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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1905)
"To. Laugh Is Insanity' Declares a Great Alienist q "Theaters Arc Hut Gatherings of People Suffering froni -Temporary Disorders of the Mind." Yc 3 AI'OHTEn Is Insanltv. health giving In- Usanlfy; healthy dlehentth. To laugh la to exhibit acute tempo rary mental derangement; to smile In but a milder attack. Theater are but gath erings of people suffering from tempo rarr fllseirdcrs of the mind. fir Arthur Mitchell. K. C. ft. me.st famous of Se-ntch alienists, after a lifetime of the stinly of laughter ; after years devoted to utility and analysis of grins, of smiles, of outbursts of laughter, makes these- ele-elaratlems. Hp ha analysed from every pes slble standpoint the cnuses. the varle-tles. the effects of laughter, nnd he declares that It I transient lapse from canity. This man. perhaps the best known British alienist, hns undertaken to solve the mystery of the phennme non of IniiRhter: to find why the human twin fltrnin all the animal?, laughs nlniiit, nnd v-by and from what laughter conies. His ntoiind'n nnnnunrcrfients. backed by sound reasoning and by citation of authority after authority, have attracted the attention of the world of English speaking scientists. Insanity That Is HealthtuU Hut the str.inee and weird part of his argument, as It will appeal to the lay mind. Is that while the (x rson who Inuehs Is suffering temporarily from on , form of Insanity. It Is good to be Insane In such ft way. further, he advocates or advances as a practical theory that melancholy persons, and persons suffering from mentat depression, be given nitrous oxide (laugh ing tif) and made to laugh repeatedly and violently that Is. according to him be made temporarily Insane by the use of laughing ens and thus lifted above their ricpresson. y this method he believes sorrow might be relieved, suicides prevented, and men bordering on Insanity lifted, by means of a lighter dose of Insanity, Into perfect sanity. The definition of laughter given by Sir Arthur Is as follows: " t.iughter consists of a succession of con vulsive movements effected by the combined action of the muscles of Inspiration, expiration, and voice, causing a remarkable commotion and giving the whole body special aspects and attitudes. The vocal cords are brought together and separated In rapid dancing fashion w ith explosive, reiterated, and differently mod ulated sounds as a result. In the opinion of many the diaphragm Is the muscle primarily affected." If anything Ilk tint happens to you you are suffer ing from mental derangement until your mouth quits spreading and your sides stop shaking and your eyes cease twinkling. Difference Between Smile and Laugh. At the outset Sir Arthur explains carefully the difference between smiling and laughing, showing that they are different manifestations of the same mental state, and that, while the smile may occur locally, con fined to the muscles of the face, it need trot be accom panied by laughter, while laughter Is always accom panies! by a smile. He then shown that, while laughter Is nee-e'-pb-el as a bodily expression of a me ntal state It occurs frequently without any mi'ntal emotion, as from tickling; an Involuntary laughter that Is. Instinctive and Inherited. Then he gays: " Laughter that appears to be the- expression of a mental state Is largely, If not entirely, beyond control. Let u suppose that such a fit of laughter, instead of being of epiite sheirt eluration, should last for a day, or longer than the state of mind which It expresses would be of corresponding duration. In such a case it would be difficult to say that the person thus per sistently and continuously laughing was not in a state of me ntal disorde r. When this prolonged laughter had censed 1' think we should bo Justified In calling what had happened a transitory fit of mental disorder. The same Hpplie-s to a fit of laughte r lasting only for a few moments. Duration only has varlcel. " This would practically mean that the re' may be a fre oue nt oc currence of short perioels of mental dis