The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-01

the timid went mad, the resoiute lance rro,,
the bashful grew bold, the poin "a. q.
holder: nobody slept, nobody dreame1' -
was truly night OF agony. AT .ass;;
when old Pluvius and Boreas had pain,e,
me earth red. they retired with hea'y
heads, and thought not OF the DAWN
A HARD MAN TO FIT
Ru. the morning brought tho bright
sun. the song OF the birds, and ,he COG,
and refreshing breeze; ana Win III,
peace and contontment, but sur9rise'
there was a new name on the reeistsa'
AZ least there was a new scrawl 'nere.
We could not make II out; tne s einsoiv
boarder, after lnspec.lnnso IL al,
obsolete Greek root. minus the 49,
Some one else suggested tnas i.acbine
diagram OF a perpetual MOTION naV"' ~
We could not appreciate IL, so We p11l
tiently waited for breakfast When an
had gathered at the table. noNel,S ~
the way OF genus homo was appate .
lie said not word. he smois io.
smile" he eyed the iandiahy III tu 49,, 80 -
way i'm which a blind man wouid ka]. a.
the Pyramid of Cheops. lie did NOT reaS
izc its mass.voness. he did not dpp,tu,e
ate its grandeur. he was not sns~,pe,,.S ..
TO the gorgeous beams OF fnteittN'ss - sf,
which shone down upon him. lie utanh
his milk he ate his oatmeal ne slppeu
his tea, ne sawed bis steak. ana cohNey
ed his Waiiies to his mouth with t"e ~
a.
stomach, and cares little concetb'ns ''''
morrow. -. o..
him stated that there had been n he;t'S
rain last night. he slowly slipped his tea.
and nodded. but We aid NOT caich 'he
caibro Of his voice. When ne afJav
sedatoiy from his chair, stood erect, anu
pulled himself together. We had an -
ccllent opportunity 10 not' hiS p'''0'''''
he was rot an Adonis II the late Dir.
Worth had seen him, he would nave *,
claimed: There rs a hard man 20 ~,
he was "chmpanzee-buht man us
arms were longer than his less. dceiaelly'
HIS nose was very modest ana retiring,
as YOU were able 10 observe II only Nhth
ho turned his full face toward you. lis
profile, therefore, was not classic YOU
might easily see that he was hot ltom
Rome. Ills eyes were large anu graz
being loyal TO TIE late Gonteaera.cy; ne
uufquc pattern of ccllulCit collars which
10 once and "a halt around the neck, ana
make the wCarcr look r. n ne Was iulr
out for burial Tho sur ol ulv.e. e.o.t ne
wore had once been black, but the storms
of many winters, the showers o. many
Aprils and the heat of many oos-r@y
seasons had plotted 10 WORK us dtS ii"c.
ton As he wore that Sncicnt style or
neckwsar which has an area or 0nything
/ from a quarter Ot an acre 10 "A toN4isi"p'
| and never unhuttOneu his coat, We ar
not able TO state, without rear OF con-
| fTatlcflDn. WlttNtl OF Nyt H' " 80 49,
/ or shirt Ills shoes were all over il spots
and had an uncertain apueHance-NOu
| could not say whether they cohltiheu
| feet or shoulders 81 bacon. Ana us haiI
no, f. was not red, II Was Wnlte~as "nl.e
| as the driven snow. II ala not grow
| white en- q single night. as men nave
| grown from sudden fears. lie was
/ horn SOFT was faxen lie did not part
! n. he was more original than thai sc IS
/ very probable that he dressed IL 10y rum
| ming "a wet towel through IL several
| tmes-tho more the merrier. Ihose
| whiskcrs. two patches athWaft nus '"iN'
and stray turf ciinsing tena,cion,s'y, ,, lo
his chn-all OF them well colored, IKE
unto meerchaum.
HE WAS \ MAN.
Possibly this description has been
| drawn out 70 too great length, Dut J
have ondeavorod TO picture ms, FORM am
qualities. so that all the world may rise
| and eXclaim:
| This was a man.
