The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1849-08-04
NUMBER 2O.I


spectacle standing-has the following sin.
gular narrative:
On Monday last, a lady about 40 years Of
age, presented herself TO Dr.. A. D. Cutler,
of this place, for his advice and treatment.
Language could convey nothing like an
constantly endures. She is reduced to
and haggard, and says that she is only kept
alive by the pain and torment which she
endnres.
There is living reptile or something
else of similar character, in her stomach,
and extending up into her throat, nearly to
The roots of her tongue. Externally, its
movements are seen perfectly plain, and by
applying the hand to her throat or stomach,
not use pressure enough with the hand to
stop these motions.
When she does not eat at her regular
times, lts contortlons are much worse, and al.
most past endurance. When she attempts
TO eat, she cannot use knife and fork, she
has to use her hands to cram the food into
her throat, in order to satisfy its craving 70.
racity-ater her meal Is are over, she is trou.
bled less with its writings and contortions,
for short time. She says that she is al.
ways ysstarving-seldom or never sleeps-she
appears on the verge of the mania and
has commissions at times The movements
of this h,ng, she describes as worse than
the cutting Of q knife. ~
BY pressing down the back part of her
tongue so rs 10 open the upper part Of her
throat, a portion Of the head of this thing
has been distinctly seen resembling in an.
pearance the head of an eel.
Many ladies and gentlemen of undopbt.
ed veraci,y all all testify to the truth Of these
| statements.
This lady says that some years agosin
| taking a drink of water one night, she felt
some live thing slip down her throat with
the water; that after some time had e!aps-
! ed. she gradually grew worse and worse
up 10 this time: that she has not endured
SO great an amount of sufferings only since
last September. -. -
DR.. Cutler does not pretend to give any
explanation whatever Of this singular case.
The lady is under his medical treatment.
The sequal of this case is promised US for
publication.
A DREAM REALIzED.-The following
dream, foreshadowing the fate Of the famous
Major Andre, is of an old date, though hut
little known. The truth is vouched for by
writer in Ainsworth's Magazine ofaIrs-
cent date:
"Major Andre, the circumstances of
whose Iamented death are too well knownto
make It necessary for me TO detail them here,
was friend of Miss Stewards, and, previ-
ously to embarking for America, he made
journey to Derbyshire to pay her a visit,
and it was arranged that they should ridefo-
yer TO see the wonders of The Peak, and ID.
troduce Andre to Newton, her minstrel as
she called him, and to Mr.. Cunninghnm,
the curate, who was also q poet. ,,.,,..r,5es
"While those two gentlemen we're await
ing the arrival Of the guests, Of whose in-
tentions they had been apprized, Mr. Cnn-
ningham mentioned to Newton that on the
preceding night he had very extraordinary
dream, which he could not get out Ok his
head. He had fancied himself in fors5t,
the place was strange to him, and whilst
looking about he perceived a horseman aE
preaching him at great speed, who hsd
scarcely reached the spot where the dreana.
er stood, when three men rushed ont 0ffhe
thicket and seized the bride, hurried bins,
way after closely searching his pdtson, ( y
"The countenance Of the stranger being
very interesting, the sympathy felt by tho
sleeper for his apparent misfortune awcke
him, but he presently fell asleep again, Ind
dreampt that he was standing near Stsk
city, among thousands Of people, and yIbsE
he saw the same person he hsd seen SSized
in the wood brought out and suspendSd M
q gallowa When Andre and Mis- axM6S
arrived, ho was horforsstr1cit to