order which r not accepted aa having any bad effect. Mm Is the only animal that laughs, al though anthropoid up sard il"g gi inmcr Man's erect pe'slt!n and the le-catlon of lliaphragm are not the cause of laughter. laughter Is not to b ae counted f r by reason because ill feasor c rale trfr,. much laughter. O young person? with unripe reason laugh most, : laughter from tick ling play no part in reason. j;;if.i i -" - mm i w " As I see It, the tnlnd may at times act passingly In certain disordered fashions which are not pathologi cal, which are without Injury end probably beneficial. Beyond question, we get strength of mind from laugh ing, which Is a mental disorder." It may sound strange to hear an argument that short periods of Insanity strengthen the mind but this view has been solemnly accepted. Various Forms of Laughter. One by one, In detail and with much weight of evi dence, Sir Arthur (fives the forms and manifestations of laughter. He says: Laughter from tickling occurs without actual tick ling. People cannot tickle themselves. The spots on the human body susceptible to tickling are eurlously scattered. Iaughter IS ctclted through the senses of sight and hearing. Laughter due to mental pleasure Is to be desired. . laughter due to tickling; Is to be avoided. I.auHlite r from tickling and from enjoyment are Indistinguishable-. Tickling and merriment, causing diametrically op posite states of mind. reFult In the same nianfestations. laughter cannot be dictates! by the- will nor con vincingly Imitated. Dogs and npes are su-cep. tlhle to tickling in the feet and in t he hind fe ct more than In the front fevt. Just as In man's feet and hands. Dogs anil apes do not smile when tickled Infar.ts laugh from tlok llr.g be fore they laugh from pie n-ure. Causes of laughter vary widely and change with the nge of pe-rnns and their mental development. Laughter romps mainly from the ridiculous nhd hu morous and Is therefore starteel by the senses of he ar ing or .-eeing. rarely by feel ing or smelling, or tasting. Iiumb find blind persons laugh exactly a el normal persons, showing laughter Is not imltntlon. Pee ply Idiotic persons neither laugh nor smile. Imbeciles laueh freely, from excitation of their Van ity anel pleasure meistly. Imbecile laughter comes from no mental effort but from physical pleasure. The phenomenon of vlee letit laughter can be excited by Inhaling nitrous oxide. From his Investigations, cxperlmt nts. and re searches In these widely different fields Sir Arthur draws his conclusons regarding the "strange, Irratle.h al. and disorderly" .phenomenon of laughter. He classes laughter Into five divisions: Laughter from a mental state. Lnuehter from infe ction or sympathy. Laughter from tielcling. Laughter from nure threat of tickling. Ij tighter from drugs. V The first, second, and fifth states are related and the third and fourth elosely nllie'd. Taking up the eiuesti.m of nitrous oxide (laughing gas). Sir Arthur propounds his startling the-ory of the cure of mental depression by the- use of the exhilarat ing gas. After relating in eh tail the' effects of experi ments with the gas by Sir Humphrey Davy nnd others, he says: " Davy polnteel out the possible value of the gas as an nnasthetlc in minor surgical operations. It would not. I think, have beon a far fe ti he d speculation. If he had also stiggi-sted Its possible value- In states of mental de-presslon. if Inhaled In suitable doses, with a proper admixture Of common air and with sufficient frequency over a period of some length. That It ean with frequeney and without Injury is proved. Its effeets are- sound, nfroshlng sleep, a gooel appetite-, a se ns.