A "WISE WOMAN."

Evening Star, Issue 12666, 21 November 1905, Page 8

A "WISE WOMAN."

The police of the town of Erfurt are investigating the career of a certain "wise ■woman" residing at Langennilza, who claims to have power to exercise evil spirits, nys the Berlin correspondent of the London 'Telegraph.' A farmer and his family who had for pome time been troubled by evil dreams and harassed by various niiuor misfortunes, came to the conclusion that Satan had his hand in their'affairs. so they consulted the "wife woman." who prescribed that the familv should repair to a certain spot among the neighboring hills, where they v.cie to bury a new earthen put containing several gold coins. The devil, attracted by the money, would empty the pot and leave the family in peace. A noveltv introduced by the wise woman was letting' off fireworks from the spot where the money was buried as soon at. the duped family hud retired on their way honie. Thc.-c yulunic. pyrotechnics were managed liv an accomplice, the wise woman explaining that they were caused by Beelzebub's departure with Mammon. But these offerings to iho Ivvii Out brought no relict, although the sums in the enrthen pot wont on increasing. Light at last dawning en the mind of the thickheaded farmer, he turned ou the wise woman, and put the (matter in the hands of the police. His offerings to procure a release from Satan's attentions amounted to 70,000 marks, which U a big sum to pay for relief from "minor misfortunes."