The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-22
GREAT FxcrTEMENr.
A Woman Besyltchetl.

ne city was tToWH INTO STATE q
Intense excitement Yesterday morning
BY rumor which rolled abroad. ant
gathered as it rolled to the effect tina
there was an enchanted family in the
Third District, the members oSwhief
had been performing some curious
transformations and antics. that far ex
celled anything Of the kind that We
read of in the Arabian Nights, or any
where else.
An old German Gypsy lived nea,
the Uniun Race Course. who is for.
tune teller, and among the sSpersti.
tious German portion of tie people
down town, she has the reputation oil
being witch. Her name Elizabeth
Fullerman. Not far from her house
resides Swiss family named II nney
Well, the story is that Mrs Elizabeth
Kinney had in some way, wronged the
witch, and the latter was determined
to be revenged, and so bewitched an
act which she Is said to have accom-
plis,ed. by giving Mrs. Kinney some
enchanted hops, with which the latter
made yeast and baked bread Of the
yeast. with which OF course. she was
enchanted Immediately she COM
menced to hop and dance up and down
and would continue to dance for hours.
She would tell the people tue exact
hour when her dancing fits would
come on and during the fit she could
see her enchantress and bear her call
While in the act Of going heels fore.
most up the chimney, three or four
indiviuals caught holteof her and at.
tempted to prevent this rather curious
exit, but it was all to no purpose she
slipped from their grasp as easily as
could an eel. Besides all the above,
she possessed the power eff making her
child-about one year old--perform
the most graceful fancy dances, and
would cause 1t dump at least twenty
feet at every hop.
The last story that got abroad was
that the enchanted woman had she'd
her skin-and again the crowd rushed
to the house to see the skin from
which it was reported she had disap-
peared, and snake like left behind her.
The matter finally attracted the At.
ten'ion Of of the police,-and sergeut
Joshnson not having much respect for
the devil or witches, repaired to the
house of the enchansed woman He
saw that she needed attention, aud he
went out among the crowd. of Ger
mans and asked some Of the women
II they would take care Of her. They
were borror.stricken at the very idea,
and trembliugly shrunk back. The
sergeant then got her into u cart and
conveyed her to The Charity Hospital!
where she would not be received and
waa sent back, aud conveyed home
again.
Yesterday an immense crowd, mum
bering At least five numbered persons,
assembled around the police office to
see the witch and witness tho dancing
and queer antics of her victim, but
nothing of the kind occurred, and the
crowd left disappointed, but still firm
in their belief Of her enchanting pow.
era.
And thus the maintain labored, and
10 what a ridiculous muss it has
brought forth. We feel assured that
our readers will think we are hoaxiug
them they will scarcely believe that
in the middle Of the. nineteenth centu-
AIRY, in this enlightened community,
such credulity can exist. Delta.
Charlotte Cushman is to be the star
in Paris at Wa|lack's English theatre.
Rachel and Ristor are also acting
there, and thus we have the spectacle
presented US of the three stars of tie
first magnitude, Italian, French and
American, all keeping their motion
10 one sphere.
THE HOUSE THAT JACK Burr
SONG one writing to the Crescent
under the signature Ct Traveller, 3"
takes the house now building for