The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-11-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
Frum the Ipswich Express.
"a Hs OHI ANCHI Ol' HsgiAH. EEFE.
: EXTRAORDINARY MPOSTURE
AND CRED[ylIrN
AND CREDUl.l'rY.

B..
sE ss5 Shotti1l,am is quiet village in
SnfJlk, distant from Ipswich thirteen
miles, from Woodbridge five miles.
Asayl, Squirrel Ga small tea 1calcr)
3 aul his wife have long resided there,
and were believed to he honest, in
lnstri,us, and worthy people
Am ,ngst their family was an inter.
estins girl, named Elizabeth; who. in
fact, is the heroine OF our tale
Whilst mere clil.l this girl gave
evidence ola superior mini. At the
Sunday school she eve: took a fore
most place anil at ci yht or nine years
'nfage her memory was so rctcntivc
that she was frequently sent for to
give long rccitations before numcr-
ons companies. At ten she was
placed under the care of Mr.. Os-
bourne, the village sclool,nastcr,
(who, we understand, is a good schol
ar and extensive rcaler,) who soon
perceived that his pupil was a girl Of
{ great natural ability. She WIS at
tentlye to her studies, and whilst 9th.
crs were at play, would be closely
engaged in going over the books that
composed Mr.. Os5ou,nc's S library.
Having religious turn Of mind, she
read upon all theological points; She
aBalso male herself acquainted with the
~ English poets, with history, with parts
3sof botany, anil with rhonographv.
s. In June. 1850, at the arc Of
twelve, She left the school from ill.,
e5ness, ,Roccasioncd, it is said, by too
ssclosc attention to her studies. Her
illness assumed the shape Of a SPINAL
affection, for which she hal the hcS,
s,neslical ladvicc, AMI vas Subsequently.
sent tp the East Snn.}k llos,ital. in
aIl,ssich, where she rc.naiHcl about
Sly. ,werka, She 44eu- -returne home.
}3hecalna worse, an' l6ck;law set III,
deprived her, 1t was alleged, OF the
power OF swallowing Sic lived on
y suction mix beng poured down her
sstlroat, hut The quantities were so
s6slnaE El.,iat her death was daily cN-
sssSl'ectetl She, however, to the as
s$tonlslment OF her friends and the
58ylllla5ers, Continued to live on, al,
though 1t was sald she dld not take a
single morscl OF Solid food. Atmld-
summer, 1901, she recovered from
her iocEJaw, but It was ALLEGED HAT
sne iad previously been sc'Zch with
Gilnnncss am deafness, faculties
~hach she did not regain.
Inc way IN winch she ha'' lived
ocSnn 10 DC talked Of anu some cN-
cieemeh1 was occasi"he" amongst the
SnSsips OF The neiShnorlnS villages.
but al ABOUT Tins tune the writings
ana speccncs OF the chil" occas'oncd
'G'ns,teran'e interest "hicA was
hc,Shteheu oy liie assertion that she
sun ate no 1000. Iersons s'vmS IL
she iocanty came 10 vlS't l,er, ana
eouha the pa'ieh, III an humble apart
'heh'' sn9Dorte'' 0" her pea oy pr
'iows' "'th c0nhecHancc w'lch most
o u u ca''e" ahSc'i"' o"e "'ie''
(. cer'a,''y was re'''arNaole lor IT'S SIN
quarry ueVo''o'a' cast ana lor thc
grea' in,elhsehce winch Deamc1 from
~ AA'llaop5h A1lulo5 u. was a''e"Sc' shc
ouul' u'Dl'9I. ~ See' ''cr eyes rc'hai''e"
"Pel' a,'. Out ''e' "e'ece c"u'u DC
> Ss7oA'SctYe" III tne u. - hcr VISITORS
VINO sy"paen'se' WIN her she "oniI
say' ""e'' ia'he''t,"S nef uea'hes' ana
oh'luheSs' e''at '"nat she learned our
nS hea''h were 'hc too!S shc ta' t'
i'ahc use oi "''r'ho ncr '.'hcsS.
every ho'r ''''V l'aSScu away a''
=" 10 inc eNc''':''ieh,' ana spread hel
.a'i'e .:n ", ml'ct anu "',tr rom her ma
i've Vll'asc' ~ al '''''rS oil ,'c oa.'