On going to bed, take off your under garment and turn it wrong side outwards; hang it on the back of a chair, having first placed the chair facing and in front of the bed. While doing this, repeat the following lines:
Husband approach! and without fear Sit on this chair, and thus be near The girl your heart doth hold most dear And if thy love is all sincere, To her, this night appear! appear!
You must then get into bed backwards, and sleep in your night-gown without any shift. You will probably dream of seeing an agreeable young man, in which case your marriage within that year is certain. If you do not dream of a man, you will never marry. You should be alone in trying this charm, for if you speak to any one, or any one in the room speaks, it breaks it at once.
FORTUNE-TELLING WITH A PACK OF EUCHRE CARDS.
Take a pack of thirty two cards, such as is used for the game of Euchre. Each one of these cards has its own _particular_ signification. But when taken in connection with other cards its signification is termed _conditional_.
ACE: Disagreeable tidings—perhaps news of a death.
SEVEN: Dangerous illness, or something very unpleasant.
NINE: Quarrels, law-suits, high words, blows.
TEN: Non-fulfilment of a wish—disappointment of a cherished hope, unforeseen accidents.
ACE: A present, a testimonial of honor and distinction.
EIGHT: Prosperity, wealth, success in business.
TEN: Good fortune in games of chance, in lottery speculations, finding a treasure.
ACE: A letter, news—whether good or bad is determined by the nearest cards.
NINE: Illness—if a knave lies on the right side, you will soon stand godfather.
TEN: A joyful meeting—a long lost friend returned. Of the picture cards we will speak hereafter.
In explaining the cards, my dear readers, to any one, shuffle the pack three times, and let the person who wishes to know his fortune cut it three times in succession. Then take up the cards, and let the person in question draw one. This drawn card you place first upon the table. Then spread out the pack in four rows, each containing eight cards. (_See Engraving._)
The first card is of the highest significance. In the first place it indicates the character of the person inquiring, and according to the following rule: