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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-27
.up T4LISMAg AND THE LEECH.
A FRAGMENT.

49,
A FRAGMENT.
.,o,.oiv lady that on her sick-bed lay;
va Va bey lofdly lover spurred for the leeeh
smsg' msy mon the highway, crouched on the
e'soharad eola adv white-haired beggar that made for
aims her moan
yhe lordly lover cast ner BIS purse ifo'n sau-
ag,uoi ls.e is living dying. and for the leech go.
Il yonder burg physicians a. many I are, row row
Would that the y, il'Ao'' 0A 'ii "A'ie '''e"i
could know
urste this;' the crone, upstarting, placed on
his hand ring
.,rier erfb tbis sand and when thou rldest up to the
leeeh's door,
- sert sar tlsvseif what company of guests doth
stand before
,.ahafore the knight could thank her she
"a ss1Te share was naught but wee brown bird
sifting upon the spray;
Andfhe iightrhearted eFonWaru ne spurred
.rd used the battered talisman, and blessed
the kindly fay.
rnthe ringing street he darted to the chief
nhysician's door
Hsagserl g41 what ghastly company was standing
me ! souls Suis Of all the slain were there. ten
thousand souls, j trow,
IKE Witch-fres in pallid night a-wayering
to and fro.
On nassed the knight to another leeeh, but
before the door perdie,
Vas quite as CHASTITY if not quite 80 great a
company;
And up and down the burg he rode, but
everywhere he went,
Watched the spirit of each patient under a
monument.
aAlackl doth never leech have skill?" was
his despairing cry;
aAnd must the Lady Cunegund in her youth
and beauty die?
There Is but one physician left, and yonder at
hts door
0, heavens there floats a single ghost--a sin
gle ghost, no more!
70. blessing on the talisman and on the
kindly fayl
Here Is the surgeon skilled shall charm my
lady's hurt away.
Hol busk ye. busk ye, Master Leech, and ride
away with me,
And thou shalt save precious life, and win
apriceless fee."
Upgprang the good physician then behind the
gallant knight,
And swiftly up the sounding road clattered
the courser wight;
And merrily the knight he sang and shouted
in his glee,
"a blessing on the kindly fay that guided me
to theei''
sNow by our good st. Anthony, what is ii
thou dost say?
Dost thou not know, Sir knight, there is no
goblin, neither fay?
But tell me truly, who it was to me thy steps
did guide.
for how should poor leeeh be known
throughout the country-side?"
70. trust me, trust me, Master Leech, thy
fame spreads far and near;
On every side of thy healing skill what mira
ces we hearl
For though thy cheek doth brightly bear the
rosy hue of youth,
There is no doctor so renowned in all the land
good s0oth.''
"sr Knight it Ill becomes thy rank to mock
simple man,
One who doth practice Galen's art with all thS
skill he can;
But only Yesterday hung my shingle out a
And have had but single call-one patient
and no more"
-Now BY ST. Anthony exclaimed tn,
knight s*$
The remainder of this interesting ballad ha
Deen iost.-Edttor's Draioer, IN Hdrper's Mag
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-27
UneonscIonsness Of Diving Persons.

"a dying man may be burned with q
red-hot iron and not feel pain,' DIR.
Crawford said to reporter "Con-
sciousness may remain to the dying
almost to the dissolution, but generally
they lose the power of thought long be-
fore actual death. In cases of death in
which there seems to be suffering the
writhing and spasms are due to reflex
muscular action. Fear weakens the
nervous system, and, consequently,
hastens death; and the reverse of fear
may prolong life" The doctor cited a
medical report concerning Methodist
minister. He lay on the verge of death,
cold and pulseless, and friends around
his bed sang his favorite hymn. As
they ceased, and while the physicians
stood timing the death, the minister s
hands moved. and he whispered,
'15lory'' Restoratives were admins
tered, and an hour later the man had
recovered. He lived many years after
that. He said he understood every
word spoken at his bedside Under the
nervous excitement end enthusiasm
wrought by the hymn, he had exerted
his muscular strength, and lived
Stockton real. lHGig.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-27

Josh Billings went into a harness
shop in New York to get some trivial
thing, and when he was about to pay
for it the proprietor said: .Neyer mind;
it doesn't amount to much; some time
when you lecture you may send me
some tickets" Josh turned and walked
nearly to the door, then slowly coming
back, said: ''See here, Mr.. S., you are
like a good many other people; you
east your bread upon the waters, but
you tie string to it, and went slowly
out without another word or smile.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-27
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.


