Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-01-03
? A Liar or
A Lunatiic
By F. A. Mitchell

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marvellous feats that are said to be
performed by the fakirs of India A
number OF these feats were described
each one more wonderful than the last.
when Ned Garland told the following:
You've hit on Il subject that comes
very near home 70 me-" he said, for
one Of my family was operated on by
one of these Indians many years ago
with a result that has recently made
my hair curl.
During the last war with England
I'm 1914 or thereabOuts-my ancestors
lived on the family estate or farm. for
that's all it was. not half mile from
where we are now sitting One day
my at-grandfather, Timothy Gar
land. young bridegroom. had a quar-
rel with his wife and told her he wish
ed he might not see her again in a hum
dred years, Then he left the house
with bang of the door and. mounting
a horse, rode down to Frances tavern.
where he proceeded to get gloriously
drunk
THE next day, when he was sober.
he was beside himself with remorse
and rode back home to beg his wife's
pardon He found her living in a com
atose condition. from which il v,as i'm.
possible to,arouse her. She had left
with the servants paper for him on
which was written:
You have wished YOU might not see me
again IN hundred years. You won't see
me az 4 was ttH that time mas passed
Inc upshot OF II was that When he
had gone Gown TO the tavern Ole OF
these lndlan heathenS came along. Of
Ierihg to tel MY great-grahdmothers
fortune ana DO many wonderful things.
She was fuII OF anger at the time ana
t@id MN she would give him all the
so'u she had III stocking IL be would
put Aer to sleep Tor hundred years.
Inc rascal TOOK her Mt her word ana
performed the trick.
Her husband Kept watching for her
to come to herself. lie said nothing
about her condition, not caring to have
1t known that 1t was through his
harshhess that she had come into 1t.
but she reIhalheu as she was ana att
er awhile he locked her up in Il room.
and since he made no mention of her
she was at last forgotten.
when the farm was sold the family
vault was retained and the ground un-
derneath which it was excavated de-
scepded TO me. When 7 came of age
few weeks ago and took possession
Of it with other proDertv I concluded
10 insDect if found q grawso1ne
place full of collins some Of which had
partly rotted AWAY One that had haan
made of marble Interested me From
crack in the lid pro+rndad q nana,
nulled II out and fornd +bo+ - 6od
been written in LANGUAGE tnow
notbing ohou+
az +ook +ba +binc IN q nrotoseor ~ nm
known toDgnos IN Coh,,nhio ooI,oa.o
and bo told mo Il 1yos ,,,,f+to,, i, ~
Of tho Iong,ogas of Tndio ond bad
70 e,at an indian of +bo+ nro,,inoo 20
,n+ernrot - h,r+oa Oh 90. ~ 800
ia 49,. 41,o o1,,,,,., g., a,,,,,,
So, and a. Lost Ed oDa - - a. =,
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exniration Of HUNDRED Sesr % or Ia al Me- Se
vernber, 1918.
Il was told nv the translator that
only an Indian fakir couId do rho iob
but uckiIv one had inst arrived from
Bombay. and | was informed where
he was to be found. He read the ma
per and said he would try TO bring INV
great-er1Ddmotbe TO life If 7 wouId
nav him S1o0 in case he succeeded
agreed to the terms. had the Sarcopba-
gus removed to the ton floor of p
building | owned. paid in advance.
and the Indian went TO work.
He wouldn't permit me to be pres-
ent during his manipulations. but call
ed me in after six hours On \ lounge
was a woman about twentv-tbrea
years of age. She seemed ONLY half
alive. but was sufficiently resuscitated
TO speak feebly.
Jim. she said. how could vou?'