The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-16

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with the South during the late war.
Having been quite ceutsppken in his
sentiments, he was visited at his
home. one night by a squad OF, Fed
eral soldiers, who were searching
for spy supposed to be concealed
somewhere in the neighborhOod.
The party Of soldiers rode and
surrounded the Majors house,
Guards were posted at the different
exits to the house, and then tho
Lieutenant who was in command
knocked at the front door The
summons was answered by the Ma
lor himself He had, no sooner pre-
sented himself than he was seized
by the soidiery andtaken to awoodg
near by.p He was quest i6ned as to-
the Whereabouts ofthe person who
was wanted. The Major claimed
to know nothing Of his place Of con-
cealment. The officer in command
did not, however, believe the state
ment, A rope was procured and
thrown ever limb of the nearest
tree, a moose was made at one, and
the same was placed about the Ma.
jor's neck. - He was then yanked
up and allowed to hang for short
time, when he was lowered, and, af-
ter being revived was again ques-
toned. Still persisting in denying
all knowledge of the spy, he was
again strung up. This treatment
was repeated several times, but as
no information was gained, the SOL
diers finally left the man in an un-
conscious condition. BY some means
which is to this day unknown to
the Major he found bis way home.
When reason returned he was in
bed, attended by his physician and
tenderly cared for by his loving
wife. The thrilling experience that
he had passed through on that
night of terror had entirely chang
ed his personal appearance. The
young and healthy looking Major
had, from the sufferings of those
few hours, become in appearance an
old man, and his raven black hair,
and beard were white as the driven
snow.
The story is we'll known, and has
been often told, of the lad who lived
lin the North of England, who, with
La number of companions, went to
1.-THE high cliffs near his home for the
purpose of robbing seme birds
Ilnests that were on the face of the
l|cliffs, some distance from their top.
A rope wrs fastened about his waist
and he was lowered by his compan-
ions over the cliff. After securing
a number of eggs he glanced up
ward, and, to his horror, discovered
that the rope by which he was sus-
lpended over the yawning abyss had
been nearly severed by a sharp pro-
Election of rock. He called franti-
caliy to his companions to hoist him
up, which they did, Upon reach
ling place of safety he fell in a
dead faint. The strain on his nerves
had been SO intense that bis hair
was that of ar old man. a 49,
In the celebrated Tlchborne trial,
which took place few years ago in
England, the Able Lefevre gave
testimony that he had seen the
murder of his father in all of its
horrid details, and ss a result of the
fright his beard had turned to gray
that night. ''l 80. '','. ~ F IT, -.
Numerous other cases of the sud-
, den blanching OF the hair could be
given, some of which perhaps could
/ not be proved. Those that have
, been referred to, however, are all
) authentic and can be substantiats
| by trustworthy evidence. Although
] it seems even more strange than the
} sudden blanching of the hair, yet
r nevertheless it is true that at an
advanced age the hair of people has
5 changed from silvery white to its
original color. DR.. Richards, oi
/ New York, reports the case Of q
man who had three changes of his
: hair from black to white during his
! life. The first change occurred
when he was about thirty five years
f of age. vsa adt .nsaa ye- -!