The Meeker herald., 1899-06-03
A FEMALE SAMPSON.
STRENGTH sURPAssEs a DOZEN
ORDINARY MEN.
Knooked . Big Rear stiR with Ons
blow Carried Bucking Mustang
Across = Bridge-Drags Bulls About
hy the Horns.

Jennie Robinson of Burleson county.
Tex. does not know how old she u,
but she thinks, as she says. that she Is
yet in her teens" She looks little
older than she would have US believe,
IL in using that expression she lays
claim to being little miss under 20.
She knows that she Is much stouter
than any man she ever saw, and, II
several OF her acQuaintancss are wor-
thy of credit, she very recently dem
onstratsd that she possesses In her
arms the strength Of i've field hands
The overseer OF the Bird Song plan
tation says 1--WE big, brawny negroes
were making an effort to raise heavy
piece Of machinery from the ground
high enough for an engineer to slip
q block under it, when Jennie hap
pened to appear among them, and they
asked her to help them. She pushed
them aside and lifted the piece of ma
chinery high enough to suit the pur-
pose OF the engineer. apparently WIN
out any very great effort. The as
founded negroes tried with their unit
ed strength to equal the feat that nso
Just been performed by the young GIRL
and the owner says that they were un-
able to do it. She weighs 447 pounds,
and there is no surplus flesh on her
body. Her muscles are as hard as
tough piece of wood. She is good-na-
tured, very bright and we'll liked by
the white people of the neighborhood
in which she lives. Last fall Jennie
attended travelling show, where a
prize of $40 was offered to any one
who could either knock down or throw
to the ground q black bear that had
been trained to wrestle and box with
man or brute. Jennie is dear lover
of coin, and when she saw that bright
$40 gold piece in the hand Of the man
who was leading bruin around the
ring, boastingly challenging any man.
woman. dog or pack Of dogs to enter
the arena and wrestle, box or hEht
Sampson. her black eyes glittered and
the smile that is always on her face
broadened into triumphant grin, that
expressed a whole handful OF very
white teeth Man." she said. as she
walked up to the ropes, docs you
mean that you will give me that $lo
II can make that thing tuck his tall
and crawl under de wagin?" Il Will
certainly give you the prize If you
succeed in throwing Sampson on his
back. or knocking him out In single
round" he replied. well. GLIB de
money to some 'sponsible pusson. You
see, / decent knows you; and turn
your varmint loose"
After some parleying Col. Dick Per
due held the prize, and Jennie sprans
over the ropes The bear instantly
assumed an erect attitude, and began
to dance around his antagonist, very
much after the n nanner Of an accom-
plished pugilist The fun did not last
long. Sampson made q rush toward
Jennie, and she sprang aside like
panther and landed blow behind the
bears foreshoulder which sent him
sprawling to the earth. and he lay
there. The people were SO much sur
prised that they did not begin to roar
until they saw the Snowman lift up
one of the bears limp forelegs. and
realized that the triumphant giantess
had ended the earthly career of the
showman's pet with q single blow OF
one of her powerful arms. When Col.
Perdue handed Jennie the gold piece
she turned to the crestfallen and
abashed Snowman and said: "Is you
got any mo- varmints? II you In, jes
trot 'em out. Spec l could pull your
elephants .snout off. 'ef you gime bout
500 mo- Upon one occasion in a
prankish mood she picked up one end
of an OK yoke and helped four-year-
old steer to pull big plow across a
ten-acre field, and upon another oc-
casion she dismounted from an OBJ
stinate and recalcitrant mustang. and
after tying his legs she lifted him up
on her shoulder and carried the ami