Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
Hero auu Their.

A Homer (NeD. gtrl nameu JOINER
Christopherson has within the past few
days killed fifty. eight snakes, and Miss
Nina Ream, OF the same place, gave tho
alarm winch saved lot of valuable pro-
perty from being destroyed by prairie
fire. and outran all of the men to the
scene Of the conhagratlon. Homer Is
very proud Of its girls.
1t is said that Lee street, in Dawson,
Ga, is the sbiding-place of a spook. A
citizen living on that street says that
when on his way home the other night a
white object, in the shape OF n gander,
suddenly arose before BIN and finally
grew to the height of man. The man
was badly scared. and now when going
home after dark always takes his gun
with him to protect himself
At a Philadelphia restaurant, with q
bar attached, says paper Of that city,
walters may be seen coming daily to the
bar with cup and saucer and asking for
an "I. L. straight" The cups are
handed back to them containing fluid
that very much resembles tea, but smells
of something stronger. l.. I. means
ladies' tipple, and it is simply an inge-
nius way of serving whiskey straight at
table to the many women who call for It
without attracting attention.
An old Washingtonian SAYS that tie
game of picking or cracking Easter eggs
is played in novel manner by the youth,
black and white, OF the capital city.
They take the toughest and haraest
shelled eggs they can procure and repair
with them to the slope back of the
White House. There matches are made
between the lads, who decide them by
rolling the eggs down the slope.
The boy whose hen-fruit survives
the down-hill journey without its
shell cracking takes the more unlucky
egg as his prize-that is, provided 1t IS
not wholly wrecked on the trip, ss IS fire.
ouently the case. The slope after Easter
presents a wonderful appearance. Pieces
Of egg-shells make it look from dis
lance as if light snow had fallen on it.
The scene while the contests are In pro-
gress il highly diverting, and it is won
der that no great artist has deemed II
worthy of transference to canvas.
Hezekiah Spalding, the meanest CHI
zen of Hardin county, Kentucky, Is
dead. Had Hozekiah met bis deserts be
would have been hanged long ago, but
that was impracticable, and ho was never
even brought to trial He was only
twenty-seven years old, yet his reputa-
ton for meanness was the outgrOwth ol
a whole life devoted to wicked deeds.
Hezekiah was q white mule owned 10y
Richard SpaldinC. When two years old
be swas stolen by a Yankee soldier.
He threw his rider into a creek and ran
home. When he was three years OF age
he smashed up five wagons, nine plows,
broke the arms OF three men and the leg
of fourth. When he was four year;
old Mr.. Spslding succeeded in selling
Hezeliah to a Louisville stock dealer,
who intended to ship him South toi
work on a cotton plantation. Hezekiah
went along peacefully to Louisville, and
was put in a stable there awaiting ship
ment by the railroad. Before he was II
the stable three hours he kicked
the end OF the stall out, over
turned all the stable-boys, and ran
into the street. lie got back to the
farm again, and tho man who purchased
him made present of Hez. and what he
had paid for him to Mr.. Spalding The
older Hezekiah grew the meaner he be-
came, but he was not perverse at all
times. He seemed to have spells, SC
that many of the neighbors used to date
events by the time "when Hezekiab
Spalding had fit" The only time he
was ever worsted in fight was when be
tackled a locomotive. Even that didn't
kill him. He died of old age.