Year: 1872

THIRTY years ago Solomon Waring was
very fine-looking young man, of more
than ordinary intelligence. His parents
were wellto-do farmers residing near
Nyack, and left, at their death, a goodly
estate for their children. At twenty years
of age Solomon engaged himself in mar
riage to beautiful young girl living in
Spring Valley, and the celebration of the
wedding was set for day just three
months after the making of the engage
ment. During the interim Solomon could
think of nothing else but the approaching
union, and his whole business was to
make preparations for the life after the
wedding.


He was thus engaged one day, when
tidings of the illness of his betrothed
reached him. He repaired to her bedside,
and for month watched her and waited
upon her with the tenderness and patience
of a fond mother. She died, however,
and Solomon though hoping against hope
while life lasted, yielded to despair. His
mental powers were completely wrecked.
He did not attend the funeral but con-
fined himself to his room in his fathers
house, and refused to leave it until the
day on which the wedding ceremony was
to have been performed Then he left
the house never to return. He was at
tired in his wedding suit, and carried in
his hand heavy stick. In answer to
their inquiries, he told his parents that
he was going to look for his wife, and had
provided himself with the club for the
purpose of killing the scamp who had
taken her from him.


From that time forward Solomon jour
neyed repeatedly through the country in
furtherance of his mission He has stead
lily refused to change his clothing, and to
the day of his confinement in the asylum
he wore the same suit, or what was left OF
! it, which he had worn when he left home
on his wedding day. His shoes ran out.
He wore them until they would stay on
his feet no longer. Some one stole his
coat and hat, and for several years back
he has been travelling without either
Shoeless, hatless, and coatless, he travels
with nothing but his undershirt and rag
ged wedding pantaloon upon his limbs
and still carrying the stick with which he
first started out from house to house, beg
ging his food during the warm weather
and lodging in the county house in the
cold season. During court season he ap
pears in this attire in the court room. HI
says that he is awaiting to redress the
wrong done him in the carrying away O.
his affianced. He has ever been consider





in Nyack refused him some little favor
and he attacked her with the ferocity O
an enraged tiger. He was arrested anC
lodged in the county house. An inquiry
was made into his sanity, and as a resui
he was sent to the asylum, where hi:
board is paid out of his estate.-Neoo Yorj
San.


The talent for carving in wood whicI
the Swiss peasants have exhibited i
something wonderful. Shut up as man,
of them are on the snowcovered noun
tains of Switzerland six months in til
year, they have been wont to anus
themselves in carving articles for use an
ornament out of their native woods
walnut and oak Their tools are of the sim
plest kind-the Yankee inventor not ye
having intruded among them-consistinl
mainly of a jack-knife. So dexterousl,
do they use this implement, the results o
their labor are unequaled for beauty am
finish. Swiss carved goods have beel
famous for many years, and as labo
there is to be had for small sum, specula
tors have recently erected large factorie
in some of the prominent towns for tn
purpose of more thoroughly utilizing thi
native talent.