Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-04-28
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Nc storm 4u Misseai. Every one had .
parallel instance to relses that had come
within his own knowledge and experience,
or that had been relsted by some one for
whose reliability ample vouchers coald be
furnished. From the bounds Of fact and
probability the talk drifted into the realms
! Of the improbable.
"Did any Of yon ever hear 81 Bill Nee
lands s,ormi No. Well. that was inst
little ahead of all the tornadoes on record.
Bill said that two foot wlite oak board
was blown two hundred yards aud, strik-
ing n sill end wise, was driven clean through
il, making hole rs clean and neat rs il it
had been mortised with a chis-l and NAL.
let" "Oh, Lord" calculated an incrcdu-
lous bystandrr. "Now wait, young one"
said the retailer Of this veracious history.
The old gentleman said that n very large
and intelligent horse, tn keep from being
blown OF, turned and ran at full speed
faciug the wind while IL lasted. When the
storm was over it was discovered that the
gallant s,eed had not advanced Ave feet"
A minister Of the gospel, who had begun the
conversation by detailing the telrgraphic
account Of the Missouri tornado, left ut
this stage Of the conversation with incrrd-
ulous horror written all over his countrn-
ance. The untcrrii&l narrator proceeded
with his proceedings" AT the same time
a flock Of sheep, numbering about forty,
wrr. lifted into the arr by the wind and
disappeared almost instantly. An hour or
so after the storm was over. several black
Specks were seen in the sky. Directly faint
tinkl., tanklr, tinklc WIS heard, and the
bell-wethrr fell to the ground. Then, irue
to their teachings the whole flock followed,
and, from various directions, came to the
ground around the bcllwcth-r." Amid the
most profound. yet the most expressive
silence, the only lawyer in the party gave
the spinner the right hand of fellow
ship.
A gentleman from South Carolina, re.
upon all subjects that partake in any way
of the marvellous, here begged leave to un-
fold leaf from his experience: while
you are all talking about improbable sto.
rcs, am reminded Of remarkable exhib-
ition Of muscular power told me in my
boyhood 10y an old man who delighted to
lie.
frequent talks with the cr-dnlous children
Of his neighbors. The men and women
who knew him, gave no heed TO his weak
ness, yet their very inattention and passive
liberation of his weakness cansed him to
prefer the society Of the little folks who
believed that gray hairs and wrinkles were
always indicative Of u love for the truth.
"soine one mentioning wonderful feat
OF strength in his presence, he tossed his
head with an expression Of pity and con
tempt. 'Pshaw, said he, that's nothing
When ] was ayoung man / carried nine
bushels of buck shot three miles, aud for
three hundred yards of the way begged up
10 NY III u DITCH slut-Whlk. a
party Of q statistical turn of mind came up
Just about the conclusion of the story and
made the following calculation, soto roce--
Say IL sacks Of shot to the half bushel.
20 to the bushcl, 40 sacks in nine bushels.
- pounds to the sack-bctwcrn 5000 aud
1000 pounds at one load. Gentlemen, the
thing is impossible and AZ to begging up
in the brick pavement, ! think that, hy
close calculation, could show yon that il
was not likely that that would have been
the result of carrying so heavy a load
ooh, cracky, what a solemn jackass," said
n pert printers devil who had been an sp.
prrciative listener NJ first. M absorbed on.
as the sheep came home, thoroughly de-
lighted with the strong man, and pro-
foundly Disguised with the figures of the
fool. The meeting adjourned, aud the ed-
tor has won wager by making an article
out Of slender material.
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic regulates the