Some of the -mumrnies in the Brit
ism Museum have false teeth on gold
plates.
Mrs. Strong was the first cotton
raiser in California, and last year
she produced 100 bales.-- San Francis
co Call.
when in society, never talk of
yourself, y is the Injunction of an author
ity on etiquette. People in society
never do--they run down other people.
Philadelphia Call. -
The late DIR. Wood Is said to have
once condensed a half column poem
into two lines:
sDo .I you love mef' "No."
7 N z Graphic.
"A woman in Georgia wants
divorce because her husband refused to
to let her know the combination of his
safe. For the sake of keeping peace in
the family man should let bis wife
know the combination of his safe.
and keep all his money in bank.--EE-
change.
"A young man who had been going
with q Vermont girl for some time,
and had made her several presents,
asked her one day if she would accept
q puppy. He was awful mad when she
replied that her mother had told her if
be proposed to her to say no.--BoStOs
Post.
Il has allus heard It said dat il yer'll
arnly stick ter yer business yer's boun'
ter win, but dis amt true in cherry case
When yer tries ter keep a ole goose
from settin' yer may take de aigs er way
an 'stroy de mes, but de goose keeps
on er settin' jes az close ter der mes az
she ken get. Dis shows mighty fine
termination but mighty po' sense
Uncle Renaus. ;
Cruel -Effie Ito Mrs. Belweather,
who has Just been speaking of Mr.. B. J:
ssWhy, Mrs. Belweather, thought you
hadn't any husbandl'7 Mrs. b.: why,
CT course have, Effie. Do you mean. TO
say that you don't know Mr.. Bel
weatherPn Effie: Yes, but didn'
suppose he was your husband.
thought you hadn't any. Papa said yor
married for money, and that was al
you got. Boston Herald.
Grandpa, = said an intelligent little
fellow, ''wh0 made those great ditchei
in your foreheadP'' s'God, my dear.
| ssWhat did he make them for?7 g
don't know, Willie Don't ask sill,
questions Willie was thoughtful fo
a few moments, and then said: g
know now! Father can tell how oil
his cows are bv the wrinkles on thei
] horns. Is that what God put wrinkle
. on your brow for, grandpa? ?n-- Chica9
Times,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-27

Nathan d. Morey, of Syracuse, N.
T., invented new gasoline machine
aud was found dead few days later in
the room where it was kept. having
been suffoeated by the fumes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-03-27

AT the city jail il Portland, Ore,
upon the inside floor a prisoner has
written, by rubbing the whitewash ofthe
iron plating with his finger: '.God bless
our home, ..All people who enter
here leave hope behind y .'Welcome'
and ..Shut the door. - Chicago Herald.
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VI -. 'It hAl-ll,
Co., Judge NcL-unau Co.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-20
SAD END OF AN ELoPEMENT.

The Fugitives Caught on the River by
the Grips Father-He and the Lover
are Drowned.
An attempted elopement last night in
the southern part Of this county. says a
Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs.
special of the 18th inst. to the New York
World, resulted in the death by drown
ing of the fleeing lover and the avenging
father, and the narrow escape of the
young lady. The lady's family are among
the most prominent people IN Greenbrier
county, and the tragic occurrence has
produced intense excitement. On Thurs
day evening Ellen Farrier, the daughter of
James II. Farrier, elOped with John BIggs,
who had for some time been paying atten-
tiOn to Miss Farrier despite the strong
opposition and threats of her father and
brother. They fled towards Greenbrier
river In a buggy, intending to cross the
stream and be married at the house Of a
minister some distance beyond with
whom they had an UNDERSTANDING The
father was absent from home when the
couple left, but on his return he procured
buggy and, accompanied by his son,
started in hot pursuit. Biggs and his
intended bride, unconscious of the chase.
az 1hC AAfCls eAuO GII0Il18 Il BklH
started across. Hardly had they left the
bank, however, than the pursuers dashed
down to the shore. Jumping into another
boat the young lady's father and brother
followed the lovers, at the same
time calling upon them to stop. When
about half way across the river the fugi-
tives were oyerhauled, and, dropping
their oars, the father and his son sprang
INTO int. the boat. The former grappled with
Biggs and the son took his sister into the
other boat. A struggle ensued between
the irate father and young Biggs, in the
course of which the skiff was overturned
and the father and the lover sank and
were drowned. Miss Farrier and her
brother reached the shore in safety. The
news of the affair spread like wildfire,
and the next morning a searching party
found the body of Biggs lodged in a pile
of drift. Mr.. Farrier's body has not yet
been found.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-20
CUBA's PENNILEssNEss.
No Immediate Prospect of Brighter Fl
nancial Skies Over the Island.

