, 1875-12-27
BROWN.
The Noted Sexton nS Grace Church.
Ac.< York;


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We aro rainat tn heat tlat thia great man is
frequently called ike by his friends. .nd
likewise that l.o occasionally rela1es before his
story. IIown gets only $500 year for Ills
pstslrrn Ne RcS.nn, hut NO BHproHo there are
per'Iuisltes. 1lo was iuaugnrnted on the It'll Of
March. 1919. Although stories by tllo soors ara
sluhH tl1 pleboiah worbhlpsr who invados tho
precincts saored to brown. mihtakes of
thia character afs raro., 1udeed, It in said
that EroTn CAL mentally assign chance
vlai,or 10 tho seat 10 IL 10 occupy after tho
most cnraory g1ance At tho cut Of his coat.
brown III conuosaeus In dry got'ds and habnf-
dssbcry, and be IN accredited With the power -
Bee A. fnr into tAiior's sign AZ my man In
New York. Ro nncrring ia lis discrimination
In favnr Of tlln fahhonnble uptown tAilof-lhst,
II member Of Trace Church moo remarked.
"ThoY ought to secure Brown as first aHsistAut
In prououncinY upon thn quality Of wool on that
rated" worry funny mistake il. however, To-
latel By the GraFhic. One cold Sunday motu-
ing during tho war tlne I soldier with a we'll
known private'a overcoas over hs shoulders en-
tored lilo yeBt!bulo Of TRACE Church aud, failing
to rscslva any notIoo from the setton, leisuroly
walked up Tho main aislo TO ons Of tho beat
seats. The church waA crowded, and shortly
after camo a daahlng Hoco9d L.eutensnt. owl
deutly now to hta straps, and throwing back htH
cloak to display hia rank ho waa obse1ulonBlS
taken In charge by Brown. WALKING diectIy to
tha seat occupied by tho man H tho old over.
ss .ea sfSa s ste .ss sPo @
you" in q tono that meant " for such A. you.
ut tho salne timb Indicating rear corner. AfAk-
ing TO response, tho private rose, and without the
slightest embarraaulucnt retired TO tue part of
tue cluget to Which ho had boon 10 uuceremo-
utously consigned, Tho seat ho vacated WAS
occupied by the KAllant Lieutenant, res0lana-
cut III tho glory or trand-ucw trappiogu. Tue
private found hlg nov uusrteFa MITCH moro
f1Ftk n 1,d n I'm hHI
bccAuss OF the neAruess to tho register he toaaod
back Ills oynrcoRt, revealing to the hoFriticd gaze
Of Brown the stars at q MaIot-GeHeEal. Tia
supposed private MAS n. +. Ba1lkg. For Romo
time past brown has been proprietor Of > grain
and food stoFo on Eleventh street, Just east ot
Fourth avenue. whcro 10 may usually bu found
during buhnnsB hours. wheu not st the church
and where the reporter fund linn. II nover
man 40 Is 10 b. thoIe when lie dad"
yald MIR, brown, "but lavo get aou,e-
htng that no otter undertaken iu toxin eau
HAow. Here 8 a book which contains tho size OF
eyery man Il hAnds who over ncted ~ paii-bcarers
| at any Of my funerals. II ever want Any Of
| them again all ! layc to do ia to refer to tho
uatne, see tho aize. and hayo the glove ready""--
| aud la turned tho pages with commendable
! 1'rIde. Tic work ID doubtless Unique, AZ llo
ca,tnH it to bo, but extracts from its records
| would 10 a. n.Alspropoa az to toll . woman a
aae. 1t was suggested to Mr.. brown that hc
! 1nuHt laro funl Of rtre exporiencos treasured
w. AZ LHlb tuoInGalt 1!o Icu!"A ho0 VIII VI
cd discretion, "Dut my hanaa ate tied about tell
ing, emplIasEing the iat With + generous pinch
| Of snuH from a tatGe tin cauu,ster kept cun-
| venlent'y at hand. ~ never kept D coffin
sLop. And .,avor would" be volunteered. "1ts
pteasaatas to VT here aud sell tG.oUo or es.o0o
| woyth uf faed mouth :" sud, to make la opi,t-
lon moro impressive. boy st luis moment came
in for. IN quarters worth of maa!." Brown
Showed the teportcs d clipping from Ciuciu'
natl newspaper, mud esid "Thcy say all sosta
Of thugs sbout me, but that's untr,le.--it's all
uutruet"" THIS article assorted that ho vas
worth 5000, 900, and spoke Of the efficacy Of It
invested in Bruwn when ops of tho feflows
| wiAhed to mako bis calling ard election suso a.
suggesting 10 iusiguiiicant sum 40 % in cun
nectiou with znan credited With s200, 600 worth
Of property must bo apparent TO the dutlest in
| teltect.