_Reversed_--Loss. An evening party. Brief affliction. In the evening.

NINE

_Upright_--A great loss. Tidings of death. Mourning. Failure.

_Reversed_--Disappointment. Delay. Desertion. Tidings of the death of a near relative.

EIGHT

_Upright_--Sickness. Want of prudence. Bad news.

_Reversed_--Ambition. A religious woman. A marriage broken off, or an offer refused.

SEVEN

_Upright_--Expectation. Hope.

_Reversed_--Wise advice. Friendship. Indecision. A foolish intrigue.

_Clubs._

KING

_Upright_--A man whose complexion is between light and dark. A frank, liberal man. A friend.

_Reversed_--A nut-brown complexioned man. A person to meet with a disappointment.

QUEEN

_Upright_--A brunette female. One fond of conversation. An affectionate, quick tempered woman.

_Reversed_--A nut-brown complexioned lady. A jealous and malicious female.

JACK

_Upright_--A slightly dark complexioned bachelor. A lover. A clever and enterprising young man.

_Reversed_--A flirt and flatterer. A young man in anger or in sickness.

ACE

_Upright_--A purse of money. Wealth.

_Reversed_--n.o.bility. Love. A present.

TEN

_Upright_--The house. The future. Fortune. Success. Gain. Money.

_Reversed_--Money. A lover. Sometimes want of success in a trivial matter.

NINE

_Upright_--Chattels. Goods. Movable article. An indiscretion.

_Reversed_--A trifling present. Gambling.

EIGHT

_Upright_--The affections of a brunette maiden. The art of pleasing.

_Reversed_--A nut-brown maiden. Removal. Separation. A frivolous courtship.

SEVEN

_Upright_--A small sum of money. A debt unexpectedly paid. A child.

_Reversed_--A child. Embarra.s.sment.

THE CONSULTANT.

When coming out in an upright position, in the body of the deal designates merely the person consulting the oracle, in a natural state of mind.

When the card comes out in the deal reversed, it denotes the consultant to be in a disturbed state of mind, or annoyed from some cause beyond his or her control. Coming with the _eight of spades reversed_, for example, by its side, it shows that the consultant's mind has been disordered through prospects of ambition or religious excitement. If accompanied by the _eight of hearts_, it demonstrates that he or she is annoyed through being a victim to the tender pa.s.sion.

DICTIONARY OF SECONDARY DEFINITIONS

_And Synonyms, Supplementing the Preceding List. Consult Both._

KING OF DIAMONDS--_Upright._ This card, when used as a representative, denotes a very fair man, one with auburn hair, light blue eyes, and florid complexion, who, notwithstanding his hasty temper, will treasure his anger, long awaiting opportunities for revenge, or he is obstinate in his resolutions.

It moreover designates a military officer, and frequently one of fidelity to his country and its honor.

Still, it is most generally employed as the marriage card, for if it does not come out in an oracle wherein matrimony is the wish, the nuptials will be delayed or broken off.

Its synonymical signification would then be:

Alliance; reunion; attachment; vow; oath; intimacy; a.s.semblage; junction; union; chain; peace; accord; harmony; good understanding; reconciliation.

KING OF DIAMONDS--_Reversed._ This card signifies a country gentleman, in which capacity its synonyms are:

Country man; rustic; villager; peasant; farm laborer; cultivator; rural; agriculture.