The evening world., 1891-06-30
WILLIAMSON LOST IN NEWY0RK
The Wild, Weird Tale Of a
Messenger-Boy Hoodoo.
tie Was Cross-Eyed, and tho Cap
tain Saw Him Tkrcc Times.

Capt. Anson's defeats in New York have
been a source OF sadness and surprise to
his admirers in this city but they have
not been altogether unexpected to the big
man himself-if the story told by man
who has just arrived in Chicago from
Gotham is to be believed. says the Chi
cago Post.
This man saw the captain in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and says that the Swede
seemed to be mellow with melancholy ON
the morning of the first game.
As everybody in Chicago knows. the
captain is about rs superstitious as any
bRll-player III the business For several
seasons he carried mascot.
On the Captains arrival in New York
this trip he went TO the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel. After putting his traps away and
looking into the condition and the loca-
tion of his room, he strolled about the
lobby.
Stopping at the cigar-stand for the pur.
pose of purchasing smoke, he noticed
that messenger boy of the Western
Union Telegraph Company stood a few
feet from him and was regarding him
with fixed stare. That is to say, abso-
lutey, the boy was regarding the captain
but as far as appearance went the boy
was trying to see the time of day by the
clock on the other side of the house. In
other words, the boy was cross-eyed.
The captain felt cold chill run up and
down his spine. The perfume of the
cigar he had just lighted was wasted upon
him as ho observed the fendish and
ominous glance that small boy seemed to
fasten upon him.
Turning his back, he walked through
ha nd a
into the main lobby towards the street
door. After he had taken about thirty
PAGES he turned. The boy with the evil
eyeB was following him. The captain
stopped. The boy stopped also. Then
the captain moved on aga N. The boy con-
tinued TO dog his steps. Anson was pass
ing into that stage OF mental disquiet that
borders on the maniacal.
AT safe distance and ready to bolt
i'll case of danger, the captain said: do
you want mey" Arc you Captain An
son ?" the boy asked. Il am" said the
captain. Then here's message for
you" The captain took the message. tore
1t open and read 1t. 1t was with relation
TO II new catcher he has been trying tc
sign. He telt relieved that the boy was
luelely messenger and not hOOdoo
pure and simple.
But he was not through with the boy
yet, Tor the hideous bit of humanity did
hON IIONO Oh GlltT lDe message llhu Dtel
delivered. He simply stood there look.
ing seemingly this time Mt something off
i'll the corner, although Anson knew toe
well the real object of his gaze.
''hc captain walked over towards
Pferer. The boy WAS at his heels.
Efeifer,' whispered Anson. do you
see that cross-eyed boy there? 1t looks
Lad. old man 1t looks bad for u.s."
Pte1er was about to reply when the boy
ran up to Anson, grlnned foul grin and
then scampered away. The captain threN
away his cigar and sank exhausted men
tally and physically INTO a seat.
- Il lhat boy comes back, added Arson
TO his lieutenant, IN not be responsible
1or what the Chicago Club does in New
York. Your hear what say. don't you p
The day wore on and the captain wen
upstairs and had his lunch. Under the
influence of the meal the evil effect of thf
boy 5 presence began to wear awaY and
tncie Adrian was once more cheerful.
HIS srnniness did not last long, how.
ever, for as he came downstairs he saw
the boy waiting for him at the desk. He
bore another message. but the sight OF
INN turned all the milk of the captains
nature into vinegar. This was the second
time.
Third time will be the charm, :" Ansor
observed to Pfetier But it seemed that
fate was to declare in his favor, for he saw
no more of the boy. That is to say. he
saw no more of him until the carriage
which was to carry him to the park was
turned out of line and the driver haC
pulled the horses under way.
Then it was that Rhrill shrek of de
rision smote his ears and there among the
crowd OH the sidewalk was that identica
messenger boy. And to complete the
spell he was blowing a cloud ot cigarett,
smoke after the captains carriage. And
this ia the real cause of Anson's defeat!
in New York City.