Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-07-06
Fortune Telling and swindling.
rFrom the Milwaukee wisconsin ]

[From the milwaukee, WISCONSIN ]
The declives OF the city are working up"
n singular case, the details of which, as we
learn them are as follows A servant girl in
The family OF Mr.. Greenwood, living near the
line between this city and Wauwatosa, had
laid by some $400 of her hard earnings, and
was engaged to countrYman OF hers, who
was at work on a farm some distance from
Mr.. Greenwood's. EARLY last spring band
of srolling Gypses came along and pitched
their greasy tents on portion OF MIR. Green
woods land. They attracted considerable
attention, and were visited by many In Inc
neighboIhood, and among the number was
Tile servant girl referred TO. One OF the Gyp-
sizes protested to "unrayel the mystery that
surrounded people In tins world below, and
point out tue direction OF the star OF des-
tiny." The servant was among those who
had their fortunes told. The Gypsy had
commenced The story OF the girls lille, when
suddenly she stopped, and said my dear
child, there is much OF happiness in store
for you If you follow the right course. IL
you do not 1t will be all misery. l cannot
follow further now. Come to me again, anu
come alone, and meanwhile l Will try to
read the story to make the case very clear. "
After being cautioned 10 tell nobody what
had taken place-not a soul-the girl was
| dismissed, but il is easily understood that
she had learned just enough TO make her
uneasy.and anxious to know more. So she
was not long in getting back TO the GYPSY
again, and alone. The crafty old woman
| said that she had become interested in the
case. and studied it hard, and now the story
was all clear. Handling her greasy card!
and mutterng her gibberish, she slarllet
and confused the poor girl, first by slorlei
which she had learned easily enough, ant
and then by revelations" OF what was Il
come. Then-she told the girl that she mus
not marry such person-alludlng 10 INT
working man to whom the girl was engaged
that il she did, harm would come 10 her
her children would be born blind and deal
and having startled the girl nearly out o
her aeuses, proceeded TO tell her that hap
pier fate was In store for her. That BRAY
heart was dying for her love-that it woul'
come in the shape OF young man with
dark eye, and black, shining locks-that Tn
young man would love and wed her-woul
turn out 10 be something or other in dis
guise, and her lie would be so full oil happ
ness that drop more would spill out. IN
girl went away sadly confused. She though
several times OF going 10 Mrs. Greenwoo
and telling the whole story, and much bette
would it have been for her had she done 81
Instead, however, of pursuing such cours
she brooded over the matter in her ow
mind, and she says she was about TO disml
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day she saw wandering about the farm, Wi
a gun on his shoulder, just such person
!. the Gypsy had described. She might hay
thought il all trick, had not the Gypsi
packed up and left days before, but now 81
elt satisfied that the truth had been 10
her.
Under all circumstances it was no difficr
matter ior the dark eyed and dark hair
a. young man 10 make the acquaintance OF I
girl, and by his slippery tongue TO win h
love over 10 him. A lew nights after u
the girl packed up her little goods and Il
the house, unknown to the family. She N
the stranger and went away with him
ne Chicago. where he promised that th
should lie wed. The trick did not requ
much scheming, for the brain Of the siml
minded girl was turned, and the blac
haired rascal had NO difficulty IN getti
from her her little earnings, and on the f
night they arrived there, 0fleaving her pc
,yi niless in strange city. AS soor as {
found the real state of affairs, and that she l
been swIndled, the girl, after much lab
found cousin of hers in Chicago, and Il
went to the police and told the story.
seemed so improbable that after an effort
find the Young rascal the case was dismiss
The girl, very sad at heart, went to w
ne again, and remained in Chicago until
weeks ago, when her old lover who had
much store by her, found out where she '
and went down and married her, bring
her back 10 the home he had made for
in Wauwatosa. Yesterday he told the 81
TO the detectives, and lett such proof
there was no doubt of the matter, and
trust that the dark eyed and dark ha
rascal will have an opportunity of display
his handsome features behind the CRATE
jail We know he will if he travels
way after more victims.