The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-06-17
CLINGS TO 0LD HOME.
OLD MAN WHOSE FAMILY HAS
DESERTED HIM.
IL frightened by tho IAW-IIe Cfeeps
Into the Cellar Of tits Former Home
aud SelGhbor- Minlster tn His Wants
Pathetic sight. v

Frederick Freunning ia nearly 20
years old. He has seen his htnfily and
home slip away from him. until there
Ia nothing left but few battered rem
nants OF furniture with which he has
surrounded himself In the cellar Of his
former home In 81. Louis. Tho lot and
buildings which we're once his have
passed from him. He did not sell them
them and has prohtcd nothing by their
rapid increase In value. lie borrowed
perhaps one-sixth OF what the prop
cr1y was worth and permitted tho
deed OF trust TO be foroclosed. The
sale brought not enough TO pay the
mortgage. and the old homestead with
It's adjacent cottages passed into the
possession OF another man. Old Freun-
ming knew that he was In a bad nS,
but he believed that he atill had some
rights TO the property. and refused TO
move out. His former tenants quit
paying him their rent Then the now
owner gave him orders TO move and
rented the house to a strange family.
Freunning wua frightened and went to
SEQ his lawyer. He could submit 10
the lose OF his rents. hls grounds and
hia money. hut no must have a place
10 shelter him at night lie Il. a lone
ly old man. His first wife ls long
dead. His second wife divorced him.
His children think ho Ia queer and
leave him alone He IL old. lo has
lost his grip and does business like a
] ,hNa Isr.uuuluss N,.autt Nw,vf ,ehafh.r
he was swindlcd or whether he just
threw His chances away. A few weeks
ago the furniture vans begnn 20 lay
down stun at his door. - A strange
family came, and old Freunning was
frightened. He ~ peaceiul. tlmid
old man. and he took. shelter In the
cellar. He rugged up an old stove and
table. piled his stun up on the carthen
floor and locked the cellar dboner I,
was cold and musty. but the damp
wind could not reach him and there
was a good roof above his head. The
new tenant did not offsr TO modest him
She moved into the building and took
some pains to ACCOMMODATE the old
man. but he seemed yefy queer and
stayed In hla cellar. THIN tho land.
lord threatened 20 sue him for posses
sion. Meanwhile. however. tho neigh
bors have been very Lind to old Froun.
ming. Many Of them have been ten,
ants In hia houses and they. cannot
suffer the old fellow 10 want. lmme.
diately adjoinlnE thu house where h,
lives on the west are two comfortabl,
little cottages the inmates OF. which
have been paying ront to Mr. Frcun
ming for nearly twenty Years Theil
,ympathlea are With 3rm. and ever,
morning noon ana nisbt n messenge
Ia sent 10 The collar wigdqw t08sk sxha
Papa Frounqing wantaa Hia. dinecan
die may be seen thfQugh The eA,,l
windows Of the baspmcni d night aR,
he accepts the charity. OF those VIII,
remember him ~ a w'Sjthy man. will
a sad old heart. he gathers fun fo
his old crnckcd cook stove during TN
day and waiia In gTfni3alloncc the re
suit OF the suit whha may drive hin
from his former posAehsions into thl
street. His collection Of old furniture
u very much the wgTie for wear an,
r has but little value. ,greunpipg's ono,
% beautiful home Htan6g npon a broad
n deep lot neaFly 800 dil square and Ne
" with fruit ucrq, ylD1i and ahrubbory
u on the west end Of n BE- lot are ~,
J. small cottages where twoll-to.do ten
d ants stlll maintain ~ little homes
y The houses and grouna,l have been per
= mitted 10 fall into dseaS. but still bea
y evidences OF natural sbeauty and de
o parted anluence. S,lp % VIII be takel
by Mr., Frounnings tfitnds to have IN
former SALE under d'uded OF trust. se
aside. u 10 brlley,1'iefat guardian
should be appointed 10 care for the oh
fellow and hh pfdperiy. and his at
torneys have the'nlti Or under advise
meQt now. -.''s.'rt
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