No Immediate Prospect of Brighter FL
nancial Skies Oyer the Island.
NEW YORK, May ia letter from
Havana, dated May 10, says: ''The au-
thorities have not yet succeeded in cap
turing General Aguero. This circum-
stance is causing much criticism all over
the island. Every few days depredations
and acts Of destruction, said to be COM
mitted by detached parties of General
AguerO's band, are reported. Ru-
mOrs of the contemplated sale
of Cuba to the United States, which
it appears were originally started
in New York, have found many
thinking circles in this island, though
they are discredited. 1t is asserted that
the horrible state of the Cuban treasury
Will oblige Spain to sell the island in order
to realize a number of millions which it
can no longer draw out of Cuba. The
saving of $4,000 by the suppression of
the sIb-intendancies Of the treasury.
lately decreed by the Minister of the Colo
nies, is like drop of water to the sea.
These sub-intendancies were created only
three months ago. The contemplated re-
ductiOu of expenses to $27, 900, 900 is
merely nominal. for with every exertion
the government has never been able to
collect a larger sum for income.
Therefore the burden of the tax
payers will not be lightened, and in the
most favorable point of view the so-called
reduction will merely prevent a further
deficit. The people are clamoring for a
radical change. From the first of July
next new schedule Of rules and tariffs
for the collection of contributions for in
dustry and commerce will go into effect.
The rules are so complicated and onerous
and thp tariff pOps into Guph details th Z
taxpayers are Respondent. The munich
pality of Havana, which is as bankrupt as
the Treasury, has augmented it's tariff
for taxes with some extraordinary items.
There are about 5000 cigarmakers out of
emploYment in this eitY.v
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-20
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
The New England Editors Disband-l
Series of MisfOrtunes.

The New England Editors Disband-A
Series of MisfOrtunes.
ATLANTA, May 19.-The visiting editors
from the New England States were driven
about the city this morning. At noon
they assembled at the agricultural depart
ment, where was exhibited to them a col
lection of Atlanta manufactured goods.
This afternoon the party broke up. Some
of them left for New Orleans and others
returned home. Maj. Daniel Callahan.
the popular railroad contractors well
known in Savannah, while going to
his room in Mercer's Hotel this morning,
missed his footing on a step and fell,
breaking his right thigh bone near the
hip. He is receiving every attention, and
appears to be getting on well this evening.
although suffering great pain.
Commissioner Bacon is here, having a
conference with Judge Henderson and
Col. Livingstone and others, upon the sub
ject of GeOrgia's exhibit at New Orleans
X. p. Richardson, in a difficulty with
Patrick II. Enright at the Faith Saloon
on Decatur street this afternoon, cut him
dangerously in the neck. Physicians
think that Enright will die. While a gang
of hands were at work on the Belt road
this afternoon one of them drew a knife
and stabbed Jim Franklin several times
One of the wounds is in the lung and is
considered dangerous. In both of these
cutting scrapes arrests were made.
Mrs. John W. WietZell, wife of the car.
riage builder Of that name in Atlanta.
while out riding this afternoon met with a
| serious accident. While crossing q
bridge over twenty feet high near Atlanta
University the horse became unmanag.
able, and backed over the embankment
Mr.. Wietzell and his wife and child, who
were the occupants of the wagon, were
thrown out by the fall. Mrs. Wietzel
struck a rock, tearing all of the scalI
from the crown of her head. Tonight
physicians report her as being painfully
injured, but not necessarily fatally
Wnundpd
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-20
CHICAGO PRICES LOWER.
The Decline Very Slight and the Days
Trading Rather Dull.

Ihe Decline very Slight and the Day $
Trading Rather Dull.
CHICAGO, May 19.-The markets to-day
ran along in sluggish way during the
greater part of the day, with tendency
toward low range of prices. Operators
continue to act with caution, but re-
vival Of confidence appears to be looked
forward to in the near future.
The wheat market wls easier and prices
averaged lower. Foreign advices were quoted
steady. The market opened easier, declined
!, rallied a, fluctuated within range of rs.
and finally closed = under Saturday. On thu
afternoon board more activity and firmness
were shown on more encouraging export ad .
vices. June closed at SSc., July at 96Izc, and
August at S95 &c.
Corn was weaker and averaged lower. The
market opened shade easier, declined 15c.,
rallied &c. and then with numerous fuctIla
tiOns declined 11zc. below outside prices and
closed &c. under saturday On the afternoon
board the feeling was firmer. June closed at
So Sc, July at SIC, and August at 5s1 4o. Oats
were weak ana lower. On the afternoon
board a partial recovery from the lowest prices
of the day occurred. June closed at BIC. and
July at 32I4.
Pork was moderately active and prices were
l5G20 cents lower, June closed at $l7 25, July
at Sl7 3715 and August at $l7 40.
Lard was active. Prices were SOLO cents
lower in the regular board. but recovered
partially in the afternoon. June closed at 10
cents and July at % cents.
IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, May 19.-The Mark Lane EsDress,
in its review of the British gram trade during
the past week, says: "Sunshine has improved
the condition of wheat. Trade is slow
Values are in favor of buyers. Maize is
scarce, but 3G6d. cheaper. The of coast
market is quiet. There were u arrivals.
Five cargoes were sold were Withdrawn,
and remained. There is no inquiry for car
goes on passage. Quotations are nominal.
The sales of English wheat during the past
week were 5S,s72 quarters at BIS. lodi, against
T,75S quarters at 43s. Al. during the cOrre-
spending week last year"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-20
TILDEN STILLIN THE RACE
HE is SAID TO BE FULLY ABLE
TO STAND THE CAMPAIGN.

