Connecticut western news., 1917-07-26
SOME TRAMo
A Seedy Specimen Whose Presence
 was Not Appreciated.

Monday morning about 80, William Donsbough, on the Wetaug road, ob' served a rustic-looking individual walking past his place; soon he was seen coming hack, and in few minutes he retraced his steps again. How long this shuttlirg had been going on is a query, but it was thought best to in vestigate after the third passing.
 Armed with the customary weapons of defense usually found on a we'll equipped country farm, which, we sur. mise in this case consisted of a sub stantIal pair of boots backed by a strong voice, ap eloquent vocabulary and stiff upper lip, Farmer Donsbough stalked forth into the public highway with a firm determination of running flown the Weary Willie" and demand ing an explanation of his actions.
 It was not long trip. Just around the corner few hundred feet on one of the numerous rocks which decorate the travelled way ill that section sat the Knight of the road, evidently commu ing with himself in his lonely solitude.
 How the interview was conducted and just what happened probably will never be made public as the partlci- pants do not seem inclined to elucidate. However, we know that soon after the episode the visitor wended his way to pastures new where life was less stren. uous and interruptions>less frequent, as he was soon found lying flat on his back in the grass by the roadside per- fectly motionless and apparently study ing astronomy.
 Neighbor Gibbs insisted that he was not in need of that kind or nelp on his farm and again the weary hiker was busted from his peaceful resting place. He was urged to go to town, or at least to go somewhere, but his principle fear of travelling was that he might eventually land in Massachusetts. For some reason, which he 1OUbtless forgot to explain, Massachusetts climate did not agree with him.
 Late in tine afternoon, after he had made thorough canvas of the neigh borhood and few trips of inspection around the farm buildings, it was de. cided by the inhabitants that this in- dividual was not wanted in the com. munitv as a night lodger, but how to ~get him out and how to keep him out. was question. He was invjted to walk to Canaan, to which he agreed, buu after -about hundred feet had been travelled he turned back and refused t6 go further.
 He complained of sore feet, and said he was sick, but after being induced to take a ride in an automobile and when ill the thickest part of the toll bridge woods, the passenger gave fine exhibition of athletic agility by sever ing diplomatic relations with all hands and tumbling overheard into the brush by the roadside. From this predicament he recovered almost equilibrium and demonstrated his ability to forget sore feet and sickness by skipping "like the lambs of wall street. over the bridge to the Salisbury side. where he evi. dently felt safe.
 Just then Matt. Dempsey came along with his Ford and another attempt was made to harness the wild man, which was successful, and the ride into Canaan was uneventful.
 Constable Trieschmann was called to the rescue and escorted the priuoner to the lookup, where the night was spent ill company with two others who had been placed there for safe keeping. Tuesday morning the journey was con- tirued to Salisbury where the legal part of the proceedings took place, and the "weary Willie', with the hirsute appendage of auburn hue, who said his name was Joseph Landy of Philadel. phia, is expected to carry out the rest of the sixty-days' program in Litchfeld.