The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-02
THE KNIGHT or s.iWDUST.
An Event In the Life of Man who Sleeps In
Washington square.

An Event In the Life of "a Man who sleeps In
Washington square.
Always an carly riser, the habit chung to
him after he began sleeping in Washington
square. A privileged character in the park, he
always slept in the same place on bench that
stood alone by itself, secluded somewhat in a
curve Of ono of the by-paths. so that when no
turned OF the beaten track it was almost the
same az going through n door int a chamber;
| and Of all the broken or den mt men that
thronged the park at night. forced. Ike himself,
| from la X Of work. To sleep out OF doors. no man
ever disputed his right To- this bench. whether
| he cnmo carly or late lie was up now with tho
| birds. and having yawned and stretched him
| self shaken his trousers down over his boots.
| and smoOthed out the wrinkles from his coat,
| he picked up his hat from the ground and SGT il
| beside him on the bench. and took broken
comb from his vest pocket and uutangled his
hair and combed out his immense red-brown
mou-tache from which the dye had almost
faded. leaving only fringe Of black along the
| lower edges. As he puton his hat he exchanged
| sautations with two police officers who Were
| crossing tho park. and then. having taken an
| eye-opencr at the nearest drinking fountain,
he started for Broadway and breakfast
| Night came. and with it rain falling heavily.
| In strange place be would have thought no.
thing Of sleeping in the rain, but here in New
York. whore he had friends. he could readily
ind shelter Walking down Prince street. he
| corner Of Wooster. and turned into the Prince
street police station. As he leaned across the
| opened again. and a Central O1ice detective
came in. followed by a gray haired old man. on
| whose face the sergeant and the man from
Washington SQUARE read " am looking for my
| daughter rs easily rs most men could have
experience had made them skilled in faces and
| the precinct Is full OF living graves. and fathers
| and brothers came searching often.
| Guided by the ward detective they started out
| again and the man from the park followed II
| the old man had been less absorbed ne would
have maryelled at the sights aud sounds around
shops, ami block after block Of houses with open
doors. Passing On. they stood opposite tn
mcnt before crossing over. tho Old man
| shudder.d at the sounds II royclrV. suddenly
| the music and laughter ceased. Vnd thvy heard
| the rafting Il the chain and the shooting Il
the bolt TINT secured the inner door. Then the
in the vestihuic narci in the draft, and there
came crowding into the street motley throng
young men and old. and women. soiue ia street
ATTIRE somc In evening drc--. aud others whose
costumc war Tx that Worn los ballet Girls A.
pressed ha * across the street III luediy gath
cred ilr9ng InrTe minutes ,a is IIraiRer
street. and soon others came; but the IRE was
quicker then thgy' and flames anu smoke
Everybody ont = ASKED 1n oili or OF ono 81
| the women.
"Allhut on' "anl NJ The same moment that on"
| arrolrod III "a wiuf ~ In the tolmo-i 81 ry. an
looked down ulon the" -urNng mmuwir.
Firc shot w nom beneath a9t drove her na L.
lui she came NJ .!n AM s'r A't onl nor arms
! implNriu-v and when. with Hl iue r'St. vac
2.d ieoke ~ at H. s ;llli w SsGi
IN o. save hor. Lat n dr. mnn, whose beard was
curlel close 20 his lNce where tue Ire had
s'pvrhcd II. smiled grlMy at his imp"tuu-ity,
and smiled again ne he turned toward the
nnnlldlaf Nhi.A We Li..i hli S,",etneu .Ni,l,
fur a lnddcr.' -lnl out Il v,.re from tho crowd.
and ms II in answer they heard above the catter
tapecd somewhat by intervening, buildings. hut
81 9SaE and WV lada5F TasAs lux.