- of a ge ne ral and a he althy well be ing. If It b d to anything like this in the case of a persem uneli-r tin ii tn I -I- presslmi might It not prove use ful?" While Sir Arthur make s no re fe rence to ever writ lug n fa rev, his other e xp- rlnunls with laughter are quite as interesting. His stories of tie kling the hairs be twi-e-n the toe s of eloas and the fe et of infants rev--al, apparently, that the- emotions exe-lted are the same. "Simple reflex lt a elog," he says, "appears to be In all fours with what happens to a young child when the sub s f Its feet are tie kl-d. The Jerking away f-l-leiws in both, mil In both no laughter or smiling fol lows. In the case of the child, however, as It grows oleb r. a di (Ti re-ne'e appears. It stills Jerks Its foot away, but there- alsei o- curV a commotion of the- muscle s of the- face-, with Komi'thiny like a smile. As It grows still old. r voJe ed laughter follows the- tickling. Dogs thus show the slurMng point of laughter but ne ver preiTress any further. " I often me e t a lds;li bre.l collie- that smile s whe n aske-el to do so. lie- Is eehse-rvod tie separate- his lips, stretch them transversely, and slightly ope n bis mouth In order, it Is thought, to e xpress his pie asure at re ceiving a biscuit. He Is always happy when ho thus smiles, but there Is nothing Involuntary about the inovi tiunts. He calls them into play. It Is grimacing, not smiling." Not Always Due to Joy. After showing by the grent variety of aeljectivcs used In rnnm-rtlon with laughter that there are- In finite forms of smiles and laughs. Sir Arthur proves by the bible that all laughter does not come from Joy or pleasure-. He says: " There are tw enty-nine re fe-rences to laughter In the Old Testament and feiur In the ne w. In thlrte-en Instances the laughter re-ferred to Is Hint of scorn, derision, mocking, or contempt: laughing at some one. or nt stiine calamity, trial, or danger occurs more than once. It Is once calleel madne-ss-' I said of laughter It is mad.' Sarah s laugh within herself seems to be the same as the laugh In one's sleeve. It thus appears that the laughter spoken of In the bible Is not that which is born of n Joyful or merry heart. In only two Instances can It be so regarded: 'Till he fill thy mouth with laughing and thy lips with rejoicing,' and ' Tlie-n was our mouth filled with laughter, and our temejue-s with singing.' The word smile does not occur In the bible, and no prophet, saint, or apeistl.- is ever spoke n of as laughing." Sir Arthur mnde an extensive study of the laughter of mutes to show conclusively that laughter Is a nat-i ural function and not the result e.f Imitation In any way. He te-lls the case of James Mitchell, born blind and deaf, who laughed heartily and naturally, and of Ijaura Hrielgman cf New Hampshire who was com pletely blind, deaf, and her sense of smell almeist destroyed. ' She laughed frequently, screamed with delight, and Jumped abeuit as an ordinary child." he says. " fllu used her voice curiously In naming persons, a e hue kle feir erne, n cluck feee another, And a guttural sound b-r another. She laughed aloud at the Idea of a dog in schoeil. and one day she pretended her doll was si- k, put It to bed with a hot water leottle. and laughe-el heartily all the- time." Taking tH- case of He-len Keller, the wonderful blind, deaf, and dumb girl, he studied her laugh nnd says: "She Is of Joyous temperament, anil, when bantering some one-, laughs audibly, placing her hanel eiver lief mouth to pre ve-nt too much bolsterousm-ss. When she reads an amusing passage In a book she gives an nndl ble exclamatlem. akin to a suppressed outburst of laughter, and freque-ntly when alone, spelling with her left hand Into her rK'ht. she laughs aloud. This last Is tin exception to the general rule, for human beings sel dom laugh aloud when ulone." The story of Davy's experiments with laughing gas Is told as a scientific study of laughter, and the testi mony of the great men who permitted Sir Humphrey to experiment with them Is given. "James Thomson speaks of 'Involuntary laughter' and 'satisfaction felt In violent exertions of the arms and legs.' ST. Coleridge says: 'The only motion which 1 t.lt In. lined to make was that ol Inching tit those 'who were looking at me. but I ---1 1. 1 i:.-t avoid nor Indeeel felt any wish to avoid, b-.-iting th. ground Willi my f. e t.' Weelgwoeid says that lie ,n t, .1 i i.ii. ulonsly nnel e-euild not svol.l doimc so.' "Davy calls It pli-asural-'.- el.-lit i.nu ' I'ol.