The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12
THE MYSTERIES OFADAY.
STRANGE, CURIOUS, AND STARTLING
THINGS OCCURRING ABOUT US.
able StOry-The Eggs Turned to Chick
ens-The Sea Captains Horse The Bal
tihiore Journalist, ETC., Etc.

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timore Journalist, ETC.. Etc.
Uncle Billy Adams was furnishing the
music for a gathering at the residence of
a ~wcll-known planter in Dooly county,
Missouri, given in honor of a visiting
young lady from Augusta. The night
was warm, and the windows were thrown
open. Miss Alice, weary of dancing,
noticed the bird cage hanging among
the vines which grew over the veranda,
the inmate of which was aroused to it's
sweetest strains of song by Uncle Billy's
fiddle. Tapping her finger lightly upon
the cage, Miss Alice felt the vinebuds
playing about her hand. "My Godv"
exclaimed one of the dancers, as he
looked toward the girl, "look thercw
"A Shrek from Miss Alice, and she fell to
the floor. AS she fell a huge snake was
seen circling down her arm from the
cage across her shoulders, and us she lay
PROSTATE gathered itself in a huge coil
upon her bosom. With its mouth wide
open, its fangs set, and pressing it's head
closely to tho girls cheek, the moment
was one of intense excitement. The
ominous rattle was heard when Uncle
Bllly's fiddle gave forth one of it's live
liest airs, and the reptile quickly crawlcd
OIL, wriggling it's way toward the music
and out of the house. 81 dess knowed
dat 'ud fotch um," said Uncle Billy, as
he caresscd his instrument. "Does
creepin' crccturs is a might fond of
music" The reptile was followed and
killed, when it was found to measure
eight feet.
A RETIRED old sc a captain in the
North of England bought q horse
to please his wife. The ami
NAL proved to be frisky, and sew
eral times succeeded in splitting the old
lady. At last the captain attempted to
break the unruly stccd of his vicious
habits. He took 4 kcdgc anchor, with
a stout line, and fastening one end of
the line to the axle Of his phpton, took
the kcdge aboard, and the two men
started for a drive along the shore. Soon
the vicious animal spicd something which
gave him an excuse to run away, and
dashed off with frightful vivacity. The
captain dropped the rcins, and sum-
moned all hands to let go the "anchor.'
The anchor was let go, and caught firmly
in the sand. The unsuspecting quadru-
ped pranccd ioyously along until he got
to he end of the rope, and then he
pauscd-pauscd SO suddenly that the
phpton was demolished, and the two
men shot up into the air like a couple of
sky rockets, coming down in a fearfully
dilapidatcd condition.
THE Lancaster Ledger publishes the
following remarkable story: "On the
plantation of Mr.. R. T. Dunlop live two
negroes whose house has lately been
showcrcd with rocks from the skies.
This wonderful phenomenon of rocks
falling has been going on in that locality
Mt intervals for mor han ten days, and
people for miles around gather there to
witness it. The rocks vary in size from
an egg to q cocoanut. A popularity
about them is TINT they have fallen upon
several persons without giving any hurt
Or pain. A number of white men who
hootcd ut the idea, have visited the
place and arc convinced of tho truth of
the story. A number of gentlemen
rode out on Monday to witness the phe-
nomenon. They were not there long
before n sound on the shingles notified
them that n rock had fallen. 1t was
picked up and found to be quite hot. 1t
rescmblcd flint and had something on it
which rcsemblcd SCOT. A very honest
old darkey told n party that he saw a
rock rise up from near a peach tree and
go straight up in the mir"
PRINCES BAY is full of sea
turtles. How the turtles came
there is explained by the fact that
a few weeks ego several vessels came
into port at one time, bringing large
cargocs of green turtles. The result
was that the market, was o~verstocked,
and green turtle became too cheap to
please one Yankee captain, who decided
to hold his stock for a raise. He ran
his vessel down to Staten Island, and
along the Kill VOL Kull found two
unused docks close together. He built
a bulkhead across the ends of the docks
md tumblcd his cargo into what he
supposed was a secure pond or corral.
There were in that pen many tons of
material for fine turtle soup, but a big
storm swept down from Newark Bay,
bursting the captains turtle pen, and
letting his turtles escape.
THERE is a journalist in Baltimore, a
man OF long experience and with habits
almost P%uritanical in their steadincss,
who spends his vacation in y very novel
manner. He is n man of family, and in
his residence there is q large and COM
Portable cellar. If his family desires to
go away he interposes no objections, but
he says that, as far as he is concerned,
he is not going to pay IS or 81 a day
for being cooped up in IL summer resort
hotel room when he has right at hand so
many facilities for comfort. So, when
his holiday comes, he has the cellar
thoroughly cleaned and fitted up with
sofa, easy chairs, hammocks, etc. He
collects the best things in literature, lays
in a stock Of provisions and plenty OF
| cigars and tobacco. md for W weeks