, 1897-09-29
THE MAN WHO STAYED.
He Was Demonstrating How TO Live
on Nothing a Year"

80 years. died there, and was buried In
he family vault. Dur man was moi 81
bad as that. He stayed three weeks
only instead Of one; but his method o.
haunting us after the three weeks Seems
10 be sufficiently odd TO chronicle. He
ter's husband, who came with my sis
Ter at the same time, but went away a
tie end Of the week. Boxer stayed on
| ;hink he was asked by my father tl
DO so after agreeing with the old mar
.ate at night. From his conversation
| gathered that he spent most OF the
year in other peoples houses, and from
his keenness about the point | think he
was on the lookout for another invita-.
ton, and only stayed on with US in de-
fault of something better. However
ne made himself pretty comfortable,
blink. He used TO lie about on sofas
md in hammOcks j good deal, and used
cigars when there was any question OF
church r when neighbOrs came to tea.
He found out my sisters private col
lection o. novels, and helped himself
freely. Boxer was a man of about 40,
with a large, clean-shayen face, and a
round body clothed in double breasted
he used to smile in a fabby but kindly
manner when anybody spoke. He used
10 eat a good deal.
That is all | can think Of to say o.
Boxer as a man: il is Of Boxer as a
slayer that | propose to write. AS the
three weeks We're drawing to an end,
and he was not invited to stay any
longer. he announced that he was 50
delighted with our part Of the country
that he intended to take rooms in a
farm house and enjoy the scenery and
solitude. We expressed doubts Of bis
comfort. but he roamed away one after
noon. and when he came back o
ced rhat he had taken room IN q farm
house no, quite a mile off. OF course
when he went away we said we hoped
he would look us up. Boxer said he
would. My mother, in a foolish exub.
era c OF joy az his departure, invited
him to come to any meal to which he
! felt inclined. and Boxer beamed all ov-
er. The day after his departure he
turned IND TO lunch. and sat all the az,
ternucn until it was time to dress for
dinner. He vas asked TO say. with a
poli. eiv-hinted doubt Of the weather.
the clouds were working up eor a storm
and he said he did not mind getting
wet. Later on it poured in torrents,
and he said he was afraid @: lumtbago.
So ii was q question between having
on. the horses, which INV mother had
been working all day for calls. or Of Of
sering Boxer a bed. He vas offered a
next day, sending down to his farm Tor
a clean shirt and collar. but went after
dinner.
On the next day he met my sisters,
who were out walking, and returned
with them to he house. because he
wanted exercise: and then. OF course,
he had to be asked in. That night he
stayed only to lunch. however. But tha
following day when we came down in
( he morning, there was Boxer waiting
for MS breakfast. He said he had been
out for an early tuddle, and couldn';
resist the thought Of a Jolly family
breakfast, believe he would have lik-
ed a family funeral. if there mad been a
iced connected with il. The day asLsr.
we all went on some expedi ion or 9th.
er, and laughed as we thought that
Boxer would find nobody at home when
We returned late in the afternoon. Box,
err was asleep in a hammock: he STAYED
to dinner.
After that A council was held on the
alternative OF being rude to Boxer or
.s "p oe "ou we no"
Nna' W '",e''en " al
NY 4"a'iei "''esS ne ute" ooAe' on ne
anu lily SISTER nau taken Il ilLle mousse,