mo. what will
happen2
Almost az II one saw the asker OF the last
question depart and its subject on Ter the
cabinst comes this:
II l return to tAs old country can / sscaOs
military duty7
Or IL Sight In not yet contemplated the
puzzled man might AJAX these:
4, Docs any one search my pockets &C nlRht7
What 10 the CONSEQUENCE Of shame and in
sult9
These personal inquiries relating 20 tho
fortune Of a mar or woman must puzzle
the professor at times, but what must be
his b when confronted with such old.
universal problems as these.
What does the remarraiRs Of the divorced
indicator
What is to be dOns with the children Of d.
S0roed D~arentsP
The peges Of experience have thus
Tar chanced TO open whore those who nave
had trouble have thumbed the book. The
next chance opens a page relating rather
20 those looking for trouble. az thus:
Win ! obtain . situation as a nRArs IadyY
Shall | take q position In another theatrs3
This class Of questions denotes ambition
among many for places on the police force =,
In the post Office and In the public schooln.
Then comes a list Of questions denotinx
that the professor ID visited by thrifty
young men:
Win the city pay FOR my studies?
Will my bride pay for my studies7
Which shall | study, medicine or lawP
While the reporter was reading and
muSing upon these questions, tho professor
gave n consultation 20 . middle aged, proc.
porous Hebrew.
He In rich," kaid the professor "A thu
client left the apartment. He never enters
upon a business transaction without first
consulting me. Why not msp I know
about New York real estate and such things,
my judgment 10 not swayed by interest or
fear-my advice is good for him.
Now you want 70 know how I work. ehP
An through the Bible. Comet.
He led the way 70 his cabinet. whore walls
were almost entirely covered with laren
colorod pictures of the Hebrew prophets.
h professor sat at one side OF a large
electric lighted table, he reporter on the
other and on the table botween them lay
o Bibles with parallel columns printed
IN Hebrew and Enghsh.
just to show his c~leverness in one Of tho
familiar tricks Of the stage sleight OF hand
performers the professor held up a Bible.
bent oack its leaves and lot them snap hAolr