The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-20
VERSES ON THE WALL.
Millionaires of Rye Annoyed by
Words of Warning.

New York, Aug. 20.-The millionaires
of Rye on the Sound are determined to
find no tongues in trees, books In the
running BROOKS and, most particular
ly, mo sermons in stones.
These very rich men have combined
to keep George Myers, the religious
sign painter, out of their life, exempt
from public HAUNT out of Rye.
No more shall Myers, singing green
paint in fine religious frenzy, acorn
the polished stone walls of the aristo-
cratic fields of Rye with SUCH 1mperu-
nent and unimportant queries as:
Where will we spend eternity! ana
What shall We do to be saved?" The
milhonaireS are spending the sum-
mer at their fine country place on Long
Island Sound and whereabouts. They
do not wish to have the question OF
eternity thrust upon them BESIDES,
green paint or red paint spattered over
the rocks and walls ruins the beauty or
the landscape.
This George Myers travels around
the country on an antiquated bicycle
to which are slung pots OF paint Ihe
truly religious Mr.. Myers wears sal
walton Army uniform. Whenever ne ar
rives in neighborhood he thinks Pc
culiarly wicked he dismounts, chooses
a rock or stone wall, or in plnoh, eV-
en- a board fence, and on this. with
lightning like rapidity, he paints, in
large letters, a text or warning to
evildoers.
Mr.. Myers wheeled into Rye the 9TH
went there because Rye is full of mil
Honaires or because the fine, smooth
stone walls tempted him to display his
peculiar art.
But to Rye he went At Harrison and
Rye. he has decorated 100 yard walls
with dozens of startling Inscriptions
John E. Parsons, the celebrated law
yer, has a fine country place at Rye.
the sugar trust. Mr.. Parsons conclu-
Sively proved that Mr.. Havemeyer and
Mr.. Searles were not in contempt of
the United States senate.
Mr.. Parsons is a good church man
and it really grieved him to look out
of his window one fine morning lately
and see on his stone fence, in letters
two feet tall:
Having painted the "to," it was
plain that the enthusiastic Mr.. Myers
had arrived at the end of the fence;
had no more canvas, so to speak.
He painted Seek heaven and be
saved on the fence of Charles A.
Gould, the iron manufacturer.
On the wall of Ophir farm, where
Whitelaw Reid lives, he inscribed rs
your soul saved?"
Senator J. Murray Mitchell has a
country seat, Grand View,'' and Mr.
Mitchell's grand view is ruined by a
warning Myers left staring him in the
Iost?"
On rock in Hilltop, Trenor Luther
Parks place, Myers daubed: why
doubt We? Make haste before We be
destroyed
He frescoed the fences of VIM. H
Catlin, president of the John Anderson
Tobacco company; of the estate of Jo-
seph Park, the big grocer; the coun-
try houses of Mrs. Sarah Griffen, J. c.
Burling, Reginald P. Sherman, and 9TH
ers.
There exists at Rye a protection as
ISOLATION. John e. Parsons is presi-
dent of the association This associa-
ton moved against Myers. Reginald P.
Sherman met him on the highway
Myers had already painted Seek
Sal ON a rich mans fence when Mr.
Sherman tapped him on the shoulder.
Get out of here just as fast as that
wheel will carry you or to Jail you go
for trespass.'
Myers jumped on his bike and dis
appeared. The texts will be promptly
erased and the scenery around Rye will
resume its wonted aspect