The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-31
Portable maintenance in that state"
said to Possess Occult Powers.

Portable maintenance in that state"
said to Possess Occult Powers.
Mr.. Waltern is man of an extreme
ly religious turn of mind. The years
have whitened his locks, time has writ
ten it's story in the furrowed face, APP.
preaching dissolution heralds itself in
the faltering footsteps, but the deep
man of mastery; there is perfect self
control in his bearing.
There Is a general belief in the COM
munity that he possesses occult pow
ers. In earlier days, when the virgin
forest spread itself over the land, he
never seemed to toll so hard as those
about him, and yet success singularly
attended his every effort. Waltern's
broad acres have never, so it is said,
known a failure in crops. When storms
of hail visited the fruit trees of the
section some mysterious hand seemed
to stay the clouds and protect Wal
terms orchard. When the rust touched
the neighborhood, by the same strange
influence, or coincidence, Waltern'S
crops were passed by.
Moreover, Waltern, say those who
have long lived near the old ascetic,
possessed the faculty of forecasting
the market when in business in earlier
years His grain was sold when the
highest notch was reached. and when
Waltern sold this was the immediate
signal for the neighborhood to follow
suit.
To-day Waltern is a rich man and
has ceased from the care of his es-
tate, having given the management of
it into the hands of others. He spends
much of his time with nature, and
those who have come into his presence
unexpectedly in his rambles in the
woods have found the old man with the
partridge and the hare about him, and
with the bluebird, the solitary thrush
and the tiny chickadee feeding from
his hand.
lamentations Before an AItDr.
Mr.. Waltern spent much time in the
erection of the stable which he is sure
he will in future occupy. His Eastern
philosophy seemed to bring into his life
a calming influence and when his wife
and child died they died in his faith,
"emigrated," to be buried each in a
crypt in the mausoleum amid strange
ceremonies conducted by the old man,
assisted by three others who came from
a distance.
The altar nearby. is built of marble
and carved with mystic symbols. When
daughter no neighbors were admitted
to the home, and there was no public
funeral But lack of invitations did not
deter some from creeping up through
the wood within sight of the altar and
within hearing of incantations in an
unknown tongue and a mournful
chant Upon their eyes flashed vari-
colored fires. while great pals of smoke
wound like a funeral shroud about the
mausoleum with it's door now open 10
receive it's silent tenants. Just as the
ceremony was over a shower OF me-
teors fell. and thoroughly terrified the
neighbors hurried home. wondering az
what they had heard and seen.
True 10 his belief AZ 20 the probable
ny Of the soul re-entering the world
clothed IN animal form. Mr.. Waltern r.
extremely kind 70 the horses, cattle
and meaner animals about his estate
HE employees are instructed never "a
strike ~ abuse them. and whips are
unknown iB this Utopia. The horses
are worked only eight hours q Day and