The sun., 1910-02-17
TOWHOM WILL LTHEYTURN NOW
WHEN BROOKLYN GIRLS WANT
GOOD FORTUNE TOLDP
Nine. Ezekiel Told Them That for IS Cents
and Many's the Happy Dream she
Gave Thcm-COuId No Longer See
the Lines OF Their Palms and she Quit.

Gave Thcm-COuld No Longer See
the Lines OF Their Palms and she Quit.
There was something unusual. a notable
omission. in the sign OF the fortune teller
at 2S1 Ralph street. Brooklyn. 1t read.
Elizabeth Ezekiel. Ladies' and Gentle
mems Adviser Satisfaction given on all
affairs OF Life What this lacked was
the further statement: Ladies. so cents;
Gentlemen. 81" Mime. Ezekiel hong ago
adopted the gypsy tariff of charges
what it pleases you to give-and that
made her popular. But then she was
popular as an adviser on all affairs Of
life with the young women Of the neigh
borhood. whom she had been advising
for many years; for thirty years. some OF
the gossips declared yesterday.
They were all talking about Nine.
Ezekiel because. discovering that she
was rapidly growing blind, yesterday
morning. she connected a rubber tube
with a gaspipe, nut the other end OF the
tube in her mouth and quietly breathed
all her own affairs of life away.
II was a year ago last December that
Nine. Ezekiel moved into the lower floor
OF the little frame cottage at 2s1 Ralph
street. directly opposite the big public
schoolhouse on the corner of Knicker-
hooker avenue, and opposite that school
house. the biggest building in the neigh
borhood. is a branch OF the Brooklyn
Public Library
Not favorable neighborhood influences
for a fortune teller. one might say, but
Nine. EzelSiel knew better. There were
matrons about there who gave testimony
o. 81 Ill
gave agreeable advice about all the
affairs OF life. and a sohooIhouse and
public library in every block will not kill
the desire OF young women to hear
pleasant advices-fonecasts Of fortune.
why said one OF group Of matrons
who were talking OF this yesterday while
school children stared IN awe at the
Policeman guarding the door OF 23l, ~it
was ten years, yes, moro ago. the madam
told me I'D marry a rich. dark man.
didn't; ! married a red headed man who's 8
a guard on the T. road at III cents an
hour
laugh OF the other matrons.
We'll. she went ON. madame meant
no harmr-gnd done none. II made me
happy for two or three years to think
about that rich dark man.
Maybe II you'd got him you'd done
-Tom fetches you home your wages.
Il they amt much. but IL you'd got that
dark rich man maybe you'd had 20
chased TO the divorce Judge TO make
your man give you the price OF the rent
and the butchers bin. 4"
So with old, satisfied patrons TO indorse
her advice on all affairs Of life Nine.
Ezekiel did a good business. She learned
the future Of her customers by searching
their palms. II they wanted her TO she
would read the cards for them, though
that il against the law and the parlor
shades had to be drawn.
On a table in the little parlor OF her
apartment yesterday the policeman. called
in by the upstairs tenant who smelled
the gas. found the old fortune teller's
account book; In Il were neatly. entered
her daily takings from those who gave
her what they pleased Il pleased some
to give her Is cents. others more, and
each month she took in about $50. This
was enough TO rank her well on, but also
a brother in Belmar sent her some money
occupied her whole floor alone and had a
lady in to work and clean house for her,
as a neighbor explained, yet the polioe-
man found SIS when be came TO search
the rooms.
That's a lot OF money to have after
paying for the advice OF eye doctors who
told her she was growing blind" another
neighbor commented,
But the old fortune teller was nearly
so years old and she knew that II she
could not see the lines IN patrons palms
there would be no other way for her 20
be certain OF the s1y a month rent and the
hire OF the lady to come in and work and
other expenses.
-She meant no harm and did none,
one said. A working girl isn't likely
TO marry rich dark man. but II she
thinks she is--for a while-she's n lot
happier than IL she knows she isn't