Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-28
SHAKEN INTO 4 TREE
the strange Abode of DiiIy Mustard
since His Sweetheart shook Hs,.

From the Cincinnati ENQUIRER
During the early days II the r.resent oe--
Jury "ne Joshua D.llaplanes came "a a.s,-
ern OHIO from Pennsylvania and set.lad o.,
"'D acres cf ground that now cons,i,u,,s >,
Icfuoh OF hanover AMI st. Clair toN-nsbir,e
The Land was clothed in a rich grown or
rrimeval forest, wstered by a rtyt;la, non,
known as the Two-mile.
On The west bank of the stream ..rc,v O.
majestic sycamore that towere1 manx Zee,
Above Its most ambitious companions tn.
Tree Dliiaplanes discovered to be hollow
ana IL IS said that the settler took Nm his
~ccue IN the hollow and began clearing thu
idha that now Constitutes a representat,,,a
farm OF the Miami valley In the oa,n-
tiihe, family named Mustard soon sollo,,,
ed by another named OAIallev satflaJ -
nie snNlle pike. In the Mustard fan,iIx,
va" asa a ooy whose name was William.
Inc youth found companion and ,,la,
mate in the person of Anna orMaip,.a '-
ufVsnter OF the nearest neiyhLor iho
tteaofery CT the Indians and fbc s..,-...
- aehs preventei the insuguratIon
OF district school, so the two grew 70 49,,
ana womsnhood in the biissfui irnora ~ -
poohs- Inc boy, however, became nay,,aI
ousp proncient with the violin taus MAJ
ing UP IN one particular that which be -,
sadly lacked in many others .rss ne so
Iolks fell IN love. and in the cours.. nj, ,sS
the wedding day was fixed '''iie
. tNo weeks prior TO the wcddin.. a ~
stranger, who said his name N,ss go
appeared upon the scene The po,,eo.~ss
appeared 20 DC an object of wonder "a ~.
s;ihple-mlnded country folk Ais dress w.
entrr,a,ni nis manner genteel. and his talk
entef lhnlng he Claimed 70 be a ciy,l -
sineer, and boarded for a while ,,,i,h -.
IN her environments the girT
Anma had known only Billy and RiIiv's
to.l. MS new specimen OF manhood vas
70 her like new ana pleasinc dr.,ys 60
her manner toward Mustard grew cola nm,
the lover was unsuspicious, ana finally ths
wedding day dawned. Wv
one OF the O'Malless then Informed u,s-
tard that Anna and the stranre- hsa al
appeared some time during the night Then
began a search that lasted Ear into 49,
nlsIt ana ceased only after a traveller had
sald ne saw the couple riding on one hoTss.
me night before along the lonely foresh
pain. Mustards reason slowly nel HE
deed parents grieved into the grave The
- Malieys drifted to the same destiny and
by the same path. for a few nonths $50.
Ahhas sudden departure vague ruuoora
came from the east that Anna deserted M
'iacuuiess mad died a maniac ian an asylum
taxing ms only remaining Communion tba
Niohn, william Mustard followed the ex
ample set by Dillapianes years before ana
sought shelter in the hollow Of the tai svca
mo.e. where ne has remained on and on
ever since He talks but little and then 70
himself, in humble. In the dark recassas.
OF THIS tree. He refuses all assistance ana
.hose cnar1tahly inclined are compelled
TO resort 10 strategy.
Nheh Mustards frame, now nearly sev
ehty years old. needs covering a SUR n,
clothes is left lying at the root OF tie his
torc sycamore. Even then the her;St,
trudges from door to door in vain search
Tor the owner. Fourteen years ago a a.
scendant of the DillapIEnes upon selling
the farm, made special provision thar ne
harm should befall the tree or the Venerahis
hefhlft. once the latter was taken 10 the
poorhouse, but water and soap proved OF
most fatal and he Was acsfu allowed ~,
roam about his fsvorite haunts
Mustard is altogether a dispieasine sirb,
benevolent blue eyes, almost Dathe,.r 80
peer through massive eyebrows when o
sured that visitor wha called 20 SEQ ~,
was not an iniirmary director. the old her
NIT in childish pride. exhibited the con-
Zines OF his habitation. A ten-foot mole an
he swung around In it's interior. the fur-
nishings Of which consist OF a little STOW.
and bed of straw ~