Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1886 — A Washington Crank. [ARTICLE]

A Washington Crank.

One of the characters of Washington is a young fellow who pads his clothing so as to make him seem to be nearly twice as large as he is. His clothes are always neat, but as he wears them he looks more like a stuffed man than a real one. He wears a pair of boots with heels fully four inches high. His coat sleeves are so long that they cover the tips of his fingers, and even beyond that he has a pair of enormous cuffs. This young man is the son of wealthy parents, and is generally regarded as being a trifle daft. One of his peculiarities is a love for his own figure. He thinks he is the handsomest man alive. He rents an office in an up-town building to which no one save only a favored few are admitted. This room he has arranged so that the walls and ceiling are entirely covered with mirrors. Strange stories are told of the young man’s actions in this apartment. Is is said he will remain there for hours admiring himself as reflected in the glass, all the while cutting up the most extraordinary antics. On the street he never looks to the right nor to the left. He never speaks to any one unless first addressed. Several times he has been guyed by young fellows who thought they would have a lark at his expense. In each and every instance they have been soundly tbraslied, for he is one of the most expert and scientific sparrers in the city. This man is one of Washington’s most notable oddities. —Philadelphia Call.

The longest pleasure with which we are familiar is of a passive kind—namely, sleep._ No trouble to swallow Dr. Pierce’s Pellets. Stab actors are to be known as headlights of the footlights.