The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-01-08

nleALH AlRACUl0ua
4 Rfaoe Tur0ess 70 stsne-A Lou Ssanna
Fhysaelan's Story or . uarv~ss..
Case 81 AH0s~ PesssGaessoo.
From ias New York Suu1
SIR: There have been 20 many comzents
IN The papefs. 'Hd receive 70 many letters
which II Ii impJs~ii,is for me 70 answer. in
reference TO the CURIOUS case VI pesrilacsion
which recently came ;.nGer my nolice. that 1
sm constrained 10 write IN account Of the
whole affair. giving 1t the same time INV
hypothesis ~ explanatory Of the rationale.
Mr.. Frederick Halter il by profession a
lawyer. he early acquired, however, quite
fonlne~ 70. the natural sciences, especially
geology. lie has perhaps the largest aud
most complete geological cabinet in Lousi-
ana. Whenever he wishes 10 relieve HIM
self from the dry details Of Law he withdrsws
himself into his Rock Study" - he calls
Use apartment where he keeps his cabinet and
books relating 70 science, and there pa.ses
many hours in experiment, in reading, and
in manipulating the geological and psIeonto-
logical collections which, through period
Of nearly thirty yean he has drawn iOxe-
Their.
THE DUrIFUL BRIDE.
Having married early in life. some five
year, ago he lost his wife and gave I'D his
household Affairs TO AN elderly maiden sisser,
Something over . month ago he married
again, taking - his bride q beautiful and
charming young girl Of sixteen. Az physi-
rs~ tn (sak a.
mate, was an honored guest at the marriage
ceremony. l am sure never Jaw . more
beautiful and happy bride. No one could
have dreamed Of the strange fate which
awaited her.
On the morrow after the wedding at Mr..
Halter mansion IN the suburbs Of the village.
She vas accompanied by = number Of her
female friends who were to spend the day
with her, while he, having basiness Of i'm
portance at his Office in town, promised 10
return ~ speedily n he could dispose OF the
business. The bride, being installed in her
new home, seemed to take little notice of
household matters for the first day Of matri-
monial life, preferring to smnse herself with
the friends who had come over with her.
knowing that the domestic affairs were in
good hands.
IN THE 9EOLOGIsT'S CABINET.
.bout I o,cIock ali. and ann. ,h,. y,
four Of her most in,im,,. f,;.nSs -, ;n,o
M. H.IIer,. "Rock S,ndv :" .lrs.d. r."'
TONED. IN look over the c.n;nes of c.,;o.;.
tie. vhsre thew amused ,h.mseivs. :, 81.
oIns eaie,v .uch !, YOUNG .n6 ,honsh,,...
oirIs vonli induloe IN h.,mle.. .,J ;.r-,
cent n All .nne.r.nce. Amon, ~. c,,-;o.;-
tie, vbicb AZ H,lIer had gs,h.,.I -.
.ev.,.i ror,d ho,,IJs,s h,o,.h, t.. -
ma, Tbese honIdsr. IN h.;no h.oL.n n..
sen, in the cen,r,I .n.ce . c,vs,.Il;n. I,.p
lion. and are nsn.liv not mnch is,.s. ,h.n
he double fss 0oe Of ,hs.. b"-...-
v.s unnsn.liv I,,,e me.sur;no ...,sv'"n.
niche in c;rcnmes,ence Ere,n.n,I! ,hs
;pternal surf.ce. .Ivavs holior co1,.;n.
-.ser y, r.,hsr . concs,,,s,s, s,,,',;". ~
'il;c. in v.tsr Th;s fsct va k,o~" =" "
NJ The Young l.3;es vbo m.r,;on.J !, A,
oncs ,bev ali bey,n N vonjsr -h.,h.. H..
Uas vater In The l,ro. honLd.rS r.oof
he smaller ones had hen h,oLs, .hn-,n
IN the cen,r. large crvs,.Is .nj IA .
.ine.l va.., accor.,;no ~ The .s..-,;o., -
he vouno I.Sv vho gained he,. ;nSo-.,o,;o :"
4 some other time IN , n,av;on, o.,
THE r.TAI nrAro.T
AGO.. :. T.,
oe :. P'op" " o'e.A IN inc
.ers male nv them ~;,h . .s"ia.;..i nap
ner always nrs,.ent Thev csIis.i - d..
I'D , coIo,ed man . s.,v,n, m ,hs ,i.oa
vho %. no,,u.,,o,, 40 h,..L o., m.
70 thev c.lle,t !, lie r..d;Iv .~..,,.J h.;.S
v;lI;ng ~ thus r.nJ.r liz ~. ...,;~s ~ ~
,ev mistress. A pitcher Irine DI.c.J nrasr.
,esih The bovlJer a. the man hsH - o..
turdv blow of his stalvart arm cr.cked Il
nd the Amid vith;n ran ont .rJ -.. ~
,cted in the nitcber sc.rcelv Jo.;,. . H.
here being half a mini of II. fsv .d.1;'
;onal blows orrne,i the howl de, n,s..n,;n.
,rve fine trsn.,s,.D, c,v.,.i. .. nr...
'hese were much .dmired and o,o.r ir.;nd.
,ere called from the p,r,or IN ,oot n ,hs
oveI,v.
The br;Je v;,hou, svs, .;v;,. :.
hmoht conce;ve,I The notion ., d,;,I;,.
,s S,,er from m. hovI,Isr Shs ,,o.,..S
,o., ~ = int . d., ,n,.,hI.. - c,,:
and lifting !, m hsr lin. al. g., S.."t
|, the health Of her husband then N ,h,, nf
~ Unmarried friend. in the room ,;.h;..
,em shor,lv 10 he hapuv br;des H.. hsrssIs
MI dra;ne,i the Ola, al hin. ,,on.
nicS IL that No one hal time m ;n,e,6.,. y,
tb;nk that ,nv conseoneucs. mich, CoII.w
R,o,n HrAIru
A. ,L...., a..
-" W.. Id !. "~s os%. .sA' .o ..,m va" z
, ,..";,as, .. ..."s I DUE Joke and
inutes the vou,hfnl hr;ds c,mnl,;n..i If
Ice&.ive pain in the stomach, and she be- :
IN to realize the rashnes Of her action. A !.
e,senger was sent in haste for her husband d.
I'd myself. Mr.. HalIer's Office being near ,
y own, We received the message almost Z
ard We rapidly drove 10. :
.ther in my buggy To his house. When :
e arrived she was dead, period Of fifteen .
inu,es having elapsed from the time Of "a !,
ing the draught to the time of extinction !,
life. They we're Just laying her out on :,
y arrival. To my surprise, / found she . y
ID grown in that short periol no rigid ~ TO :
nder it difficult to straighten her limbs. :,
the course Of three quarters of an hour =
II entire body became ~ hard and flexible
bone. =,
pass over the grief and condemnation Of = :.
e husband and family ne something too y
cred for remark, combining myself exclu- :,
vely 10 the scientific facts. Ii WA pl.;n u
at something akin to Ossi6cation had taken
ace. On more minute examination and I.
quiry found that the dissolved silica che y
ID taken into her stomach had been absorb =
and transmitted by the hyloporetic appa- :,
lus and blood vessels throughout the sys- :.
ID. and that her whole body was
A PETRIFACrION.