THE PANSY.—If you wish to know your future destiny, pluck a pansy, which takes its name from pensee, a thought. Count the streaks or lines upon the petals.
Four streaks tell that your dearest wish will be fulfilled.
Five streaks stand for hope with fear.
Six streaks suggest a surprise.
Seven streaks tell of constancy in your lover.
Eight streaks, fickleness.
Nine streaks, a change and then riches.
Markings leaning towards the left denote trouble.
Markings leaning to the right denote prosperity.
Should the central streak be the longest, then Sunday should be chosen as your wedding day.