Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-26
ROMANCE or A TRAMP.
~Duliy the Wizard" Carries n Charm
String as AN Emblem Of Love.

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String as an Emblem Of Love.
OF all the strange hobbies 10 which
he mind a become attached none is
more rare than that Of "a little weazen
fced tramp, who plainly showing the
elects of the compress of years, IS
kmown particularly well throughout
uorthern Indiana as Bully the Wiz
ed His right name is supposed TO
- Calvin Morris, but when the now
eyed man-for he is GA years old
took TO tramping he did SO 10 forget
The scenes Of childhood and a pretty
teminine face, lighted up with a pair
- bright eyes, rosy cheeks and lips OF
oArmine hue, hat had captivated his
boyish fancy.
But stern parents interfered and
young Morris, in the rage of despair,
BOrsook his home, parents, acquaint-
nnce and ven his name TO lose him
Rlf in the busy world. Now that the
Intervening years have been sailed in
che picking vat of time the old time
sweetheart is still alive, but feeble OF
mind and body. All his relations ex-
ocpt his mother are dead, and she
c6ngs TO life with the quarrelsome
grasp Of old age in Muncie. Ind. The
boy was an adept al cards, and natur-
ally he drifted into telling fortunes
and adopted the name of Bully the
Wizard"
Try as he would, he could not for
net his old time love, and occasionally
h would drift always afoot) back to
The scenes of his boyhood, hoping for
. glance at the face and figure OF the
woman who had infatuated him. In
time she died. and Bully" now
heartbroken and hopeless, began in
sarnest the tramp that has led 10 every
state in the Union. The girl he wor
SHIPPED had, as a memeifto OF her child
nh days, one Of those pretty collec-
tons OF buttons and small trinkets on
string which is known 10 every little
girl as q charm string" 10 which
every friend is expected TO contribute.
The last time Bully saw his girl she,
IN a caprice, Wort about her neck her
kttle charm string, and this fact be-
came the most prominent thought In
ne added mind Of TIE young mar as
he babe her farewell forever. Straight
way, as a remembrance Of her, Bully
Angan a charm string for himself. AT
6rst he carried it around his hat; as il
grew in size it was transferred TO his
fucket; sriil increasing, to a small tin
box he carried, and when il became a
ssrpentine object with coils like an
~anaconda he placed il in a small
tFunk and shipped it from place TO
gaace, always adding to il. He made
ooney telling fortunes and everybody
Aumored his within and plea for a but
I'm or trinket for his string. In this
way he has travelled the country owe
end over.
For a time he was with a band OF
Upsies and claims to have been held
y them. He has camped with In
dams, and in his collection is a lot OF
bsne and metallic bits given him by
hose lovers Of the plains. Some of
90 young squaws wanted TO marry
I'm FOR the string, but Bully" was
a4uaw proof. He was respected as a
1edicine man and was known as
MAN not afraid Of a whole box OF
Ills" Not long ago Bully drifted
fnck to Muncie and Eaton, Ind, and
fsiends took him in charge and have
cared for him. Bully displayed his
treasure. The string is 10 a
ster, POS feet in length and contains
Ii. 600 pieces.
There arc buttons on il Of every
size. description and color, Bits Of
nye coin, old money, trinkets and
small toys. small relics, bits of china
ware aud metal, even scraps of cloth;
IN fact, everything he could gather to
odd to his string. The old man, with
his shock Of iron gray hair, weakening
eyes and trembling hands covered
with rings. has placed all his affections
on that inanimate lot Of buttons, etc.
The larger il grew the deeper his af-
section for il. He caresses and talks
10 il as he would TO n child, and every
night sleeps with it at his side. About
six months ago he was seized with a
premonition that he would die, and
he carefully buried the string in a
sand bank, coniided in a family, and
wanted 10 be buried near his collec-
ton.
Bully didn't die, but the family un-
covered the box, and poor Bully was
crazy until his treasure was restored
b him in a replevin suit. He claims
10 have been in Europe, his trip across
the ocean costing him but Is cents,
and shows buttons he gathered in
every civilized country Of the Old
World. He never rode on the cars
until a few weeks ago, and then he
wouldn't take a seat, refusing 10 go
until he could sit on the box contain
ing the charm string. - Cincinnati
Times-Star.