The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-07-27
,.ptl 2r!jnhgqF the Washington Capital! I
An 1nfatnated Female Fal1s IN Love
With the Massachusetts Senator /


Tie Social dil stAnio5sapibsrs the; nsigbbor
hood of the Arlington was disturbed las
week bynan event seriously affecting odl
. friend, the. Hon cChas. ssumnef.! It seems
that an infatuated female, far off in the re
gions Of Maine, took the. insane determine
tion in her female brain to be, "a slave fo1
| life to her idol: ::ths great statesman. ~Te
,lfthis end she first addressed d letter to:the
unfortunate victim, and then, being full
enthusiastic tenderness, but not full q 8
Egreenbacks, she set put on foot. At every
stopping, place on the way she mailed abul'
letin to the statesman. With the cunning
Of insanity she used the ftanking privilege
with the greatest liberality. Night after tf11G
night the great ,negotiator Of foreign rela'
Etions continued to receive these fearful mes
sages and, like the dropping water upon
stone, they wore upon his brain: When his
huge mail came in. his, great heart sank
within him. This at last came .ito.be; "a
terror. His fatelwas approaching. 4His fate
came slowly but surely on foot. If itco6ld
Ehaye been swift-if one could be put out Of
.misery-but to know day after dag, to
waken and toss through the long watches Of
The night, and realize that the iufernnlswo
man was on foot and every hour brought her
nearer, was terrible t,'% ~. ~. - ;;l,g.
f. AT last one morning the door bell was
frung, as if the Angel Of Death, somewhat
behind time in disappointment with the
family physician, was taken pull as the
summons. The servant whose duty it, was
70 respond. to the door hurried up, and open
ing it, saw a tall, slender female, with>a car
-pct-bag thrown over her shoulders, armed
with cotton umbrella, and gazing at life
through apair Of spectacles that serves! g! as
did the once feared masked batteries Of the
late war. The proprietor of. these several
disagsceable qualities tfirusta mote into the
darkeys hand and said in . slifilI voice Of
command, Give that to yer boss 5.s.irz
!, Thiswas done. The terrified statesman
gazed from the window and saw his Efates
For moment he stood dizzy and irresolute:
'.Tlie servant brought him the note: He
read: =. -1i;r.z4 ~ - 's..t :. n:
=. a "WAsHINGToN, D. G.,
ciSenator Simmer: have accomplished
my journey. I am standing'on your door
step. May come in2
,:>r q, ,llI Mss SUSAN a. GR4Tz.p
The orator beckoning the policeman he
hrd engaged il advance to guard his prem
iscs, locked his door. In a moment the po-
licemanasked admission Opening the door
cautiously an inch Sumner said in "a deep
tragic tone, a!Arrest that female at the
door" But he, spoke too late. ilH9 Heard q r1
hurried step upon the stair. He. slammed
the door, land, too much frightened itoiock
it, fed and concealed himself Fin a eloset..PA a.
brief engagement. Came of between =; .els!s t6s
municipal snappihg turtle and the !sltl esntlhpsi: q
astic female, aAt.last it was decided yin. fas
vor ofI,enthusiasn. =. She poked theGguar-
dian Of the Senator in the Fight eye with
the end Of her cotton umbrella; He gave a a
great howl and fell back. She entered the
room. She gazed ,hurriedly around. She
opencdthe door and saw her idol. y -
." 1 am, hero; your" Susan ). behold me,
your guardian - she cried ,..tz.rs -. : !;
Woman, begope x exclaimed xe3lail the. Sen:
ator 81 want you not,gI / am: devoted to
my county;'I / am welded to my books
Woman annoy therefore begone." .' -. -
"Not want me-! You stupid man =
You do want me; you need, protection ;
you need tender oi:cItude., [ come to pu-
rify and srstain-and / will" = $3.50 -e'' :,
Here she threw out her arms-one hand
welding the carpet sack, the other the UNI
brclla. Either through accident or design
she threw from its pedestal to the floor,
breaking in pieces, an exquisite marble stat
uette of the Venus de Medici. -.
At this moment policemen rallied, and,
assisted by the colored fellow-citizens, OF the
mansion, captured the frantic female by
throwing rug over the head, and, amid
screams, kicks and fearful struggles, carted
her Of to an insane asylum. r, r. . -. s..
The friends of the Senator have since
made up penny purse, and shipped tomaie
enthusiasm back to her,home in Maine: =
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AaRAIN OF FRoGs",rN ARIZONA A. The
phenomenon familiarly known as the Grain
offfregs" has been ridieuled and contradicted
1rby certain scientists; nevertheless, there 'is
abundant proof to show that ithas, occurred, |,
and probably " will n again ailsJ IN H., 1854 the
writer. in company With some fifty other