Telegram-herald., 1890-07-22

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tks sDriag frssh4ss. be vss foFtaaats
saauzh - osssrys that tEsstls Lad
bs=a ~as14d away and % r4g = train
iast IA i.4s ~ prsysnt s~rloas ~rse
TIE rosa a. rsalem osrsd tae ssrFies
- putting kim ca ths tree List
Dse Ei1bzll hi1sslf ~as probably .
t4ll 1an before age hsnt him zlnost
dgabls. Hls face l. rhia ane nis fs4-
tures ars a. strongly dsliaeatsa as
thoss IF aay sseetie the artist ever
lilansd- HIS taia squeaky. qasr aloas
voice i stroaz and peastratlnE yet.
HIS hearing = little impaired
HE'S svidsatly In his sseoad childhooa
nov, and = cr0ss. complaining. suspi.
eiogs childhood it is Like khmael,
his ha1a, b. professes, Is agsinst every
mans and every maas hand agaiass
him. His few possessions seen 20 give
him szdlsss trouble. No rich man sas
ever more sa1ioas for the safety Of his
plate than Is Cd Doe Kimbsll for his
case knife, = new one, and has Two tia
pals
The boys bothsr ne. he constantly
complains. They steal my things,
Sad make helss va NJ roof.
This va the nrst information old
Doe Kimb4I vouchsafed 10 the news
paper nan who had spent TWO hours
wandering Ia that little swamp ia
search Of shat primitive hut and its Pc
euliar occupant. Indeed, when the
reporter had pat his head Ia the door
.ay and asked the old man how he did,
hs hsd received the ungracioas reply
OF meme the better for you, followed
by absolute silencs tnst no platitudas
concerning the weather or the wood
land could overcome. The old man's
suspieiOns were aroused when the
reporter remarked he had come all
the way from Rochester TO see him
and he Tsmbled for the safety OF his
knife.
You didn't come for nothing. You
want my things Take earei l am
ready for thieves. Iwill Kill a dozen
or two OF them, aud then We will see il
they won. leave the old man alone"
I be feeble old fellow actually bran
dished his knife in a threatening man
ner, out suddenly thought Of another
way Of Kidding himself Of his visitor.
1t Was zen o'clock, but old Doe KimbAll
Was just preparing breakfast. The
smoke from the dilapiaatsd stove was
blow ing towards the nvestigator. Sud
denly the old man threw quantity of
damp grass and rubbish on the fire,
and there was smoke and q smudge
that the gardens Of Gehenna could not
have surpassed The reporter, however,
stood bis ground and in time the hermit
again became visible. He was frying a
slice of pork, while a tin pail evidently
containing coffee was boiling on one
side Of the stove and a similar vessel
filed with rice en- the other. II was
not necessary for him to get out of his
broken chair. Everything he possessed
was within easy reach. He began his
meal by cutting slice off loaf OF
bakers bread, which he spread with
the drippings from the pork. One
luxury he enjoyed besides his coffe,.
1t was sugar Out of wooden bag he
scooped it by the tablespoonful and
MS LOOlulteS Jaw uOM u Oh IL
with a look of supreme satisfaction.
A clear view of old Doc Kimball made
IL evident that he never washes. A
dirtier specimen of the race never lived
His face, his clothes, his hands, even
the scrawny beard and scanty locks
that should be W hite are one monotonous
brown. He is the color of the hole
he sleeps in, from top to toe. His
clothing Is simple, consisting of two
pairs of pAntaloons, one over the other,
aud two coats, similarly worn. The
holes are sufficiently large and numer-
Gus to make il obvious that four gar
ments suffice him. There is no pre-
tense to = shirt. A pair of old boots
and q slouch hat make his costume com
plete.
Doc Kimball's gray cat Tiger is little
less of a parsonage than Doc Kimball
himself He is homely beast, bu;
very knowing. The old man, the farm
ers aver, has trained the cat 10 catch
birds and rabbits for him. The beast
certainly knows how to defend him
self, for he few at the reporter. who
attempted TO stroke him, and clawed
him viciously, much to the delight of
the old man, who remarked, I've
trained this ono. They won't be steal
ing him."
Old Doc Kimbsll will remain in his
hut to the last. He positively refuses
60 bs removed, and would doubtless 5
fight to prevent eviction.