How to tell fortunes : $b containing Napoleon's Oraculum and the key to work it; also tells fortunes by cards, lucky and unlucky days, signs and omens.Warford, Aaron A.
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How to tell fortunes : $b containing Napoleon's Oraculum and the key to work it; also tells fortunes by cards, lucky and unlucky days, signs and omens.
Warford, Aaron A.
Fortune-telling; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Relations with fortune-tellers
_Queen of Clubs._--A dark woman, gentle and pleasing.
_Knave of Clubs._--A sincere, but hasty friend--also a dark man’s
thoughts.
_Ten of Clubs._--Unexpected riches, and loss of a dear friend.
_Nine of Clubs._--Disobedience to friends’ wishes.
_Eight of Clubs._--A covetous man--also warns against speculations.
_Seven of Clubs._--Promises good fortune and happiness; but bids a
person beware of the opposite sex.
_Six of Clubs._--Predicts a lucrative business.
_Five of Clubs._--A prudent marriage.
_Four of Clubs._--Cautions against inconstancy or change of object for
the sake of money.
_Three of Clubs._--Shows that a person will be more than once married.
_Two of Clubs._--A disappointment.
_Ace of Diamonds._--A letter--from whom, and about what, is seen by the
neighboring cards.
_King of Diamonds._--A fair man, hot-tempered, obstinate, and
revengeful.
_Queen of Diamonds._--A fair woman, fond of company, and a coquette.
_Knave of Diamonds._--A near relation, who considers only his own
interests. Also a fair person’s thoughts.
_Ten of Diamonds._--Money.
_Nine of Diamonds._--Show that a person is fond of roving.
_Eight of Diamonds._--A marriage late in life.
_Seven of Diamonds._--Satire, evil speaking.
_Six of Diamonds._--Early marriage and widowhood.
_Five of Diamonds._--Unexpected news.
_Four of Diamonds._--Trouble arising from unfaithful friends. Also a
betrayed secret.
_Three of Diamonds._--Quarrels, law-suits, and domestic disagreements.
_Two of Diamonds._--An engagement, against the wishes of friends.
_Ace of Hearts._--The house. If attended by Spades, it foretells
quarreling--if by Hearts, affection and friendship--by Diamonds, money
and distant friends--and Clubs, feasting and merry-making.
_King of Hearts._--A fair man of good-natured disposition, but hasty
and rash.
_Queen of Hearts._--A fair woman, faithful, prudent, and affectionate.
_Knave of Hearts._--The dearest friend of the consulting party. Also a
fair person’s thoughts.
_Ten of Hearts._--Is prophetic of happiness and many children--is
corrective of the bad tidings of cards next to it, and confirms good
ones.
_Nine of Hearts._--Wealth and high esteem. Also the wish card.
_Eight of Hearts._--Pleasure, company.
_Seven of Hearts._--A fickle and false friend, against whom be on your
guard.
_Six of Hearts._--A generous but credulous person.
_Five of Hearts._--Troubles caused by unfounded jealousy.
_Four of Hearts._--A person not easily won.
_Three of Hearts._--Sorrow caused by a person’s own imprudence.
_Two of Hearts._--Great success; but equal care and attention needed to
secure it.
_Ace of Spades._--Great misfortune, spite.
_King of Spades._--A dark, ambitious man.
_Queen of Spades._--A malicious, dark woman--generally a widow.
_Knave of Spades._--An indolent, envious person; a dark man’s thoughts.
_Ten of Spades._--Grief, imprisonment.
_Nine of Spades._--A card of very bad import, foretelling sickness and
misfortune.
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