The sun., 1873-09-27
THE FUNERAL POSTPONED.
TEARs FROM THE EYES OF THL
HdRDEST MORMON.
An Interesting sceuc in the streets of salt
Lake City-Thc story of MIR. Charles Neo-
mans aud POOr Little Dick-ShOt Dead
while PLAYING with the Mmxz,c of a (.nn.

SALT LAKE CRY, Sept 2.-Mr. Charles
Neouans Is a character wcll-known on the
Pacific coast. He went to California in ian,
Knocked around that State for twenty years or
moro, and has finally settled down among the
Mormons. lie keeps a popular restaurant and
reading room Charles is built like nfty-ycar
old Adonls. His hair curls tight to his head,
and is parted just OF the centre, td Jimdsglc
His features are singular but intensely bronzed.
He is said to have been blown up in California
seventeen times, aud his cheeks and chin bear
the scars Of these accidents. The last time he
was shattered was by the explosion OF a loco
motive In Sacramento. II cost Mr.. Ieomans a
hole in the check and three tobacco-staiued
teeth, and it cost the Central Pacific Railroad
Company $4,000 in gold besides the locomotive.
Charles is plgcon-toed and walks like n Pute.
Major Wheeler Of the United States Engineer
declares that he has six toes and bunion on
each foot. lie wears loose white shirt with
out suspenders, a Byron collar buttoned over
his collar bone, coral studs, AMI a great variety
Of flaming neck ties large enough to cover the
ground for a Mormon temple. lie is never seen
with acoat or waistcoat, and his panthoons are
so tightly strapped behind that the tops Of his
boots occasionally crop out below.
Mr. 1eOulans ~ "a confirmed bachelor. Tie
sleeps on "A cold iron bedstcad ia the garrett u
his restaurant, and pities men who have nfty
wives and more or lees children. Charles. how
ever. has an extraordinary development of phi
loprogcnitiyeness. His love for pets Is un-
bounded. lie would disemhowel man who
Kicked his dog. and scalp man who threw
chew OF tobacco at his pet parrot
TnE LITTLE ORPHAN.
About year ago some honest miner gave
Charley a badger 20 young that its eyes were
scarcely opened. Yeomans's sympathetic heart
warmed to the motherless infant. For weeks
he nursed IL night and day. He fed II from "A
bottle. and dandled II upon his Knee IA father
would his chtld. Dick" as he called the
Charleys affection, ana looked up t. him " a
child would TO n father He Che badger, not
Charlesl was about two feet broad, three feet
long. and three inches high. As lie stopd upon
the moor he looked ike stuffed coon that had
been run through q hay-press.
one day Yeomans brought home a basket Of
eggs. A. sOon As his back was turned the thin
little uruhan clamhered into the basket. sucked
dvzeu ol the eggs. sna-hcd the rcmaiGdrr
and raised Edward generally. Charles was de-
lighted. Eggs were high. He cufed Dick, but
said that II showed that the animal had COM
mon sense. and II he only kert ON. would make
an excellent Grant Official. After that lac TED
the badger on eggs II was really affecting TO
see the mut"al confidence existing between tue
tender orphan and its benefactor. Dick had q
hole under the house, and morning, noon, and
uisht he crawled out on the sidewalk, and wll-
died into his masters restaurant Tor his little
csg. lcomans always fed him ont of tum-
ulcr, and then spent ten minutes ia detailing the
httle fellows good points 60 the bystanders.
TIE LITTLE ORPHANS MARROW ESCAPE.
Tie badger WAS frequently sporting about the
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rio. Everybody knew him. Eyon the Mormou-
htgan to like him. An tho dogs gave him wide
hetth. This was prrhahl, because they hnew he
was intimately associated with Mr.. Nenmans.
~ twilight spread over the valley Of the great
salt Lake aud tho STAR twiuliled upon the Nah-
s1tch peaks, Charles shut his little protege m a
dark Ell l~ct under the stairs. Dick reCipru Gated
hy scrHtchine al the dc"rand swearing all night.
Mr.. lcomans's customers were delighted with
the music. When they sad they were delighted
Mr.. leomans always asked theuif they wouldn't
take something, and they invariably accepted
one day Dick was skirmi,hing IN front Of the
door. and fell into the crystal irrigating dit n
Lake CITY. The current carried him ben attn a
long hur-c-biock bridging the stream. Charles
Wa terribly excited. His favorte's danger gave
hiiu the strength Of "A samson. With power
ful effort he raised the horso-hlock and rescued
the lively orphan from wntery grave. lep-
mans wae sick for q week lie said 1t was NOT
that caused his illness. ! had almost forgotten
:, say that he Wa PNthasorean, and hrln be-
lever ia metempsvchosis
TlIR ALARM.
Seven days ago Il STRANGER rushed into the res
taurant lie wa "ut q nrSath:
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mackerel; he exclaimed, "you don't tell me 81
here L. he
nm back u the Constitution building. near
the Cooperative institution answered tie
str nWr. "s"me ieier shot i'm. saw him a
Poor Charles waited to hear no more. H.
l'at wa iu Lis throat. IIatl,,, aul cudtl, - he
q sh'd lur lht "hSt t'uN"h huli1lhI. IA thc }Ard
h''h - u St,od Ef9"i "l n"bs anu tii's gdLihE
lh thc .kIds' pne look. ~ was DICK = dead
bouA: lc"is uiltu Ia. eyes ul the LtlcdNed man.
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