The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-31
A witch, who rold the Truth.

OF berries before she vent nome and
told her folks.-DstgOit Free Press.
A witch Who Told the Truth.
Ann Hotel, formerly Ann Croft, has
been a famous character in the county
for thirty years. She processes to
have powers instilled in her from birth
by a witch mother. She has ~epiIeptic
fits, talks with a drawl and a nasal
whine and emphasizes her words in Il
peculiar manner
Her enemies said that she inflicted
the troubles she foretold, her friends
that she was a surprising medium
through which the future revealed it.
self. She undoubtedly hit the truth
in many instances. For example, she
happened to be at a lady's house in
her travels and upon opening her
book declared that a coffin appeared
between her lines. Her bearer was
visibly affected, because n of her
SOM was away at the al
No" said Ann, divining her
thoughts, The will not die in battle.
He will choke to death.n
There was but one way to do this,
so thought his mother. He would be
captured and hanged as a spy.
Despite the dictates of her reason
she grived for her son. A month later
she heard that he had died in a South
ern hospital OF diphtheria.
A poor man lost his coat. He could
i'll afford such a loss, for he had no
other. All through the summer it was
searched for, and when fall came and
he felt the need of it he walked a few
miles to hear what Ann could tell him
about it.
1T hangs in a dark place upon a
knife struck in the wall" she read
from her wonderful book.
Upon renewed search it was found
at the house of his sister-in-law, and
sure enough it hung upon the butcher
knife behind the closet door. The
sister-in-law had left it there when she
went from home the spring before
Virginia Cor. Chicago NeUS.
The Farmers Wife.
Every day of her life she goes
through the dreary, monotonous
round. AT an early hour, every
morning through the hot summer, she
prepares the same black coffee and
fried pork perhaps hot biscuits), and
before she can clear away the break
fast things and make the bed she
hears the calves bleating, the milk
COW stamping, both impatient to have
the mornings business done with.
Then comes the dreary routine of the
forenoon's work, the baking of bread,
the washing and the like, until the
meridian sun warns her that the ever
lasting midday meal is due and must
be ready at nee. To round up the
duties and responsibilities of the
day her labors are carried
far into the night, and
often, very often they continue
long after those of the male portion OF
the family have ended. She has long
since ceased TO think about her per
sonai appearance, A tender kiss
from her husband would almost sur
prise her. Once she grieyed that hei
little girls were so barely clad; now,
she scarcely thinks of it. That she
should have a spare hour every day
to read never enters her head, and the
bare suggestion hat on every Sun
day she should ''dress up" and devote
herself. during the rest of the day. &c
social intercourse would cause a stare
Of incredulity. For be it understood
that Sunday for the farmers wife il
a sort of clearance day TO adjust tn,
odds and ends OF the previous weeks
cares and labors, TO be in readiness
for the renewed labors of the coming
week.-John w. B0okDdlter in TIL,
September Forum.