The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09
TWENTY YEARS A RECLUSH
THE GITI THE SCENE OF rms
HtN'S HERHITAGE.
4 New Worker WhS Rarely Leaves Hi,
House. COndncts IN kxtensi,e gor.
respondenre anu Thfnks He C,n
IpcmoastrAte Thaaght Transferrrc.

lRAn0nUGNIg anu VWlnAN TIE
, DcmSastrAte Thaaght TranSrsr~rcs.
Dor Twenty years a man Who il pl w..
cally normal. q New Yorker by bir,h.
% excellent family and superior 81 i.,.
ton, has lived the life Of n reClus. and
that right here in New York. With III.
exception of little walks IN tho ea-.v
spring and late autumn he does 20, leave
the house where he lives.
In the winter he hibernates, leav,nx
the house only once from the time cod
weather sets in until after the trees have
begun to leave. and that for Christina,
dinner with relatives. In the summer
he does not listen to the call Of the cuur
try or the seashore. preferrinE 90 remain
indoors with his hooks and his newspapers
and his magazines.
His day begins every morning at the
same hour. and he goes Ca bed punctY.
ally at the same time He never gn-.
to the theatre. to church. Ia convert
or lecture He calls himself locker
on and il content 90 regard life from the
standpoint OF a mere spectator and liy.
his own methodical existence day In AMI
day out from year TO year.
He says that he has lived his life and
call comes A. the same time he take.
precious good care Of his health.
strict vegetarian. no eats little he
smiles on the world as IL goes hv.
h" has no harsh comment. only kindly
criticism He takes keen interest m
all IN. topics Of the day. especially IN
politics. which interest, however. is ton
| purely academic to lead him n far as tho
polls on election day.
| Many years ago m. rNcllss or near ~.
cluse. was in business with his fa,har
"A merchant There came time whan
he took To thinking He had been brough
up in a strict church. and the views held
! Ivy his parents on religious matters wer.
orthodox in the extreme One day h"
sought his father and told him that the
! r-.hg ious views IN which he had been
I trained were not satisfying
. 4 cannot accept the old faith he said
4 must find one for myself
So he resigned from the church ami
went abroad For seven years ha lived
. IN on" Of the European capitals which
/ is looked on as "A centr" of modern eduCa-
! ton and the higher thought. studying
the philosophers and residing and collect
ing books Then when his relatives had
grown Va IOpk upon MN a. Connrrn$i
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