The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-06-30

KING GEORGE.

Unique Document Review OF Snake
Stories and Other literatufe-The
Water Cure Siesta Broken by Ap-
parition-Feul Play Suspected. Etc.
King lieuree Co.. Va June q, 1904
A manuscript In the form of n deed Of
bargain and sale for tract OF land near
f. ice Hill, in this county, and bearing
some unique features, passed through
the hands nf this writer few days ago.
lr bore the names of no less than seven.
teen parties Of the FIRST part, aud thirteen
nf these. together with the name uf the
one party of the second part, carried the
surname initials of =. and O., while the
other four were equally divided between
e aud D. This mnltinOmiRi document,
when IL reached us, showed many marks
of long and tedious travel In the Ian
guage of the weather bureau when trac'
Ing he course OF storm. this De eu-lisr
cloud Of names begun on the 24th of De
cember last. g. gather in the Souihwest,
or To be more accurate. At some point in
Hill county, Te1ns; taking day uf Tor
christmas it then proceeded North by
West short distance to Tarrant county.
where it recruited in siZs and then struck
out for New Mexico by way OF HI Psso,
where il found in Donna Ana county a
few more Pa and Q's; taking these
aboard 1t returned 10 Texas, whr re- 1t
picked I'D one or two "lIf oyers. aud
then pr0teedtd d 70 Virginia. Its cycl0m-
eter registers IA travel OF ab mt three
thousand miles, and the numerous nota-
ryships attached to the tail end give 10 a
gay appearance. resembling Gllderoy' =
site. Needing few more short stages
If travel TO complete its quota NJ names,
D. fer we had attached our own official
impr ttur, we started il on to Alden
and Edge Hill L. is now, perhaps, tax
/ ~ n long rect Within the dark vault OF
our Circuit Court records.
This is no fish story, but iGst thinking
"A moment Of fish stories anu about that
ComOrn hog that lrr,coed his inner walls
with green paint short time hg0, ard
OF that staff Jrd gObbler that isnuw run
ming an Incubator and brOOder ali by
hin # while Lis old hen carries on a
rotation Of egg crops, re
minds Us to say that thesnake story lac
tory at luiex has been cl1std for lack OF
raw material. Siace the proprietor sign
ed the plrdge the snakes have ali disap-
ppared, bnt extreme thirst then set In
and provoked water story Ot five ieet
at one rainfall Later, Hs his vision
clears. he agrees TO knock III four feet
and ten inches. ,
Dr. Charles Inscoe, few day ago. had
a valuable cow killed 10y lightning cn hls
farm near Office Hall.
The large hickory at WtedOn's Corner,
near Shiloh, 80 long familiar landmark
to our people and probably much more
than IA century old has At last succumbed
TO Old aye Ii made feeble effort this
season % renew it's share OF shade TO
travellers, but tue lew leaves IL
put fsrth are now wilhered, aud serve
only to announce the death Of the old
giant.
On "A warm afternoon last week, while
an Officer this county was taking his
daily ii, sta, he was suddenly aroused
from n dreamy nap 20 fad man, an
apparent stranger. standing close at his
Deltiie second glance through the
dim light OF the room revealed the pres
ence OF IN undertaken, well known
throughout the county. and now ten
miles from his home, and as be seemed in
the act Of drawing something from the
breast p cket Of bis coat, perhaps tape
measure, an unpleasant and somewhat
startling thought flashed through the
mind of the officer and caused him TO
protest, saying: "My dear air, | am not
vet ready for the undertaken" The lat.
ter pr.mptly apologized, disclsiming
any intention OF pushing business, and
explaining that he had called merely 10
get a notary s certificate to paper he
had in his pocket
II q stranger, who canyassed this SIC
ii IN one year ego soliciting Subscribers
and collecting advance subscriptions "a
a business directory, which he proposed
to publish, will drop ii line 20 this writer
or To any # our merchants or OtheI
business men whose address and money
he took with him when he lefr. he vii
learn something to bis advantage Some
OF us are anxious to subscribe again
while Others fear that their hands mt
friend has been the victim OF foul play, ol
vice versa.