Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-13

toned route along First and Second ave-
nues, bearing two sacks upon his shoulder.
In one sack he deposited the old shoes that
he gathered; in the other he bore most
gorgeous collection of articles which he
termed silverware.
AS he walked the old man would vary
his monotonous cry of "Old shoesr' by
whistling weird Hungarian melody. 1t
began with two very low and then two
very high notes, and it's strange tones be-
came familiar to every one along the
route.
Whenever, at the we'll known cry, a
woman would appear with the castoff
footgear Of her family, Ivan with many
gesticulations, would disclose his tempt
ing display of alleged silverware; but his
business instinct possessed an abnormal
development, and he was certainly never
overreached in his dealings.
Having secured a stock of old shoes at a
very small expenditure, Ivan would HE
him back to his basement dwelling place.
Here he would patch and mend his foot
wear in a most Indifferent manner, for his
patrons were not over particular, and when
repaired his stock was quickly disposed OF.
The other day he was found sitting on
his cobbler's bench dead. He was cofiined
u
1ugubrious howls were heard to issue from
the. cellarway. They lasted all night, and
when morning came tramp dog was seen
crouched upon the cellar floor. He is a
canine of an ocher color, decked with large
splotches of sepia. A fragment of rope
was tied to his tail, showing that he had
passed already through variety of un-
pleasant experiences.
Pietrovitch was firm believer in the
transmigration of souls, and hence the
present trouble. He was also reputed to
have u large amount of buried wealth.
AS the denizens attempted to drive or
coax him, the dog revealed two rows of
unimpaired and shining teeth. He abso-
lutely refused to come out, and, as they left
him Alone a superstitious terror came over
the Russians, for they observed that he
snutfed about the floor of the cellar and
began digging with his paws.
These superstitious friends of Ivan now
aver that the old man has become the vic
tim Of grave INSTALLATION. They also
say that the old cobbler had more than
once expressed fear of such a mishap
They claim that his soul, instead of having
entered human body, has been lodged in
stray canine, and that, having succeeded
in partly remembering a vestige of his
former life, he is now helplessly searching
for the fortune that he can no longer use.
Not so formidable, but more charming
than the tramp dog that is reputed to hold
human spirit, is Reginald Littlejohn.
Reginald is an Angora cat, with a legal
residence in Brooklyn, and at the present
writing is not to be found. 1t is question
whether he was led or went astray. In
writing of tabby's history the New York
Sun says: "He became conscious Of the
worries Of this world in the heart of Eng
land. Early in life he came into the pos
session of the Littlejohn family, which
consists at present of Mrs. Littlejohn, her
son Stewart, who is an artist, and her
daughter, who is blue eyed divinity.
Reginald grew to be wonderful animal.
He would turn marvellous somersaults,
and seemed to understand all that was
said. He was particularly fond of the
poetry which Miss Littlejohn often read
aloud. When Reggie sailed for America a
year and half ago he captivated all the
other passengers on the ship. He paraded
up and down the deck with the hauteur of
an aristocrat and the steadiness of born
sailor.
''The apartment house in which Reginald
was domiciled had already become famous
through being the residence Of the young