Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-16
The Pyromaniac.
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} hero OF this frightfuI
b did not dwell in a palatia
,nce surrounded by all the
les Of the season; never wat
gestive apparatus put to thu
y deviled crabs, lobster sal
to. He slept not upon q
Z mattress, the modern
Of down. nor rigged him
out daily in Chesterfield
tights, Turkish toweline
tile, the purple
fine linen Of the period
n were his playmates the
il retired millionaires, bank
|ents or railway kings. No
|ved in q miseI able but
paying tenement, in the
u Of Rue de Alaska. Daily
bdeavored to supply bis
us appetite with cold meat.
bs and chunks Of stale
the result Of a previous
Investigation N the rear Of
residences; nightly he
|srviewed by Morpheus up
s Of the straw, in the airy
y Of . dry goods box, or
ground floor Of q market
His clothes were just the
kst specimens in the way
Iliments that ever graced
Ian form. His associate 8
Hrs Of searchers after the
material gatherers of
! vile vendors of dscayed
and his name was
" life William exhibited
I peculiar but not psrtic
lessing character; when
bic locomotive apparatus
bic to sustain the weight
fantile body, he display
tense affinity for the fire,
ifssted much pleasure in
bg the process Of oombus-
hen left alone, he would
ward the stove and gaze
tsning eye and manifest
pom the glowing GOALS.
y people will doubtless
y say that William want
arm himself, or that it
eldom that his parents
tunats to possess coal,
5 was to the child Q great
and consequently attact-
Bsntion. Let all find, in
wing facts, their unan-
reply. Proprietors Of
. are never able, owing
Mysterious cause, to de-
bany tons as they receive.
said proprietors were
giving over weight.
pc father was frequently
ght. came home early in
Ing, with . baskst-the
s not empty
liam this passion for fire
10 and uncomfortable.
"Hyromaniac." Soon
ambition to add to the
Pks chips Of wood, arti-
parel and domestic use
lessly consigned to the
md their destruction
with intense delight;
uld not long rest salts
such humble works
his aspirations became
Ash boxes, portions Of
pd isolated goat and
. all gave unmistakable
he destructive hand OF
MAC Bill"
mia took . special turn.
10 speciality, which was
introduce among the
u his companions small
II phosphorus and q few
When the smoke began
itself he was joyous;
smoking mass burst in :
then his Joy was per-
tatic. Those were his
moments.
ills friends, ON whom
|ont TO play this little
not look at it in pre-
same way that he did.
Fe not grati6ed; it did
penn hugely. On the
they used to get as mad
and pummel William
lercifully, but in vain;
! not cure him OF his
|g propensity, !
= bright, sunshiny day
a poiiceman, Dig with
Yested authority and re-
in . new blue uniform
rcolored felt hat, bear
'sr figures the number
Was standing on a cor
re that particular corner
rever remain shrouded
Suffice it to know
Ias standing there and
/. His thoughts were
ack DER the past. He
;atulating himself upon
ipation from hod carry
linking how much cas-
TO stand on q corne-,
tan aud pick his teeth
tch. Suddenly he be-
10 that around that cor
prevailed a peculiar
snuffed the air, looked
th disgust and exclaim
bionsr He was just
mble of to q more salu
Ugh hborhood when he
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