The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-18

On he 81 of July, 1883, joseph Mueller pra.
sen,eG himselt with card OF admisslo signed
by Manager. alier, stating that he Yves twenty.
nine years old was IA native OF Germany, and
was a iii subject for public suppnu Mueller
Offered his card with many violent coltor-
tions, followed by u little pRntomime scene,
al OF Whleh was to convey to the stewards
mind that he was deaf and dunn, abiectly
| poor, and would consider II favor
above price If he was taken In and cared for
This arrange little individual was
dummy he was assigned a
place on that burning hot day, and there he
mas remained without intermieslon until
Death stalked In and brought his caretr 10 an
abrupt close. AS the lame and halt and
homeless began 10 crowd into the institution
Joseph Mueller soon lost his Identity in the
appropos but inclegant sohriquet of ''Dum-
my" but NO even this inOlIenSiye pSeudonym
fell dead upoa his dull ears ne cared not SO
long as he was treated with the respect due his
ststion as the Oldest inhahltant and got all the
tobacco he craved. dummy" had two gteat
NOTWITHSTANDING was for tlne clothes The 9th
| or an insatiate greed for the nicotine weed As
the institution did not provide full dress suits
Tor the paupers, = dummy" sank his pride and
suit.
Many years ago, when the farmers brought
their products TO the old sheus on Market
street, Dummy" with Il wisdom born OF hIs
silent observations, knew that the soil tillers
are generally in good spirits after having dis
posed OF their truck, and accordingly on Sat
urday afternoons would perich himself on q
rail fence That surrounded field near Thirty
fourth street, and ne thsy drove by hOmewari
bound would appeal 10 them with becks and
mods for pennies.
his BUSINESS PLAN.
His dumb eloqueu ce was generally effective
me Oron5ed farmers knew what was expect
edof them, and the c0ppers would fail la the
dusty road, where Dummy" would gather
them In until dusk pat q stop to his financial
operations. All his gains found their
way to the tObaCconist's till In his
Time ne has chewed cords of plug tobacco.
He was slave to the habit, aud was
saturated with the extract of the weed. he
not only chewed tobacco, but ate IL with ep-
parent relish. AZ he grew in years he shrank
In size, and at the time Of his taking ofTwas a
weazened little specimen OF makind possessed
OF but one well-deilned idea, and that w8a 10
secure money for his favorlte weed Not long
ago someone gave him the name of "Tom
Collins" He spent his days at little
gate leading 10 one sof the stairways
down which visitors were compelled Ia
pass to meet the main wings. Here he stood
like a sentry, waiting for pennies. His hand
was put undr every face, and when no Once
made selly for money his victim had little
peace until 'Dummy6 had carried hls point,
some days ago he suddenly disappeared from
his post, The doctors, who found him in his
bed, said that time had bruoght MIN TO his
back. All the Ills of old age and too much to-
hacco had got the best of him, and there he
was, to rise no more. They prophesied rightly
Alter residence OF forty-three years In the
Institution, Dummy departed this
life on Wednesday, and was borne away to a
NqupeT'a grave