FRIGHTENED HIS ILLS AWAY.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 378, 6 August 1903, Page 3

FRIGHTENED HIS ILLS AWAY.

S««e#e« witm an A«l«*tf><t of S»3*ie *os FIM«Mn T»«m m»& Then Was • Htr*e*lon«lr Oarsd, "There are not a few recorded esses of chronic diseases and physical deformities being cured by fright or some violent emotion," said an old New Orleans resident, recently, while gossiping with his friend* at the St. Charles, relates the Times-Democrat, "but I have read or heard nothing more extraordinary than a.recent oocurrence in north Louisiana. By comparison the most extravagant alleged faith cures appear commonplace. A Mr. Hampton had been a cripple for 15 years. He had an affliction otf the spine and was unable to walk. ' "He was carried about from place to place by a large, powerful-limbed negro, who carried him as he would a sack of corn. Mr. Hampton Would put his arms around the negro's' neck. One night two laborers, who belonged to a gang which was repairir.gtherailroad track jp., the yicinit.v, planned* to steal a farjmejjjs ha"3 bujfchered:ithf.ee pigs, and thial'the lianging in 4 abaf.ji. Oneof the meii siiraked into it he building: io : the taith>r .wai.ted in keep a .lookout./ ■ ' ':~'' : }' k , '.f^-' "It .was an,exceedingly.da£k-night, ■aji'd, as it happened, MTVHs&pJfcon and •his, negro were feturhinghomfe Suddenly, out of the darlfi the form, of the blacks-servant''„]pmh hie charge* on. his back." The watting ae>" cohpliceVto- the* pig thief thought ft jwa'j. his partner returnirig with hit .greasy booty-,; and cried,out in smoth* ,ef "Is he fat?" The negro was' 'is his race is wont to be, and he thought it was a ghost. He jumped about ten feet, and' Mr. Hampton was shaken off his back. Ths>was a faithful feWow' under or«v dinary circumstances, but in his fear all ties were forgotten, and he ran down -the road. Mr. Hampton waa greatly frightened himself, and made a supreme effort to follow the deserter. Strange to say, he succeeded lousing his limbs, and ran 200 yards before stopping. None of the country doctors could explain the phenomenon but it is a fact that he was complete!-? ©uredU", . . . ■■;-. ' \ V-