The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-02

lu, Mhlch mas Uetl lul ''N"
and Is now. the home Of on '','"''''
and most interesting feminine 'ha''.
ter. Her real name Il unknown '"''
strange 10 say. never has been known
during her eighteen years OF Iea'u'n'
IN this section OF the couairy. ie''.
ago she was known an over tEe hea'
OF the lake region o. Fannie Cr1acher
the homcstoaler. She came here WIN
man named Croachcr from Pcnnsjif
yan'a and resided with him for ie"a
months no tho old Superior house she,
was supposed 20 be The old genlle'
nuns daughter. hu; after DIS d,s riion
Of her she denied all relationship TO
him and tool, mp her res.d nee upon
homestead tract OF land Always after
she objected % any mention Of the
name Croacher and requested that ac-
quaintanccs call her Just plain Fannie.
Gradually time relieved her Of the
hated appellatlon and substituted
name that better suited Der fancy and
condition.
Fannie Queer Is the ngns under
which she now lives. bJt occasionally
800 old acquaintance eXc.icE lor .rc by
politely saluting "M.ss iruaca'r
Faaaio Queer lB ono % tle fAlcWuc'-
card players that ever lt at Che table
round She has fought many O ac.-
perato battle OF chance with men iu OH
stations ~ lfe. She has won ana lost
dozen fortunes. but cool head aul
good judgment. together with o bold
ness ma-yoled 40 by the card sharks
with whom she had come in contact IN
yar.ably prevailed over discourage
ment Her course differed from the
usual one Of the professional gambler,
and to-day she is a rich woman
though stlll engaged IN the card busi-
q ness and living a lie Of sec'usicn, WITH
10 the wolves end other wild animals Of
the forest as neighbors
q Fannie is % years Of age. but re-
q talns the beauty for which she wal
d noted eighteen years ago. Though a.
a ISOLATED with all CLASSES o. people
!. principally OF the masculine gender
% during her long residence 30 the vii
b terress and experiencing many oi %
b ms and downs and hariships and 10
e couvenieuces usually attendant upoi
B a hackwoods lie. Miss Queer is no
,f only a disciple Of mCdosty but Is rec
A.. Brnlzad 40 the head OF The lake q
b. Che posaess0r 90 thoroughbred mar
ners and as an intelligent thoroug
Is Aiy. with perhaps The one iall.ue
/. that from which sac has derived D
"a little fortune which is supposed 90
., stored away whore tae cyC r. man cl
y, never gaze upon % except ly beg ge
\. WILL she o. "a brunette aiAHya neat
bu, nc, aWsaly dressed and ,he .li
=, black hair that depends from o. ku
" on ths back of her uc..-iaHm5l Del
" is The only ieatur, not modern abl
Der makeup.
When she located upon tha HON
' stead g.aim. her object ia so ia.ae VI
10 acquire the tlmbc. standing tasr
ON which She was told would trl
not less than $1,000. During The pe-i
IN. %, Eve years which she vas rell.r
%, by the government 90 remain upon q
M claim she came IN contact with mai
IN residents Of superior. besides hu
~ dreds OF men employed iu the pi
n, forests surrounding her home s
"a learned 10 play nearly every card gar
a, that was ever Invented aal learned
"a play them well. but she never play
az for money. because she hal but l.t
~ money 90 play with, until one cy,
ing a young woolsman who had
" cslved his pay Cor seasons vol
pc happened that way with a number
y" friends and requested lodging Tor I
ma night Situated as she was on a W,
enc Travelled road in the center O, ilrgi
ny operations. she had made a practice
IAN implying food and lodging 70 ira,