Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-21
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Then, a sort Of fear came over him.
He began to think that the stran-
ger was either a lunatic or else had
designs against his life. He had
heard of men being assassinated
at their own fresides, in their car
riages and sleighs, and might not
this man who maintained such a
mysterious silence be there tor the
purpose of securing . victim ?
And the lawyer drew further away,
and scanned his man more closely
to see if Lis hands did not grasp a
pistol or a knife. The eyes of the
Stranger looked full at him., the
man sitting little sideways on
the seat, and they seemed to the
lawyer to flash vengeance. The
two entered the suburbs at last,
and getting down to Perkins Ho-
tel, Blank asked the man where
he should let him out. Receiving
no answer, he drove down to Wood.
Kard avenue, across, and over to
Randolph street, where he resid-
ed. Stopping the horse at the
door, the lawyer got out, and then
Informed the stranger that the
journey was ended. The man nei-
ther moved nor spoke. Provoked
at his persistent silence, the law
yer seized him by tbe shoulder,
gave him a shake, and exclaimed !:
IF you don't get out of my sleigh,
| viii pull youiouti'sy "a" oss
The man lurched heavily to one.
side and then fell to the ground.
The lawyer tore the wraps, open
and found that-he had been riding
with corpse for the last two.
hours. The stranger was stone
dead, every limb and muscle as
stiff as an icicle. At the inquest
next day not a word or a line
could be found to establish the
mans ident ty. Men came out
from Pennington, but no one could
say that he had ever seen the
stranger, and be- was buried as a
city pauper. The only thing Of
any value at zall about the dead
man was a curious looking tobac-
co box, made of some foreign wood,
and the initials ss'G.EC. N" inlaid
with silver on the cover. This
was in due time handed to the
lawyer, and is yet in daily, use to
hold his fine cut.-DetroH Free
Press.
WRITING or NEWSPAPERS.
The following is the act Of
Congress in relation to writing
upon newspapers or other peri
odicals sent by mail, and may
be of interest to some in this
portion Of the country:
If any person shall inclose or
conceal letter, or other thing,
or any memorandum. in writing,
in a newspaper, pamphlet or
magazine, or make any writing
thereon, which he shall have de-
livered in any post office, or to
any person for that purpose, in
order that the same may be sent
by post free of letter postage, |
he shall forfeit the ssum Of $5l
for every offense-and the let
ter, packages, memorandums, or
other things: shall not be rleliy-
cred to the person to whom it is
directed, until the amount of |
single letter postage ispaid for
each article of which the pack
age is composed.-United States
Statutes, Section BIG.
SLEEP.-Sleep will do much
to cure irritable temper, peev-
ishness, uneasiness. 1t will
build up and make strong a wea-
ry body. 1t will do much to
cure dyspepsia, partieularlytha
variety known as nervous dys-
pepsia. 1t will relieve the Ian
guorl and prostration felt by
consum2tives. 1t will azcure
hypochondria. 1t will cure the
headache. 1t will cure a bro
ken spirit. 1t will cure sorrow.
Indeed we might make long
list of nervous maladies that
sleep win cure. 2 '''' ~ 2
A ,blushing damsel in Philadel; |
pIsia had man and dog up, before
the Police Court, to answer the
charge of an assault and battery
on the dogs part. When asked
what the dog did, she said he bit
her. When asked where, after
considerable hesitation and blush