The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27

meuts, a gap would be left in history. 1t
isn't necessary, however, to go to history
for instances. NeS York'S streets present
them continually to the observant eye.
On Twenty ninth street, near Fourth
avenue, lives Henry Wood, an active man
of some So years of age. Mrs. Wood takes
boarders, and by her husbands aid keeps
well regulated household Mr.. Wood is
totally blind, but he is the head Of the
house, as he should be, and without him
things would soon so wrong. His energy
and skill are the pride of the family. When
the postman rings in the morning Mr..
Wood goes to the door, receives the letters
and carries them from room to room, dis
trlbutlng the mail as accurately as If be
could read the addresses. Each boarder
takes from his hands what belongs to him
or her, and when there is nothing left he
knows the remaining boarders got no mail
by that delivery, and goes and tells them
So If it is necessary for him to enter their
rooms on his errands before the occupants
are In entirely .presentable costume he does
so with impunity. The boarders start some
times, but he doesn't: After breakfast Mr..
Wood washes the dishes. wipes and dries
them, puts them carefully away in the
china closet, folds up and puts away the
table linen and is ready for the days next
duty. When the table linen is soiled and
needs changing he becomes instantly aware
VI us COUuIJlOI by running his llIESIS ONeC
its surface. Declared from outdoor occu-
patton to a great extent Mr.. Wood finds
domestic duties a pleasure. He collects the
lamps of the household about II o'clock
every morning, washes them, and, when
they need it, renews the wicks, cleans the
chimneys, puts them all together again and
leaves the whole lighting apparatus of the
house in first-class trim.
When the doOrbell rings he answers the call
and shows the visitors without q mOnant'S
hesitation, either to the parlor or to the
room of the particular ledger they desire to
see. He is a practical carpenter and
plumber of no mean skill, and when a bed
breaks down or spigot leaks he goes to
work and mends it in thorough and work
manllke way. He reseats chairs and does
all the little cabinet-making of the house
hold with ease and skill. Not long ago one
of the Wood family's dodgers complained
that his bed was falling to pieces. He also
complained that IL bad undesirable tenants.
Mr. Wood took it to pieces with alacrlty.
After the repairs were properly made he
investigated the other charge, and after a
careful digital examination of every nook
and Granny in the beds5ead and an equally
thorough search of the mattress and bed
clothing, assured the lodger that his sus-
picions were groundless. And so the result
of an examination by two-eyed experts
proved them to be.
Charles Perham, the armless, or, rather
handles cigar-seller in Washington market
has been a conspicuous figure there ever
since July 3, 1879. He dsposes of his wares
with knack aud alacrlty, and makes change
without trouble. Mr. Perham has no righ
arm and no lett hand. When he was Is
years old he joined the Fourth Maine bat
terry. lie fought through the war without
receiving a wound, and came out a youth
full veteran, full of health, energy and am
bition. But Wade Hampton fought through
the war, scathless, only to lose a leg after
wards by the kick of a mule. Mr.. Perham
Jared almost as sadly. On Oct. IL, 1866, at
a celebration of the organization of the
G. A. R., Perham was active in
helping fire the salutes. By the
premature explosion of a cannon
he lost his right arm, his left hand and al
most lost his life After a tedious conva-
lescence he found himself face to face with
the problem of existence, dependent on his
own efforts, deprived of the pension which
would have so helped him had he Teen
MANNED on the battlefield. He went to
California, and for nine years lived in a
climate which makes all work seem easier
since simple existence is almost pleasure.
For the last nine years he has been regu-
lar figure in the Washington market place.
In the afternoons for three years he has
sold cutlery aud stationery on the Fall River
boats. He was born at Pennington, Me-,
and it was there he lost the "helpers" his
courage and ingenuity have supplied the
place Of