The Southern herald., 1884-09-20
The Fatallst's Terrible Test.


The Fatalist's Terrible Test.
San Francisco Newsletter: The
world is full of fatalists. 1t is an easy
and comfortable belief. l have been
told peculiar anecdote on the subject.
At frontier post the officers mess was
engaged in an ardent discussion. Wine
had been very freely partaken of, and
with one Of the strange caprices of in
tOxication, there was philosophy at the
bottom of the glasses. The Mohamme-
den religion was the subject Of argument.
Mussellmen's believe in fate. For them
a mans destiny is written above and the
time of his death set, and nothing can
advance it. Every one had something
to advance or relate in pro or con argu-
ment. In answer to one of the officers,
who demanded to know of what use and
to what purpose was reason and its con-
trolling power if we were born with the
tag of our destiny attached, another
newcomer-arose and said: Gentlemen,
what is the use Of discussion. Take me
as the subject. Can a man wilfully dis
pose of his life, or is the fatal moment
chosen by a higher power2 Try the
question on me. Who will conduct the
experiment." No one answered. Then
some one proposed wager. "Done, F"
was the answer. The subject drew a
pistol, showed that it was loaded, and
held it to his temple. "Twenty dollars
/ believer" "Who will pay if I lose'
He pulled the trigger, and the pistol
missed fire. "a joke" cried the crowd.
The fatalist smiled. He recocked the
pistol, and with steady hand aimed at
a clock on the wall. He fred, and the
bullet went right through the center Of
the dial. apologize now," said he,
"I have won the bet. I always did be-
lieve in fate"
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Trough on Corns," for Corns, Bun
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"Buchu-paiba," great kidney and
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Flies, reaches, ants, bed bugs, rats,
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Rough on Coughs" troches, 15c.;
liquid, 25c.
For children, slow in development,
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'sRough on Dentist Tooth Powder
Try it. 15c.
Nervous Weakness, Dyspepsia, Sexual
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Singing, irritation, all Kidney and
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Night sweats, fever, chills, malaria,
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| If you are falling, broken, worn out anc
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John c. Vaughn, well-known aboli
ZIONIST in ante-bellum days, and thi
chosen friend ofGiddings, Garrison ant
others ofthat ilk, has just been sent tx
the poor house at Cleveland, o., wher'
he viii probably end his days. Mr.
Vaughn once came within two votes 0
being elected to the United States ssenate
| The clergy in Madrid have started
monster demonstration IN every churcl
in Spain in favor Of the temporal poWe
Of the Pope.