Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-02-26

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eannibails i
silent on that point but hfs letters
inferred that the charges ! Stsa Il
been made We're not altogetl.SE .Sfs
less. soSss
a short distance from this grSs<sst
| another nan with history, b.. .,,,b
around him knew nothing ahegtitH He
lounges around the hotel day Ter
! day and week after week, hardlyyer
going oft of doors. He iss5asI,ge.
Gne-looling man, always welfgrodtsd
and -ai1ays reserved. .--a talks II. III
sl,ll:G .rli:G Of the other guests, a dSso 1,,,ses
no conGdants.
1t is said by q few of tho e.wInorc.
sumo to know what ttiGT art !.
about that he was, not MA nv years. 80,
one of the best-known a@d Sass Fan.
gerous bank robbers in Il lis foiII ~
: the brains OF a most not 4orious sstng
whose members. excepting himself are
, dead or in prison. The story isss..ha IFS
, inactivity is purchased by ,,syndcate
Oh banks who prefer to pay him a5ub-
stantial yearly income Ior life toSeep
him from collecting a much largerou.
himself. 3z
1t is said he goes to a certain tanE
every Monday. receives his3S IsaIry
and returns 10 lhc hotel He is ON
tent TO accept his annu.,y and reE In
peace. after most slreawous life.
Another Of the guests of this btel,
Ti!lcii i. 20 different lrun. -.L-. j -.
CT cheaper grade, except thatsit is.yerry
laren, IS Z n!a1 w,'og, whole maxi -uD
bear, &c ;:Enis:aF.h' stamp Of tediI J.
cation and fc!:ae.:.c,t lie seems Otto +
:.iace, a!!i he is. lie has beensa 4b o
hotel several years now, but hescn,ld
count Up his acquaintancesS on n a
fingers of one hand In appearanc. no
Is tail, straight and exceedingly Een,j-
fed. He is very careful OF hispeiS9 Ma ,
appearance. and if his clothes we = .
fit you would say he was s1yel II
eroomed. He appears TO feel his .osi
ton kecnly. keeping we'll to hin. alf
and making no friends.
Not so long ago he was a profe
in one of the leading colleges, a.. lie
text books are in use in institution &c
learning throughout America. ,rn
than ore familiar book of poetry, ~,
romance bears his name 1.-the i+!o
page. ss
To use a current phrase, ,bthese-ssan
all Of them, are down and. oat. Nh ~, -
decadence. of most Of them can he
traced to drink, but some the ~ .
fessor, for instance, have Ebeeno an
whelmed for no apparent reason, = 4
they GndFitshard even now to- res -
Rrosper6us. sue Of the human ffafa se se
Most ofthem bear their misfefsfy'
with considerable cheerfnlnesssi 'tes !,
some are really happy in their llsn.'
That is somewhat paradoxical, SfcrTssls
are Americans. and that means
they feel quite sure they Will De-
top" again before long and are wa. y.
with patience and reSlgnaCiOnderG " ,
time when they will once y1n0Te4p -
the upper strata OF societYsi they 49, =,
used to ups and downs. ...sss,+Sss
More than one OF these lodgers5S; aa :
cheap hotel has made ana losessssssII ss u,
fortunes. Others are members a.,
wealthy families that haVegcastyi -
off for reasons that were, tosSnelha -
ficient to justify such courses.sssN -
are many college graduatessEss:ss. e -.
Once in a while one of themsfs
does get up in the world, but st1el ~ y
majority pass out of mind $ars-,.r.tls "a
ory. never to be heard rronEsies :sis !,
They arc not missed, for thelFFrSsss .s9s.
are filed almost before theyshaa' ,;,sI.g ;
appeared.-New York News; S 4