-ridge rails It ' utimingliHl pleasure." ' highly ph a-iu ,lie,' and ii'stasy. Southeey says In- felt 'unusually eh. . rful." " Joy Over Other's Discomfort. 9 Why people laugh Is a question Into which Sir Arthur has spent years of d. Iving. lie- has coll. . t.-el tens uf tlii'Us.m.ls e.f r as.ms t..- laughter, vaiving widely, uoe orilmg to the age. s, . e-e-ndqioii. and ra. e of the laughter but nil s.mil.ir in the e-xpn scions and iie-e-eenipa-ilee! by practi.'ullv the- same phetie-niena pbys Icallv. II.- finds that ihihllen laugh tirM at nothing, that at 7 of S v. afs the-y laugh at so.n. thiog lii'li. tous -some action which they behold and which Inwlve-s the- l.l.-a of ilisi-omfor' to some ..n. , . at M e-ss at personal hapi-e nings. and up to lit v.ar-- where some thing that upsets the- elignity of some- eaie- else- -r made 9 some- euie- e-Ne- ri.lie'lllolis atoi;. s li:K:h!i The Idea eif eliscouifof t ve-n to l.or.l. l ing upon elntiger for othe rs, slight injurie s fei othe rs, appe als to tic large st class ef laughers. l.ut. he shows, no on.- laughs at gre at. ov-r master ing Joy. no one- laughs at eliri- p. til or serious Injuries te others. Just when man passes the laughing stage- the eminent stude-nt elo-s not stale, but he h is ellse-overe-i! that men anil vvonieM gradually c.a-e to I itigh as the y greivv older and that. In direct proportion, they lose the ir se nslt Ive-ne-ss to tie kilt g Proof of Mental Disorder. In 1 losing his record of his Ini . si tg.i 1 ions the dis tingiilsliiel alienist says; " The- larger concho-lons. win. h s, . 01 to be the out come of this short study of laiight. 1. lire- us follows: " That laughter Is n state' ed nn tital disorder, whle-h Is evidem e d by the Irrational nnd purpose less phe nomena att.-neling it, Hiiel the- al. iu during it of all coherent thought. "That tins.' saort st.ile-s eif iiniii.t elisordi-r. w h'e-h may be very fre-que nt, do not hurt us, but. on the con trary, do us good. "ghat laughter is not. even usually, the expression of unalloyeel ple asure and Joy: that, on the contrary, it often expre-sses states of mind which are- iiieim. con temptible, nnd cruel, the moral faculty be ing then In abeyance; anil that laughter so arisng is piinlonabli only on the View that It Is n state of me ntal disorder. " That deep joys are not 'Xpri-sse-el by laughter. ' ThM laughter Is neit exe-ite.l in regard to wiiat Involves elnnirer or great suffering "That In like manner blows or llrm pressure" do not tickle nnd so preidin-e- laughter. " That there are five- elistitu i kinds eif laughter t4 t-4 Can't Be Imitated Successfully. "That laught.r Is involuntary. Hi it in a strict sense It Is Impossible to lnc-h at will, eml that It Is elitllcuU to Imitate luughtT sin e, ssi'ully. " That there- is a laughter the- e ont inuanee e.f which we desire-, e-ve-n though we- :n;iv I-.- ushauie'd of Its CllUSe'. "That we- always make- efforts to avoid tickling and the- laughte r whie-h f -lio-.v i it, "That the prov.ee.iti', e.r Uughi.r nr.- not the same at all aire's er In al! It -lividuals or rae.-e-s. "That individuals and I'.n-s laugh lifTere-ndy from each other, but that the essentials of the phenomena are the- same. j "That apes s -e-in to I in :1; in a fi-hion and dogs perhaps show the- starting' of liu ht.r from tli'kllng, but nevi rth. 1. ss that man may b.- said to be- the only animal that laughs "That there is no essential dlfr.r. nee liitwein thn laughte r of theise- h iv ln r till tie If s ti-;. s and those- ele P lived freim birth of si r!it or heari'U er e.f beith sight and hearing." fee I5as pad Mm tf)mbm& and Is Only lbirtvCbree ears Old HI t. Ky. Elopetl ai fifteen $veaY cP ajje A TILDA JANK A V R E 8 was mar rleei last week at the church on I I n e y creek, In Taylor coun The society notes con tained no reference to the wed ding, but If Matilda Jane were a society woman she could have supplied the society col umn with weilnllng notices enough to keep It comfortably tilled during the last seventeen year. For, In the seventeen years that have elnps-d since she was "sweet 10" she has been nine blushing brides, seen nine roveate honeymoon, and tittemted the funerals of eight of her husbands. Her full name Is Matllem f C if Jane Harklns-E!let-Bnarcl- SS?l 9 - - ,.