The New York herald., 1876-12-26
GYPsIEs OUT WEST.

MISSOURI FARMER BULL-DozED OUT or
THREE HUNDRED AND sIxTY-F1vE DOLLARS
IN GOLD
From tho st. Joseph (Mo.) Herald
Our readers will remember that last spring band
or wandering vagabonds made their appearance in this
city and encampcd the southern limits. For
several months they remained hanging about carry
ing quite traffic In horse trading and fortune tell
ing, while Mt times the police were kept entertained
with tho eccenrcias Of the leader whose pugnacoua
disposition led him into several difficulties at the
gaming table.
1t was frequently predicted that TINS band would
give some reason to remember their stay hera
This has happened, II not mistaken, In . re-
cent AFFAIR, which for audacity and shrewd imposition
upon credulty exceeds anything have lately been
called on to chronicle ...4.ss.s y.
Mr.. Louis Miller is welto-do farmer VINO has ~
sided for many years In Center township near whas y
known Pigeon Creek He 10 widely known through.
out this county an honest and prudent man. He
became widower, and in this condition found himself
with . large family Of dependent children, for whose
better care he was solcitous of taking to himself
partner supply tho conjugal loss He found to
his tasto In the person OF German lady, who, 10
seems, had also another admirer, German Of very
respectable connections, whose name is Christopher
Klinck, also widower with children, living in this
city.
II would that these parties did not live toge.
ther ncighbors Should and the green eyed monster
took possession OF Klinck, who Is said 70 have
made some very unguarded remarks, and
threats, should his favored rival Miller succeed
TO make a long story short, Miller received an
anonymous letter, written In German threatening to
burn his property If he married the lady, and from
the leaving the impre hts mind
that klinck the author. The letter disguised
in such manner as to render It necessary to call In
several neghbors to decipher IT. So matters rested
until the contamination OF marriage between Miller
and the LADY. About ms time the barn Of Miller was
d,ary or not IS. Of course. probemas,C ~ n0en'
Now comes the quecrest part OF our narrative, and
one which bears out the threadbare adagc that truth
is stranger than fiction.
There appeared unto Men Herr Miller man OF
wonderful power, awzard, Gypsy--the good people
strange, mysterious and august parsonage soon i'm
pressed Miller with the idea that he possessed SUPER
and dev,nations, INFORM him who burned his barn
So fully did Miller resign himself to this infatuation
that he acccded TO the requirements Of tho self styled
wizard, ana obtained. directed by him. $365 in gold
coin. This sum was placed In . box and sealed after
being carefully wrapped up in linen rag. The gypsy
then Informed Miller that he must revolve q wheel
rapidly while he he gypsy carried the box Of treasure
around tho house thrcc times This was repeated
the lapse or three days more Mr. Miller was 10 opon
his box and he would find written upon the rag within
the guilty mans name and such other information as
would warrant him in arrcsng tho party During tho
last OF these ceremonies the wse arbaces invoked the
genr OF his art by long supp,catons IN an unknown
tongue 1t said that Greek, Latin, Cnoctaw Sioux
and whooplai were poured out with voubility which
astonshed the natives.
Z Tho box was then placed away by Millcr, to await
the third and last coming OF the wise man, and tho
third day the wheel there, the box was tberc,
Mr. Miller was there but no wizard came Miller now
opened the box read the important revelation which
should enable him to avcnge his loss. He was then
wiser man, but he had paid for his wisdom, and IL
cost him just the gold he had placed in the box.
Presto, changel IL was gonel
Mr. Miller, after this little incident. which is
the general theme Of conversation In that section, had
Mr. Kinck arrested and taken before Justice OF tho
Peace who committed him TO tho jail in this city, to
await the action OF the Grand Jury, and, write,
we learn he has been released on bail and gone home
to offer mis- services TO Miller IN his endeavors TO find
The gypsy who has SO beautifully taken him In aud
himself OF.