Daily Republican., 1878-10-25
specimens Of this fruit were strung o.

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specimsns Of this fruit were strung on
the mules legs like beads. =
A mile beyond this ] saw our excsl.
lent minister Of the gospel vending his
solemn way across the prairies with .
wagon full Of infant Jacobs, and saw
unless he whipped his horse In most
extraordinary run, We would be into
him almost instanter. | pulled hard
on the near rein with ons hand, while
| steadied myself with the chain with
the other, but with no more effect than
II had taken pull At Pixies Peak.
We struck the parsons family about
amidship, and went through. ] never
saw infant Christianity so scattered as
on this occasion.
| left the parson gathering up bis
family, and continued until | struck
the doctors fence, and went flying in
TO his front door with the bull dog close
to my tattered rear. | knocked over
the cradle and upset the supper table.
The doctor came to my rescue with a
kick in the ribs Of his dog that sent
him with howl and q mouthful Of
pantaloons into the yard. then told
the doctor with one breath--all ! had
lef-that Araminta's little devil Of q
little brother was dying Of too much
watermelon patch and wanted doctor
with squills.
We returned In about the same style.
The doctor having a younger horse
than my rival had been favored with,
kept the lead, his pill. bags Mapping In
the air, while his coat tails made q
straight line behind.
II his horse tagged any the mule
started him up again with a vigorous
bite on the rump that seemed to infuse
new vigor into that medicated animal.
We passed my rival sitting on the road
side nursing his of leg as II 1t hurt
him. He never came back, acknowl-
edging his defeat in the most gentle
manly manner.
The doctor soon put Araminta's little
brother in 3 perpendicular position, and
that night at the bed side Of the little
sufferer, keeping we'll to the front, l
was accepted, and the happy
day fixed. rode into Araminta's af-
fections on q mule.
Mrs. POllard ON she W1tness stand.
Mr.. Marie Antoinette Pollard, the wild
ow Of Edward A. Pollard, q we'll known
writer, was q witness in the Wander
bilt will case on Wednesday. She tes-
titled that in 1870 she called at the
Office on business. She
invited him to a reception, and promis-
I'd to have Spirits" there. He said
he had Just been to consult his me-
dium. She inquired whether the spirits
had advised him to leave her a million
dollars. He said no. Then she said
they were wicked "spirits;' not as
good as she would give him. In the
same year she went to him again on
business. He was irritable, and said:
"Why don't you do as have always
told you-consult the spirits p In
1872 she went to him for subscrip-
llOu IOT tus Tcllri VI thC pcopAc va VIC
district in Louisiana. He
said he could do nothing without
his medium, Doctor some
thing. In 1874 she went to him Tor a
pass to California.
He was very sad. She said: "What
is the matter, Commodoref You look
sad" He said: 81 am sad. had a
visit yesterday from the spirit Of my
wife. ana she told me to leave all my
to one child" She asked
'Whichi" He said: "You would call
i'm the smartest." "She said: "Will
you leave me the million?" He only
replied, "Would you do itf" She sa d
she would leave it equally to all the
children. He shook his head sadly
and said. 81 want to do IL, but they
won't let me-" He also told her he
never transacted any business of im-
portance without consulting the spirits,
and that they cost him good deal of
Rev. DR.. Deems also testified,
his testimony being rather against the
theory that spiritualism had any con-
troll over the Commodores movements.