The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-09
oNE OF CO., soLp1ERs.
Thought He Was Sick, But It Was
Only Plethora of Goats.

Only Plethora of Coats.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
He was not a large man, but he looked
stout ard able-bodied He walked YEARLY,
however, with look on his face that
seemed to say he had reached boldly out
for the unattainable as it went shooting
by, and had missed it by about half an
inch. He did not wear cap. and, there
fore, nobody suspected him of being con-
nected with COxey. He wore black hat
and depressed expression He walked
up the steps of the charity
department, tramped through the
empty outer room, opened the
door to the dissecting room
in the rear, and pumped himself down in
the comfortable arm chair which Exam
iner Hoffman, for prudential reasons, has
screwed to the floor. One day a Fifth
ward man, who had been refused an order
for pair of shoes, tried TO carry away
this chair. Mr.. Hoffman Immediately
bought a box of screws.
II have landed here at last" said the
weary-lookiEg man as he cast his eyes re-
proachfully in the direction of MIR. Hoff-
mans anxious countenance, and then
yanked them back again and carefully re-
placed them in their sockets.
what can we do for you?' inquired
the examiner in his gentlest tone
CONSUMED WITH INWARD FIRE.
''Do for me-" whined the visitor "You
can do much. In the words of the immor-
tai Browne of blatant memory, il is not
charity want but Justice. Not that eX-
aCtly mister; not charity but medicine.
/ am sick unto death and must have
medicine. ] am wasted TO a skeleton with
an inward fire.
why, YOU don't look wasted, " SAID the
mi arr71n nil In NJ
you look like stout man-stouter than
l am"
"Ah, mister, " said the mysterious I'M
known, "behold the deceptiveness of out
ward appearance.
He arose feebly from the chair and
slowly worried off his coat. He laid it on
the table and placing his forefnger on it,
said; This l got here in Pittshurg. 1t
was donated as tribute of regard for
the toiling masses
Beneath this coat was another, stout
bulky garment, which, in turn, the weary
man proceeded to take Off. 1t revealed
third, but he placed it on the table, while
Mr.. Hoffman began to be amused.
This humble raiment,' said the
visitor, 81 got in Beaver Falls. 1t was
laid at my feet as a token of regard felt
for the common people,
The visitor paused a moment to draw
few fresh breaths. and then Invested him
self of his third coat. No shirt was yet
in view. The third garment was thrown
carelessly on the others and the visitor
sat down.
sMOTHERED BY HIS EMOTIONS.
Excuse me-" he said "if | recline.
My feelings overcome me at the flood
of boiling hot emotions which these gar
ments let loose. This coat, mister, is
a mark of affection for the sons Of labor,
hos mi |
daisy"
The fourth coat was then removed with
painful effort IL revealed a fifth.
This humble piece of investiture,' said
the weary man, 'came to me at Alliance
from citizens whose hearts are bleeding
daily for the downtrodden masses"
At this he wiped from his right eye an
involuntary tear and took off his fifth
| coat.
Here, he said, lis a remembrance Of
| the love and affection of splendid people
of Tuscarawas street, Canton. Please
make a note of the address. They handed
it out freely as a weak indication of what
they would like to do for all the strug-
CLING millions.
MY last garment, mister" said he,
! with a pitiful bow, and tremble of his
! lips. He took off the sixth coat and
! placed it tenderly on top of the pile. This
revealed the sleeves of his blue shirt,
and Examiner Hoffman drew deep sigh
of relief.
ONE OF THE ELECT.
at is an old garment" said the man of
| many coats, ''but / love it. Take good
| look at it, please. 1t represents the in
| carnated and materialized warnings for
/ the welfare of the multitude felt by IA
! nous men of Massillon. They hes towed
! il upon me as representative of hOi
! Polloi.
! The man reclined in his chair, now to-
| tally exhausted. Having revived little,
! he said that he was i'll, that he could no
! longer follow the trail TO Washington,
and that he craved little medical treat
ment. On his promise to leave five of his
/ coats in the charity office and to wear
| only the tribute OF MassillOn's regard, he
was given a card to a physician on Penn
avenue.
Before he went he left his name with
| MIR. Hoffman. 1t was Joseph Schwartz,
of the wide-wide world. He went out
wearing only one coat. The air revived
him. and by the time he reached Grant
| street he looked like new man. He
! shook himself and Strengthened up. Then
he took from his pocket the Doctors card
! and looked at it. He tore it in pieces and
| scattered the fragments to the wind.
Rats on DOCTORS he growled. 81
! know what was the matter with me now.
1t was too many coats. They struck in on
me-" He buttoned his one coat tightly,
and struck out at a swinging gait in the
! direction of Homestead.
sOUTHERNERS TRADUCED.
A Ridiculous New Yorker Draws on
His Imagination for Southern Char
! acteristics.
From the New York Press