Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-10
.foDrRx AnABrAN NIGHTS.
Digging for Millions of Dollars on thu
say-SO of a Gypsy

SaT-SO OF q gypsy
A true story comes from the country,
two and a half miles northwest OF here,
saws a Germantown (0.) special to the
Cincinnati Enquirer, that resembles IN
many particulars the variations con-
tanned in the arabian Nights" 1t IS as
follows: Thirty years ago John Brixner,
a farmer residing in the locality mentioned,
went to DAYTON or business. Whlle tners
he visited a fOrtune-teller. he was toi9
that on his farm there were buried golo
and silver enough to MI seven OarIels'
The wealth was said to have Deen con-
cealed by the owners at the time Wnen Tue
country was in its infancy and also IN
the possession Of the Indians. The treas
ure was described as representing sew
eral millions of dollars. The farmer
was informed that no one else
than the eldest son of the owner OF the
farm could obtain possession OF tne
precious metal. Farmer BriXner's eldest
son was dead, and besides that he dldn
take any stock in ghost stories. 80 ne
didn't bother his venerable head about the
matter In time the sensible old tlller OF
the soil was gathered TO his fathers. de
left behind him to mourn his loss num-
Der of sons and daughters, VINO are SUN
living. and who. it turns out, are more
easily gulled than the ancient granger
was. Last week a band of gypsies en-
camped in the vicinity of the Brixner
homestead, and one Of the women OF the
gang called at the house TO turn an honest
penny. She proposed, for the consldera-
ton Of 81. 10 reveal a secret worth MIL
lions of dollars TO the family. 1t occur
ring to the Brixners that the interest
offered by the bag was fair one, the
coveted dollar was paid. The woman IN
red then proceeded to give the good folks
pretty much the same gah that the
fakir in Dayton had dealt out TO old John
Brixner thirty years ago. The gypsy
made an improvement, however. She de-
cIared that it did not require that the old
est son must search fot the untold wealth
TO insure success. She said that some
other son could find it. The story jingled
so nicely with what had been related TO
the leVel-headed deceased farmer, that the
family swallowed il hair and all. They,
of course, peddled it out TO their neigh
bors. and everybody at once became con-
sum5d with feverish excitement. The
next thing TO do was to turn the hills tOpsy
turyy, and IN one night they sank shaft
II feet deep. The fairy queen pointed out
the spot where the treasure was located,
but she claimed that there was only
one hour in the day when the wealth
could be touched by human hands.
She asserted that the money in
question was IN the naOII OF SILK
ing so deep in the earth that no mortal
could reach it, but that in twelve hours
from the time it attained its greatest
depth it would just be beneath the surface,
where it would remain just one brief hour,
when it would begin 10 descend. To be
certain Of striking the money when il
bobs up serenely the diggers are con-
stantly at work, day and night. The
DsuedO miners are GOtleib Bower, SON.
in-laW Of old man Brixner: Chris Brixner,
a son of old John, and Fred KeTchner,
Chris brOther-in-law. so far as the story
given above is concerned relative to the
fairy tales Of the fOrtune-tellers and the
actions Of the persons digging for the
gold and silver is concerned, there is no
discount on it, but there are people in the
neighbOThOOd who are so unreasonable as
to say that they believe the fortune-tellers
must have been hitting the pipe.