The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-22
Gen. Abe Rur,rl he noted tnrf

Gen. Abe Butord, he noted turf
man and horse breeder, (brother OF ON
buford who murdered Judge ElliotO,
recently stepped forward 10 the 'mour
ner ; Bench, of the Campbellite church
III Louisville, and profeseed religion.
He Is GO years old, and much broken by
grief at the loss of his wife, and the
action of his brother. instead OF bury
ing mis- wife, he had her room in his
house converted into vault, and be
daily spends an hour or so in the room,
by the side OF her coffin.
Such conduct on the part of life
long gan bier, of desperate character,
naturally aroused much sensation par
cularls as there Is a curious Revival
IL progress IN Louisvi lle
a lorg-legged, lung-armcd, long
haired, long wInded preacher who had
oLCe been mlsSlonaly, came doHu
from the mountains, with his daug hter
(nho plays on battered old meiodeou
u Ia Moody 4 Sauhey), and began pub
lie worship in a theatre, or exhibition
hall. His doctrine is the pagan one, of
Good Angel, and Bad Angel, who
tight for the control Of human beings
When man is good, the Good Angel
whips out the Bad one and vice versa
Barnes anOlnts his converts with 'tholy
oil. and il said To have worked some
singular cures The Courier Journal
sent its reporters to investigate his
so-called Miracles Among those
who had been anointed with oil In the
meetings were found individuals who
firmly believed they had been cured
respectively of sunstroke, neuralgia.
dyspepsia, headache, rheumatism,
bronchitis, malaria fever, and kidney
disease. One man who had been i'll for
ten years, and was barely able to get to
the church, went away at brisk pace,
apparently in perfect health
Of course the cures were simply the
result Of strong excitement Physicians
can point to numerous cases of Mind
acting on diseases of the body. We
have seen some singular cases in our
own experience. During the war we
knew soldier who seemed to have
made up his mind that Death would
drop on him at the first chance. The
battle Of Coal Harbor was his first bat
tie, and after the enemy fled he was
found to be 'wounded,' but had only
one finger shot off. 1t was tied up. and
he sat down OH log. Two hours
thereafter he was picked up, dead
1t was a case OF pure fright
During our two years in Albany Peni
tentlary, we were for few months in
the hospital. Nine in ten of the negro
patients who were fetched from the
workshops. soon died. The doctors
said" They give right up as soon as
they get sick, and We cant cure them
There was a young Irish convict. who
lay for several weeks with some hideous
disease, until finally he was given up
for dea He had taken no food for
days, and the sur. cons said there was
no chance tor recovery. His M )ther
came and kissed his haggard face, and
left him forever. Then the priest came,
to administer final "Absolution The
boys eyes were open, and his breath
pulsated, but that was all.
When the priest had concluded his
prayer, and was folding his napkins, a
faint voice asked -"Am | shrived :?
Am saf; p ''YeS, the priest said
BE at peace All is forgiven!'
"Thcn, said the y in changed
tone, e,-''lll Il not worry ony more; may
SO be, Ill git WELL"
He began to mend aud In three
weeks time was in TIE shops at work
a"ain. Ed. F & NJ.