The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-26

roo wren NEEDED rO DO
JGRi Duty. HE SUGGESTS.

Recognizes the Head oG AnOther.
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mares ~. rrcy' the klng on rat c@'cno''
ana oug exterm'nators, being busy sat
down To write TO Mayor Gaynor asking
IL there was not some way by which a
rat oatchar and differentiation might avoid
i,rv 1,,,v ana -. r., -, davo,, nj. an.
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, W ~ eu'NS
EV!' w peIhaPs " shonio 10 IToa. EIey'
wrote az follows on MS professional letter
paper. which bears tho motto. Audaces
! Fortuna .luvat'
In the hope tina, Won will and I, possible
20 devote a few moments Of your valuable
tune 70 my case ! hereby send YOU nr'el
Sa'etheht OF me circumstances thereoI.
! am nt catcher bN profession. Ih'
! Guy hAs iaf 700 lev 'npao's men IN thi'
I'm" ahh tho-e enSAS Ia onSh' 70 ne a.
"Ned !" ply 'he'r most "seiu' trade WIN
O"' mo'e-tailon
! During ths last four Years ! have re-
Ceived over twenty jury summonses Every
J,,a~a h.for,. =. bo,,, 4. nE,su r.., A xcu.eei ma
,,,,,,'.,,,t,,..,. -" ....'.- ~. go a.,
m''heuh'eN hpon nearing inc iac's, "u,
the spmmonseS keep coming. each one OF
! them meaning the loss OF a ,iay to me
I 4 n.,,aiNsd "a 10, .v.r, ,,,on,h thia wintay
"a ~. -. -. 80. 80, 49,.
| Judge Victor Bowling advised me last
year 90 10 Ia $50 Commissioner Allison.
S ,a o' Jurors nIs r'erS prom
nv bow shOnls graduate from school. 50
., u" 20" 'ANf my Pl''e WIN" ""' ." wv
IN. nro,,,. M, kan, Won, uonor
| "e p'O"rS wa@ ho' Aep' iou' "on"' e
| I'shn"' ~eINe Inc carrying Oht OF INV '"h
tracts require. my daily personal atent ION
MY methods are secret aud ! Ia We n" help.r
no one 10 take INV pAre. Would YOU kindlN
LET me know where TO 90 for relief. having
enclosed a stamped envelope for . reply.
| n YOU wish to Ia We me cOIne down YOU Ia Ve
bat ~ comma nj me
m, u.,,ox - ,h.. .,,,0,,.SI ,r,,,Io,.,
e'os N ''0 Se'"N
70 rop'y a. tolio~5,
Your letter Of March Z; IL az hand de-
scribinz how your calling Of rat catcher
! Is beinV constantly tnterrnpted by your
being -Immon.d 70 ..ry. asa uror
S,.,,..r IT, ~, 90. a.. 80, ,,y.rr,,n ,ri,h
ru,. md .v.rv,h,c., .,,.n nm hy ,h.u, 1
1919 ~, nsS' -, r.Iiex.J ~ I',,y
duty do To,, not MINK We bad ha,,.r Ia "
= bin int rod,,ccd In the iaEl.Ia tur- to .X :
eulp' rat ratchers from jury ssrVice?
me difficulty 10. houyver. that AZ many
eNenp'lonS nave aiready Deen IA ~
ne 1890 h ,uSi ."str ss1 1 70 ~ v ny
! 10 -srvs an m,isS Tn., mirh' no.-thiv
irn I,~sis the progress OF youT biII II sent to
will have 20 carcflllv consider the ma =
ter and some day when ,yo1, 81. down thi.
way 'ome " an. We WI IAlk over, anu
.nnoi.r ,Jsin., 80 ,hs ySu q, ,hs h...a
~ vouI latter Nv exnsriencs NJ maj Ie. med
men are 10 I've found every where A. We
read in Don 0utxots- The Inountain
breeds leo rned mep and Dhiso-opher- arc
Iolnd IN me hhtS os sa'SS"sss'S
The rat catcher was not at home when
a reporter called at la East lJed street.
but his wife was and she made her wish
tor az home in the parior In an EASY char
bssssde the piano PLAYER aud the music
cabinet while she ApologiDed 1utte ne-sd-
lessly for domestic upbeaval that VAS
not apparent. IL seemed that Abe was
hurTying tho spring DEMONSTRATING Al
A. - be rsady 60 sail for Europe. where
abe IL taking her three children Tor better
educational advantages than NAV he
found In the public schOulz here. IL
might be that Switzerland. where MIR
Frey was educated. will be chosen. or per
haps a conysnt HchOnl IN the north IT
ireland. which Was Mrs. Freys birthplace.
While ono Of the little girls had gone
in search u Mr. Frey tho visitor mad
time 10 look over the music rolla for tho
piano and 20 notice that the family taste
was catholic There repOsed side 10y
side select ions from I'll TrovN1Ore. the
Gloria. Twelfth Mass Nalre de- Con
cert la Chaass AN Lion which may
have lesn chosen as the tribute Of . rat
catcher to a great hunter and -Harri-
gan
Then the rat catcher entered The
Mayors letter. ls~. ] appreciate his
sense of humor and ss,t him down a. an
optimlst IN spite, ~ hla age AZ his age
nosi men are bias. hut not so hts HOnGT
| put him IN a class with Victor Hugo.
who zaid that although winter was ON
his head spring was in his heart
4 shall certainly avail mvAalI Of the
Navor's invitation Ia call continual
th.. raj catcher. and why mott He has
woTked himself u the top of his pro
fession and have in mine 10 Ne should
meet as equals
How did ! come 20 take I'M rat catch
ingp Well. when | left the University 81
Zurich and came To- this country In isg2
recalled TN. v orda ~ Cesar. When look
ing across a little HelVetian valley he
exclaimed "a his companion. I had rather
b.. first in that littls. village than second
ia Rome n vas bette, ~ be a first class
rat carhsr than a as.s.ond clas. grocer
or butcher and tho... arr. crow tisd ocr1iDa-
tons
Rat catching. continued Mr. Frey.
~ AS then only a clumsy trade I made. IL
a r.st,.-ctaIDle profession I think I NAV
saw ~, wItho,it undue .xotisrD I prs,s-
u..r.d AMI then when 1 las being over
loaded With worn the -Iinmonas.~ 10 jury