The Sunday globe., 1901-05-05

air Of disappointment on his face, but
that is all put on. Watch him a few
minutes, and you will see him put his
hand carefully to the depth Of his pocket
and then Withdraw it, He is sinking a
penny, or a nickel, or possible a half
dollar. The next morning, at early
dawn, you will see him carefully in
specting the cutters. It's the same
way around the places where the street
fakirs gather "A crowd at night, and
every place where people are liable to
drop small sums Of money.
From actual observation l know
him to be the most expert man to find
lost coins in this or any other city. |
know that he has made ii an exclusive
business of thirty years or more, and
| am satisfied that his annual income
from this source is not less than $500 to
800 a year, the most Of which he lays
away
"Oh, no." continued the gentleman,
"there is nothing dishonest in what the
old man does, measured by the ordina-
ry standary. He regards what he finds
as the poet says--as-
"Flotsam and Jetsam on the sea
OF circumstance
and pockets it accordingly, as the dis
coyerer Who shall set up a better
claim to it? No one"
AT all events, old Jason is lying by a
very comfortable golden fleece for some
body when he yacates this earthly
tabernacle and the watson Block.u
"What are you going to do with your
fortune, Janson ?" was asked him the
other day.
81 Dunno" he responded. "I've
made will, but the heir will never be
found, mebbe.n
"Why, how is that?"
"Well, I've it left to the woman, who
when she comes up to a muddy street
crossing and sees a man three-fourths
Of the way across, waits until he gets
over, and doesn't start in to meet him,
and crowd him off into the mud. She
will get all / leave behind me. But
Lordy, Lordy, it may be a long time
before the woman Is found.n
Jason is now approaching his eigh
tieth year and is still hale and hearty.
Another denizen Of the "Block" but
transient and guest Of old Jason's is
an eccentric Irlshman who thus de-
scnbed himself to the writer in response
to soothing inquiry as to the cause of
his reverse of fortune;
81 am the son Of Sir Francis McDon-
nell, Of New Castle House, County
Meath, Ireland, and on my mothers
side, a descendant Of Roderick O'Con-
nor last king of Ireland.n The speaker
would certainly never be taken for the
son Of an Irish baronet or the descend
ant Of an Irish king. As he stood in
the street, shabbily dressed, with hair
unkempt, and beard unshom, Edward
MacDonnell might readily have been
mistaken for one of those unfortunates
who are forced to seek living by wan
dering from place to place. GAS |
said, continued Mr.. MacDonnell, "my
father was an Irish baronet, with es-
tates in County Meath. / was born at
New Castle House, our family seat, and
being younger son, was early destined
for the priesthood. AT the age of fifteen
| was sent to the Maynooth College,
where L remained, for three years, leav-
ing at the expiration of that period to
become a student in the Irish College
at Rome. This was in lS47, and it was
on the eve of the Italian revolution.
| was in that city when Count Rossi,
Prime Minister, was killed, on the 18th
Of November 1913, and was an inter
ested spectator Of the attack on the
Pope's palace. | also witnessed the
entry of Garibaldi into Rome after the
siege, at the head of 1000 men, at the
time of the occupation Of the Imperial
City by the insurgents. Even now |
can recall the appearance of that re
markable cavalcade; the brave peasant
patriot, riding at its head, clad in his
characteristic costume, and at his side
bestriding her horse in Amazonian
fashion, his wife Anita, uniformed like
an officer and carrying herself as erect
as any of the ldiers who marched in
the rear During my residence in
Rome, | was we'll acquainted with the
man who afterward became a distin-
guished member of the papal college
Cardina Cullen. In 1850 | became
tonsured Roman clerk, but shorty after
ward retired from college and from
Rome, leaving that city for Tuscany in
the following year. Here | remained
for period of three years, travelling
about from city to city, being already
posses with that rowing spirit which
subsequently led me to wander about
over nearly all tine known world.
While in Florence, at this time, | wit
messed the occupation of that city by
the Austrian troops under the COM
mand Of General Lichtenstein and
other leaders. | also at this time, had
an interview with Count Cavour in the
palace Of Marquis Ferdinando Bartolo-
may, during which the former stated
that the occupation of Rome did not
form one of the plans Of the campaign,
but was incidental and followed in the
natural train Of events. Having seen
everything Of interest i'm Tuscany, |
returned to my home in Ireland, where
| remained for a short time setting out
again for tour through France, Ger
many and other European states. Re-
turning to Ireland, | almost imme-
diately set out for America, arriving in
Boston in the early part of the year
1856.
"In 1868, 1 received an appointment
to the chair Of Modern Languages in
the University Of France, at Orne,
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