The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-17


pledged-it will not be- gravely con-
tended that the bright visions of the
sharper and speculator can never be
realized. sel'.tit' 1.ia5 assiii otsW
I, AS we have before remarked, ehaye
reason to believe that the cotton notes
in common with other issues made dG-
ring the war will receive their quietus
by an act of Congress, or proclamation
of the President. Jackson Neics.
The Man who has not Slept
$40 fIaaa since 1851. asfnsii
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The following is from the Rochester
Express:
There is man in this city, to make
a brief story, who has not slept wink
since August, 1851T7over fourteen
years. He resides in the. town of Buff
lfalo, Putnam county, West Virginia,
near where he was born and where he
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has spent most Of his life. His busi-
ness here was to bring the remains Of
Mr., Joseph Anthony. son of Mr., Asa
Anthony, who died in Buffalo The
name of the sleepless man is G. B.
Saunders. He is in his fortty-sixth
year, and has o wife and seven chill
dren. He, lisa true patriot, and served
In the 18th Virginia volunteers until
mustered out this spring. ~ aall44 laaa
He visited our sanctum yesterday,
and from his own lips we, derive the
facts regarding his extraordinary con-|
stitutional peculiarly. He possesses
a candid, open countenance, which
goes far to impress. the hearer with
the truth Of his statements, He never
feels fatigue even when working by
day and night He says he once
worked on a farm fortyltwo days sue
| cessiyely putting. IN thirty acres Of
wheat, and during the same period
worked all night. hanging up his to-
bacco crop and husking corn, without
a moments sleep, and at the end of the
time felt as fresh and as vigorous as on
the first day. He served in the Shen-
andoah Valley and was In Gen. Hun
ter's army during thea eelebratedsraid
on 4 Lynchburg4ol When theoesoldiers
were leaning against trees and drop
ping to the ground from the terrible
fatigue from the march, Mr. Saunders
felt no need of rest, but, with the ex-
ception of hunger, was as active and
ready feriseryiceI as when he set out.
!. ,49Ife took part mall the heavy fight
ing in the Valley, under Sheridan, and
battles Of Cedar Greek, Fishers Hill,
i Winchester. &c. He was at last at
tackled by chronic diarrhoea, and was
sent to onei.o of the Philadelphia Hos
pitfalls, where he passed last winter.
Here his constitutional pecpliarity at
/ tracted the attention, of the surgeons
and nurses, and watchJwas setupon
him. He was closely observed night
and day for fifty eight days, but was
never detected asleep, and it was then
concluded that his account of himself
was true. q He made an excellent
picket-guard in the army, and years
ago he worked on a Ohio river steamer
as night watchmen being able to do duty
in daytime. and earning double wages,
His appetite and digestion are excel
lent, and he requires rather more food
than an ordinary man Of his build. -
We have heard Of people sleeping
continuouslygin a sort of lethargic,
morbid sleep; but a case of healthy
man doing without sleep is q rare one
Indeed, and almost incredible. 7@1''
! Rochester, we believe, is the locality
from whence emanated the celebrated
ghost scenes, Or, Rochester: knock
! ings.sl sal Ia9ei s ssa :
STRANGE BRIDAL SToRYfA strange
story is told of two, sisters in Berlin.
About three years ago one of these
young ladies was engaged to be mar mar
n;a5 1,,t ~ tbo hridol =, o,-.,n,i;noyy lha-
came so i'll that she could not possibly
go to the church. The, bridegroom
was desirable one, and he was q fssl
who, it seems, had not been easily
hooked. There was, therefore, grea
! danger in delay, SO instead of postpon
ing the marriage, the second sister
covering herself in a long VEIL person
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