-t Tf iietsein-Dumenll-A vres. freim - - jl : : which evewn the casual reader Jy can surmise that she was born a Harkins and that the new I mate's name Is Ayres, which It Is Mason Ayres. who Is not named after Mason county, Ky.. but because his father was Initiated Into the secret order the night Mason arrived In this world. Despite her many marital misadventure no more blushing bride wag ever led to the altar. K wry body In Taylor county Is related to Mattle Ayres now, or if any escaped the outlook Is that they will be, for she Is only 33 years old and one of the handsomest women In the county and besleles is netted as the best cook ami heiuse-ke-epcr In all the country round. And If Mason Ayres shoul.l happen to go to Join the redemy of husbands on the mountain side two miles southwest of Leme Star the-e would be otherg pleading for the opportunity to be No. 10. . J Say J Only Death Shoud Part. This woman, whose life has been as full of romances as her ta.te Is of feuds, Is a strong opponent of divorce. " No man or woman sheiuhl marry unless they are In low," she gays. " And If they are In love nothing can sepa rate them e-xcerf death. Neither has the right to seek free elevin by law, and, while they may separate if ceenelltlons be come untxarable. neither, under any ceinJltlon. has the right to wed unless the other Is dead," Up in the little grareyarel aliove the " Waiehfoen Ilap tlst " church In the hills near Iine Star is the graveyard and the row of stones, slele by side, bear Inscription that tell briefly the sie.ry of Mattle Ayres anel her life of romance. Fe-r she ha buried the eight hiislwineli side by side, with (idvia Just alike, with beael and feeot stones l'i exact duplicate. The first headstone In the row contains tnl- Inscription: MOROAV ADAin ELLW. BELOVED IH'SBAN'D OF MATILDA ELLET. t TILL WE MEET AOAIM. And down the line it gravestone s the same Inscription t appears, only with a different name each time, until the casual visitor begins to spu-ulate concerning the meeting and wonder If It will not be mere like a conventleen. First Romance When i5 Years 0I1. The girl's romance tniiiiiirtin J whe-n she was 1.1 years old and fell In leive with Mori Ellet. who livejd In Canipb. llsville, the county town of Tayleir county, and wa the gayest, hardest riding, handsomest, and " drlnktngest " man In all the country round about. He was alsei the " ceernet play Ingest" young man an I the -'make. l.vtaT-st" 111 the dls triet to use the feirm f i-rch that Is i-nmiiinni-iit In the Taylor county hills. Mettle llgrkln had b-en to lxlngton Che many matrimonial and most Expert nnd to Franklort and she was the " cltlfiedest " girl around about and as pretty as a speckled pup trt use another Taylor county lellom. She saw Morg Ellet at CampbellfVllle cue night when he played a solo wlth,thg Silver Cornet band, and her heart was won. Adventures of (be Prettiest Girl and Best CooK Housekeeper in Caylor County, Kentucky. 11c canceled the uvorUjage inoonslunet But old Jesse Harkins. her father, did not see it that way. He knew Morg Ellet was a hard drinker and a reckless young fellow, and, besides, hi daughter, he thought, was too young to be married. But as usual love laughed at fearenta! objections. One night Mattle crept out on to the roof of the " lean-to " of her father's home up In the hills. ten miles from Camphellsvllle. scurried across the fields to the big road, climbed up behind Mefrg Ellet on his horsi, and they started aw'ty through the elakneea towards Camphellsvllle. The' barking of the rtg"s aroused old man Harkins. and. hurriedly grabbing his rifle, he stirted In pursuit on horseback. He reached Camphellsvllle after midnight Just in time to meet his daughter and his new on-ln-law coming away from the home of the Justice of the peace man and wife. Harklna stormed and. throwing hl rifle to his shoulder, prepared to ctispeise of a son-in-law Nummarlly. but his daughter stepped In front of her hnsband and de-fiel him to shtot. Eventually Old Man Harking forgave them. For