Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves Part 21

SOME COMBINATIONS OF SYMBOLS AND THEIR MEANING

ACE OF DIAMONDS, A CIRCLE.--An engagement.

ACE OF DIAMONDS, A BUSH.--A pleasant invitation.

ACE OF CLUBS, AN OBELISK.--The offer of a good promotion.

ACE OF HEARTS, A TRAIN, A QUERY.--Indecision about a removal.

ACE OF HEARTS, AN URN, A BED.--Illness in the home.

ACE OF SPADES, BRICKS.--An advantageous offer from a large town.

ARM, A MYRTLE TREE, BIRD ON A PERCH.--New plans which bring about a meeting with someone who will become all the world to you.

ARUM LILY, BELLS, A CHURCH.--A wedding.

ARUM LILY, A BAT, A BED, A WIDOW'S BONNET.--Death of a widow.

BACON, PAG.o.dA.--You will make your fortune abroad.

BANANA, A PEAc.o.c.k, ACE OF HEARTS, TREES.--A happy marriage to someone of wealth and property in the country.

BED, AN ENGINE, LABURNUM TREE.--A happy visit to the country in the spring.

BESOM, UGLY FACES.--You will make many enemies by mischief-making.

BONNET, A BOUQUET.--Marriage late in life.

BRIDE, A CRESCENT MOON, A SWALLOW.--A journey which leads to a romantic love affair.

BRIDE, PENKNIFE, AN OWL.--Jealousy terminates an unhappy engagement.

CAB, A SQUARE, A CAP.--A gloomy outlook brought about by one of the opposite s.e.x.

CAMEL (LADEN), A SMALL "T," A COFFIN.--An unexpected fortune through the death of someone abroad whose name begins with "T."

CHAIN (ENTANGLED), ONION.--You will be placed in an embarra.s.sing position by the discovery of a secret.

CHINESE LANTERN, A PAIR OF STILTS.--Pride brings about a fall.

CLOVER, PLUMS, A BRIDGE.--A new and excellent opportunity will come your way necessitating a journey.

DAFFODILS, THE SUN.--A joyful occurrence in the spring.

DOVES, A BOOK, A BEEHIVE.--You will advance rapidly and become a well-known writer.

DUCK, A VEGETABLE MARROW.--Rash investments.

EAGLE (FLYING), A STEAMER, A TENT, A LARGE "E."--A position of honour in Egypt.

EAR, A BEEHIVE, A TRUMPET.--Fame as a public speaker.

FATE LINE, A SWORD IN ITS SHEATH, THE SIGN OF MARS, A CHAIN.--A happy fate awaits you, and marriage to a soldier who will rise to the top of the tree in his profession.

FROG, A FISH, A s.h.i.+P, A LARGE "C."--Emigration to Canada.

GOAT, A RUNNING FIGURE, A LAMB.--There need be no doubt as to the successful outcome of your venture.

GRa.s.sHOPPERS, A SLEIGH, A WREATH OF ASTERS.--Death of an elderly friend or relative in the winter.

KEY, A FLAMING TORCH.--Some discovery or the development of a patent leads to your becoming famous.

KING ON HIS THRONE, AN EAGLE IN A CAGE, A MACE.--An important public ceremony in which you take a part.

LADDER, RING, A MAN AND A WOMAN.--Marriage will be the means of advancement and good fortune.

LADDER, A PALETTE.--Attainment to a position of honour as an artist.

LADDER, THE SYMBOL OF MARS.--A most fortunate career as a soldier.

LION, A LUTE.--Rising to the top of the tree, as a musician, is a.s.sured by these symbols.

LION, A MAN SPEAKING FROM A PLATFORM.--Great success in a public career and the attaining to an influential position.

LION, A MAN BESIDE A PESTLE AND MORTAR.--Excellent prospects and fame as a doctor.

LIZARD, A PEAKED CAP.--An expected visitor is not to be trusted.

MACE, A MALLET.--Through wisdom and clear judgment you will rise to a position of authority.

MAN CARRYING A BURDEN, A PAIR OF SCISSORS, A MUSHROOM.--Quarrels in an unhappy love affair ending in a broken engagement.

MAGNET, A MEAT COVER.--An unpleasant discovery leads to the abrupt ending of an infatuation.

NAIL, A PAIR OF PINCERS.--A visit to the dentist and the removal of a tooth.

NOTICE-BOARD, A LEEK, AN OPEN PADLOCK.--In a surprising manner you will get the information for which you are seeking.

ONIONS, AN OTTER.--Those in whom you trusted have betrayed your confidence and divulged a secret.

OWL, A PAIL.--Loss of income will necessitate your undertaking distasteful work.

PAG.o.dA, A PALM TREE, WATER.--A voyage to a warm climate under very happy conditions.

PESTLE AND MORTAR, A WALKING STICK.--Illness and the arrival of the doctor.

PULPIT, OPERA GLa.s.sES.--Those who weary others by undue curiosity will always remain in ignorance.