Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-19

Those who live in view Of Bryant Park
New York. and the nurses anl ca ldren
who da ly throng its PATHWAYS, are long
accustomed q sc quiet, elderly man en-
ter by the nOrthw west gate. on the corner OF
Forty second street and Sixth avenue,
who goes the whole round OF the walks,
touching every amp post in the park with
his cane. Hal, rain or SHINE he comes
there regularly every morning and pursues
bis melancholy and mysterious tour with
oat speaking or 10 icin anvone.
''Therv be 90, again" said the officer or
that beat TO report r. Il have watched
him daily for the las six years almos', and
have never yet found out what he means
by doin it," he continued.
At the su -gestiOn OF the reporter he
made ~ h 5 min then and there 10 inquire
of the meiano holy pedestrian what his OBJ
] 81 was.
Wnen the man AGAIN came round the off,
Ger was in such a position that the lamp
post co Il not COW n n ly be touch I'd, SO
with a Il en- 81 tn man WIS abort TO re-
trace his ste 5. p ria ps in the hope tha'
{ &c o .icer would Iol leave the SPOT. Be
f1rs he could do ~ the officer buttonholed
ham.
"Now." ne sld. AMI he put on a mos
coniilenti SIN :. 'caGt you tell us Why
you worry ov these ole l,mp-l os,s. l
yoI have any do 1T THAI they are not
mad of iron or that they are not firmly
fixel w 1t me know and we VII have
them all AIKEN up and fixed better"
There was no reply. The mystery only
smiled pitifully on the policeman who went
on:
"l've en- vol ev ry day for years and
th YOU oua ht to look upoa me more az
a friend"
Tle spell WAS trokel, and ia a calm,
qui t tone III answer came:
.Ah, NV roor. dtluded mortal. you have
n.v,r Sc, me Ny soul irequents these
shad s. (the ire. are all tare) land daily
performs the duty imposed upon it by the
ANGEL"
"'S that so?"
Yes my body is now miles swithin the
earth's caverps but you mi hit have seen
my soul on It's daily duty oi regulating the
Ii Int and heat o. this great planet. You
have observed the manner IN which ouch
the iron. which is the cOnduc or of the
power which 90 me alone has been Civ, .
Now touch il s i h,ly upwards, because
| the enemy is Ibdu d and mercy is shown,
but in the centuries AMI the ages past"
| (the officer SAYS about two years go II
| struck it downwards IN the an eel OF night
had to vi Id
"Well, WE'LL" murmured the officer, 81
used to see you tap the ground three
times, about two or three years ago, but
on that day you did not couch the lamp
post"
"Poor mortal, that was centuries ago.
On those days the spirit of darkness re-
volted andlmy striking the ear n shook 1t
to the center and made the evil one quake
with fear in his cavern"
where do you lIve"'
"Where should the sou. live? Not in the
earth, but in the sky, where the clouds
float onward and forever, un il | sound
the trumpet and all will take tn ir NOR al
/ shape again. Bat | ms not Il lay. o.
the evil that | mus co qu III lit s.a
strength. and II 1t oIi su, wat.
Oh. mortal, mi hs &c "a voI
Saying this h ;ou al
lishtIy with an II mpv n ne anl
walk Il OF to tn mex one.
"Well, | new n th)I
that" sal the po..,e ish
he must b. little bt sDae a. T.. a
story, but be is by all % IS the of,1i
lune ever came aCr :"