The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-03-05
so MUCH FOR NOT READ1Ne THE papers

30 MUCH FOR NOT READING THE PAPERS.
We hear that n citizen OF Bryan County has
recently been victimized by Gpsey fortune tel c
Ter, X" to the tune" Of about 1880. As VIC {;
learn, the old gentleman afflicted with rhcu-
matisn, aud s"pers,tious enougl, to invoke
the aid of u wandering Gipsey woman who pro-
fessed that with certain chatms. ICON MUTATIONS
and mighty magc," she could him of his
malaly. She informed him that the potency of
her charm depended very much the amount
of money Ii. possessed at the time lie had but
$500, but in order to strengthen the charm he
came to the city and borrowed $lOO0. The
$500 was placed in the hands of tho Gipsey,
who. utter murmery over it-during which
her victim wns not to look ut her for fear of
spelling the charm, placed it in trunk which
was to remain locked for u certain time, mt the
expiration of which the miracle would be
wrought. Leaving the key with the invalid,
with u solemn injunction not to open the trunk
until the expiration Of the time, she took her de-
pnrture. After some days, the woman not re-
turning, and her dupc experiencing no relief he
veaturcI To look into the trunk, where he found
Il bundle of rags and paper, instead Of his treas.
urc. or co,lrse, his " chnrmcr'' had left for I'M.
known parts. But we learn that through, the !
| active instruincntality Of the city Sheriff, the !
| woman and gipsey rogue who accompanied her. |
have been arrested in Atlanta. Her trick is an
old one, aud was recently played oil fperl'aps by
the same woman, in Maryland aud Virginia.
Had our Bryan county unfort uunte been IL rea-
der OF newspaper at an expense of 81 per nm
tricks Of the times. and would not have been the
victim of so ridiculous and expensive ilnpos-
tion.-Surannah .Ncps.
Forty-tw" lIungariams and Prussams, who
fought with distinguished valor under tho British,
flag during the entire Crincan war; have arrived
| in New Orleans routc to Walkers army in
Nicaragua. They said to be +" fine looking
bJdy Of men. and include many experienced Off
GERS.
Afrchunism IF hr Horsr's Foot-'rhe elastic
tissue packed within each hoot Of hursc is go
folded, backward aud forward, that it would
present IL sur face of four feet square were it
spread out. Thus his limbs and the entire
weight Of his body rest OH spring cushions
packed in boxes.
,rrl.,. M ~. .~ .,..tr;. .,,o.l whom ho r..";v.I
{ the whole force of the battery himself. Rccov
crn. he good hur,urcdly remarked that instead
of killing IL turkey he had nearly put an end to
, ,,,os,
T. 4 correspondent of The Macon 7;i,yr"ph states
!. that thcrc - uov lv;nr in R;l,l, couuiv , u.rro
woman wI,o has llo descendants. and is vet in
,,,c n,,scss:,, If ali her f,cu,,i,s cx.cnt ,iuh,-
, she having been blind for six years.
. Ev.,v ,,u,J or c"c,;,.,l contains ~ OoO il,
= s.c,, and f,.,u Gtu nm ,o 7o, ouo pon,.ls ,r,
s annually exported to Europe for scarlet an.
crimson dyes. What destruction Of insect lif,
Ii To furni,I, II co.orng material!
pick.ny II Bixlop's pokI-Bi.l"p Andrew
in returnn. from the Flori,i, Conference, me
with the misfortune, on tho cnrs, of having lii
ockrt book stolen, containing som. two or three
r. hundred dollars.
Vi \ clause in on. Of the cod. bills of the Stat
"' '''Ss'SS'PP'' P'"""'i5 h"Sr"'s from Prcach
It '"g has l'"sSc" lie i"S'Saturc o' t"at otatc D.
st ah "i"'os' unanimous Vote.
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