Saturday, June 23, 2007

A Strange Bed Fellow

1896

A. B. Goodwyn tells of rather an amusing incident, but what might have proved a serious accident, which occurred near the Lincoln County line.

Aaron Woody, with his family, lives in a small dug-out near Barnard, and one night last week Sam White's cattle broke out and one of the steers weighing about sixteen hundred pounds wandered onto the roof of the dug-out and went directly over the bed occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Woody. He went, like McGinty, to the bottom, striking the bed, but fortunately he fell across the headboard and not directly on the sleeping occupants.

Mr. Woody finally got the steer off and looked after the injuries of his wife and child. The latter he at first thought had been killed, and a doctor was sent for, but it speedily recovered and no serious injury except a terrific scare resulted from the accident.

This is a great country, where cattle wander on top of the houses and fall in on people while they are asleep. — Minneapolis Messenger.


Oriental Secrets

The Orientals possess the secrets of certain poisons in which they dip their daggers; a scratch from one of these poisoned instruments causes death. It is compounded of certain herbs and berries unknown to Europeans. — Detroit Tribune.

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