The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-30
DAFT ON TRANSPORTATION.

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You mny have seen him dosen times
In the last two years.. and yet taken NO
more notice at him than you do Of thous-
ands of others whom yon daily
Ina this great human bee hive. IL was two
years ago when ] came across him first.
IL WAS late ~ night and ] stood ut She cor
ner Of the BowrEy and Grand street. ]
was Rn1winQ AWAY nj an apple which !
had bought On q stand further up the
Bowery, and ] had the mate tn 10 i'm my
hand. The old mah with the fur cap
caInc out Of Grand street. aud approached
me Sd cautiously sias ! was startled.
'Fine night" he observed, as he fingered
near by:
"Yes. Have an apple ?"
"rhanks; I'D he FiAl ~ do the same by
ycg; Curios.s world. ain,.is:
"AM push and hustle and hustle and
drive, and nobOdy cares for anybody else.
We ough' tn bc more soci"blc. Why can't
"1rhas's iti I'm willing tn do any part.''
"Andl mime. In meet you right here
to-morrow might for social interrhanRc of
I'll he here"
He WAS more than queer. While he was
we'll educated and had no doubt held n
high standing at on., time, he was hard up
for means and clothing, and much of his
talk would lead you 10 believe that lac was
WAS very sultry. He wore the same fur
cap as on the first. He probably saw that
aa s ,his fact &" ~ and Inc said; ANNA.
times shink 10 holds my wits in. Come up
tn my sanctuIn.
followed without question. He led me
~ u tenement house on Rose street, and
We went up four flights of dark steep
stairs, and entered ma sxlO room. There
was an old straw he'd ON the floor, u cheap
table, q chair or two. and an old ragged
coat hanging on "a nail: Ii was u wretched
LOOKING place, but he olscrvsi:
building, and l feel that 1 omRh, Ia he
thankful. Now, then, let ms talk"
i was prepared To find % man who had
gone DAFT about an air ship or perpetual
motion, bus was disappointed. His hobby
was trans,nigrasion, and me had several
the theory. He had evidently b rs',di' dwell IL
ing on tlle matter for years. He not only
asSeRssd shs belief OF the first transmigrss-
belief Of successive TRANSMIT
''The idea is right and az sound as q
dollar" he said, after explaining il; 'hut
j have rs yet failed 10 settle one vital
point: When l die what new shape will I
lion. tiger, hycna, or, buffalo, buxzard, or
what? Let mc settle that one point, and
. .Sas an y sss.i S.I Places NC .f wiss /" - si Ys.,r u.,.
color of hair and eyes, why not leave this
10 P~rovidence y'I asked.
because the one is inscrutable and the
other is not,' he answered. at Was i'm
tended that nan should find this cut, and
some day l shall solve the matter.
Wouldn't il make % difference tn you now
IL you were certain whether You were
going TO he u rabbit or an elephant i'm the
succeeding STAGE"
After that night I always saw him once
u week. and sometimes oftener. He never
came out i'm tine day time, and he never
changed his clothes. As I saw him the
first night So he always was. One night
we would walk on the Bowery for three or
four hours, and again we would go down
M the nH Iii mi thu. v.asva Aa.
never spoke To another person while with
nie. nor dial lac ever seem to realize that
could never get him into II street car, car
riaKe. ar upon - boat, and he explained
his refusal by saying:
yol see. Perhaps i shall take the form of
an elephant, and elephants don't go rid
ing about
l visited him at his room when the
weather was INCREMENT. He never asked
my name mo- gave me his. No other sub
duccd. The furniture OF his room re-
manned exactly the same, and ! never saw
him have "a penny OF money. He was
man with the fur cap" Beyond that no
One night / found him more than usual
~ jubilant, and as / sat down he rubbed
his hands together and whispered:
-! am very near. the solution OF the
problem. l am almost certain of tile
shaw aMeIr am to "a il" the next STAGE
1T IL tai go according Tn weight and
stature, ] think. That and your complex
ion. / am tall, weigh 1aO pounds, and
have a sallow complexion. feel certain
that l shall become u onc-humped camel"
"And how does the idea suit?"
Fairly well. It's rather better than ]
could expect"
We talked over the matter until u late
hour, and when we separated he said he
would go up to the Park next day and
seek to verify his figures on the camel. /
had never seen him SO pleased and chi
thusiastic. l Was tai call the next evening
but one to ascertain his success or failure,
and j was there OH time.
"Is il the old man with the fur cap you
WANT" asked "a woman AS I reached his
floor.
"Yes."
"Wcll, he's dead and Rone!"
at cans be"
But il is. He hung himself night be-
fore last, and was taken away and buried
yesterday. Here il - note he left for some
one, and l guess il was meant for you."
went into her room To read il. IL was
n cramped. old-fashioned hand, written in
pencil on q bit of stray paper, and il read
~ am terribly disappointed. Instead of
verifying my figures ON the ~one-hump
camel l discovered that they exactly fitted
the big kangaroo. The problem is solved
and my mission ended. I had my heart
ON being u camel, hut fate il memorable.