New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-14
THE WITCHES or NEW YORK. No. TX.
A WIZARD-DR. WILSON,
No. 10 Deisncey street.


Old dreamy Sol Oils of Coffee olored memory, has
been admirngy recommended to the good opinion of
the world by his friend Capt. Edard Cutie, mariner
of England, as man "chock full of science" From
the same eminent authority we also learn that Jack
Bunsby was individual OF learning so vast and eI-
perence so varied and comprehensive, that he never
opened his oracular mouth but out fell solid chunks
" Of WISDOM" That the person now dwells in cur
navgabe city who combines the scientific attainments
Of ellis with the iDtuitive wisdom Of Bunsby have
the solemn word Of our reporter. The science is trfe
| more dreamy and misty even than of old, and the
wisdom is solder and chunkier, but both are as
denable, as convincing, stunning, in the best
| DAYS of the Little Wooden Midshpman. The fottu-
nate possessor of this nestimable wealth of knowledge
secludes himself from the curious public in the base
ment Of the house No 72 Delaney street, like
dercround hermit However, this unselsh and gener
GUS sage not wishing to hide entirely the light of his
great leaning from benighted world, kindly con-
descends, in the advertisement herewith given, to
retail his wisdom to anxious inquirers at dollar
chunk
"As1RoLoGY.-Dr. Wilson, l72 Delaney street
gives scientific and reliable information to be found on
cents; gentlemen, ST. Birth required
Here was novelty for reporter. He had not ye
encountered fotuneteler in pantaloons, while the fe
male witches who all tough began 10 grow tire
some and he felt that change would be truly refresh
inc. To Delaney street he accordingly repaired, in
ioyous and delightful temper The that can walk
through the east end of this delicious thoroughfare
without a constant sensation Of sea-sickness, has
stomach that would be true to him in a dissectiug-
| room The individual that can explore with his uu-
wiling boots its shiny depths without feeling of the
most intense disgust for every thing in the city and of
the city, ought TO live Delaney street and buy his
provisions at the grocery. He deservest to be
e1led to the city to be banished to perpetual bricks
| and mortar: to be condemned to never ending
series of omnibus rides and to nnumerabe varieties of
short charge. Keep bin out of the woods the green
| fields and the meadows and even in the city drive
him from the cattle markets. lest by unusual
| chance he should smell the breath of country COW.
| Our delegate reached the sbteranean abode Of the
preat prophet in safety, and Immediately after his
modest rap at the basement door, met by the ven
cradle sage in person. Our reporter walked in took
chair and then proceeded to take observation of
the cabasc instruments and mysterious surroundings
Of the great philosopher.
| The room was small low apartment, about ten
feet by twelve, the floor uncarpeed and uneven; the
walls were damp and the whole place was like vault
The furniture was very scanty and al had an unwhole-
some moisture about It and curious odor, as il it
gathered unhealthy dews by being kept underground.
Three feeble chairs were all the seats, and table
which leaned against the wall was too i'll and nekcty
| to do its intended duty. Many of the books which
! had once probably covered it were now thrown
| in promiscuous heap on the floor, where they
| slowly widowed and gave out a graveyard smell.
miniature stove in the middle of the room, sweated
and sweltered and in its struggles to warm the I'M
healthy atmosphere had succeeded in suusing Itself
With clammy perspratiOn. twas in the last stages OF
debility old age and abuse had used it sadly andit
stood hepessy upon its crippled legs, and supported
| its reveless elbow upon a sturdy whitewash brush
There were few symptoms of medical pretensions in
the shape of vals and bottles of drugs aud col
ored liquids the mantel.piecei great attempt at
display of scientific apparatus began and ended with
an insulating stool, and an old fashioned "cylnder
and cushion electrical machine; number ofhghly-
colored prints Of animals pasted on the wall, having
evidently been scssorsd from the show-bil of men
agerie had look toward natural history and jar
two of acids suggested chemical researches The books
that still remained on the eneryated table odd
volume Of Brathwate's Retrospect, treatise on HUI
man Physiology, and another on Materia Medicai a
| number Of bound volumes Of Zadkiel's Astronomical
Ephemeris, Raphaels Prophetic Almanac, Raphae!s
| Prophetic Messenger, anu HE OF hOOeIt W nIIe 5
| Celestial Atlas running back to lsOs.
The appearance Of the venerable cage Of Delaney
sire ct was not imposing as TO strike our reporter with
awe-quite the contrary lie parook of the character
| of the room, and was fitting occupant OF such
| nace. he seemed some kind of unwhoesome vegeta-
be that had found that noisome atmosphere congeria
and had sp-upg indigenousy from the shiny SOIL One
locked inttnctively at his feet to see what kind Of
roots he had and then glanced back at HE head as if
L were huge bud, and about to blossom into some I'M
| healthy flower The traces of its earthly origin were
plainly visible about this moldy old plant quantities Of
the rank soil still adhered to the face, filed up the
wrinkles of the cheeks, found ample lodging in the
esrs and on the neck and erowdiDg under the horny
and distorted nails, made them still more ugly and
sreaks and ridges Of dirt clung to every portion of the
Garments. which answered to the bark rnd Of this
penprDg herb
To drop this botanic figure of speech and return to
every day laDguage-Dr. Wilson ia a man of about
ifty weight years Of age, rather shor and thickset,
with gray ewes, and hair which was once brown but
il now gray and with thin brown whskers the top Of
| his head il nearly bald, except 8 few thin, furry,
lott hairs which make bis skull look if il had been
kept in that damp until mold had gathered on It.
He was in his shit sleeves, and attired, for the
NOS. part, in pair of sheepsra pantac one, which
were made to cover that faction Of his body between
bis ankles and his armps the little pstch OF shirt that
was visible above the waisband Of that garment. was
stresktd with irregular bes of dirty black, ss if had
gone into hsf mourning for the scarcity of water The
man Of science made musty remark or two about
the weather and the walking and them after carefully
sesrg himself a, the decrepit table, he said 81 sup
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