, 1874-08-08
a Tg1NNESSIIlS PRODIGY.

aAA$V tVANp9~f kA0 DE1AEAE~
tiolR Of PittKDurH.
clarkssftt. Tenn tJaly 3l>, Correspondents q sha
Louisp'Ao Conr3er-Jour7'at.
For several wocks past. rumora Of groat Won
dor existing noar Jolnsonvlllo, In this State,
havo been circulated freely about our Btrcota.
Tho papers Of West Tonnossee, md Of Nashville,
havo given it passing notice, but what hasboon
published has been gathered from travellers who
hayo chancod to pass that poiut. To-day no met
with d gentleman rho had ysitod tho houso
which contains this wonderful luagta 1eat,rn, aud
who furnishes ns with the following information,
which ho aHsules liz is truc to tho lettor. d nlau
named Ahern resides about miles from john
Bonyillc, on tho Teunosseo River. uo iH man
It moderate means, yot industrious and honaat.
Ha l,na family Of tive children, all bright aud
mtolli6olt and perfectly formed,
On Saturday, the 11th OF July Inst, another
child-a girl-was hotlel to his household, Which
poeseBsoH no pccCliar marks or attractions with
tho exception of q heavy suit Of hnir, as black
and coarse az that Of an Indian. She nlno has
twenty Informed tooth. consisting Of four IN
cisorn, two cuspidatua and blouapides oach in
the lower mud upper Jaw. It iH usual In infants
to show their first teoth between tho fourth and
eighth months. while THO bicuHpidea do not
Iu thiH case. however, theso teoth nre MI we'll
formed aud as firmly sot in tic atocoar procoas
aH IL tho caao in adults Ill faot perfect set Of
adult teeth, With tho exception Of tho naoars.
noy aud small porch in front, Bituated in beau-
tifu1 growth Ut natural forest treeB on tho bank Of
tho Tonnesaec River, is the birthplace Of this most
remarkable freak of natnro over known to mortal
mau. Tho child prospoya finely. aa nll children
do when their parents are active md full OF
henlth and v1gor; and tho no1glborhood for
miloB arc going to and from tho house of Ahern
to witnoss this modern prodigy. Many haye
congratulated tho parents BY suggesting tho pc
haso mentioned the Eiamosetwins," tho f'tlo,1-
ble-Moaled child" tho "Bleepng beauty" the
attcr creating no little ints rost in this State
Tow years H,uce, and lave urgalupon the parents
to writo Immediately to Daruum, who, they feel
confident, will soon hayo them on tho higll-road
to fortune. A gront state Of excitemont ragas
about that locality and the rnthor Of the girl ia
almost ruined by tlo constant How Of visitors.
many Of whom hayo remained to their meals, and
have i'll consequence made conBiterab1e-nized
hole IN tue gentlonan's b Iarder.
But tho most wonderful part Of this peculiar
creature remains to DO told. On Thursday, tho
18th Of July. while tho child seemed to be asleep
in her crib and silence pervaael tho room, q
nolse waa heard to proceed from tho crib which
rcsemblel tho voice Of grown woman. Tho
only words to bo distinguished we're, "Ju1y 25,
20, mud a." Everybody in the room rushed to
the bedside to catch tho sound, when the child,
with its eyes closed. said in olear and dlasinet
come July IS, 2C, and 27-bnt not yet" At tho
close Of tbiH littlo speech tile room wnB
almost depopu1atea, some running to their
noishbora, q milcn , oti, almost out Of
croaturo, and TINT tho Judgment dng was bound
to bo closo about while thoac who remained
wero almost frantic with fright. Several spirit
uhliHtic mediums woro sont for, nna after AZ
.nown 10 tho art to draw from tho child aomo
spiritual manifostations. Their echcnlos proved
ahortire mud tlloy wero forced, nftor many con-
jurasjops aud sleight-of~hand performances, to
forogo tI4p settclnnpt, acknowledging to the
thing seen, hearl, or read Of mon. Nothing IN
4, jackson Dayis' bookB. or in The Oloolt
Struck Ono" Ly Watson, or cSon in tho BaE-
nor Of Light" could IN any, way compare with
th o9 aFo St a 9 a ts aa would
not notice questions or tho crowd that hnr-
rounded lcr >hodasde. Bnt on the 2Gtil Of July,
in the night. tho voico cano from tho eodyi With
but slight moSememt Of tho !ips. and said;
Of satisfaction among tho unbelioyers In mira
Giles, no,no of whom retuArkel; "Tlo stars aro
shining brightly; IN taut, not q cloud oan be
aoen,' Little dtd they know Of tLat storm that
Of property uud hundreds Of lives in tho cities
Of rittshurg aud Allegheny.
No further montion ia .nado Of my word Ut
tored b.. tho child until on tho morning Of the
29th Of July, about half-past Q O'clock. Aa old
ways boen foremost on elootloneoring occa-
s.ous hnd dropped In with some 1.ew.com-
ors to yiow tho. .'great wonder. Whilo. .atand-
Ing by tho crib, looking at tho chlll, aho
oloar, llstinct voice. aail: "Woo to yon and your
ruco on tho 9Th OF August noxt look we'll to your
households; htay close to your homes, for .
storm viii rage far worso than tho one Just
passed. wlcl, will wipe al negro Itragglors from
md roHpoet th!a warming" laaaus eyes began
to tlato when tho lIrst wora WIS ntterui aud our