GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 24, 23 January 1878, Page 2

GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN.

The NV<v York cirrvaoondont offho I C:\'l ITti'on s'Muls liio Mowing :-— •• You know George Fwicvs Tr.Vm. Of j r.-jtii-s» you hitvo heard <),' the Tmm who r.m for tlm p^idoney of the United r -'l \\\ in '"27. Kvor.vbody li.-u beard of h'm. but h;". truo history has never boon J«i I. If you will walk with mo <wr to f,'i id: sto>» Squn o, I will inlt'oduce liim to you, No, I cm only point him out to you, for bo never speaks imy moro to a person over four* eon vcirs of ntje. Kovrovc, InoMeo that ho occasionally (jots doeuivd i in the n.me of young ladies, ntvl spe-'ks to ihoso who are two. or three yen's toyond tho standard. ' This eooonlrifii.y begun two or thteeo yours ago, since winch ho hns occupicil n bench under one of tho trees in Miuli>on Squaro nlniost constn'itly. .lfo npponrs at !iis soat. both (milliner n'ld winter, wet or nohl. nt protfisoly six o'clock in tho mirnin;^ aTifl never io.ives it, bclbi'o ten o'uloolt nt nii»'i. l. Tn fires I',l', oxoopi when inussod by nil) o:- snow, !io is n piohiro of nealnoss A fwo thoii»iiiiil dollar cluster sivirliies from !i's boaou'i, nnd a four liutulrtx} 1 Hollar eh.'>!i Ivooi 1" for him- th>» lime of day. Fie .)«ru< -• fifty th'MM'iml dollar r^sidenoo in' Mr.iiNuii iivi'iiuo a fow roil* away, '.'.it' ins'idti oi wlih'h he has not seen for ilnvfl yf.'ii' l-'. In it h place, ho routs n f(Mir;'i Vory ha'.l bedroom to a house in 7^»ii;tli s'.ruot, i>" 1 ' iSeeoud avenue, payin -.t thor-'i'oro t»»o •'.o'lnrs n wt-ek, tic iiioni'v li.-iiivf Wanded to n tonoyear- old son of tli.' limoloi'd .Tory Sunday morning. Kxeoi't, in n <:--v>e of a sevro storm, ho inv uMili'y take-i the ulankots from \\'<* bed u.nl nsocndiiiit ihroiMh the seutUo sleeps on tho roof. Ili« landlord "taloil to mo that during tho \y\st year, Train had not, mWscd above Cir'y niislus Irom hia roof. TCvon tho .•ol»lcst *>««hts of lanii winter found him th-'re. Tlo never wenr.s nny oovor'mfj to his iien.3 and allows himsolf bui ono ivjiilji' meal u day, which ho tal»e,s at. half-past fivo in the morning nha «?offeehoii!»e on Third nvenuv, opposite Cooper instiiue. He enters the park in Hi" morning with every pocket crammed with candies, frio I oalces nud crullers. Tn a paper ban lie parcels out to tho children and tho birds during the day. The birds partuKO first of hia bounty in the morning. They have beeomo so aecustoinod to his hospitntity that tho ground about his seat will bo covered with thorn Iho moment lie arrives, They will nlight on his bend, s<houldprs. and eat from his hand, n dozMi nt a time. Tho children be^in to gather around him nt sovin o'clock, they nro trealr<| with less generosity thai) tho birds, his bag and pookets being of 'ess capacity thin (heir stomachs. jVoilher the eliil Iron nor tho sparrow seoms to think Mr, Tniin ina mo. IC very body else aV>ufc Now York does, but n conniiiKeo of doctors Inve •lotioune'jd him hannlcs''. T think him insane, mid t!io cause Tattribu'o loan excessive and disappointed desire, for popularity and fume.