Tombstone epitaph., 1891-08-09
MUD AND MESSIAH. 0. Homo Lives on the Former and PerSORateS the
 Latter,
Remarkable Story of the Nak- ed Man With an Abrupt
 Termination.
MY TRAVELS.

| ~ ASANHtA @DSNh SAAS "NNN VI exposure before became accustomed to the burning rays of the sun, suffer ing no inconvenience except a slight burning sensation upon the top of my closely shayen head which compelled me to wear a thin skull cap. also found after months of experience that it was cruelty to animals to travel on gravelly soil without some prot ectiOn to the feet. l theriore conceived the idea of wearing gUiranlus consisting of leather soles strapped to the feet, such as l had seen in the Spanish countries. The precipitation apparently ceased, as | dId my sIueamichness. and the fresh air, warm air and wild scenery made me feel twenty years younger and gave me & sense of relief and freedom | rom all restraint such AS had never felt since those hslcyon days when We sneaked from. school and diyed for clans in the swimming hole.
 Often I felt inclined to take of my skull cap and give three cheers for liberty, but when remembered that I was still in the land of civilization, I contented myself with mutLering be- tween my teeth in the words of the i'm mortal Puck: "Oh what Yankees these humbugs are"
 Hogs when confined in small pen and half starved, act and appear like cultured people in their mad rush for the butchers knife, but give them their complete liberty and they will become wild and as decent as any ami. mai.
 I was arrested probably forty times, but was not confined in prison until came to Tombstone, when, having be- come reckless, made no defense and allowed myself to become the victim of fossilized ignorance in the form
 man who is not acquainted with solitary water hole from the Alpha to the Omega of liberty
 I avoided the settlements as muca as possible for I was not seeking motor iety but rather preferred to remain in the obscure corner of contentneut believing that the famous man is like dog with a tin can tied JO his tail He has the can and gets the stones all right enough but others had the pleas ure Of eating the contents of the can and throwing the stones.
 A man constantly alone, naked by day and covered at night with but one blanket, wandering far out in the most desert solitude where the stars come down and converse with him and Ea luna woos mankind to lunacy A person although not wrapped in clothing, IS often in some very strange reflections. A supper of cold water one night made me interrOgate myself ! thus: Why must we SOW, cultivate and harvest? Why cannot we take little earth, mix 1t with a small amount of air and water and make food. I pOn- dered and experimented until I finally succeeded in producing a tolerable pslatsble dish of mud and water and l lived on this for months at time. Occasionally in the way of variety I would mix in leaves of mesquite bush or pinch of the flower. l solemnly affirm that since l made my discovery have not eaten, on an average, over one civilized meal week, and then only to please friend.
 One peculiarity about this food is, that owing to the large amount of iron in the mud, 1t causes discolUrstion of the skin, but do not consider the iron an objection for to it ascribe
 my good health and power of endur- snce. I am trying to improve it so that 1t will be more acceptable to the uniuitiated palate, and when psrfec- . ton has crowned my efforts l shall make known to all mankind the pro- cess of its manufacture
 . am not As some may imagine, al- together at home amongst the Red men on account oi my advanced ideas Of dress reform not being agreeable to the more orthodox Indians who still
 cling to the breech clout sbomination.
 AmUng the Cheyenne Indians I crea- - ted no little consternation as they al e once conceived the idea that was the d long looked for Indian Messiah, a. = predicted by Sitting Bull.
 + They followed me in crowds. Their t medicine men would bless me witt
 great pomP and ceremony They al