Representative Cassidy Processes to
Divulge the Inside Facts of the Recent
Visit to Gramercy Park of the Pacific
Coast DelegatiOn-The Trip not a PO-
litical Pilgrimage.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Representa-
tive Cassidy, of Nevada, to-day said that
the visit of the Pacific coast delegation to
Mr.. Tilden some weeks ago had given
rise to many erroneous impressions
throughout the country. This resulted,
he said, from the fact that all sorts of al
legged interviews were published broad
cast which never took place at all with
any member of the delegation Contin-
uing, Mr.. Cassidy said: ''The visit to
Gramercy Park was purely social, and
originated in this way:
HOW THE VISIT CAME ABOUT.
Representative Spriggs, OF the Utica
district, N. y, Is an old and intimate
friend of Gov. Tilden. Judge Spriggs,
being about to go over to New York, in
vited me to accompany him, and together
pay our respects to the distinguished
statesman. Later the party was enlarged
to include a portion of the delegation
from California. AS tine visit was purely
social and wholly nOn-political, a sense of
prOpriety demanded that the delegation
should refrain from rushing into print,
but the objects of the visit having been
misinterpreted and widely misrepre-
sented, l feel that it is but simply just to
disclose all~that took place. Ex-GOv.
Tilden received the party with great
cOrdialitY, and the interview lasted
nearly two hours.
TILDEN's GOOD HEALTH.
While it is true that one of his arms is
afflicted, his general health is remarkably
good, not to say robust. The Governor
threw back the heavy folding doors in the
presence of his visitors and moved abcut
with as much activity as a man of 40.
His mind is as strong and clear as ever
before in his life. AS to his ability to
stand the fatigue and excitement Of a
campaign, l think that his chances in
that direction would be as good as those
of any other man of equal age.
HE WILL ACCEPT.
The only reference made to politics was
when amember of the delegation, address,
ing Alr. Tilden, said: ''GOvernor, we are
all your friends-we are all rilden men
as are all Democrats on the Pacific coast"
In reply the Governor said: II am not
Tilden man, which was construed by
some Of the visitors as a declaration that
he would not be a candidate for the Presi-
dency. For my own part left Mr. Tilden
in the firm conviction, judging from all
surroundings, that he will gladly accept
the nomination if rendered to him by the
Chicago Convention. | may be mistaken
about it, but l certainly came away with
that opinion"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-20
IN THE BASE BALL ARENA.
Cincinnati Players Arrested in Indian
apOlis for Playing on Sunday.

Cincinnati Players Arrested in Indian
apOlis for Playing on Sunday.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 19.-The Cincln-
natl and Indianapolis Base Ball Clubs
played a game of ball here on Sunday.
The members of the Cincinnati club were
arrested to-day, charged with violating
the State law prohibiting persons from
following their usual avocation on Sun
day. The players were released on their
personal recOgniZance. The cases will
be heard tomorrow. The members of the
Indianapolis club will be arrested tO-mor-
row on a similar charge.
WASHINGTON. May 19.-To-day's base
ball games resulted as follows:
At acknowledgements Is, Harris
burgs s.
At Phiadelphia-Was Washingtons 3, Athletics
4; Clevelands ). Philadelphias 0.
At BOston-BOstons 4, Chicagos ?.
At Trenton, N.J.-Domestics, of Newark, 2,
TrentOns 3.
At Observation-Disclosures 4, Detroits g
At New 1Ork-BuffalOs s. New Yorks II.
At Richmond-WilmingtOns 4, Nirgnias 6.
At Reading, Pa.-Actives 4, AllentOwns I3.
At BroOklyn-Alleghenys 6. BrOOklyns IL.
At New York-Metropolitans 10, Baltlmores
At Amherst, Mass.-HarYards 10, Amhersts
10.
At Cincinnati-It rained and there was no
game,