Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-06-16
and a trunk strap as his mess--
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Blind TOMS Memory.


Blind Toms Memory.
A gentleman from :Stauntop, Va, SAYS:
"The most wonderful feat of, memory I
recollect Of was displayed by Blind Tom
on the stage in giving conuert here re-
oontly. Twenty one years ago, ia 1860.
Prof. T.. T. Ide, music ea teacher at , the
Wesleyan Female Seminary here, attended
one Of Toms concerts at Frederick, Nd,
and, to test the genius of tho boy, played
Herman waltz then but very little
known and made some little changes of
his own 10 playing it. Tom played it off
at once. correctly. Tho other night Pro.
fessor Ide went on tho stage and asked
Tom what was the namo of the hall 10
which he p eyed il Frederick in N1S60.
Tom, without hesitation, gave tho name of
the hall. He was then asked who played
for him, and he said Professor lde.. He
was thon asked to repeat the pioce that had
been played for him then, and sitting down
ats the piano he accurately gave it as he
had heard it from Professor Ide twouty one
years tago, note for notc, including the
changes made by the Professor at that
time"
IowA's WALLED LAKE The greatest
wonder in the State of Iowa, and perhaps
in any State, is what is oallcd Walled Lake,
in Wright county, twelve miles North Of
Dubuque and Paoific Railway and ono
hundred and fifty miles West of Dubuque
city. The lake is two or three feet higher
than tho earth's surface. In some places
the wall is ten feet wido at the bottom and
five feet wide at the top. Another fact is
tho stone used in the construction, the
whole of them varying in weight from
three tons down to 100 pounds. There is
an abundance of stones in Wright county,
but surrounding the lake, to tho extent of
i've or ten miles, there are none. No one
can form an idea of tho means employed to
bring them to the spot or who constructed
it. Around tho entire lake is belt of
woodland half mile 10 length, composed
of oak. With this exception the country
is rolling prairie. The trees must have
been papted there at the time of the
building of the wall. In the spring of the
year 1856 thore was great storm and the
ico Of the lake broke the wall in several
places and the farmers in the vicinity were
obliged to repair the damage to prevent
undation. The lake occupies ground surface
of $500 acres depth Of water as great as
twenty five feet. The water is clear aud cold,
soil sandy and loamy. 1t is singular that
no one has been ablc to ascertain where the
water comes from or where it goes, vet it is
always cleur and fresh. - Burlington (Io,co)
Hd,ohcyc.
IT WAS THEN-It had been raining fr
six long hours Saturday whom a man wear
ing an old beaver cap and faded army over.
coat entered hardware storo on Woodward
avenue, shook tho water off his back, and
said:
"About eighteen months ago left my
umbrella 10 this store"
eyes"
"It was bran new umbrella with a
white handle"
eyes"
"And now guess III take it away"
"Certaiuly. Where did yon leave it?"
'tBehind the door,"
"Well, there it is."
"Ah Any charge for storagc?"
"None."
"Wcll, l'm much obliged?"
"Not at all. Any time you have on
umbrella hero it will be safe for ten wears.
Good day."
There are hundreds Of men in Detroit
like that merchant. They might pass
trade dollar on q stranger, but they would
never appropriate his umbrella. a.-Free
Fourteen years ago Maine man left his
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