The sun., 1902-05-31
Tristram brown. Cobbler.

ne case OF Mr. lklSTkAM bh'NN oi
Georgetown, Mass. il interesting To
those Of us who find this prery decent
sort ~ world and have no objection To
staying in il for some time Mr. brown
was ei. Tuesday. A man Of cNpe-
rience IN the matter Of birthday ami
versaries. he made no great hullaha!oo
about the day These occasions arc
very pleasant when tho candles IN the
cake are not too numerous. There comes
a time when even men are shy about
mentioning them. In sarly-middle and
late-middl~ age they are generally voted
10 be nuisance Those m.di~val per-
sons are acute!y afraid of growing Old.
Perhaps the trouble il that they have
premature fears that they will not hive
To he old Youth is over In a streak.
Comparing himself with the younk"rs,
the man ~ middle life may feel patrl-
srchal When he has passed the e.gh-
ties, he may have modest pride in his
constitution and begin 10 nurse the hon
orahle ambition "a live 20 b" hundred
No birthdays bst~een ~ and 81. after
so. unohtrtlsive announcements Of each
birthday: that ia = judiCious rule. "
YOU are old, as foolish people and cal
endar. count the years, At least have the
tratins the survival - tho fttcst hut
aside from the qualification Of making
another point in Q difficult game IN which
you are sure 10 lose al the last, a birth
day anniversary need not ba much {"
"A patriarch We cannot believe that
METHUsALrH was IN the habit ot giving
birthday parties after he had made hI-
second century These are the toys @.
girls and boys
We'll, 70 come back 70 MIR TRrsTR,M
BROWN he spent the day a. usual
in his little cobber shop IN Main stree,
He obeyed tho voice at eve he obcyed at
prime He ls New Hampshire boy by
birth. and learned cobbllnS in the New
Hampshire town n Warren in 1927 he
has worked A. his trade ever since How
many ~ :he brethren Of ST. CRIsPTN
can equal that record Seventy-hve
vears on the cobblers bench, Where
are the dean. of the other trades Can
anv m. NJ them boa, the record " cob
bier TRrsrnlM BRowN of Georgctown'
II any, speak
What 4 picture ~ honest. lahorious.
useful life Scventy-fve wears he has
becn sitting in his little cobbler shop.
We can hear tho sound 81 his hammer.
tapping, tapping and see the pegs be-
tween his lips. The room IL fragrant
the sages Of tho village there collect
Cobblcrs absorb much wisdom They
have high foreheads. az n rule, We think,
and are usually reticcnt. thoughtful
men when the eNervcscence Of youth
il over For some reason young cob
blers sre. or used 10 he. skilled baseball
PLAYERS II they take 10 the field Of sum
mer evenings The old-fashioncd cob
bier. whom bows loved 10 watch had such
an air 81 mystery about them and were
50 quick and skilful at their business
that ,hev were we'll thought Of by their
juvenile Observers To bc sure. the black
smith was necessarily the greatest man
in the world except a railroad engineer.
still the cobhler was looked up to. II
scdate and musical he played the bass
viol. II frivolous. the fiddle
Mr.. Brown has lived in the same house
for siXty-one wears. His shop is in sight
If IL. The good, old-fashioned hsbl,
The doctors are ALWAYS telling their
patients and their friends 10 have plenty
~ change of socne. plenty of anusc-
ncn' ami relaxation, To Diversity their
industries, 80 - speak, keep out oi ruts,
devise nov pursuits and interests and
So prevent life from growing stale and
the arteries ~ perception and emotion
from hardening And that tho way Ia
live long and To remain young. tho
learned !eechcs 'ell YOU. \ good way.
hut not the only ono nor alvays the
surest one 1nIsrRAM RHowN changes
from shop to house and from house TO
shop, and pegs away for seventy-hve