Transcriber’s Notes: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). Additional Transcriber’s Notes are at the end. * * * * * HOW TO TELL FORTUNES CONTAINING Napoleon’s Oraculum, and the Key to Work It ALSO Tells Fortunes by Cards, LUCKY AND UNLUCKY DAYS, SIGNS AND OMENS. * * * * * COPYRIGHT, 1902, BY FRANK TOUSEY, PUBLISHER 168 West 23d St., New York City HOW TO TELL FORTUNES BY CARDS. In telling Fortunes by Cards--as in all games in which they are employed--the Ace ranks highest in value. Then comes the King, followed by the Queen, Knave, Ten, Nine, Eight, and Seven; these being generally the only cards used. The order, and comparative value of the different suits, is as follows:--First on the list stand “Clubs,” as they mostly portend happiness; and--no matter how numerous, or how accompanied--are rarely or never of bad augury. Next come “Hearts,” which usually signify joy, liberality, or good temper; “Diamonds,” on the contrary, denote delay, quarrels, and annoyance; and “Spades”--the worst suit of all--grief, sickness, and loss of money. We are of course speaking generally, as, in many cases, the position of cards entirely changes their signification; their individual and relative meaning being often widely different. Thus, for example, the King of Hearts, the Nine of Hearts, and the Nine of Clubs, respectively signify, a liberal man, joy, and success in love, but change their position, by placing the King _between_ the two nines, and you would read that a man, then rich and happy, would be ere long consigned to a prison! SIGNIFICATION OF THE CARDS. The individual meaning attached to the thirty-two cards employed is as follows:-- THE EIGHT CLUBS. _Ace of Clubs._--Signifies joy, money, or good news; if reversed, the joy will be of brief duration. _King of Clubs._--A frank, liberal man, fond of serving his friends; if reversed, he will meet with a disappointment. _Queen of Clubs._--An affectionate woman, but quick-tempered and touchy; if reversed, jealous and malicious. _Knave of Clubs._--A clever and enterprising young man; reversed, a harmless flirt and flatterer. _Ten of Clubs._--Fortune, success, or grandeur; reversed, want of success in some small matter. _Nine of Clubs._--Unexpected gain, or a legacy; reversed, some trifling present. _Eight of Clubs._--A dark person’s affections, which, if returned, will be the cause of great prosperity; reversed, those of a fool, and attendant unhappiness, if reciprocated. _Seven of Clubs._--A small sum of money, or unexpectedly recovered debt; reversed, a yet smaller amount. THE EIGHT HEARTS. _Ace of Hearts._--A love-letter, or some pleasant news; reversed, a friend’s visit. _King of Hearts._--A fair, liberal man; reversed, will meet with disappointment. _Queen of Hearts._--A mild, amiable woman; reversed, has been crossed in love.