The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-28

reverted 10 the words Of the immortal
William. who, in his Seven Ages Of
Man. says
sThe fast scene of all II second childishnoss
and mere oblivion;
sans teeth. sans eyes, sans taste sans every
thing
Mr.. Pearsall, | want to ask you about
your wife.
The old mans ewes turned feebly
toward the speaker. and bis head bent
Oh. htly forward euquiringly.
Tue question was repeated. and the
answer came Indistiucuy and slowly:
Amt got no wife: am got no wife.
What about my wife,
The old mans breath came and went
rapidly through the half-open mouth.
as though be was in the last stage Of
Were YOU ever marriedy'
A nod Of the head slgnfied an an
swer, while the eyes looked yacantiy
along the floor.
Do you rememb r wheuy
The question had 10 be- repeated.
Long time ago. She gone away.
t1iit iflA l4Is NiAH I Nr"A AAW ~ lAfH ~ AAtAA
all this for, anyhow
The reporter explained that the wife
haG SAID thai he lived DO Richmond and
had plenty of mo- e, while she IN New
York had TO scuill for meat and bread
for herself auJ children.
Amt 20 amt got 40 money. !
ain Z get anything. / married her. but
she lsft me ain { got anything"
Ia this disjliLtel manner the CONVEX
salon continued !0r fifteen or twenty
minutes. the old man seemingly to lose
his mind after each r,ply.
THE OLD MAN S STORY.
Ia substance the following is the
story elected Tobias Rearsah was a
Northern man. and is now about eighty
five or ninety years Of age. a long
time ago he married Miss
Brock, Of New NoIl; State. He
was then possessed Of considerable
property. He and his spouse came 10
Richmond. and the husband opened a
candy store. The wife. scarcely before
her brldehOOd was over. began 10 en-.
courage the glauces of young Rich
lIAUIu lNuNs anu az Il |IiNAA AilAA1 .NAt AffR
eioped and went TO Europe. and the
husband never saw them since.
In her fight the mother took the
children-a boy and girl-with her.
Some years ago The son came here to
visit his father, but did not remain
long. The old man said he was too
feeble to work, and the little property
he owned and lived on was mOugaged
for more than It was worth. After his
wife left HIM he said he Obtained a
divorce from her. and hoped be would
never see hey again.
This was about all the old man could
be induced 20 saw.
And TINS much was not satisfactory.
wHATHls NEIGHBORs SAY.
So when the reporter left he went
next door To the eating house at the
corner If Twenty-s street. and
approaching the ia. coI9red woman
who stood watching a pau AZ batter
bread, be asked about her aged neigh
Dor.
The old woman said Pcor.all had
been sick for over two weeks and that
he was very peculiar ln his habHs-he
would pick mp every nail or pm or bit
If anything be found near the h0u-e
and put IL away carefully.
" " hat docs be live on - was asked.
"Oh, he's got plenty Of money. lie
Owus these houses here and / reckon
he e got others. The woman seemed
90 think he was something Of mi-er.
She had heard. she said. That he bad a
daughter ~ New York. but she did not
know any thing about the vile. ahe
old man dld not eat much aud lived
ia the house without amy friends.
Some coloicd pc, pie rented some oil the
rooms.
The reporter asked her If She could
call out the c5.oItd woman W h0 kept
house for him. Size said Yes. AMI a
minute later the reporter was lalkir <
to Der I'D The back yard.
MARTHA MTcHNs.
This col0red female was named Mar
tina Miichils. and had kept house for
Pral-al for twenty-five years. iu
return for which She thought the old
man ought Co leave her bis properly
when bee depsrted TINS life. He had
promised 90 do so. but whenever the
matter Was brOached. aud she wanted
HIM To make his viii. be would
tell her not to be IN hurry,
that he was not dead yet. Ever
since che had been there. Poarsall
had been each year until lately 10 New
York 60 see lils married daughter VINO
lived on Long lslantl, bgt never 10 see
his wife. that SHE knew Of he had
never spoken of her except to say that
she ran away and left him. Martha did
not think the property amounted to
more than tine houses az ths corner.
If IL did She knew OF nothing more. she
was firm in tho conviction that she
ought % have pJIlOn OF the iurni-
ture and things wien The old man send
came. but she had sort OF present.
mrnt that the New York wife and The
daughter would pop Do and grab IL all
up. The son had been wounded
and crippled lu the army and drew "a
small PENSION from the government
Martha gave ihe name of the real estate
agent who had charge Of the old man IS
property. and she was talking about the
kindly care she bad given the old man
and wat She ought 20 receive by way
Of Request one of these days, when the
reporter left.
TIE REAL ESTATE AGENT
was next visited. The frame houses at
Twenty second and Franklin was all
the property he knew of that belonged
to the old man, and that brought IN
very small income.
So. TO conclude, The old man. if he is
not a miser. is % poor man, aud hi-
wile's statement in Tins regard. if in no
other. is Incorrect. Anu as TO hsr other
statements the truth can scarcely be
arrived at. as tbs aycrments made by
each are Sd very contradictory.
CLOSE To TIE GRAVE.
The old man can scarcely 1--we much
longer. He is very. very feeble, aud
his mind seems 20 wander h0pelessly.
A few more steps viii carry him into
the Great Unknown. and the Lord will
decide which is in the right.
Buy at the Standard.
Chanccry Court.
Judge R T. Barton did noi bold cour,
for Judge tuzhIgh. Of the Chancery
Court. He had run up TO his home ~