The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-24
DanieI CIough Has Lived u Hermit
Lite In the Mountains.


one OF the greatest curosttiea this coun-
try arords In the line Of human freaks has
been discovered In Hin Center about ten
miles from Bristol, N H. There IS " small.
tumblea down hut, resides "clpugh the
miles from Bristol, n. II There in small,
low posted, rumbcd-down building. Paint
Is minus the clnpboards are falling OF and
the windows are mixture OF broken
glass ana rags Through the roof pro-
iCcts small piece of funnel from which
issues smoke Close at hand stands
lrickety old barn, propped IN By planks
nnd beams, save ON one END, WIlch III
supported by the ground Through the
broad cracks ~ the sides Is seen a small
bunch OF hay, q mixture OF bushes, brinrS
nud 7lrt Recently "a Boston Globe man
visited the reoluse ana found him a ragged
and uuRempt looking individual. In one
corner of the ghanty where he hVcs, on a
small riclety bedsteud was confused
MACS OF clothing evidently urdisturbed
for months save IA he had crawled in
md ont In the center OF the room was
"a little table. on which were Two plates,
one or two rude cooking utensils kniie
nnd fork "a bible and the bottom OF lsero-
scne oil stove, which, provided with u
small piece OF wicSinB, and having no
chimney. served q lamp, Portions or
two chnirs were the only other Things IN
the room exert rubbish ana u smail.
broken down stove, from when eNtcnueu
into The side of the house an old piece
Of funnel loose at every joint On tho
hearth smoldered an irregular piece OF
stump. From this as wei as from every
Joint in the stoyeplpe, streancd smoke ~
clouds ABOUT the room. Along one sue OF
the room hung comforters, placed there 20
breaIt the force OF the Wind which enters
through NUMEROUS holes. The walls ana
ceilings werc' covered with n coating OF
dry soor. The windows We're 80 stalnea
I tn4 aaerna q d
! that II was impossible 20 see through thein-
Mr.. Coughs regular diet consists of bat
- ~ n;s,lr and water, fried I'm pork fat
without seasoning.
'This extraordinary individual possesses
"A good education and IS ready talker-
| pisnppointment In love ~ supposed 10 eA-
| plain his mode OF living.
| Yes" he snid there was u girl IN the
southern part OF the State whom used
/ to love and in fact love now, was en-
gagged TO her once but white was away
/ Tor several months her father died, leaV-
/ ing her some property. and another young
man acooped her money and all. She is n
| widow now, but don't suppose sne wouiu
/ bn content TO come here to live with me.
1 RMS roofs has sheltered me ifty-nNe years;
/ am now nn old man. ~ years oid' anu
| rn,, NOT expect to live much longer Am
1 living on borrowed time now hNpect !"
/ cross the shore before long. ana nope 70
| md a bettcr home II this shanty should
! burn ] should leave, Of course Steep
! with my clothes on ehch nlgnt 70 pe
| ready for an emergency and also TO pc
| able ia got up to close thht door WhlSh
continually blows open"
| He Ind no timepicee or means 70 reckon
dates 1t WAS suggested thHt ne eTed
| nothing about the days Of the week anu
| month. whereupon he said with emphasls'
'eYeg. DO I want To know when Sunday
| comes That Ia the Lord day, anu ilihll
! Ia rest [ spend much OF the day reading
] the Bible and worHhiping by myself l