The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-09-08

lf> Il n year term in the
Eastern Penitentiary. Last week he
felI sick and sent to his wife to come
20 him. She had no money and
lived sixty miles away, but she walked
tbe entire distance in two days, bring
inc her two twin daughters with her.
She made forty miles of her journey the
first day. Surely there is reward some
where. in this world or the next, for
such loyalty as this.
ELDER. of Beach Pond, r. l., who
WAS arrested the other day charged with
cruelty TO animals, is called "queer' by
his neiehbors. He is IS years old, and
lives in long, low house, in which are
a stable. blacksmith shop, a kitchen,
sitting room and parlor. Across the
rdceboard of the house he has placed a
bic table SO that ii forms platform
from which he prea hes long sermons to
imaginary audiences. The cruelty to
animals consists in not feeding his COW
and calf and in abusing them in his ef-
forts to train them. The calf is pretty
well trained, and will march to the right
or left. and halt at command. Not long
AGO he drove Lis COW W TIC pOuO oHu
went through the ceremony Of baptising
her. She is SO poor that she can hardly
stand. When the officials went to ar
rest him he met them at the outer gate
Of circle of gates leading to the house,
armed with two edged sword, made
from an old scythe, commanded them to
hal. and told them that they were about
70 tread on sacred soil and must enter
each gate with the right foot in advance,
ss il was the Lords property.
SOME months ago Joshua r. Locke
was tried for the murder of William II.
jenkins, and was convicted at Clarke,
Va. A motion for new trial has Just
been granted on the testimony of
George W. Lee, one OF the jurymen
who convicted Locke. Lee swore that
during the trial he had his eyes on
Young Locke and Gertie Zumbro, wit
ness for the State and daugher OF Mrs.
Jenkins by former marriage, and
while watching them saw an angel fit
from one to the other. aud he concluded
that young Locke Was IL love with
Gertie, and that jenkins was jealous of
him that he was not willing to render
verdict on the evening the case was
given to the jury, but during the night
he had made up his mind that Locke
was guilty, AMI in the morning when he
woke spirit seemed to say to him
justified. justified, justified" He also
stated that during the trial spirit was
whispering to him: "Mercy, mercy"
A PRIVATE letter, il il said should
never be produced, and rs proof of this
the conduct of Sir Robert Peel toward
Mr.. Disraeli is cited. Mr.. Dislaeli lad
commenced series of venOmous person
al attacks against Sir Robert III the
House of Commons. Sir Robert hint
ed that their cause was to be found III
his having refused to give him Office. MIR.
Disraeii Indignantly replied tina. he had
never asked for Office, and challenged Sir
Robert 20 produce one single proof that
he had. Sir Robert had at tie time q
letter from Mr. Disraeli asking him for
office, but neither produced it nor aiiud
ed to It, because his high sense OF
honor would No. allow him t. make use
Of a private letter, the production OF
which would have crushed his oppon-
eIt. Had he not taken this view there
would, in all probability. have been nc
Lord Heaconsiield, 10 Primrose Leagne,
nc Peace with honor and 10 n!any
oilei equally Objectionable things.
There is n Chinese saving that if Il man
who has been bitten 10y q ma. dog heats
the sound az gong within lGO days
alter he has hseu bitten lie will die.
Last May at Iangchow, in kiangsu
froylhce, a certain man from the coun
try met a mad dog il the city, and be
fore lie could jump ont of the way the
dog had caught hold of his bamboo-clott
Jacket. The dog was diven away, and
the man, not having Ieen bitten, felt nc
anxiety about the rencontre. Recently
however, there was a religious fiesta IL
the village, and the gongs, beating loud
", passed by his door. As soon as he
heard the noise he suddenly went mad
and began jumping and rushing about
biting everybody whom he met. Hi:
people sent in haste for a doctor, but ht
died before the potion, which the doc
tor at once set about boiling for him
was really to drink.
HE Buffalo Courier tells story Of ,
remarkable man. He was well dressed
large, self possessed evidently a maj
OF the world. He strolled into commits
Sion house at the Elk Street Market
Where stood bushel basketful Of eggs.
The stranger looked IA them awhile,
and then deliberately stepped into In
oasket. Tie crash that followed brough
ont the proprietor. "S,e here, what ii
Tie name OF the seven devils are Won do
ing ''Oh, only wanted to see hov
hWould seem to stan. on this basket o
eggs, said the man calmly. "Ioul
settle for this before Won leave here,
was the reniv Of the irnte merchant