The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-06-09

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w.,,s.,snl Stn,,.. M n wonderful Man.
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Fora a iiayor-txo nast. in fact since
Wednesday afternoon, there has been
stonnine sc the Grand Windsor hotel
4nremarRabla man.. There. is nothing
parfienlar striEnp or that is very p,,cu-
4 liar aither in his appearance or manner;
vat M ons seess him without looking at
Kim seccSnnd time and being directly i'm
n,ssssJ Sv;th the idea that there ia some.
t,,;Tss g, ,,,rstar;ona = "a abopt him. He ia well
iStssssj sss % tIomsh Il : fashion somewhat
Sns;nf rsSss .ns IYi 5s ;s a. pleasant, as polite
s,,J ] a. ];ov;al . as a:pentleman could we'll
! E Sha 10 e % "a mot ohtens;ye neither is he
srsi;,ino or innduIy reticent. He is we'll
nfsrrnsd an oil anb;ecta5 hnt the current
! ass,,t. ~ the M s,,s nast Years in our country.
I Sat &c Sn;st az ;ptsil;cence ha has managed
Z :.esS. = ~ ~, a smaitar;nc knowledpe of
80. es,.i. s .Sa.e What f;rst interested our
;.rss,o,tsr';n' rsn him although he had looked
i.Sp E,G,S' S;,T time ~ n and aoain and though
iiha;ts - ~. ,v.s sonsti,;np strange about the
.os,, .ns.s ,.as was I rsmarf he made Yesterday
tba. Ia had mt heard of the civil war
Iass, ia.ss ~ . az Sto,ss I mil that morning
me-" M -. ~. ..La. - = star.sr Tho man
LIE ssss sssae s,e,n,"ns s nf ;naan;.v and
suomeI ~ sos. - shs;no ON ;d;ot. he
swas = ioIs "aJ ~ & iaass a % toiJy 90
naS aul 'unus .an :,o,,;sS :, ~
wen as the ne1I Que, anu - las.sn ~ III. ~
oerlng tnem. toInake : louS ss ,,eoa Ia'
as tne gen.leMaa isssr;naJ au1 I;e ~ ;ntapn;ew =;
~. oa. Ia % ga ons ;f.noss;hle who he
~. na.. .ad ~ -tat I hss sbad tp sav for himself
;fsnythinr I When approached on the
subiec.. he smiled sadly and a far
away look entered his eyes and he
stopped as if inssverie. Alter a few mo-
ments he said :sWell, I might as we'll
tell Won INV story as not. It is strange
and Interesting one. 30, strange. so mar
vainns that I dmbt If any scarcely will
hal;evait. Iahall only give you a brief
outline, for I.haYe got ali my adventures,
Sa nerfscf diary of eyery;event of my life
for the nast twenty wears nearly, since the
f;ras Of October. 1860, and will publish
them [as soon as I,reach New York,
where nv friends and family live, who,
while they cannot vouch Of their own
EnoWledse. for the history of my life since
con- ethanr can, voneh for enough to.
maka INV. storv balieyed.n Here he be-
came silent far q faW moments. and seem.
s.;ncIy .1nst in Thought. but arousipp
he said His meet aud proper
Ihnirk THAT ! should makesat t1east a par.
tial statement Of who and what / am and
whence I came here in Dallas, as Dallas
county is the fret point on outer crust Of
the earth that / hare seen or visited since
sthe falEof 1860, oyer2tWenty years ago.
This vas a starter. and our reporter
onened his ewes little and looked around
( ~ a sso ;f M tber.s ~ vvas . pood wav of r. at
IN casa tha Innatics should become giolert t.
Bnt anmmoninp up courage he ,yentured
to the questions "What do you mean?
i don't understand you. Do you mean
to saw that You have been off the earth for
twenty iyears?, ~
aTseA YOU ara incredulous. the stranger
replied abut Won need not be wonder
stricken Tfis not an impossible or un.
reasonable story that ]. will tell you,
.ehen 7 tellit ali shut the people. in their
;c1snlance tisS IF atha real facts. will think I
am s crazy: enthusiast, luny scientist,
but they are mistaken and they will know
it ere long. Imean to say that I have
not been on the surface of the earth for
q l;ttia 5ovar twenty wears. I have not
haan INIT r, snsce. Il, the spirit world, mp
1 onnnne, the stars or ANYTHING of the kind.
III aSniy a the bowels az the earth. and
shas I ssy e. yoi, snow and for publica.
s;as Il ~ H.raM in The morning il .
an;aa a :. f,one @ ND ND .ssrth ia the solemn truth
and n,I she anl;rhtenefl, masses of the world
,n M;ii ~ rrdsg Il ;ns;ds az 4 year But let me
,aII AL vo,, % INV st,rv
.o NJ n nams = William. m.R Amsdell and
-. @ aa,;ra of Nav Yort c;tv When
ha., I a.i'e h"d :, ores. a s.ncu to On sea and
S s naa .s;,!sa, s 80 - cah;n how ona liver.
~, u's0';a ".sstod 81 ~ yov mn f,om
Pooi sesse.. a.:.:es a.Ae ,.t;} Iceo a. tho
posiuo9 .9 Posl.lou, ens. .0oo, s,.ao, ~ .as as
age OF iotty ! nss rs So at. = soam ah;n %
ever walked tue quarter ugSA 9;s y. az! sn.P' aI;
mao ssiseo 10 sese,af sauv u;ne mn ~ tI the
tons ~ me mslcaans aalne ne,nan, w ~ na;I I
pace OF nts. see asso % On, ns snpw pvv' Can't
sseamer:, ln.iEIyI Gsii .,o..od oa % nn an r.. ar.
onai!es : sanses hat af Ia tha rsna;na Oil m of Sir
'PeuisioT a.SI;a ~ SI,on n I nhto;nod nssaaoe
Jonn Flhaklan. .oSai Ia GI.a.CeI bH Gent % RuS.
on wnaier solnnanuu Iaa. ~, o1? n?;m The
oington' aho vel moLs u % .ha -.;o reo;on
wnaiel, saS a,ssi Ss an ,eaT ~ tha G ;ce and CANT
geen"e I oioIAeu s.aut ~ nf h ~ i've i've with the
H A auu "Sn Tan. T %s1l rema;ned with
Esqa'Isuddi h;udiv sp.i Usppnle ~ two veam and we
.aass .u.se ~ ] nr.nr aYnlor;np exneditions.
J ns nsus on. ~ of these + was lost and after q
NJ NJ IVY - S.;n Hill and his Esou;-
; long SeafCu III Will, A7h @uo a,S o'4,