The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-26

change for apple trees In later years he
seemed 10 think even this kind Of second hand
rament too luxurious. and wore as his princi-
pal garment an Old coffee sack which he. had
bought. and in the bottom and sides Ot which
he cut holes to thrust his head and arms
through. This he pronounced "A very ser
vicenblc cloak md as good clothing Hs any man
need wear" He scarcely over wore shoes
except in winter but. ii travelling in the sum
NOR time. and the rough roads hurt his feet. he
would make himself rude pair NJ sandals. lie
never purchased anycovering Tor bis feet When
he used anything in the form Of boots or shoes
they were cast-On things. generally minated.
which he would gather UP. however dilnpi'latcd
they might be, always insisting that il WIS a
sin To- throw aside boot or shoe 80 long IA IT
would adhere TO n human foot His head gear
wns constructed on likc, economical principle.
For long tine he wore the large tin diuDrr in
which he cooked his mush while travelling.
But as 1t failed sufficiently tn. protect his eyes
from the sun. he constructed hat Of pnst'-
hOnrd. with an immense peak In front and hont
down NJ the sides to shade his face from the
heat. thus securing an article That combined
usefulness with economy, and which became
his permanent fashion. Tho same close
economy johnny carried into all the phasos Of
meagri as his clothing. He believed It to be
ain 10 Kill any creature for food. holding that
the soil produced everything requisite for
human subsistence
INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES.
Among His other cccontricitios was that OF
bearing pain with more than Indian fOrtitudn.
Very often he would thrust pins and needles
into his flesh without u tremor. His nervous
sensibilty seems tn have been less ucute than
those OF ordinary mortas for IL he had cut
or sore. his method Of treatment was first to
scar il with n rcd hot iron. aud then cure 1t Ms a
burn. This fortitudc together with his strange
appearance and eccentric actions led the In
dinns, among whom he wandered unmOicsted
To regard him ns great medicine man." and
to treat him with much kindness During tho
war Ot 1872. when the frontier settlers were
hunted down 10y the savage allies OF Great
Britain. Johnny travelled night aud day, warn
ing the people Of approaching danger. Visiting
every cabin, he delivered this message: Tho
spirit OF tho Lord il upon mo- aud hath
anOintpd mo to blow the trumpet in the wilder
ness aud sound the alarm n tho forest: for b.
hold the tribes Of the hcathcn arc round about
your doors and u devourng flame followeth
traversed the border day and night. warning all
settlers until the danger was past.
iHua luls SlI"ng'y-Vihu ec'eltTlc cnhthcWI
wandered Tor yrnrs through tho forests and
border settlements. caring for his scattered
nurseries and spreading the tencts OF his
peculiar faith. Leading Il hlamclpss and moral
life. he likcned himself TO the primitive Chris
tinns, literally taking no thought for the
morrow. Ii was this conviction that made him
at all times serenely happy. Upon ono occa-
sion. an itinerant preacher was holding forth
on the public square in Mansfield in n long and
somewhat tedious discourse upon the sin Of
sxiravqgance. frequently emphnsizing his text
by the inquiry: Whore now is the barefooted
Christian travelling To- heaven ~ Johnny. who
was lying on his back in some timber, taking
thequcSton In its literal sense, raised his bare
feet in the air and Moderated: Here's your
primitive thristianl " to the discontinue OF tho
wc-dressed missionary.
In 1888 JOHNNY took u solemn farewell 81 NIL
the families in this part Of the State. following
his vocation for the next nine yenrs on the
border Of Ohio and Indiana. In 1877 h. died
IA the cabin % settler. near Fort Wayne. at
been devoted to his scli-unposed mission. The
physician who was present ut his death WIS
heard io Inquire what was Johnny Applesoed's
a state At tho approach of death and SO ready 10
enter upon another life.