The morning times., 1896-06-26
HEARD BY-
IL THE LOUNGER


| famous iiostclry every times he comes to
Washington. is Thomas p. Alden, Port
wayne. Ind, travelling man. lone of tue
most curious instances Of suspended anima-
| lion ever Heard Of" said he, occurred
in little village not far from Fort Wayne
a few days ago. A prominent business man
| of tile village went home from bis work
| and complained to his Wife that he was feel
/ ing badly. He said lie believed he would
| iicdown and sleep while. and he did SO.
when his wife went back short while
after ward and attempted to arouse him Tor
| supper she was unable to do so. He appear
| cd to be breathing slightly, but the respira-
tions grew weaker ana weaker until before
| the next morning they seemed to have oeas-
| ed entirely and all the neig hbors, includ-
ing the family physician, pronounced him
dead. Preparations were made by friends
for the burial though they were against
the wishes of the wife. She refused TO let
the funeral take place aud sat continually
beside the supposed corpse. Two days
passed and the citizens were on the Loint
of holding an Indignation meeting and bury
ing the gentleman, despite the wishes of
his faithful wife, when toward the evening
OF the last day she saw one of the hands OF
the body move.
The eyes opened and five minutes later
the man raised up and rubbed his hands to-
gether. The next morning he was up and
about. feeling apparently none the worse
for his peculiar experience. He said he was
conscious all the time Of what was going
on about him and tried to make some move
nient. but he was powerless to do so. He
attempted to smile but had nooontrol over
the muscles of his face. Had 1t not been for
his wife his friends would have buried him
alive and forced him to carry a harp before
the time was set for him to do So
Governor McCorsle of West Virginia.
is evidently man who believes In doing
as the Romans do when he is in the
Eternal City" remarked Lucas s. Petit
grew. OF Wheeling. at the st. James.
He was one OF the guests at the saenger-
fest in Pittsburg the other day. They
rendered him an ovation when he reached
that place. Everybody called for j speech
and he compimented the Germans on their
integrity and perseverance. He reached
over and picked up a large beer mug and
vas Just about to drink to the health Of
the crowd when he discovered that the
glass was filled with water. He sat it
down again saying he did not think that
true German hospitality. OF course every
one yelled in applause when they saw
what he did, and a glass filled with the
foamins brew was allowed to replace the
other one. He drank the beverage and
went on with bis Speech
Evenings seldom come when one or more
groups OF strangers cannot be found in the
lcather-cushoned seats of the Nationals
lobby, making travelling life as comfortable
as possible through chance acquaintance
ship. lew days ago just such a company
was heguliug the time by storytelling
Freaks OF the lightning are the queerest
freaks on earth" said the man in the corner
About this time year ago / was selling
farm implements out in the rura districts of
Western New York. / drove up TO a mans
place one sultry June afternoon, and had
scarcely more than hitched my horse
when noticed thunderstorm coming up
l went out and met the MIN and he told
me to go in the house, that he would come
ID as soon rs he put his horses away He
was rather slow utreacbing the stable
and the r3indrops began to fall before he
got there. The lighting was very vivid and
the thunder followed the flashes closely.
showing that the storm was right upon
Us.
The farmer did not care to come in the
house while 1t was raining. and went on
with his work about the stable. Presently
there was d vivid flash of tightening fol-
lowed instantly by terrific clap of
thunder l felt sure something had been
struck very near and even imagined felt
the shock. The man did not come in and
as soon as the rain let up went out to
the stable. There / found him standing
In the center of a she'd at one side of the
stable with one horse standing beside him
and they other lying dead at the other f!
side of him. He was really not burt. but |
was nctually so frightened be could not |
move.
The curious thing is yet to be told. The
boitaiad struck the shed at the caves near
the corner, tearing OFF humber Of shingles.
Then II chased down the post at the corner
whereit struck. Curiously enough beard. |
with one end just touching the bottom of
this post. extended almost across the
shed, lying flat on the grouBd. The horse |
nearest the post. and tie one that was |
unhurt. was standing over the beard. |
splintered groove ran almost the length |
of the board. This stopped at a place
where the horse that was killed had appar- |
emily had one Of it's feet on the plank for u
hairless streak ran up the animals hind |
leg and traced along the side until it was |
lost beneath the name. The heel Of one. |
OF the farmers boots rested on TIE board. |
and steel heel plate that was fastened |
TO IL was knocked Off as neatly as though |
II had been cut off with hatehet. 1t |
seemed that the bolt parted when ii reached |
the horses hoof. and the other bra Dch |
pIowed up the ground until 1t disappeared |
in a rat hole IN the corDer.''
For the past few years tie rrohibitory |
plank of the Republican party of Maine has |
been so bunglingly wordedd as TO be almost
said W. c. Andre ws of Ban
gor. at the Oxford. "Tbis year they have
1t altogether. tits true that there
was something said about temperance
but there Is no positive eOnImttal OF the
party. as has been the case for the last
twenty-five years. II such dailyiug with
their cherished principles continues. the
Will have TO come to tie trout
az aim
"Just because man has chaBced TO shoot
q bear or two some time in his life lie doesn't
want to go to Maine and say he is a bear
iiunter' said Y b. Fitch. formerly Gus
toms officer M in the BADGER State what
do you think of I67 bears for a man ninety |