INTO THE FUTURE

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 95, 23 April 1928, Page 6

INTO THE FUTURE

Isn t it marvellous how many so-called "seers"' we humans appear to support? There is one h° v eriiig round our vicinity now, and the writer has been reading a few of the "questions" put .. myßtlC one * These "questions" are exhibited in a vacant shop window by way of The names of the writers thereof are blotted out: Dear Can you tell me if and what will my boy's initials be. (You can easily picture this little girl; she ovtS'v S T d V* ''ready KrtaiJtaitlak f xed in her mind. I wonder if by anv wonderful coincidence "Dear Dash" fastened on the right ones.) "Dear ...—I have » d °uble' ; win I have any luck?" (Now what on earth does Dear Dash" reply to that? One might just as well ask forthe winner of the Melbourne away.) "Dear Will my daughter marry the man she is engaged to and will I ev°r have any good hick?" What a versatile person "Dear Dash" must be' What an inventive brain he must possess! I wonder !f he ever tried his hand at "Tact and Tactics'; surely he would"have won every week! Yet it is surprising how very entertaining and puzzling these so-called clairvoyant evenings are I remember once when a very noted performer was Auckland a relative lost, or rather was robbed, of some jewellery—taken out of the house. "Do go and ask 'X—,' father," the young people begged, "just for fun." So father went just for fun, costing seven-and-six. Throwing himself into an attitude of trance-like fixity X— held forth: "I see a man! He carries a workman s bag; he knocks at the back door tries to open it; it is locked." (Mistake number one? father smiles grimly, but is enjoying himself) ■a see this same man, he is now at the front door' Ah! ho stoops—he is on his knees, he is looking m S? , Bjlt st father explodes with helpless laughter. "X " look* around angrily. "Thanks very much," says father Tvb quite enjoyed it, but I must just tell you that' our front door opens with a Yale lock, way un near the top and our back door was unlocked on that day; f stffl I've had quite a pleasant time Good-day "It was money well spent," said my relative, for when things are at all flat I am called upon. 'Father, do 'X—' for Mrs. Soand-«o' I am quite a celebrity now by impersonation " —G. EDITH BURTON.