Richland beacon., 1872-09-07
Miss NilSson'S Mattress.

The >cmpitcrnll ass has lifted his ears at
the auction sale vf the furniture of the
MILL House. al Charleston. South Caro-
lima. and lJraycd II bid of so for the mat
trcSS on which Nilsson had slept Tor one
ni"ht only. while other quite IT, good.
though less distinguished. Only realized
* each.
To these exhibitions of folly the public
has become Injured. Men. being men.
will a'ways experience the relic madness.
Not thai there is anything especially
harmful in the disease. 1t generally at
tarkS those who can afford il. and 50 j. less
rcprchcnsible than drinking or gambling.
One rarely hears of a man paNfling his
wife's wedding ring and taking ;hc bread
/ out of hi chldrrn'S mouths IL satisfy an
unhalloWed thirst iOr the napkin with
which Nilsson removed the traces OF her
third plate of pork and beans from her
tunciul lips. Ii i, mere Il lunacy than Il
madness in these inferior manifestations.
and occasionally RISES to Il real >ublimiry
in lis higher degrees. a. when & single tat
tered boo. like the famous ''Dccamcron."
sets two uohle lords by the ears and pro
dilrcS Il bid OF more thar thirteen thousand
dollars There is madness and madness.
and it j. difficult to say with precision
where the lin" l. 60 he drawn and relic
huntin" be declared ridiculous and not
legitimate. y single tooth of the first
Napoleon has caused Il lively competition;
81 has the axe with which particularly
atr0CiouS murder Wa@ committed, Or the
rope by which it was alehgrh. These
relies may De considered legitimate of
their authenticity there can be no doubt.
and certain interest. whether historical
ar morbid. attaches TO them. But when
In. .1,..
stones which all from the Grand Duke
,!r,crt-pla!r. TT the mattress on which
prima donna vas offered a. Il victim to
the South Caiolina cjn'cT 'cc'ri"ri'S. the
limit of good el>tc j. exceeded, t'c relic i
ridiculous. anl the rplic-hunter iS an ass.
Tor ipt - rsarCn t"Vtiher. What proof
i there that Nilsson did sleep on that
mattress az i'll: None but the aSSuranc''
/ of the auctisnccr. n proVcrblaily poor
warranty in Ill matters where the sale of
Il horse. a picure. a suburban lot or Il rel
ic is concern,d. The fair Christine may
have sat at the window all night. gazing
at the moon. ;hd imditing wotu ballads To
the eyebrow If RouZand. the beau. Even
if She did occupy the bed. she may, III Il
liz of jealousy Inspired hy the reflection
that Miss Cary had been appiandcd or had
looked well. haze thrown hct>c.f on the
oUI-lIt oI the rDNtIlti kiS Su l. wv III nv
els and passed. the night in tears. and
with her hair up. Or. conceding every
thing, Il she dd occupy that bed. "a beds
are usually occupied. what earthly inter
est did the mattress possess? There.
doubtless. are such things Is sheets Ill
South Carolinf.n hotels. whose existence
would materially reduce the value oil ihe
mattress as a relic. The mattress whicn
was touched by the sheets, which cams
in contact iisshh.,i With ihee Is hardly more valuable
a, relic than the fork belonging to the
knife with which Peg Nicholson wanted
TO Kill King George. Ii il earth from the
GARDEN. but very far from the rose.
II people of the sort of that monopo-
! lizcr of mattre- e-seS abound in Charleston,
the proprietor of the Mills House has 1
cold mine at hand II virtue be found III
the mattress on which was laid the sheet
which was touched by the ni%ht-dres-
which cnvclOpcd Nilsson. some must per
tain to the springs that supported tho
mattress. 10 the frame from whence rs
crndcd the springs. to the castorS Whlcl
bore the frame. To the carpet which wa
touched by the castors. to the fioor under
the CARPET to the walls supporting tn,
floor. and so on. till we run into tn,
ground under the foundation that upbort
: the walls. Nasir-cd-Dcen' duck soup
made bv dipping crust into duck-pond
was not more thin.
: But having the mattress, what will th'
= purchaser do with it: To sleep on it woult
: be- to rrof:,nc it; to sleep on it might b'
impossible. being, as it is. hotel mat
. trcss. Ii would not make a good chin
: nrv ornament. nor. even if framed, adori
WALL The only hope that can now b
, seen ior his utiizingi it is found in the pre-
: vailin@ fashion in jewelry. The time ma!
] come-and Judging from the jewelers.
D windows will come so"n-when he cai
r wear the mattress for a breastpn and tn
! pillows "a sleeve buttonS.-Msso"'t Dem
Ocrut.