After we had finished our survey he
| calmly walked out OF the room. Iheie
| was AN interested buzz Ok voices around
| tho table after his departure. some Sitiu
| that ne had "a history. yes, OF course, a
man with face like that must surely
/ have o. history, whether sacred or TO
! fanc-probably prOfane. Others sald that
| he was hiah-temuered ] saw nOthlns 10
| Indicate that unless - was me reltousSe
| nose. Mr.. Bagdad said that ne was lheth
| his manner showed mat nut mos
| memorable days that passed proved Tue
J faleity OF her conclusions. - llsh9p'-iit-
| ment thou art great enemy 10 man
/ kind. cease. Oh, cease your machihaiiohs
| AGAINST the happiness OF the race, ital
| Won cause the eXneCtant hosts 10 uivN
| and fade. ike the WOrnlng-glOry, that
| 49, vvfb the evening. Al dinner our
| friend was there, with not q Joi or hls
| sDlendOr faded, not a muscle chulbeu'
! not an article OF his apparel dl7ltfpeh.
| Evldentlv he was not hungry, Tor ne
! ate only a bowl OF California prunes, ond
! drank "A glass of milk. il was an th-a
meal that we first noticed ms pfeuAtiI-
ties. lie would not use a. napkin, Dut
| nr.farra1 10 cleanse bis features Wllh an
aId bandanna handkerchief, with faded
picture Of Cleveland ana Thurman
! thereon We afterwards found That ne
did this TO ward on disease. lie al-0
! wore red gloves when ne ate. though no
| one but Mrs Bagdad ever accu7eu Nm
of being red-handed
saucer. and blew H. he sull that tn-.
process made him long-winded, nrisht
idea-woll worthy OF Ben. Butler lie ate
AN of his starchy foods WIKI a spoon
said that bee had not time tor style
Day after day We noticed ms queer
habits. and the more we saw OF him me
more we found TO admire in this colossal
genius-this sui generls man VINO hdu 80
suddenly come upon ts. Aii'f ""'Ns
DAYS, we drew him into converse tip"'
and were pleased. and az the same uiht
ast0unded 10 find that he had wealth.
OF mystical and philosophical lore stored
away In the inucrmO-t alcoNcs OF l-r
cranial cavity We learned that lt was
a suirifuall-t-a believer I'm rappihs-t
kuockings and other satanic manifesto
tious But Do was queer. w couiu ho>
Get him 10 agree with as on any cues
ton. Ills spirits rose and ftl Win me
mercury. aud other conditions oi MS eli
vironment Sometime ne womb come
down with boaming face. tease liie
children. Halter Airs. Basdad SUR ne
boarders with various kinds or cnhH
aud eat his tough steak without Il muir
muir. Then. again, things would 80 Nfohs
with him. apparently, 10 would nor ne
well with his soul. and woe unto the NOR
tal who stood in the way OF mis- wrath.
a. well shake red Rag 81 an infuriated
taurus When the weather was az ~
worst. and the hOarders were an BfoWi-
ing our friend had a habit OF sanhief-
ing down into the dininS-roem, auo say
ing. Pleasant mornlnB. MistfeH7 bas
dad" Mrs. Bagdad would say 40
nor think So SIR" Then that tantalz-
Ing man would bury his head in ms cup
and saw something about. 60 the pleas
ant all things are pleasant. Iheh NiIs.
Bagdad would get nerVously INDEPENDENT
and pepper her coffee.
lost ART OF WEAKNESS.
We shall never Forget ihe meihuiaDle
morning that Mrs Baedad ran her sar-
castle prow against that Of our newly
found neighhor There had been ser
| mon preached I'm town the night before
| that was not properly appreciated Dy
| fIe majority Of the congregation. II was
the subject Of great discussion az break
fast Everybody condemned it-aH cons,
| no pros When the new hOarier arrived,
| we breathiessiy awaited his opinion.
Mrs Bagdad asked him what he thought
| OF Il. r.
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