Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-27
,.,,,. ,kable Memories.

remarkable Memories.
was n Corsican boy who could
mere e 40 600 words. whether sense
pea l 20 as they were dictated, and
n' naueat them in the reverse order
n o r1F making q single mistake. A
r .. about sixty years ago. could
7slt sc The whole Of Paradise Lost"
P ,aut making mistake, although he
mot unt read it for twenty years. Eu-
NV. uu great mathematician, when he
.ns Sind, could repeat the whole
c~ ain Eneid," and could remem-
ne first line and the last line of
n.y. ~, mage of the particular addition
IN he had been accustomed to read
.a v,e he became blind. T.
loao kind of retentive memory may
o onus;dered as the result of sheer
u determination toward one par
in, Inv achievement, without reference
s Il TO cultivation or to memory on
l,' subjects, says Spare moments.
p;s is frequently shown by persons in
m life in regard to the Bible. An
' heorar man at Stirling, known fifty
ar sV aro as Blind Alick." afforded an
tam .ance of this. He knew the whole of
B;ble by heart, insomuch that if a
..ance was read to him he could name
a' hook chapter, and verse; Or if the
ok, chapter, and verse were named,
could give the exact words.
Gentleman, to test him, repeated
Verse, purposely making one
rbal inaccuracy. Alick hesi-
tel named the place where the
ssape was to be found, but at the
me- time pointed out the verbal error.
he same gentleman asked him to re-
at the 18th verse of the 7th chapter
the Book of Numbers. Alick almost
stautly replied: "There is no such q
srse, That chapter has only eighteen
rses," Gassendi has acquired by
BART s. 900 Latin verses, and in order
give his memory exercise he was in
E habit Of daily reciting 600 verses
om different languages.
Farmer Who Didn't Want Any soap.
you can either beat farmer as slick
grease or you can't beat him at oil, :"
id the patent hay fork man as We We're
liking about his adventures in the
bral regions. "That is, he is either
llible or oversuspicious. Some will
lfuse a good thing and some will snap
swinlle. think l can illustrate
declarations right here, or at least
he of them. The man in the seat over
bere is farmer"
u should say SO.
And he's one of the sort who sus.
pcts every stranger. Watch me try
in. .......
He took a cake of toilet soap from his
tchel and going over to the farmer
luted him in a pleasant manner, and
lded:
Il have new make of soap here
hich am introducing to the public.
is worth Is cents cake, but 1 make
price only five"
Don't want it," was the gruff re.
With every cake goes a SIS greenback,
gold bracelet. the deed of town in
ansas, pocket knife, pair of eye.
asses, and solid gold ring"
'Don't want 'em, sir!"
AS | want your opinion of the soap /
fll gNe it to you"
u won't take itv
But, sir, in order to introduce it into
bur neighborhood will give you loo
likes free, and at the same time leave
We watches and five deeds to town
bts."
"Look.a-here!" shouted the farmer as
jumped up and spat on his hands,
lou go away from me or I'll smash
gu! I'm on to your tricks, old man,
nd If YOU think you have picked up q
ayseed, you are barking up the wrong
Fee
And the hay-fork man had to move
vey to escape the blow leveled at
is nose.