The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-08
NOT DEAD, GONE BEFORE.
"OLD SCISSORS" LEdFnS RICHM0ND
FOR PANS UNhNOWN.
II. r.Les with Him His Moth Eaten Nag,
His Antique Carr, HIS Little hcho"
Dog, aud Has Trumpet.

Mr.. Edward Crayford, unique e""'
aoter. well known TO every an "0"'""
and child in the city Of Richmond anu
the country round about, departed INC
in this city on October 18th.
crayeord came TO this city about three /
wears ago. and Immediately ideh''heu
himself with the army OF roote'S '""'
iou,neyed daily to West-knd PARK 10 ne'p
the local baseball team wallop the VS.
,,ors. After completing this important
ceremony he set to work TO buiid up u
business in the line OF mending umDrei'"9
and sharpening knives and scissors
THE WHOLE OUTFIT.
whom no came TO the City he brought /
along with nm a most ssO1esl"c 'N'N'
consisting OF an Old mo.n-ealen Ho'S-'
a cadayerous specimen Oh inc e"'''' ,',
tribe. an old ark OF a cart tha' J. w."
lake a Dickens TO descrlLe' ana an a''S'0".
nine. II did not take him .ong - Duiu
up a goCu business. ana ne anu H'' N'e
and nag thrIyed accordingly.
Besides securing monopoly III No
suecial line. he became King OF the root
ers and no game OF baseball cou.d 80 I
on without his presence. HIS pecu"a'
outfit was the object OF general ildicuie
All the time, but "Old Scissors turneu d /
deaf year &c the scoter ana satheIeu [
I'm the dimes. His work was always ac-
ceptable. and he could confidently eApec'
10 ho,d a. customer wherever Ne caus"'
him
ESTABLISHED HIMSELF.
He established his domcile at No 5l5 !
north Fifth street, and furnished 1t With /
a bed and a stove besides several arge
p.ugs OF tobacco. a pipe or two and his
little yellow dog. Early and late, ram !
or shine. "Old Scissors" was on the street
plying his trade. He had many friends.
and his dealing with all was fair. Ills
arrival in a noighborhood was always
announced by a fine stentorian blast rom
a tin trumpet. The small boys found
amusement in following him around town
but they will see him no more neither
will they see the old nag. the antique /
outfit, nor the little yellow dog. They
are gone.
Be-ides the small boys. the housewife
whose knives ana scissors need sharpen
ing. and the occupants Of furnished rooms
whose umbrellas are out Of order, there
are others who mourn his loss.
Tie room 40 when "OId SCISSORS" kent
MS bed, his stove. his tobacco. his pipe.
his little yellow dog. and himself was
very small. too small in fact 20 accom-
modate his moth-caten nag and his am /
uquated ark, so other arrangements had /
10 be made for their accommodations 4 /
few doors from tie little loom in north !
Firth street there is a livery stable. own |
cd By Nj. w. y. Cosby
NEGOTIATES
Arrangements were accordingly enter |
ed into between Nj Cosby and "Od |
Scissors to the end that the former |
should take care Of the horse in his sta |
bic and feed him with the best that his |
riii OF fare could afford Tor stipulated |
sum. part OF which should be paid in |
trade, 'Old Scissors agreeing to mend |
all umbrellas and sharpen aE scissors |
and kniye, that Mr. Cosby might want.
The arrangements were carried out /
satisfactorily 10 botn parties for many /
long months. and two friends told many !
Ga stories around the Camp-hros az Mr. /
Cosbys stablcl during tho cold winter |
months. and in the summer time they /
CT aifed under the bright starry canopy /
OF heaven.
AWAY He WENT.
Even mp 10 tie very minute of his de- /
rarture he was on the fricndHest terms I
with Mr. Cosby. lie had cause 10 lie. /
Tor he owed that gentleman about sixty |
dollars Tor board for his moth-eaten nag. |
50 when he departed on that bright /
Day be had beautiful smile on his |
iace, mis- mOth-oaton nag was looking /
latter and slecker than most nags Of tnat |
class o. auI h!s little yellow dog was- |
eed his stumpy tail to the tune of the |
triumph blasts rs he had never done be- /
tore.
Away Ih,y went in the direction Of |
Church HlI. tn0 they are probably 90 |
inc yet, ior neither "Old Scissors the |
tT0fn eaton rnffrU.ff..T
re httle yellow dog. nor the toots OF the I
TIN trumpet have been seen since. while !
Mr. Cosby is waiting for the return OF |
the OUTFIT and also the return of the /
sixty dollars. Mr. T. II. Elicit who owns ,
the house with the little room. in which F.
odd Scissors and his bed and stove /
and the little yellow dog had wont 20 |
shelter themselves IN the dark hours I
OF the night IS waitine for the return /
Of the pro1igal and the money for one /
months rent of the little room
MILITARY TITLE.
"Old Scissors name was Captain Ed !
ward Crawford and he came by his |
military title lesitimltclv iu tile Crimcar ;
war lie was born in Chesterfield. Der 4
hvshire England. on July H. 1927. and .
therefore. lacks but one year Of havnl .
lived out his allotted time on This earth T.
lie IS. nevertheless male and hearty. cr +
was when last seen He came to Amer +
ica about forty wears aro. and settled /
down with his wife I'm New JERSEY. There /
he remained until twelve wears ago. she |
died. when h. fitted up Tho ROYAL I'm |
brolla Hospital and. with his horse ana |
dog. became an itirerant and has wan |
dored over tho country ever since.
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