Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-29
FAST BROKEN.

ASS 1IiN olOh' az l. NlONh y CO
terday, finished the eighth day Of
his fast in the hall at No. 5 Willough.
by street, Brooklyn, and cheerfully en-.
tered upon his ninth day. He was
encouraged by the visit of Dr. Vail
liant, one of DR.. Tanners watches, to
think that he could complete his fast
of forty-two days, and, notwithstand-
ing wife's objections, he said that he
was now going through with his task.
Early yesterday morning he and his
watchers walked down to Montague
Terrace, and, as he filed his lungs
with the pure air blowing from the
bay, he said that he felt better. On
b 5 way back to the hall through Full
ton street he passed a restaurant whose
window contained fine custard He
looked longingly at it, and said that
he was tempted to 90 in and get 1t, as
strong, hungry feeling came over
him, but he resisted the temptation,
and returned to the hall. Mrs. Liv-
ingston kept her word in the morning
not to return to the hall, because her
husband had disobeyed her wishes in
continuing the fast. But at about IL
o'clock she sent word that she was
sick in bed with heart disease, and
tha she must see him at once. He
and two of his watchers went at once
to her house, and they had private
interview but, as far as is known,
he obtained no food Livingston re.
turned to the hall, and in the after
noon his wife, apparently as healthy
as ever, entered and took seat by his
side. She still insisted that be should
stop the fast, aud told him that if he
didn't he would surely die. Livings-
ton said that the doctors who visited
him daily would not let him die, and,
moreover, that he was not afraid of
hurting his health. Mrs. Livingston
said that she had the heart disease,
and would get so excited about him
that she might die. Livingston, how
ever, remained firm, and told her that
he would not be at home to stay for
thirty-four days more.
81 have read the news from Maine, -
Livingston said yesterday, "and it
makes me feel better. All | care for
now is to finish this fast of forty-two
days, and then to help elect Winfield
S. Hancock" Livingston is such a
strong Hancock man that bis watchers
formed Hancock and English Club.
The fast came to an unexpected end
last night when Livingston's German
landlord ran excitedly into the hall
and exclaimed: "Your wife has
taken poison! come home. quick !"
Livingston darted out of the hall and
with his watchers running at his heels,
started for the residence of Dr.. Stuart,
at Clinton and State street He than
ran at full speed to his house at 358
Atlantic avenue The neighborhood
was in state of great excitement, and
the other tenants said that Mrs Liv-
ingston had taken bedbug poison and
was dying Livingston ran to her
room, his watchers following him, in
tent on seeing that it was not ruse
to give him food. He entered his
wife's bedroom and found her appa-
rently suffering from a dose of the
mixture which was in teacup at her
side. She was moaning, "Where is
my husband" but when he came she
would not speak to him and, as he
believed that she was dying, he was
in great distress. He came out to his
watchers and announced that he would
stop his fast, as his wife was bound to
get him home and if he attempted to
go on, it would be merely continua-
tion of the trouble.
The ambulance was summoned to
remove Mrs. Livingston to the hos
pital, but Livingston said that she
should not go. Dr. Stuart said that
there was nothing the matter with
Mrs Livingston, and that, although
she appeared to have taken poison, she
probably had not done so. Mrs. Liv-
ingston grew better after her husband
said that he would stay at home, and
it is thought that she will be all right
by this morning. She was once a
female pedestrian, known as Nine.
Walder