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by turning to the page containing the name of card taken up, two stanzas will be found under the name; when by applying the following rule, any one’s true fortune may be known. The italic capital letter L at the beginning of each stanza, stands for Lady, and the G for Gentleman.
The Eight of Diamonds.
L.—Dear Miss, you seem mighty uneasy,
And look on the cards with a frown;
The conjuror wants not to tease ye,
But all the bad fortunes you own.
You are doomed to live an old maid ma’am,
And never be blest with a man;
But have courage, and be not afraid ma’am,
You’ll deny it to us if you can.
G.—Cheerful, improve each fleeting hour,
Alas! they fly full fast;
Do all the good within your power
And never dread the last.
The Nine of Diamonds.
L.—The English girl who draws this card,
Will have no cause to fret;
Yet if she thinks her fortune hard,
She’ll struggle for a better:
But if the same card comes again,
Old Scotland’s curse attend her,
And she may scratch and scratch again,
Till grease and brimstone mend her.
G.—Ill fate betide the wretched man,
To whom this card shall fall;
His race on earth shall soon be run,
His happiness but small,
Disloyalty shall stain his fame,
His days be marked with strife,
Newgate shall record his name,
And Tyburn end his life.
