_Ten of Diamonds_ promises a country husband or wife, with great wealth and many children; the card next to it tells the number of children; it also signifies a purse of gold. _Nine of Diamonds_ declares that the person will be of a roving disposition, never contented with his lot, and forever meeting with vexations and disappointments. _Eight of Diamonds_ shows that the person, in youth, will be an enemy to marriage and thus run the risk of dying unmarried; but that if he does marry, it will be late in life and then it will be with a person whose disposition is so ill assorted to his own that it will be the cause of misfortune. _Seven of Diamonds_ shows you will be tormented by the infidelity of your conjugal partner and waste of goods. _Six of Diamonds_ shows an early marriage and premature widowhood, but a second marriage will probably be worse. _Five of Diamonds_ shows that you will have good children, who will keep you from grief. _Four of Diamonds_ shows the incontinence of the person you will be married to, and great vexation to yourself through the whole course of your life. _Trey of Diamonds_ shows that you will be engaged in quarrels, lawsuits and domestic disagreements; your partner for life will be a vixen and of abusive temper, fail in the performance of the nuptial duties and make you unhappy. _Deuce of Diamonds_ shows that your heart will be engaged in love at an early period; that your parents will not approve of your choice, and that if you marry without their consent they will hardly forgive you. HEARTS. _Ace of Hearts_ signifies feasting and pleasure; if the ace is attended by spades it foretells quarrelling; if by hearts, it shows affection and friendship; if by diamonds, you will hear of some absent friend; if by clubs, merry-making. _King of Hearts_ shows a man of good natured dissipation, but hot and hasty, rash in his undertakings, and very amorous. _Queen of Hearts_ denotes a woman of fair complexion, faithful and affectionate. _Knave of Hearts_ is a person of no particular sex, but always the dearest friend or nearest relation of the consulting party. You must pay great attention to the cards that stand next to the knave, as from them alone you can judge whether the person it represents will favor your inclinations or not. _Ten of Hearts_ shows good nature and many children; it is a corrective of bad tidings of the cards that stand next to it; its neighboring cards are of good report and it ascertains and confirms their value. _Nine of Hearts_ promises wealth, grandeur and high esteem; if cards that are unfavorable stand near it, you must look for disappointments, and a reverse if favorable cards follow; these last at a small distance, except to retrieve your losses whether of peace or of goods. _Eight of Hearts_ is a sign of drinking and feasting.