Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-16
CUPlD'S CALL ENTICES
 HIM FROM THE ROAD
A No. i, Famous Tramp. Settles Down at Erie, Pa.-Left Monaker in Depot Hero.

A No i. the most noted tramp the world has ever known. who has visited Connecticut again and again, and whose monalker is to be seen at the
 New Haven station where he left it when he visited this city over a year
 ago. is no longer A No. l, the rambler.
 He is A No. l, benedict and solid cit
 izen of Erie, Penn, where he has set
 tied down to prosperity and the com
 panionship of a charming wife
 Cupid's is the victory over the in-
 stinct to be ever moving and the story
 of loves regeneration romantic one.
 Time and again the world wanderer
 has endeavored to locate and stay, but
 without success. With the exception
 of the burial plot at Cambridge
 laid to rest at last. no spot on earth was dearer to him than another. It is three years and more since the cold and stormy winters night when the renowned hobo was routed from
 boxcar in Erie, Penn, his lips blue and> >his teeth chattering. The rough but kindhearted car inspectors who had disturbed him noted his condition and took him to their shanty to warm
 himself at their fire. Their chief even shared with the rover the good home cooking in his dinner pail.
 He Didn't Forget.
 T shall not forget this," said A No.
 I dS ne IelL them. Ou VIII see me
 again some day" Last fall they did or, at least their chief did-when A
 No. l, since grown prosperous through
 the sale of his books, made his way
 to Erie and looked up the railroad man,
 whose name is Trohoslki. He took e
 present to show his appreciation of
 the latter's kindness and his erstwhile
 host invited the hobo to sit at the
 family table at supper that night and
 partake of the Trohoski fare in more
 comfortable manner.
 A No. accepted and in that changed
 the whole course of his life. For in
 the Trohoski household was the
 charming girl who was to be the one
 woman in the world for him, Miss Mary Abigail Trohoski. the pretty 20 year old daughter of the railroad man.
 a graduate of the Erie high school and a musician of promise.
 Love at First Sight.
 One may scoff at love at first sight but such a one has never had the experience of an A No. 1. Next day the greatest of all rovers was that nc longer his footsteps chained to Erie by a force which he had never before encountered No longer the open road
 beckoned, and vanished was the zesi of vagabond freedom A No. 1 was in love-
 Popped the Question.
 A No. is no wealxling and quick to follow his diagnosis of his affec- ton was the decision to put his fate | to the touch. win or lose. He won Convinced of the manhood of hel ! lover, furthermore Miss Trohosd gave him thoroughbred loyalty which re- sisted all efforts to shake her decision For these were made. When their
 renting a flat let their secret be known every female relative she had tearfully besought her not to throw herself away on a common vagabond and for g. time l only her father supported her judg- ment
 Her fiance silenced the outburst to an extent with an engagement ring for l which Miss Trohoski had no need to blush, furnished the home they had chosen with s2.000 worth of mahogany furniture. $1,G00 in silver table service Sevres china and every comfort and convenience known to moderns. and ended by making his bride a wedding present of an automobile; and in heI own good time the lady in the case told her mother and her cousins and her aunts that A No was a member of the chamber of commerce of Cam bridge Springs and had a bank ac- count which many man might envy A Loyal Wife.
 My wife is church member" says A No. 1. land the fact that I don'i smoke, drink or gamble had it's eff feet on her decision. And how IoyaI she was to me when every woman busybody in Erie was doing her besi to prevent her marrying a common