The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-28

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- Dcsert Him.
M MEAS. December Ar
,oxt year II was reported
x,sss that a wild man had
the place. This writer being
7 reporter for.one OF tns
took the matter up at once
-ork TO learn what he couis
-. All efforts to learn from
anything about the matter
snd was about TO atanion
.hen late one afternoon :
.,e.t In one of the streets in
! man who, II seen any
X cl the streets Of a town,
4 once taken for a wild man.
NJ. nc had every characueris-
tall. lean, slightly clad, anc
snuestionnbly belonged TO tie
-. his color was not prima
- Of il. ! made an effort to
I'm hut was only PARTIAL,
u artfully evaded every
3 would tend TO. establish his
5s,~h he finally admitted that
~ Ohio to Texas, stopping
rsnla, visiting several towns
,sfer He would not or could
~ any one at amy place he
"a dld not fix any dates 20
IA not remember having any
WIEN asked what he was do
was "trav'lln' round" and
a.by "gituln' u bite 10 eat here
6ar beIng cold the sheriff out
iook him into his charge Tor
Finding that he was harm
sin could do nothing but re-
Nh before doing so. had him
baIr cut. gave him shave
varm clothes. Strangely enough
Y 10 all this, but without giving
= for so doing. When the
Zion was completed he was al
a his way. and to the world
Y way was his way TO the fun
Of the term. for no one knew
vent and he was lost to the
feafter.
y same time In a jungle on the
[fhe Rio (irande, some twenty
N Eagle Pass, a ranch hand
a small hat or jacal. 1t was 4
eture, improvised from the re-
Imediately surrounding it, There
ences OF recent habitauon, and
man visited the place several
he the next few days, but faileG
|yonc at home. Determined to
mystery. the rarchman con-
hyelf near the hut and patiently
suits. During the twilight or
4 day he was rewarded by the
|of a tall lean man. who crept
an walked. TO the ranchman's
lhe visitor was fairly well dres-
rs genera appearance was in 10
Keeping wath this mysterious
Aleving him To b. an intruder.
hinan waited still, anxious 10
)tcome of THE visit. The strain
bd the jacnl, glanced quickly
lme out and cautiously surveyed
hes. Appearing satisfied. seat
I on a stone by the entrance.
noments pause, he gave a call
4 whistle unlike anything the
had ever heard. Immediately
q rustling Of wings and a huge
Ted into the opening from over
was in the act of alighting al
II the stranger, but as If sud
returned again To the
pm whence it came. The stran-
d surprised, and repeated thS
III. but the bird did not return.
II later a sly coyote tripped
,und the corner Of the jacdl
My turned and sped away into
!. The strange man arose and
itiously about and resumed his
had been sitting hut a moment
javalines or Mexican hogs came
brush and approached as il to
friendly greeting. When within
i OF the strange man they
GOD for moment gazing at the
hen turned ana fled. The man
again and again the strange
there was not a stir. He re-
/. seat on the stone. bowed his
Us hand az If in deep trouble,
mel In this position until tao
night hid him from the ranch
y. The ranchman returned to
and on the following morn
another visit to the iacal. He
man seated as he had left him,
bowed upon his hand. the
approached and spoke: the re-
me slowly and In tone be-
Ieep sorrow. He questioned the
an, whose story was told with
and consisted mainly In fire.
'rences 10 friends who had re-
e kind 10 him. AS the stranger
lrquently glanced at his clothes
anas, each time with AN EXPIRES
'csled regret and reproach. rhe
,ie't promising 10 return again
Ay, and dEd return the next day
lrange neighhor had departed.
ohths nave passed since then
On the ranchman often visited
Y laeal, he has never seen the
IN Oh the strange man whose
lever learned.
nohtns have PASSED since Sher.
gave the so-called wild man
SUI, OF clothes, and though the
tale has Oft been told, II
until quite recently connected
'na man who visited Eagle Pass
= = mat led this young man to
,ar,on Ohio home and enter OF
sseclusion en- the Mexican from
uuh the presence of mankino
oor with wild fowls-whether u
i justice or a victim of mis-
~ probably never be known ::
genes that knew him a few
~, s q go will probably know him
~ ne seems TO have gone TO
- purposeiess' career in some
oh OF the country. j. C.. J.