The first card, 12, the Eight of Diamonds, and the one in the _opposite_ corner, viz., 11, the Knave of Diamonds, read--“Overtures will be made--Knave of Diamonds--by a fair young man--next two cards, 10 and 9, Ten of Hearts--which will prove unsuccessful--Seven of Clubs--on account of something connected with money. Next two cards, 8 and 7, the Knave of Clubs--a clever, dark young man--Ten of Spades--will be greatly grieved by, 6--Eight of Hearts, a fair girl to whom he is attached. Next two cards, 5 and 4, the Queen of Clubs--A dark woman--Nine of Diamonds--will be annoyed at not receiving, 3--Ten of Clubs--a sum of money--next two cards, 2 and 1, the King of Clubs--which was to have been sent her by a generous dark man, who is fond of obliging his friends--Ace of Hearts--it will at last arrive, accompanied by a love-letter--13th card, placed across the Queen of Spades, Nine of Clubs--and be the cause of unexpected gain to the person consulting the cards.” There is a shorter and simpler way of doing this, by surrounding the card representing the person trying his or her fortune, with a less number of cards. The cards are shuffled and cut as before described, and the topmost one withdrawn. We will suppose the center card to be the Knave of Clubs, representing a dark young man--the first topmost one proves to be the Ace of Clubs, and this is placed above the head of the Knave--the second, the Eight of Hearts, is placed at his feet--the third, the Knave of Diamonds, at his right side--the fourth, the Queen of Spades, on his left. These read--“Ace of Clubs--You will soon receive a letter, which will give you great pleasure--Eight of Hearts--from a fair girl. Knave of Diamonds--An unfaithful friend--Queen of Spades--and a malicious widow, will seek to injure you on that very account.” TO KNOW IF YOU WILL GET YOUR WISH. Shuffle the cards well, and cut, or have them cut, with the _left_ hand. Then deal out thirteen cards. If among these is to be found one or more Aces lay them aside, shuffle and cut the remaining ones, and again deal thirteen; withdraw the Aces as before, and again shuffle, cut, and deal. If, in these three deals, all four aces make their appearance, you will get your wish. If all the Aces come at the first deal, the response is in the highest degree favorable. THE ENGLISH METHOD OF CONSULTING THE CARDS. Having described the French and Italian methods of consulting the cards, we will proceed to notice the manner in which the art of fortune-telling is generally practiced in England and Scotland. Hitherto only thirty-two cards have been made use of, but now the whole pack is employed. The significations also slightly differ; therefore we shall first give a complete list of them, and then pass on to describe how the cards are to be arranged, so as to disclose their mystic meanings. _Ace of Clubs._--Wealth, happiness, and peace of mind. _King of Clubs._--A dark man, upright, faithful, and affectionate in disposition.