Morg "steadied down" and became lh " lovlngest " husband In Camphellsvllle. Eleven month after the elopement Morg went hunting. While ne was elttlng on a fence hlg rifle slipped, the hammer struck a rail, and the bullet pierced hi brain. Mattle Ellet remained widow Just ten months, then her heart wa won by Stephen Board a. who war elderly, kindly, and wealthy, owner of a large farm and much ttmteor land. The young widow was In financial straits, for the Ellet prop erty had fallen In value anel was plastered with mortgages, most of which were held by Btards. He was a strange man, much disliked, and not popular with any one In the county, Jesplte hi wealth and hi real kindnesa of heart, which he hid undtr a gruff and forbidding exterior. The yeiung men eif the county flocked around Mrs. Ellet, but he repulseel them all and struggle-d alone to hold up the famfly name of the Ellets and save the property freim being sold under the sheriff s hammer. In the,crlsls of her Inancial affairs Stephen Boards cam" to her little cottage one evening to talk business. The strange-, quiet, much disliked man, listened while she told him her troublea and ple-ided for more time to pay the claims One him. Without a word he took a bunch of papers freim his pocket; told her to examine them, and take her time, and walked ou-t. The papers were the canceled mortgages on the Ellet property. Mrs. Ellet called ' the next day nt Be.ards' dingy little Pfflce In Camphellsvllle and aeked an explanation, declaring she coulel not accept such a gift. Boards tnlu hit he loved her nnel wanted to help her; that he had no hope that she would ever love htm, but that he de-emed It a great favor to be per mitted to assist her. No one knows what she said, but three .n inths later they were married, anil Boards built for her e ne of the lln'-st houses In the district. Everybody said she married htm or his money and hated him worse than ver. And. within Rtven weeks after the wed ding, as Boards was riding back toward Camphellsvllle Wed an old schoolmate Married lier brother-in-law after foreclosing a mortgage he was shot from ambush and killed am) Mattle Ellet Hoards Iframe a wealthy woman. Again a swarm of wooers came around as soon as the young widow began to wear a toueh of color to relieve the heavy mourning which heightened her beauty. She was kind and patient, but not one of them galm-d any advantage u- ll Fd Wyrkton came from down about Oadberry In Adair coun ty, where he had been operating an Illicit still. He was lodging revenue 01 fleers and he w.imlered around Camphells vllle and the adjacent country. Wyckton was a strong, hitul I'lnic, daring man and he proved to be about the " wood:nr est " fellow that ever struck Taylor county. Within a few weeks after he leehelel the be-autiful young widow he was g fegulMf caller, and seven months after the second grave was dug In the cemetery of the Harkinse-s near Lone Star aoove the valley of Ilney creek, he won her heart and she became Mr. -Ellet-Boards-Wyckton. The handseime moonshiner proved tin worst of her ren t'lre. I "own In Adair county he nnd his live sisters operate! a big illicit still In the mountains, de fy.ng the federal oft eeis and piling up money. The five sisters-ln-Uw resented the act of their handsome brother In bringing home n new wife, nnd the fact that she was wealthy did not change their olulon. Wyckton, knowing that In Kentucky It Is practically Impos sible to convict a woman of moonshlnlng, shielded himself behind the skirts of the five amaenns who helped him run the still, and In this family pretty, delicate little Mattle wag sadly out of place. One day, after they had been married eight months, the revenue officers mnde a raid. There were ten men In the party and Eel was awty from home. They came to the house, where the bride was waiting la alarm, and p. huge bulldog attacked them and was killed by a shot. The officers burst Into the house, discovered the shrinking wife, and tle mandeel to kneiw where the still was located. She refuseil to tell. At that Instant two of the sisters entered and a fierce battle ensued, the women