THE CLAIRVOYANT.
A too utterly too young man hud his fortune told by a dairvoyant. Her charge ww £1. Ho rofueeti to pay it, und she sued him beforo a Justice of tlio I\hco to recover tho amount. Tho dofenco was that the olairvovnntwasa charlatan, nnd thut there wa» r.o truth in tho etoryehe had told 'him. Turning to her, tho Justice then asked : " Wn»6 have you to say to that, madam ? " "I «d---mit," she replied, 'that wlmt I told liim wa» purely imaginary and false." "Iheuwhydo ycu insist," said tho Justice, "cm collecting tho bill?" " Because," »ho ttiiewerod, "it was woitU £1 to hold bU dirtj hjmd."
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4345, 28 March 1882, Page 3
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108THE CLAIRVOYANT. Star (Christchurch), Issue 4345, 28 March 1882, Page 3
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