, 1879-08-06
''PROF. uORATIO." ]"
An Eccentric Cave-DWelter on
Michigan Avenue,
Who, Like 6ilas Wogg, Drops into
Poetry Occasionally.
catn1l Tea Infant Salyntlon," and q Recipe
for baking lux.

'"s1'f A'e7 '"'@". e"''n''S.s o"u hst'Po
ioF Baking Lux.
TOT yonpr man who knows how vino do,l,
sparkle, and wIIu sometimes riots iu tho carly
morning hours, belongs tho dtscoycry Ut a
hermit living tn cayo almost In tho heart Of
th,s great ctty, After leaving tic recent Walking
match ut an carly hour ono morning, tu an o1-
hlaratcd condition, he lost Ills way, and, wan
flrrfnt- throueb thn rims of lin 1874 ira nlnnp
MALI. s o.. . 49, III. ..u s'1Ah ~
4''ietisa'. anu n"ua't. "se"se'' II" ie'u'iJ !'">
ne'nea hlmAe't ~ inc Aca!l ol M expcdltioh
exploring ruins and buried cities that would
throw Hcllletpaun's researches con1p1otc}y Into
lin sh,n H. ,r.. -, .,.as .,,tn. ~
s,', ,,.,at. s"s ..,.. s"n M ~.
a., a,''' n4.A 'nno'oa ~ 4e'c''' "ne ',s'
tile little boy IN the story, 1o saw Mt sonso Ills.
tancc nhcaAl. Of him a 'ight, which scctncd to
como forth from ti,o rrnund. t1a fo11nwcd TIA
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ss", "''' oou" 1870 "p''. tr s.'1.no "''''r
"s"s III SeF,tap4e cave. lN1bUFa Reporter
VINO Hoard tile story from tic young mans
lips marvetcd greatly, and, upon being glvcu
thc 1oentIon of Tim rou, nrg,,iyc,1 nm orrlnrt,v,
nnr.v, Mnn1ov n,rn. =, II, r,.1oc1s ,t,,a narts
uA.s5' t.onuas "'1nt w ~ oe'osh 'aa paft5'
eons's1us u t"Fec persons' inc'aal,lg .hc moro
oro scrnved n t,o .ttc,,n, noInt III:
roc+,on n,.t -.. :. ,rooa.a a.. A..
n"a.s. res.on "ls1 "as 10 ptoeeeu 10 ,ne
NORTHWEST corner Gl congress- &tfGGE qGu sjlCEt-
oan nvrnun. IT, ,va. fnllnwcd Thcn wnlk
-,ar.,, ,,,.tt. .,.,,. ., ..a.s,". .,,.'.I,x .'
nos1n until you fonch "ooaen slaewalR rcaa
tl'e mVbsic caoal. Ihi8 was MISC uone. "kap
5ou withina" was thc propcr]v-forncd ouc,-
tfon. ,u1 n rms nrt In rr.ro
...s Nv, !,
.oue' 1es' was t'o pleasant fcpis
walk, but apparently from beneath the ground
ftsclf. Thea aaray We como inln vas asked.
u uCortotr,s s,r. J, ..r,o ~" ron,. n. st, -,
49, t",''' .!, s"s, enns .io !ep,'' ny st"4 tut
come a lIttlo scary, formed themselves into line,
and taking six steps west from tho side
wo1tr founa - r,',. .t,,rwov ,,n,tr,,ot ~,
.,nor,.t a.. ~,,.n, s,x ~ aar.,, a.a.,, ,,,,,r,,
a'lousot tne Fa'us' OK OF sc'en ateps uoW'i'
te'fn 70 TUG right, and hcncata On arch OF brick
f!nu small wooden door, proceeded the dircc-
t[ous. This was rcaaftv fountl. ov[np to Tho
CLEANS Of lsrht from within. onen,nv and eu.
tnr,nr ,1o.oon, ,ra. ...,,, % 1ao1o .na
..t"'s us'sens NUS "s.4h m"'1e' al'u
uss ] BY s soo ooo ns asty
e'auso rcveaIcl nil. 'rl'cre wus fireplace bu,lt
Of oil bt'ck, aud no means OF escape for the
overhead a basket Of charcoal @ ls beside i, Eavo ,
proof llat this fireplace was in frequent use.
eas tSs Ss 20 pomss unsa Of arotue u aud III
such worthless traal, filled the apartmeut. Tho
seats were boards placed upon boxes. and coy
cred with old aud usoless cnsrtagc-trlmmtngs
THE 1ro1lr OF a coALrolh mr.
though dim, rcyca9cd a,l these, but the occr,,
pant WAS not 10 10 seen' llao pause Ill Btac''
| locality was painful, and tho her
nit, understanding this. spid, "l'n,
!, ~, ,os. !, ty,o ,,,,co ,,,,. f,c,, hn,o In ,n
ia Ht,,o 49,, lnt ros hroh, sro.a -, f..
aas. ~, aras,ni atn uo,,it ~, i,tt
,Sn ro,awew -, Sii"5,rnn ,v.,,,n In Se-mft NH
mn ottl ,rrny.heartIcd man wna ftunI rccIininl!
upon RcalI,y budding from beneath which pcoprl
tutta Ut straw. Tie conversation turned upon tho
| ability Of his cnve to withstand weather, an,l
| then, In tic absence Of pipu Ut pence. u rigar
was offered. The hermit spoke: ''Sle slnokal"
Not tor the world. Stree:
| Of tobacco I've hccn froe
/ Etprp 1H h1,rf4Ynd nnh