Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-09-07
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\ friend visited the Glpsy enCanplnehl lue
other day and consulted the dusky pricstcss OF
destiny. His description is vivid, but we re-
member only the following
SCENE On LIST Creek, rehictes anu 'ceathcr-
beaten tent IN regroand--horSes 6ro'cS'Hg dId
spaytby children Seeing our friend approach
ing, juvenile Zinzhri, who probably held the
exalted position of page to her majesty, scam
pered to the door and, it is presumed, informed
her of the fact He was ushered into the royal
presence. where the ruler of earthly destinies
was found sitting in solitary dignity, who, on his
entrance, bent scrutinizng gaze and addressed
him somewhat thusly;
Son of the house dweller, what would st
thou of the Queen of the ZingariP
Most august sovereign he replied, feeling
the solemnity Of the OCCASION you behold one
who, hearing of the fame of thy people in read
ing the language of the starry worlds that sem
tillate and corruscate throughout the celestial
ornament, would fain pierce the shadowy vail
of the future and gaze upon the scene of after
life
Son of the house dweller, thou art not the
first to make the request and fortunate il is thou
surrounding what is mercifully hidden from
mortal ken. Propitiate the duty that guards
the precincts of destiny and learn what is in
store for thee.
Being propitiatcd to the extent of greenbacl
dollar, the fortune teller struck an attitude
graceful and commanding, displaying q foot and
ankle which might have been improved by the
application of soap and water and the oracle
spalle:
" Thou hast seen trouble in thy day, and mis-
fortunes-'
81 Yes cus> the uck-twins; but if it ever oc-
ours again II try for Il divorce
He was sternly rebukcd. Disturb not the
priestcss when the spirit of incarnation is work
inc within her Thou livcst by telling the truth
I for thou art concerned in the printing of news
! papers, and
{" You're right, old gal, he irreycrenuy in
terrupted but you're the first person who ever
Il ag4safrz nff 10 Af u
Heed the Gipsy's warning, thou dwellcr OF
the city. Thy bread Is thus precarously
! earned
Couldn you tell me how to get a littlemeat
! to 90 along with the bread p
Thou hast seen the time when thou hadst
| less than M present, when thou didst rejoice at
| the prospect of q sufiicencyFand even now thy
heart pants for the din of arms and the deslre!tC
| mingle in charging squadrens going to battle.
| tShe was posted on the France-German wal
| question.
" Let her pant" our fIiendreioined II car
| stand it. / stood it when didn want to by my.
self, and now I've got to paatciettc two or three
Yes | can stand it,
Young man, take heed to my words. Thot
hast had troube-thou didst escape thep-fo
thou vert born under u lucky star-commonll
! known a. the canine astcrsk-vulgarly calleC
the dog star-thou wilt yet be provided for Il
the expense of thy Countrywide for light ser
vice in the noble science taught by that grca
man from Scotia. who first utilized his NATIVE
mountains bN IL lulNcIlAluS lrbCcN0 Known "a
Matchmaking. Thou hast found horses in tn,
day, and will find yet more but take heed les
the owners find thee and thy country is defroud
ed of her dues.
vile nag, screamed our peercr into forbid
den knowledge thy assertions l scorn, Retail
the base lucrc thou hast obtained by fraud, bu
presume not TO insult an inquirer after tn
witchcratt" and he might have been seen exc
cutting rapid movement from that vicinity
moving with the cla, chmactcrizine McMaho
at FrosseschWeiler.