The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22

took of the coat without a woi' and
handed 1t over, amused by thu airy
manner of the stout. handsome fellow.
and he left me with many thank.
never heard any more OF him. ami sine
cerely do I hope the very pas~o -.r-
ment my generosity bestowed may hJ."
secured him the job he wanted
The very sententious old chap Of l'.~h
birth who appeared with a stone iu . :
hand, saying that Il was just the finest
stone for sharpening every sort uf "A
thing in the world and that lie had
found 1t a bit down the road hal a
Gargantuan appetite. 1t Is true "..'
him with just taste of the old ''sti r D
but his capacity for food was rrotcsqg.F
out Of proportion to his appoaran.. as
common carrier.
He was a nice old fellow too. and !
that he was going to visit his eli ..u
in Ohio. After eating he told M 'Nlt
to requite the hospitality he hal i..
ceived he would now sharpen all kr .,.s.
scissors and other things that n, Of
attention. Solemnly did he go a. ..
his task, and dolefully dull wei. a.
these articles when he had done .r
them. He departed, taking the prcc ,IS
rock" with him. and applying + a
nights lodging at house three %. =
away had the grace to refuse supp,' s
he had had a bite at house just u y
this"
one OF the most peculiar of g -.
BIRDS Of passage was a we'll dr,~-.i
youth who said he came from "
ington where he had studied 50 l..I
That his physician advised him o. .,
on a long walking tour for his lu.N
ana therefore having taken tho .,.
wee was on his way To Charles.
capital or the State. He was a r..,..
Gus eater, talked wildly OF New Nu.
city and Coney Island as he l.....
over the New York Sunday papers .. ,
then suddenly stopped talking and ...
ctlnS MS gaze upon me. at
until ! became uneasy and was 81
eddy glad to see him go.
When he reached a ncighbor's .
mile OF he begged for food. t,....
the inmates he had eaten nuih!u- . .
day. After this he was seen wal. .
down the road quite in the cuutl.. .
direction from Charleston. IL u.s
probable insane, as was the ...,
fellow who appeared one night as s
me who lived on the top of IN.
mountain opposite, but he added .
suppose as usual in these part~ ,
bears, wildcats and black Rrpu'.
l suavely urged this man to pur-r. 81
route, but he inflicted himself co., ...
next neishbor, where he talked ~.
ism all night, never going to bed
Then there are the mystcr,yu-
cllers, like the we'll dressed and
tacled. austere individual who >'.. .
at farm house nearby and ,rH
asked for supper and lodging. SAY.
the same time that he had no d.
There was that about him ilH'
duced my friend, owner Of III, .."
to shake his head. The man ',. .'
once and a sympathetic listener
slipped out and handed the tram.
lriiiing sum OF cash had IL rude,
turned with the remark that "h'
no object for almsgiving. Damn -
quarter Take it back. | d. '..
to be insulted."
one or the most interesting Of zoe
wayfarers was n young man WI
peared ON a Sunday IN June az.
litcly asked me for n rreakft~'
was an intelligent fellow and lau q
manners and appearance Of a
man. lie had invented IA steel
| showed me the patent from the D.
once at Washington, and then u..
into technical explanation Of h.-
Nention that was unintclligihlc 'u q.
The reason he was travcllinr tl''
the mountains was to save what
money he possessed, 50 that W.,
| arrived at Pittsburg, where as
derstood him. he had a chance =
his steel tiS to the proper i'~