New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-31
THE WITCHES or NEW:roRK....NO. VI
TIE Gypsy GIRL,

NJ IN Third avenue between Eighteenth ald Nineteenth
The Gypsy Girl How romantically suggestive was
thi- uunc phrase to the fancy of our enthusiastic
reporter. Was then indeed permitted that he shosd
know Meg Merries in private life His heart
d1ced al the poetic possibility, and his heels would
have e1temposz.d a vigorous hornppe but that his
satatoly ardor was queuched BY the depressing stur
doess Of cow-hl. boots. With the most pleasing
antic atoms lie perused the suhjoncd advertisement
sgan and again, and looked 10 the happy future with
aIoyfu hope
A WoNDFR-THE Gypsy GIRr.-If y6h wish
20 al the strt- ot your past and fl'ur" At.. hc
kovse OF which nay say y'l yea'' o. 'ot"" ana
dot't Is &" cor sut ID. aoo:ruued paints '3t'2r ~
The O!p,y La'o on hand oct WI will enable
sry siy gentleman win obtain 'he affections { he
TX Tx ~ ''N ''''' '1''' ''' ~
How the knowledge OF al the secrets OF his past
life was to save him years OF AMI care at this
late day be did not exactly Cnprehend, and was will
ing TO pay fifty cents for the Information. And then
wasn't il worth sall dollar to see live spsy OF
course it was Kettles, campircs white tents under
green trees Indigenous brown babies AID exotic white
ores. with pauorama Of empty cradles AID mourning
mothers in the distance moonlight nights, mdn ;ht
foragirg excursions expeditions against lmpertn9nt
eauekeeIers demonstrations against henroostS-sa2-
ce.,fu by mastery generashp and pure strategic 5c-
trce and the midnight forest cookery Of contraband
game surrcpttour pSs and clandestne chickens were
among the sLtc IDEAS Of 2htul yagabOnd gypsy
ietha at once suggested themselves to the mind oil our
reporter. He did not really expect to find the Third
ayeIue Gypsy camped out under bed-quilt tent IN
the lee of The house cooking her dinner in An iron
pot over an outdoor fire in the back yard but ne had
a vague underlined hope that there would be some
ysitle indications of gypsy life, if it was nothing move
than the pawnAickets for sto'en spoons. He had
thought to find at least OF two beautiful babies
knocking about decorated with coral necklaces and
golden clasps suggestive of rch parents and better
days and had firmly resolved 10 send the little nno-
cents to the aims house by way Of improving their
concton Full Of these romantic notions our reporter
started MS phianthropic mission, taking the pre-
.unary precauton Of leaving at home NJ watcrand
po>ke,-bcok, and carrying with him only small change
enough to pay the advertised charges.
In one of those tL-ee-s;ory brick houses 30 abound
ing in this city, which seem 10 have been but By the
mile and cut off in ;ic,s to suit purchaser, II the
Third avenue above Eighteenth street, d"els the gay
Bohenian The building in which she lives though
three stories in hight il very short between jOat',
which .tyle o, architecture makes all the r50ms low
and -qus,, O.. if somebody had shut the house into
NstL AAt telescope anu HaA Ht'Si PN'+~N - -
again. Out OF the chimney, which was The little end
Oft telescope issued ickIy sVoke; and through
door il tie lower story which was the BIZ end thereof
wss orr repor -r admitted by ltl- -ir I1is g-h was
probably pure article OF gipsy herself originally bur
bad been 20 much adulterated ~ partial ciy.tlsu'o
'bs, she m5eI her hair daily and submitted 70 shoes
sid stockings without a murmur. Ragged indeed was
tbs reclaimed wanderer; saucy aud dryiseed was
tn. sproupg Young maiden, bu. she was sharp
wit,ed. and scented money as quickly q, ii 'he hal
teen the Oldest hsg o. her Iibe 20 she asked our r.
porter 70 wsk up stars which he did. She hersrH
went Up stair- with kip and whHi, showed her
visitor into the grand reception room with grating
fourth, ard d-sppesed N a"cowtesy OF % many
,Oupex sad dizzy rotations that che see ned 10 The
eyes OF our bewldered representay. TO eyaloraie IN
a red flannel mist. A. coon IS che had spun her'ei
out Of sight lie recovered his presence OF mind and
looked sbou; hin.
The romantic eipsy who adjourned here had tined to
iuui,h her room Ike civilized people, doubtless ou' o.
respect 20 her III patrons. thrrad-osFe cari.1 wa
vrder cot: ttle parlor stove with little IRE IN ~
did it. ,tle utmost 70 beet the room an uncomfortable
10, king .ofa covered with shabby and faded red ia
ussk g-aced ole side Of the apartment and lodngs
Of curtaed dimensions partially covered with .nT51'
Of turkey led calico adorned another s!de Ihiz Ia'e'
article # fu-rture with r. tat,ered cover, through
which Suspicious biz Of curled hair peeped out and
wide c-evces in L, rckerty frame were PLAINLY visible
locked much too suggestive Of cocLroaches ana o'aef
rsec' decscies Ct the season 70 be al Inviting place
.. yePoee. Three chairs were dispersed Throughout