Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-20
TIE WITCH OF WICHITA

The fame OF Wichita is spreading over the
whole land, the ',cet up and gi;" q her
people has become tslisnan OF the newsp&-
pers of Kansas City and other rising Villages
10 fire at their own people in order to rouse
( them 10 action. This Is indeed city Of
wonderful parts, metropolitan in il build
irgs, in its style; in short, in all respects.
but there is just one thing in the elements
OF her greatness that has no. yet been
enumerated and which has probably con-
ifituted 10 the promotion of its building up
as much a anything, that Is, a witch. 1t IS
not generally known even among our own
people that We have Il witch amongst Us,
but such is the fact, q genuine live witch.
not that evil sort o, being who figured in
the early history Of New England and stole
the butter out of churns while the innocent
housewife Was plying the dash, and brought
disease upon horses and cattle, no, sir;
the witch who dwelis in this city is for
tune-teller, e seer who can dish up the past
with as marked Il readiness as n pair of boot
blacks can demolish melon, and who can
dive into the mysterious future with pre-
cision and certainty that would astonish the
natives. There are times, however, when
she amt feeling well, and perhaps when the
mysterious oeings through whom she derives
her secrets are out OF whack too, and at
such times she will tell nothing. Her mode
is for the foFtune-seeker 10 cut a pack Of
cards into three parts. This done, the seer
with mystic air goes over the cards one by
one, and in them She not only hops on 10
every turn in your past life, but can also
strike the future with unerring Amin
word hits the bullseye every pop.
\ compile OF ladies who had been there
and been done up in good shape, gave the
snap away to IN EAGLE reporter, and gave
him directions to the abode Of the myster-
ious woman. Her palatial home is in the
classic realms of Mnsely avenue, but
following the directions the scribe
got to the wrong house, bu. fortunately the
witch happened to be there just a: the time
on visit, the house being the home of an
ex-witch who has retired from the arduous
duties Of tie profession, and who said that
she had not told but one fortune for 4 gen
tleman in FIVE or six years, consequently she
was out of practice, as she expressed ii.
Soon after the reporters entrance, and
after he had made known his mission, the
witch .who had her hand in" came forth
very mysteriously from dark room, with
huge key hanging on her arm, probably
the very key TO the realms of the mysterious.
She wanted to know if there was any partic-
ular thing the scribe wanted to be informed
on, when the ex- witch suggested that prob
ably he had some trouble with his giil. The
reporter said be was married man, and
that his mission was to find out just what
would be done abou. the new railroad, and |
whet way the city was going to grow, so |
that be would know the best place TO buy |
corner lots. The witch Is very ordinary |
looking mortal, about 40 years old, and |
there IS nothing in her looks or malo-
up that suggests the great mystery
singer, that she Is reported II be. She in
formed the scribe that this was not her
abode but told him the number of her-, but
saia she could not receive gentlemen there
On account of cert1in loosencss Of Tongues
Jf her neigh5ors, vino she says would tell
bad things about her, bu. She would be vii
ing to meet any gentleman at an appointed
place, where he would bay bare hi past life
nd picture the future right before bis eyes
'oE 81. The reporter made ne engagement
bat let The house aud proceeded down pa,
he abode of the witch which IS mansion
IF the queen Of sp,!ss style o. architecture
IoxIo aud ahou: oae-half sorry high, with
, classic stove pipe raising its rusty he,G
,boye the shingles. 4 matter 81 fact,
however, quite u large number Of women
nd girl have had their fortunes told by
his old dame snd they declare positively,
hat she can tel the past unrrrin@ly.