The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-10

meant but that he desired to be with
Hlm In glory-that che desired and
expected immediate reception by
christ himself''-Bishop Foster. In
another place this most sanity, lovely
christian said: Every death-bed is
station on the thoroughfare, and
when the death knell sounds, a chariot
VIII be at the door,
There have been no doubt boys, per-
maps some girls, of very remarkable
memories. / knew a girl who when
ll1teen or sixteen would go over half
dozen lessons once, and know them
with absolute perfection. She was in
deed most wonderful. A problem of
some Kind was sent to Oxford, where
lived. for solution. Graduates OF
universities and other schools
disagreed as to the ( result.
Among them were Judge Gill
liam and DIR. Calvin II. Wiley, first
distinction men at the University OF
North Carolina; DR.. M. Y. Lanier. OF
University of Virginia, and others
tried their hands and differed. "A
great mathematician, educated at
West Point and spending a furlough
at Oxford, was shown the problem.
He glanced over it and said to his
brother who had given it to him
girl referred to above), and if she
can not work it in her head take her
from school" Soon after she passed
on her way to her uncle's home from
school and was stopped. The problem
was submitted to her. She knew
nothing of what her gifted brother
had said, and after looking steadily
for few minutes at the paper, she
turned and gave an answer. / was
close to her watching, and waiting. /
thought she was trying to see the
drift of the problem, but not SO, she
was actually working it in her mind
without any outward ciphering. Her
answer was correct. She appeared a
miracle to my boyish ordinary under
standing. Her teacher, a well edu-
Gated Presbyterian minister, Rev. Mr..
Hughes-this was in May, about
1842-who had charge of oxford Fee
male Academy, at the commencement
at which the very bright girl closed
her schooling in that town. said to the
audience that he was very sorry he
did no have the right to present her
with a gold medal as q testimony to
her most extraordinary proficiency.
She went from thence to Schenectady,
New York, the then foremost female
school in that State, and in her large
class that was graduated numbering
some rs girls perhaps, she received
nine gold medalS-all that were given.
She married later a Presbyterian min
ister Rev. DR.. Beebee, who was pastor
at St. Louis, Mo. She died there in
her young womanhood, the most pure
ly intellectual female / ever beheld.
She was born at Clyde, Wayne coun-
ty, New York. and her maiden name
was Cornelia Kingsbury, a first cousin
of my own. whose memory [ have al
ways affectinoately cherished. and
whose very rare mental gifts have
been to me something of establishment,
blended with a kind of family pride.
She has been in her grave probably
fifty years, and / have taken the liber-
ty of making the above reference to
her gifts. 1t may be immodest in me,
bat she deserves every word written.
At the University Of North Carolina
in the forties, there was a rather queer
but clever youth from Fayetteville. He
had one very remarkable gift. He
could go into the chapel on Sunday
morning, and fixing his eyes upon a
particular spot, he would listen
closely to the sermon. on Monday
he could go to the chapel, take the
same seat, fix his eyes on the same