The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-11-18
She Tells the Number Of Minutes and
Seconds Which EIap>c With
ont Seeing n Timcpirce.
A Post Election story From Il Western
Montana City Which Contains
strange Statements.

MISSOURI Il young WOMAN ol UldTNelOuS
beauty who keeps time like a clock, in
her mind, and counts the passing Of
minutes and seconds with the precision
of "a chronometer. The paper says:
There is right here in Missoula a young
lady possessing a remarkable and uneX-
~plainable gift. The name and residence
of the young lady were given to a re-
porter with an invitation to "call
around" and the assurance added that
he would witness something that he
never saw or heard of before.
The item hungry reporter who had
been on the lookout for a stray piece Of
news. and who had worn himself out IN
hunting over a barren field in search of
it, eagerly accepted the invitation and
soon found himself rapplng at the door
OF the young lady's residence. The
family is one Of eminent responsibility.
and its members have the entrec to the
higher circle of Missoula society. The
young lady is also d prominent figure at
the Nissoula Social club balls.
The reporter was politely received and
lntroductluns and mutual explanations
followed. The father Of the young lady
assured the reporter thai he had no love
for nutorlety. and that his daughter was
really ayerse to having mention made in
the public prints Of her extraordinary
gifts. and that she even shrank from
showing her most intimate friends what
she could do. lie also told the reporter
that after long persuasion he had finally
gained her consent to De interviewed by
4 member Of tie press with a view of
giving publicity to what was witnessed
IN order to ascertain. if possible, through
the public press whether her as
tonisning powers were ever shared
ny another. After making this eX-
~u,anation the father approached It door
al the side Of the room and opening it
called to his daughter and requested her
presence. In d omc a most beauti-
ful young lady entered the room richly
alfred in the heInhth Of fashion. She
entered INTO conversation with the re
/ rter. and with charming n~aiyette she
avnlaiu4d To fine scribe the nature of her
rnr,,t,ar oft hut rrn.iy arknnvlnd~r5
that eTn rrIldr.t roll hoT. shn v,as mo
TO manifest #
For instance" said she. lint have
youa watch with you."
The reporter n~eryously produced his
- ~chronometer.
Now continued the Young ladv:
please note the time to a second. am
goinp over to that corner of the room.
shall take a book from the center table
and read aloud a I page from it and then
return it to its place, When | have done
this | will tell YOU to the fraction of a
second the time occupied in reading.
Miss - then very deliberately arose
from her seat. took the first book she
laid her hands on. and proceeding to the
corner of the room. stood I'D. and in a
clear. sweet voice. read a few cantos Of
Don Juan. She then returned 10 her
chair, and without hesitating a moment.
SAID: Mr.. Reporter, il is lust - min
utes and Il seconds since | asked YOU to
look at your watch and note the time.
What does your watch tell YOU"
Exactly Is minutes and Il seconds
answered the reporter.
Very we'll" said Miss. Now ]
will show you something apparently
much more difficult to do. DO you
waltz!
lht reporter confessed that he some
times INDUCED IN the pleasant pastime.
PLEASE give me your arm for d few
minutes while we circle the room. Lay
your watch upon the table and note the
exact position OF the minute hand and
when it indicates five minutes past one
! Will stop before 1t. But please bandage
my eyes first.
The reporter did what he vas requested
10 do. The young lady's were bandaged,
the watch land upon the table and ".
cred With a handkerchief, and the waltz
began. With a grace Of movement
which embodied the very poetry Of mo-
ton Miss - led this now thoroughly
enrapturcd pencil pusncr through the
several changes Of a fashionable waltz,
There was no music to measure the
Intricate tread. and none was needed.
Round and round the room the
reporter sped, his steps guided
by those Of his fair companion. Tie was
lost IN an ecstacy OF bliss, and the
minutes hed upon the wings Of light.
Long before ne thought the little hand
mad pointed TO the named place. the
iady stopped ana sand, 1T Is five minutes
past l. II reported looked at his
"atch. IL was hVe minutes past J.