Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-08

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; ia the other he bore a most
gorgeous collection of articles which he
termed silverware.
As he walked the old man would vary
his monotonous cry of "Old shoes!' by
whistling weird Hungarian melody. IL
began with two very low and then two
very high notes, and its strange tones he
came familiar to every one along the
route
Whenever, at the well known cry.
woman would appear with the castof
footgcar of her family, Ivan with many
gesticulntions, would disclose his tempt
ing display Of alleged silverware; hut his
business instinct possessed an abnormal
development, and he was certainly never
overreached in his dealings.
Having secured stock Of old shoes mt a
very small expenditure, Ivan would HE
him back to his basement dwelling place.
Here hc would patch and mend his foot
wear in 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
and buried, and the third night afterward
lugubrous howls were heard to issue from
the cellarway. They lasted all night, and
when morning came n 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 n variety Of un.
pleasant experiences.
Pietrovitch was n firm believer in the
transmgratiun Of souls, aud hence the
present trouble. lie was also reputed tc
have "A large amount of buried wealth.
As the deniLens attempted to drive OF
coax him, the dog revealed two rows OF
Inimpaired and shining teeth. He abso-
lutely refused to come out, and. as they left
him alone, "A superstitious terror came over
the Russiaiis, for they observed that he
snuffed about the floor OF the cellar and
began digging with his paws.
These superstitinus friends of Ivan now
aver that the old man has become the vic
tim of grave miscalulation. They also
say that the old cnhbler had more than
once expressed a 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 vestige of his
former life, he Is now helplessly searching
for the fortune that he can no longer use.
Not 40 tornluADle. Dut more charming
than the tramp dog that Is reputed TO hold
a human spirit, is Reginald Littleiohn.
Reginald il an Angora eat with 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: "lle became conscious Of tho
worries Of this world in the heart Of Eng
land Ear,g in life he came into the pos
session Of the I.ittlsiohn family, which
consists at present uf Mrs. Littlejohn, her
son Stewart, who Is an artist, and her
daughter, who is n blue eyed divinity.
Reginald grew 10 he "A wonderful animal.
He would turn marvellous somerSaults,
and seemed To understand all that was
said. lie was particularly fond Of the
poetry which Miss l.ittlcjohn often reed
aloud When Reggie sailed for America a
year and half ago lie eaptivaled all the
other passengers ON the ship. He paraded
up and down the deck with the hauteur Of
an aristocrat and the steadiucss uf a born
sailor.
''The apartment house in which Reginald
was domiciled had already become famous
through being the residence Of tine young