fighting, screaming, and struggling to reach their guns. The three other sisters, aroused by the sound of the struggle, rushed to the house and engageel In the encounter. After a fearful struggle- tl.c five were over powereel anil bound. At that Instant Ed Wyckton ran from the weteida anel eepeneel fire upon the osse, believing that his wife anil sisters were belt-T 111 treated. Ftatione-d bi lilnel a tree he dropped two of the posse. Then one man cre pt out alemg the fence -a shot rang out nnd M ittle- saw her husband throw up his hands reel in n circle, end dmp dead with a bullet In his brain. Almost erased by grlf and the shock, Mattle devoted her Wealth to freeing the sisters of her husband and managed, by emptying excellent lawyers, to set them free when the federal court met at Louisville. Mattle' Harkins, widowed three times In three years, went back to live at home near Lone Star, bj'Udlng a pretty 0$ Q 1 .vJkn lrrzxL .f? Q VII l bride of Andy Lowuiun, Nat's brother, who won her by his solicitude and te-nderness during his brother's Illness and death and during her fourth wldowhnoel. By that time Mattle had come to he kn'iwn ns the " marry Ingest " wottjnn In Kentucky. This time, how. ve r. It seemed that she I el found a husband who would lust. They lived happily for four yertrs. nnd ene child Mattie s first came to t'lrss the union. Then 11 tree fill the wrong direction as Andy was chopping It down. Mattle waited until lifter dark for her husband to r urn. then, bavins her 4 months old haljy alone In Its eraeli . she set forth up tin- mountain -dele-to se-ek her husband. Phi- found his mangled body under' the tree, and. all nb tie In the dark Woods, she tore apel chopped nt the tree end nt daybreak she elragite-d the l.Ady Into the house and fe .1 fainting by the side- eif her baby's cradle. The walls of the Infant ntlrae te-d intention and the neighbors found them. Mattle was slowly nurse-el back to health, at- 3 her beauty, chastene-d ami made purer by aorreiw, attlrr el ti e attention 'if all Wooers came and went. Her sort- . was ton deep. But eleven months after her fifth be tea tent Manne-I Hurls in came by 1 hance to the house. eefl 4 Won Her by Kindness to Baby. There trm no handsomer man hi all tin- Kentueky hills, nnd he Ire 1 In en awn to colle ge at Wlllli nislmi g. and was the " t '-clngest " and "guitar pie klngesl " swain nreiund Ihe cm : y. He won Mattle s love by his kindness to her little girl hs:' e, nnd six months after they met tiny were marrle-d , Hue.. n was shot In a row at Kiankf.-rt tin- m xt y. ar 'while lobbying In the legislature for a timber land bill, and one yc-r later his widow Was led to the altar by "Bony" Diime till. a man from the Blue (Irass. who nu t tor at Frank fort When, as Mrs. Unison, she attended a Session of the legislature. Dumcn'l toe.k her to live ,-t Harrodshurg. but that same fall he was strhken with he-art disease- and fell eleiiel In the lobby of the r;bsoti house'. In Cincinnati, where, he hue) gone to buy goods. The eighth gravestone was eieet.d In "Mattle Harkins'" cemetery and Ihe pe-opb- e.f Taylor e-ouuty eb-e lared that In r husbands were the- "elylngest " h. of men they ever saw. This did not stop the flocking of bachelors .-end widowers toward Lone Ptar, and 'he- unmarried girls mud.- complaints that the-handsome mnltl-wl.low was stealing all the avail able men. Mason Ayres. a yumig savV miller, was the ninth man li n-in I , -r 1, ,, , t-e -r,l . I tl'.outh th-v have- I ii mar- rteet fir marly a wee k, lie .-till on? armiseed her little irl iccepted a train f rom ihe Bliie Grass herme on the site of the? rude house from which she eloped as a schoolgirl. Two year lat er she was quietly married to Nat lawman.' who had teen oneof her boyhood lovers. Nat lived Just two years, th'-n died of consumption, his wife nufs Ing him te-neierly fe.r ov-r a year. She buried him alongside the others and mourned for nine moii'hs. then bee sine the v-vi Was wooed ly all trie younger enwt remains hapt.y and hearty, and Man le A re s' "wait mg lis t" i I be-winnlng to get di.-e oui atted. IX The yonn saw miller, tlie nintk 0