Telling fortunes by cards : $b a symposium of the several ancient and modern methods as practiced by Arab seers and sibyls and the Romany GypsiesAli, Mohammed
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Telling fortunes by cards : $b a symposium of the several ancient and modern methods as practiced by Arab seers and sibyls and the Romany Gypsies
Ali, Mohammed
Card games; Fortune-telling; Fortune-telling by cards
Eight--Unhappy marriage late in life.
Seven--Waste of goods, and losses.
Six--An early marriage and widowhood, but a second marriage would
probably be worse.
Five--Success in enterprises; if married, good children.
Four--Vexation and annoyance.
Trey--Quarrels, lawsuits, and domestic disagreements, your partner
for life will be a vixen, bad tempered, and make you unhappy.
Deuce--Your heart will be engaged in love at an early period, but
you will meet with great opposition.
_Hearts._
Ace--Feasting and pleasure, and is also the house. If attended
with spades it is quarreling; if by hearts, friendship and
affection; if by diamonds, you will hear of an absent friend;
if by clubs, merry-making and rejoicing.
King--A man of good natured disposition, hot and hasty, rash in
his undertakings, and very amorous.
Queen--A woman of fair complexion, faithful and affectionate.
Jack--A person of no particular sex, but always the dearest friend
or nearest relation of the consulting party. It is said that you
must pay great attention to the cards that stand next to the jack,
as from them alone you are supposed to judge whether the person
it represents will be favorable to your inclinations or not.
Ten--A good heart, it is supposed to correct the bad tidings of the
cards that stand next it; if its neighboring cards are of good
report, it is supposed to confirm their value.
Nine--Wealth, grandeur, and high esteem; if cards that are
unfavorable stand near it, disappointments and the reverse.
If favorable cards follow these last at a small distance,
you will retrieve your losses, whether of peace or goods.
Eight--Drinking and feasting.
Seven--A fickle and unfaithful person.
Six--A generous, open and credulous disposition, easily imposed
on, but the friend of the distressed.
Five--A wavering and unsettled disposition.
Four--The person will not be married till quite late in life, which
will proceed from too great a delicacy in making a choice.
Trey--Your own imprudence will greatly contribute to your
experiencing much ill will from others.
Deuce--Extraordinary good future and success; though if
unfavorable cards attend this will be a long time delayed.
_Spades._
Ace--Has to do with love affairs generally. Death when the card is
upside down.
King--A man ambitious and successful at court, or with a great man
who will befriend him, but let him beware of a reverse.
Queen--A woman who will be corrupted by the rich of both sexes.
Also a widow.
Jack--A person, who, although he has your interest at heart, will
be too indolent to pursue it.
Ten--Is supposed to be a card of bad import, and in a great
measure to counteract the good effects of the cards near it.
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