The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-12-13
AFRAID OF wooppILEs.
Strange lIallucinntion of "Fnce," the
 Weary wanderer.

Among the passengers on the ac. commodation freight few days ago was strange, wild-looking individual, who emerged from the dark rccesses of a box car as though the effort was extremely painful. In appearance Inc was young and guilelcss, but there was every denotement that he hadn't been attached to his mothers apron strings in long time. He was & typical young tramp, without an object in life except to satisfy the cravings of an in- satiable appetite. His tatters hung loosely upon his awkward frame, and as he slambled along he locked like an animated ragbag. But he has proved to be hard picking, this particular bag of rags. His fellow travellers named him "Migratory Mike" alias Face. l" The pseudonym Face" seems to fit him as nicely as the bark on the favor ite Irish vegetable. That face would set of an alarm clock in the middle of the night, and it is alleged that it threw freight train of the track up the road apiece and set a conscience less "brakie" to weeping who hadn't shed tears since the strike. It is a character face and yet there is no character in that face. It is as ex- pressionless as were the faces of sever al democratic candidates after the late massacre. Witha a wealth of curling hair that stands up like the bristles on an angry Thomas cat when "Face" bares his head to the passing breeze. a full fit face that would be fair but for the soft coal and refuse that are embed led deep in the albuminous tissue, scant growth of cactus on either side of il, and daub of amber where the over flow of tobacco paints the lower jowl, "Face" is indeed study for the char acter actor or cartoonist. The anna teur artist would find him excellent material upon which to practice. His tout ensemble reminds one torcibly oi Dickens fat boy, who surprised his master one day by being actually awake.
 Face" like Wrinkles fat boy, is always alive to the exigencies of his appetite, and he has great mouth for pie, especially Chinese pie. 'Face" has made deep and lasting impression upon the Flagstaff com. munity. He first thrust his individual ity upon Ed Whipple. In the glimmel of the starlit skies he pleaded for "as. sistance." He was assisted to res. taurant, and after his hunger had been requited he was assisted to healthy and awesome looking pile of wood, in the shadow of which he swore to on the morrow faithfully hew and split until not one vestige of raw material remained, for a consideration that would fodder even face like his fol some time. He went at it like a young Hercules whose muscles had been out of play for long period. As Mir. Whipple disappeared around the corner, "Face" winked the other eye, but he didn't split any more ot the wood. His inherent horror o work tempted him to resort to sub terfuge of which even the professiona politician might not be guilty. Lift ing the greater part of the wood h. didn't split gently in his arms he coyl, transferred 1t to hiding place in tn, rear of the woodshed. He had got hi price and when most of the big woot had been abducted, "Face" driftet away like ships that pass in the nigh without speaking each other Mir Whipple upon his return gazed sadl. and rehectively on the result o "Face's" industry.
 "That pile seems to have grow 
 wonderfully small under the process 0 splitting" he observed, and going t the rear of the woodshed he stumble over the wood the hobo didn't split.
 "Face' is easily found. He i usually gazing yearningly into som restaurant window, and he was com pelled to go back and get on bette acquaintance with the job.
 The unique and original personalit of this fat vagabond, coupled with hi modus operandi in the science of livini without work, must compel admira ton. It is not known that he ha missed meal since he floated in. H very kindly distributes his patronag evenly among the eating houses, an
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