Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-27
THE MAN FROM
NOWHERE - -
b.
BY M. QUAD.
Copyright, 1901, by c. B. Lewis
By M. QUAD.

had arrived in Philadelphia from a
small town in the state of New lamp
shire to see "A man with whom | had
been in correspondence about a busi-
ness affair. AS he was stopping at the
bingham House, | went directly there
from the depot. and as | expected TO
remain at least overnight | went 10
the office to register. | started to write
nv name, but as the pen touched the
mage my identity went from ne as
quick as the snap Of your finger. There
was no shock, no sudden giving away,
but | could not for the life of me recall
my own name.
Anything wrong?" asked the clerk
as he looked at me with n smile.
"Only that have forgotten my
name" | replied with silly laugh
/ "Well, most any name will do so that
YOU don't forget to pay your Dill.
/ | sat down in the office and tried to
recall my name. but to my horror
found that | had also forgotten the
name of the town came from and The
name of all my friends. could not
tall who came TO see or the name of
cha citv was in. | suppose | must
t'aro 1ooI,nd male and scared. for the
clerk came out to me and said:
at is one of the cases we read or
ond then Tie sense of memory Is
I,o1 Ear tho moment. IN send you up
-, roon tn lie down for an hour. and
,.,,,,1 nrohah,v come out all right
L,.,,,,,o ,,id vo,, conn FROM"
81 ,o,,,t rsr,enhar"
oyou l,rou, von arc in Philadelphis,
,,,,,,t ,.,,s"
~"
.va,, ,,,,,st bova como here on some
.ort - h,,siuoss can't Won recall what
- ,.os,,
81 cannot ph.1ada1nhla, philadel.
.,,,io, L. :, - I,r,, mr. y small town,
n,,I ,,,,,t stot, is II fn:"
"yo, .,o and liz. Gown and fall asleep
70 ,.a,, n,n Tn. nI.,a Won puzzle over
:. ~, ,r,,,so va, win eat MIXED nm"
want 70 . room, ana tumbIed on to
,,o I,ad brt ,horp was no such thing
a., r,11jr,, osIaon was nervous and
rrirhtrnrd and things became more
cnnf,,soa instead of clearer looked
f,,. 1nt,o,.s mr. cards hut found none.
had - .ot,nal with mo. bnt neither that
mon. nv liunr was marked Before |
,,.,,,, Io,.l,. ,ln,,n stoire realized that
hod h,.r ,l,ttod off the face Of the
.ortb Won may fail ia appreciate the
si,ratio,, hrt cor assure Won that il
ros u.oreo ,naD If a doctor had told
mo 7 vos = lrnotic II was as If some
an, bod ,lind and | had been suddenly
oal1aI On - ,oI,o his nlace without
knovinc ANYTHING about him. | hadn't
lost nv roason and could see. hear.
toste smoll and fool | could also re-
rnn,her ne far hack as walking into
,r, l,o,l povnrd that all was dark.
mass Whom wont down To the clerk.
ho sou, TINT was still troubled. He
mn, horo hoon a aooa naturcd man,
fnr ro Ioft bfs drtins IA say to me:
"Stfu rroninc oh? We'll. don't get
err,.iod GO ont on the street and see
II +bo efobt NJ some particular object
won't hrirr, If all hack"
81 r,att,r of fact | had been in
prflaJnIrbia a dozen times. and there
was M sirnt had not seen twice over,
hut whom st.nucd ont on the street
.I,i,,,s ,,,oro ,s stranrn to mo As if |
haI noon sot down in Picking. read
tho sirns on tho street corners on the
cors and over the doors, but they re-
coIlod notbino wandered M to
Wopomakar's around the city hall and
ovnr 70 the chestnut street depot. but
, II was os If / had never seen them be
Zorro 4 SORT Of manic seized me. be-
oo,,,o orroi1 of ,nvsnlf and broke into
= RIM and cave no heed 70 the pcdes-
trions As consequence was ar.
rostod nv - notroImon and taken to the
+ nolfrn station
. u,ho CHARGE oooinst me was disorder.
W conduct and I was locked un for the
nirht and if was owing 70 the police
surgeon that was set at liberty by the
iudce next morning. The surgeon came
+ down to the cells to see man who
was III and | stated my case to him
no corc h,c,, NJ a later hour ant
toI1.od with mo for n long time.
= I,ipi. no was narfectlv satisfied that
u ,,.a, If IN so,,e manner hut the cast
II ,,.as hovond him and not in his prov
J, t,,o lie sn,I,a tn the Judge in my