The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-25
The Wandering Jew Intervlewea.

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BY Max AdSler.
Reports were floating about the cit,
Yesterday to the clIect that the Wandering
Jew had been seen over in New Jersey
A reporter was sent at once to hunt him
up, and to interview him II found. After
q somewhat protracted search the reporter
discovered a promising.looking person
sitting on the top rail Of fence Just out
side Of Camden engaged in eating some
crackers and cheese. The reporter ap.
preached him aud addressed him at a
venture:
Beautiful day, Cantaphilus2"
This familiarity seemed necessary; be-
cause II the Wandering Jew has any
family name, the fact has not been reveal.
OF to the public.
"Bless my soul, young man, how on
earth did you know me?" exclaimed the
Jew.
"0h, don't know; something about
your appearance told me who you were.
I'm mighty glad to sec you, any way.
When did you arrive?"
u came on here yesterday. Been down
In Terra del Fuego, where heard about
the Centennial, and thought I'd run up
and have look ut it. Was a good thing,
| reckon. Time flies, though, don't it3
seems to me only yesterday that man
here in Siberia told me that you people
were fighting your Revolutionary war"
He sat upon the fence as he talked; his
feet cased in gum shoes, rested on the
third rail from the bottom; his umbrella
was under his arm; his face was deeply
wrinkled, and his long white beard bodied
up and down as he ate his lunch voraci-
ously, diving into tho carpet sack every
now and then for more. The reporter re-
marked that he feared such liberal diet
Of cheese would-disagree with the eater,
but the old man said: "Why, bless you,
sonny, I've been bunting all over the
earth for seventeen centuries for some.
thing to disagree with me. That's what
yearn for. II could only get the dyspep.
sia once l might hope to wear myself out:
But It is no use. l couldlunch on pound
Of nails and feel as comfortable Us baby
after . hottle Of milk. That's one Of my
peculiarities. You k1ow nothing ever
hurts me. Why, I've been thrown opt Of
yoluanoos-lemme see; we'll dozens OF
times-ani never boon EinRel q bit. Most
always in real cold weather. | step oyer in.
to Italy and roost around lnsile'oS Ygsp-
Was, and then, maybe there's an eruption
and I'm heavcd out q couple OF hundred
miles or so, but always safe and sound.
What / don't know about volcanic erup-
tions my child, isn't worth knowing. |
went sailing around through the air the
day when i'ompeii was destroyed. Yes,
sir, I was there; saw the whole thing.
Why, l could tell you tth!e most wonderful
stories. You wouldn't believe"
"How do YOU travel generality
"0h, different ways. have gonp
around some in sleeping oars, and had my
baggage checked through; but generally |
prefer to walk. I'm never In hurry, and
like to take my own route. I'm mighty
good walker. / did think Of getting up
some kind OF pedestrian contest with
some OF your phamPion walkers, but it's
no use; it'll only create an e!spitemsnt."
"How do people treat yoH qsuallyW
"Well, can't complain. Snap mo up for
tramp sometimes, or mako dIsagreeahle
remarks about me. But generally | get
along well enough. The undertakers are
hardest on me. They say exercise de-
pressing influence on their business by
setting bad example 10 people; and one
OF EN-, over in CoHstaltlnoplp, said 4 man
who'd defrauded about Rfty.four gGnaFB-
tons OF undertakers ought to be ashamed
to show his face in civilized society. But
bless you, sonny, don't mind 'em. Bust
ness, you know. is business. It's perfectly
natural for them to feel that way about it;
now, isn't III"
evil you have cigar aiter eatIRG?'
"No; none for me. Raleigh wanted me
to learn to smoke when l was in Virginia,
but didn't caro- for 1t. You remember
him, of course? Oh no; l forget how
young you are. Pleasant man, but little
too chimerical. liked Columbus better.
Nero was man who'd have suited you
newspaper people. NoGt always muir
der every day. And then that Gre 10
Rome when he tiddled; made a splendid
report for the papers, wouldn't itP Poor
sort Of q man, though, The only time l
ever saw him was when he was drowning
his mother. Dropped the old lady over
and let her DRIFT Off as II he didn't care a
cent for her.
"Talking OF newspapers, how would you
like to nuke an engagement rs the travel.
ing correspondent Of this paper?"
"Wcll, dunno, 4woglln't mind send.
ing you q letter now and then; but don't
like to make any regular engagement.
You see haven't written great deal fot
about eighteen years, and q man kind oil
gets out Of practice in that time. ! write
such an awful poor hand, too. No; 1guess
won't contribute regularly. have
thought sometimes maybe might do O
little work as . book ssent, sos to piIck, up
few stray dollars. But ! meyer had q
fair chance offered to me, and ! didn't
care enough about II to hunt It upi and SC
nothing ever came Of 1t. could make q
good book fairly hum around this globe
though, don't you think?
"WeFe you ever married? Did you ever
have wifeT'
"See here, my son, mayer did you Rpy
harm, and what's the use OF you bringing
| up such lIsagreeable "reminiscences? The
old lady died in EgyptlH ~; They madt
her up into q mummy, and RECKON they
put pyramid on her 10 bold her down
That's enough; that satisfies me-"
''Is your memory generally good?"
"Well, about fair; that's all. know
| Just enough Ia get Petrarch mixed up il
Hge @ nuS S + Fs SSS at SSS isySa
internal regions. I'm ofton hasy ahou
people. The queerest thing! You know
that once, in conversation with Denlamlt
franklin, COMPOUNDED Mark Antony
with Saint Antony, and actually alluded
to.the Saints dr4ti9p 9yer the dead bod,
Of Caesar. Positive iept. IN tell hoy
often keep The run Of things; sgy 81
certain event, that happened during III
oentary that was bilious; or i occurred
| In The century that I bad the rheumatism
That's the way | as tho t;ns. did com
mence to keep diary back i9 lSl, but
ran up staoE Of manuscript three or fou
hundred feet high, and then I gave It uI
Couldntlugit around with me,yoH kRow.
~ suppose you have known o grea
many coiehrainil nenple?n