Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-03-27
MRS. PLEASANT.
Something Of a Very Remarkable
COlered Lady.

| During the Sharon trial the paper
were full of an old cnlored woman
known as NANNY Pleasancs.
The person alluded to is Mrs
Mary E. PIeasa t, who resides q
1861 Octavia St, San Francisco
She came to San Fra; cisco fort,
years ago from Philadelphia, wher'
abe was born and reared a Quaker
sss. She invested $4,000 in rsa
estate. and is now enjoyIng an in
come Of about $1,000 . month frou
her various properties in San Fran
cisco.
During the trial the public got al
idea that she was . ''voodoo woman
and had practiced the rites and in
carnations of the witchdoctors il
New Orleans.
Nothing could be turtle from tn
truth; she never saw New Orleans
holds witchcraft and sorcery in abso
/ Lutte contempt, and will have nothing
to do with spiritualism in any form.
A more matter of fact, practical,
sensible old lady, never lived.
She is 76 years Of age, intelligent
and well educated, and not one per-
son in ten thousand, white or black,
possesses her remarkable shrewdness,
peculiar intuitiveness and knowledge
Of human nature.
Although perfectly black, her feat
ures are not of the African type.
She has long, narrow head, high
forehead, Roman nose and long,
straight hair.
In answer 10 any questions she
either tel the exact truth or says:
That's none of your business, sir"
No one who knows her ever thinks
Of disputing her word, and in the
Sharon trial she was the only witness
who was not cross examined or cons
tradicted.
Sic spent $4,000 for the plaintiff
in the trial, and her devotion to her
in her insanity has again brought her
before the public, ana ell the news
papers are praising her for her extra
ordinary fidelity to hcr friend in the
hour of affection.
In the Sharon trial size was the
general who directed the forces for
the plaintiff and paid all the bills,
Many facts have como to light
which cause people to wonder if we
really have any real white philan
thropists. During her life time she
has taken up from the streets and
cared for over sixty homeless child
rem. These children she has clothed
and educated, and many of them she
has started in life with present of
house and lot on their wedding day.
She has worn an old ALPACA dress
for years, and for twelve years she
has worn the same straw hat, shining
it up with backing brush whenever
it begins to show the yellow straw.
Her income of $4,000 month goes
almost entirely to charity. Someone
asked her once why she did not Get
new straw hat, and she answered:
81 have too many poor people to
support, and / can't afford it. ;"
She despises Hypocrisy in all its
forms, and blurts out the truth I'M
der all circumstances. One day a
servant met lady at the door with,
Mrs. Pleasant is sick and cannot
Zee company"
''That's lie" shout Mrs. Pleas
int from the top of the stairs. Il
I'M not sick. Tell her l am busy
md can't see her. Tell her also if l
wasn't busy 1 wouldn't see her, and
hen shut the door.
Any let er or telegram addressed
o her as Nanny Pleasance," is
to the sender unopened.
Anyone who calls on her after 5
clock in the afternoon, no matter
that may be the nature of the busi-
ess, is not admitted.
She would furnish rich material
OF character in an American novel.
Ter counterpart as never born On
he earth.