attenuation that follows swift movement. but
coming nearer and nearer. and bursting out
round the corner, guided ly reins that were as
square- shcuidcrei. aneie-iacrd. Ilue-shltei
man, whose seat was II; !irm a- though be had
been bound to rock. What dryer And yet
they failed 10 wholly trust hin AZ thc long truck
corners corners but tGey Knew be;'eF wtep hey saw the
a. l', as he shot INTO view, ceorng evefyihins
trinity. Engineer never laid trurr curve than
wac struck out in sparks from under tue whlrl-
ing wheels and WHICH she reached tn level The
helpsman ,sir'Gshtened w ana tonned her Ss
Fspty and arnlYb a 2s thSusn 'S@ Yagel HI
r. the burning building, the truck came boom
, | INK down 10 the clnngcr OF gong and N,
.herp ker-lamp kor-ampl ker-ampl ker.
lump ~ iron-shod hoofs that beat ~ true T..
and before the whoel- had ceased revoy-
ing tn, mon We're on the ground. iaddel
OF TIA foot hrncrd against the 'urtstone, hnd
. Us upper end ciralng in the air, aud while SCI
il trrmhled oyer the pavement II remen was
, Swinging up from rung to runR 10 9r at me to-
| when ii should fall against tho building. guy
erlng nearer and ncarer % the woman thu
BADGER drew, cdllying the lircman with arms
| l....t nj lt1 % IL
wall when n great blast Of fire and smok'
bel l!Gd oYt, fhro9dipS me wqWan ana blowinl
, and when the Qraught drewin again il disclose,
i | the woman c4lugIug To tho window Sill y
o shudlcr ran along ne crowd and llX,rd eyep
eye upon the sl'e tnco. 50 that they aloi To se'
D q man who had JUMPED into the iira patrO
/ wagon, n big powerful man, w.ih m immens'
led-hrQwn molstnrAo rom winch No dy'
n bad almost faded, leaving only a fringe ~
' lInck along the lower edges. Soizing
e S9 nt f6GPf& eaF Ra Pan Tssl "A nj Of En-
j uuicknoSs. he liudtted thecnd OF the rope. an,
4 moose. fhcn lie took mp the coil ana snrtad T
- out along his left arm So Tint II would run r. zee
: t'ntcee to he ehim6oy HAT rose 'aio,e DOWN
a dow. md thcn Denly throw the MOOSE. II wen
= ney' and tion HI al6uni IT, ana h an''hrr in
f slant the crowd sawQ hg mnn going nan1 over
"a hand VI thr rupe, EmerglLg from "A cloud o.
smokr they saw him SWING hllns,l alongside
: In, Woman, -,,.,,. ..,,o.n
i Tut NOur arms around my mock, my de0r.
l. If she hnl been blind she would have know
u TINT the voice Yns,ol amgn was saic 10 TRUST
q &ad when 1ho had uhnYrd him hop pat one strlrl
n 0rm around her waist. and then swung clon
= again and Slipped down ulong the ropc, appear
- INK And disappearing as ilo slld swiftly inlpusl
n tho fire and an lkc; and when, s'or he'd an'
o black, hun snfo, ho struck tho ground, he Wa
y glOriilrd in a burst Of applause that drowuN
>, netunult of hcconlagration. OF allihat Wcr
II there the hero was the only man mat preserve
e liSep4nim.ty. Lenilng ihe gitl To her idihc
II h. laid her hand in his Tho. od man drew he
lit "A 4 h..t bfa lt
l. and throw h, arm around her head, az thong
!, shiollMg that he might also heal the Wounde
n heart; nnd rXtonling the other hand 10 her Pre-
~ 4rNor he begged his numc. For The first tim
e. Ia the n !gll a eloul eNtcd on the big man
h pee, and he looked ut his Gu"stionor incrodu
n louiy. ii"was chagrincd f9r himself and sorr
1t for the old man, and he said, with little depro
n ofiorv flourish Of s'orchcl hand, "Wll-ai
l. lou don't know Bin Cnryt Why, I'm the ma
what Us ID ~ do the ldssO act in Murray circus
u - Spring that Ebb. and Flows.
Foni0' Roq,r'cipe Spectator
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