The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-09-30
SAN HJNCOCK.
And Rad a.Pleasnnt Chat Whilinx AWAY &
Good Time.

/ SsAW HdNCOCK.-
And Had a.Pleasant Chat Willing ;Awsyv /,
| Good Time.
A Tituspillo man, who appears; ia
have no peace Of mind ulilt,ss he is
talking politics, and very little then.
returned from New York Yesterday.
ana his story followed linn on the ncx
train:
He'was riding IN street car Satur-
day, and after having read all tho
signs IN the car turned to u large, fine
looking stranger OH his right and said !:
'Got vote In the city,, suppose? ?'
eyes, l vote in New York." replied
the stranger.
CLOVIS politics looking down here 2''
I 81 hardly know; don't take much
interest in politics myself"
"Things are booming all along the
villc.
"Ahl indccd."
"Fact. l never wsanything like it.
everybody is yelling Hancock and
English. Mado up your mind as how
you're going to vote?"
"Fm Il Democrat, like yourself, said
tho stranger, quietly: ''but guess I'll
WV iVI NuIHclu tll1S llme.|
ION, come now" pleaded Titus
vile, hilching up little closer in his
carncstncss; don't go back on the best
man Wc ever had. Give us BOOST"
81 world like mighty we'll to SEQ n
ch'tnge, will vote the straight Demo-
cratlc ticket except Hancock. l can't
"Oh, YOU can, Though. Hancock's q
G tfn II
know yourself that Garflcld's u little
off-color ill., some respects.
eyes. know, but guess I'll hayc
to vote for him, all the same"
The TitusvilIc man couldn't undor-
stand why this should be-, and pressed
an explanation.
ing pleasantly, "I met MI. Garfield
shortly after the nomination. We were
"ah'crlng each other, like men will,
You Know, and hc'proposcd to vote for
me II would vote. for him---'
"Whatp exclaimed TilusyiIlc. s:you
amt Gcneral--.-'
eyes, Interrupted tho stranger, still
smiling pleasantly, 81 an Gen. Ham
cock, at your service"
The Iitusvilic man immediately saw
the striking resemblance to his pub
llshcd portraits, andapologiZed for not
having recognized him the moment he
entered tho car; he certainly would
have known him, only that Gen. Ham
cock was thc last person hc expected
to see, NC.
After Inviting Titusville; to drop
over to Governors Island and take
dinner with him, the General batlc
him good d,ty, and left the car. Tho
IitusvilIc man watched his idea!
statesman and soldier disappear in Tie
tenptcstuous sen. that flows unnm
l}roadway, and then made the appal
Ing discovery that his gold watch ana
chan had been stolen. While ne was
lamcnting, like Rachel for her chil-
!tren, the gentleman who looked like
Hancock was perhaps explaining TO
MS pals how lc "nippcd Il yokcl's
ticklcr."
, a GhL|s'Lc:Sc NaAr.-S5carccly less.
astonishing than DR.. Tanners recent
feat of fasting is the condition OF a
young lady, the daughter Of tho Nlav-
or Of GrambEc, Il village near Hrcmcn.
who is said to be fast asleep since the
second week III January, with the ox-
ccption OF Il few hours Of srmi -wnllo-
fhlness at intervals oftrom six to eight
weeks. IT. appears that she lies pl,Ing-
ca into profound slumbcr and entire
ly unconscious or al that goes on
around her, night and day, rcclininr
on llcr. right side, warmly covered uD
ana with light GallZc sDlcnI over her
head. NourisEmcnt, chiefly in Il liuuid
form, is daily administered TO her,
which she swallows without uwakinn
for second. She is pretty, slender
girl, ofa pailid complcxion; but size
docs not lose in weight during her
frances CT from forty To sixty DAYS,
and when awake exhibits Il cheerful
disposition and an eager desire to pcr-
form such household tasks as her
strength enables hcr to fulfil. Her
father Is 1t wcsl-to-tlu man, who hns
consulted several eminent medical
men in the hope Of discovering some
remedy for his daughters abnormal
condition, which entails serious incon-
Ncnlencc and constant anxiety upon
tho other members OF his family; but
all efforts hitherto made 10 keep tic un-
lucky girl awake have resulted i'm TO-
tai failure. Since thccusc of tho slcrnv
uhan at Potstlam. no such i,tcrcstinG
subject Tor study md observation on
The part Of the faculty has arisen AZ;
that Of the strangely somnolcnt burgo-
masters daughter of Grnnbkc.-Lou-
don Iclcgrwl'h..
n TERRIBLE REvENGE.-A little
lady satisfied herself with peculiar
revenge recently at the Grand Central
Hotel III Taboo City, on Lake Biglcr,
Nevada. The place is kind OF Yves
tern summer resort. The lady came
ono day with her two children, all
dressed very modcstly aud even plain
ly. The swclls OF womanhood turned
up their noses at her; she must be no
body. SO she was given to understand
that she must consider herself snub-
bed. This thing went on for some
days, till at last sho sent home to San
francisco for the rest OF her clothing
and those Of her childron. Noxf
morning She, came to breakfast in q
magnificent morning dress made by
Worth. and proiuscly ornamcntcd witt,
diamonds. aud hor two little children
were dressed up to look Us pretty as
pictures. Everybody seemed anxious