The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
QUITS A R FOR GOLD.
,nrorroylRT SNYDER" n GoING
TO THE KLoNDIKE.

uo,g tina adyenturesoIno spirits from for
,.n chores who will seek tho golden oppor
.nni,ica Of the Klondike this spring will be one
y, ,ho most noted characters Of the Latin Quar-
n.nt paris. This Is Charles Snyder. q native
:, AMERICA. who has lived for moro thar thirty
ssars nj the French capital, and who Is well
sroun TO tho stuents Of tho Quarter as "Dio'
.tnoorv SNYDER" He is,a veritable human OF
.lonedla hence the soubriquot), and to boot Q
,nnerb ~linguist, having at ready command
.sven languages which he speaks with facility
and ~fnultless accent However. Snyder has
,o,dom turned his intellectual gifts TO personal
advantage, being strangely averse to worldly
advancement, and his prospective visit to the
rold fields, 1t is thought by his friends In TINS
CITY. is wholly uninspired by desire Oh richea.
but is rather urged by an moroinato io'e OK
travel and adventure.
"Dictionary Snyder is not an artist, but for
xe,rs he has lived among artists in Paris, serv.
tnc ns friend and companion to the older brush
AS as monitor and fatherly adviser to tho
vornrcr men. In everything he is typically
hohcmion. Indifferent to that which the future
NAV bring forth, SO long as his small needs in
che uresent are satisfied; and In sentiment and
action he is tho assured, uncompromising foe
n convention. lie Is as well q master of OK.
pedicncy, and his stoical philosophy has re-
dpcei the entire scheme of existence to tho
ar,, prlnciplcs of food and shelter. Innumera
ble have been the examples he has furnished
that "A man Of resources may live practically
without money and yet preserve his indopon-
dence and manhood.
At one time Dictionary Snyder" occupiedsa
tiny room In the Quarter" which was O curl.
osi.y in tho,way Of illustrating how very many
articles common to household economy, usually
aupposcd to be Indispensable, ono may do
,yi,bout II was a show place-not openly 30,
for dictionary snyder Is a PROUD ana sensi-
tive man and would have bitterly resented any
r., ,k parode of his domestic eccentricities.
The stove that assisted In MS culinary achieVe-
ments was the most important bit OF furniture
IN this room. 1t was made of a small. circular
!" '.'' ~. ~ aon..i,.a On. h,.ot,,n. ~,
tin box mat hau coh'atheu Shoe piaekins' anu
ing utensils iIni.t 0 ~ N"
In number, were fashioneo manly out OF re-
tired fruit tins, and were suspended over tho
Mh"'o - y -"
OF an extraordinary frame maoe OF an UNI
brella wire. 1t was o common saying among
.no n's
breath In SnydeSs miniature apartment meant
q responsive collapse Of the walls.
so very pronounced IN the ecoentricitv of
~ u eo-,I-S sIoN,~.S
Dictionary snyder mat eVen the oiothing no
used 10 wear partook Of tho Characterization of
L. ,.rson,u,v ~. h.t NO, . az. -
MS suohs pe''oan',' No a"' ""S VI
fearful and wonderful construction. As an
infant flor BY common report In the Quarter
80. 4. zoe ono.. n.v on, a. n.d $500 81
Latin IL wa oAoe q one' Asnao soooo JAIL
and erect In the PRIDE OK 1tS nap ana luStre.
put the en~croachmenss ofyeerp and ceaseless
~ hrot. ~. horohtx sn,rit oonrrnn.d a., 80,
use oroAoi nausn'y spuAS ooeIpeu 40 nap
and banished It's brightness thus demanding
thu full resources of itS.oWnor'p fnreuuity to re-
&C., 4, - .v.r th. ,emhlon,, 20 rorro.- $500
stofo " " won tho esiuul"noo Ahofnet JauhIi-
ness. Still Dictionary Snyder" proved equal
a. usual. to the emergency. and repaired the dis.
.o,,I,r nj, ,Ith .r,.u 49,. ~ 49,, - h,.,
eo'ihs rum VAN e"An pieScso eASeT poA' oits
Of black cloth, ounningly inserted over worn
places. and xatuyepated the vholo by oouioua
s--u.....s x,..n.--,
sppn'ououso oiAeA v0n~iAns eoon6 tnoso Sow
erA materials from dmo to time until tho last
yestipe of ths ohofnal hat had v,nished and
h.oou. ,n,v .hoSo,v r.r,,,~
oeeonoonis pueoo"y mouoSy.
How longsth19 product OF his skill and pa
tienco WA worn by the odd snyder In attn m
,,.,,..a .-...
ma.uoi VI epeouiAsAon' oue enonB Ino voneratoo
nsutuuons and OF antiquity, grown
gear py association the tue occupies 2 high place
In The aftectionate recolleotions Of the older In
h~abitants or the Quarter"
frooaoly dictionary SnyderP"" greatest
echlevement In economy as exalted to the plano
He went fhronoh II. Saaa frnn, hssjnnnnt 20
"ouS 'uiouSu tne bieBo irom pcBinnlnB "