The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-10-11
NEBUCHADNEZZAR,
A Pennsylvania Tramp Who WIN Eat
Nothing but Grass.

Nothing but Grass.
a herbivorous tramp was sentenced tt
the county iail last Tuesday by Justice
NJ Tim Peace or ph,,oso,nh,o Tor tbre,,en
,-....-,-,
ING ~ our" iai housc iic WIS piousn
TO the Jail and delivered into the Sheriii's
custody. He wore no shoes, and his feet
uur, brown and rrimv and were armed
| like his hands with long clawlike nails
| HIS face and neck were covered with q
short. stubby growth of hair. and his era.
mann WAS adorned with the strangest mass
| of hair tina, ever grew on human head. IL
was not unlike an ourang.outang's IN col.
or, but II was thick and matted. and twist.
| GO into a cone like beehive. IL had TO be
| severed from the scalp with a tinsmith's
| shears. When that had been done the man
vas taken before the Sheriff and question
ed as to his name and residence. lie re-.
fused to tell, and no persuasion could in
dule him to divulge his name, are or birth.
place. He was placed IN cell, and the
prison-b breakfast OF bread and molasses and
coffee was set before him. 1t was left un.
tasted, and when the turnkey locked the
cell the prisoner threw the bread on the
llocr and upset the coffee When dinner
OF meat and bread, and soup WAS brought
TO h,m he hurled it IN the turkeys face
with y curse, and SAID. with marked Ger.
man accent, That's no dinner; bring me
something tit to eat-brlng me some
grass" The prisoner went 10 bed supper
less, and refused TO eat when he aWoke.
Sheriff. Helst was informed OF the strange
conduct and ordered the turnkey to tempt
the prisoners appetite With sweetmeats.
This was done, and a dainty meal was
placed before the tramp, who had lasted
Ter nearly two days; but he thrust 1t from
him. The turnkey was at a loss TO account
for the mans seeming faslidiousness, and
thanking that II arose from want OF exer-
else, he opened the door ol the cell anu al
lowed the fellow to enter the bread YARD OF
The prison AS soon as his eye rested on
the la1urlous grass that grew IN the YARD
lie gave vent 10 loud whoop, ana, iaiiing
on his knees, began 10 pull Nup py the
roots ana eat IT, Inc turnkey looked on
IN amazement while the man ueYoured the
grass When he had hnlshed MS strange
repsst he arose ana asked the turnkey Tor
won glass OF milk n quart pitcher OF
mix was Drought 10 MN, ana ne aralneo
II to the last drop, and then stretched him,
sell OUT al IulI length on the grass ana
went 10 sleep In an hour ne aWoke ana
ATE more grass Win chickweeo ior dessert
lie SAT on Inc ground ana pIuckeu the
weed by Inc 1901, stripping tne Stalks OF
the seea, when ne ale with evident relish:
At supper,ume he again RECALLED himself
with grass, and partook also of liberal
quantity of sharp, pungent weed known
as pepper grass" He ate only the leaves,
throwing tie stem away. He drank about
a pint OF milk during the repast, which he
washed down with the white liquid. After
he mad swallowed enough grass TO satisfy
8 county.talr COW he fell on his hands and
knees and crawled about the yard, peering
into the grass with his keen eye, as if in
search of some toothsome morsels. What
are you busting for, Dutchy 2" asked the
turnkey, who had been watching him.
~ look for dot vat you call clofer," SAID
the herbeater, looking up, but finds him
not. Gif me some milk"
Another pint Of milk was gwen to him,