Show I Henri ze Prop het Holds Ho Ids Aloft Huge Wooden Cross 1 Of the street speakers who regaled the Sunday Sunda crowds on Main street yester yesterday y I day afternoon none was all more and none attracted a arger arga crowd than Henri ze Prophet Though the people did 3 d not grasp gras the mean i of philosophy philo for his hiB English was past their understanding yet his appearance was distinctive enough to attract every pedestrian pedestrian pedestrian trian up and down the street Henri was garbed in an ordinary work Ingmans well worn attire an old soft hat a black striped working shirt a torn and shabby Jacket and baggy ba gy trousers But Hut in contrast to this attire his tiny feet were encased in new patent leather oxfords His Hla hair parted in the middle I was as fine tine as a womans and hung in silky waves about his shoulders His blonde beard was innocent of a razor find and had apparently been trimmed to imitate the appearance given to that of the Sa Savior Salor a vior lor He was wan somewhat retiring in his manner and his appearance would have ia ae been bt en that of a quiet quist unobtrusive vidual were it not for the fervor that shone bhone from his eyes and for its his ls strange manner Aloft Henri Henrt bore a crude wooden cross and bound to his breast was a well worn won Bible Henri Is probably suffering from mild insanity though with all of the broken English and good French that he be could command he would protest against suh a suggestion Henri marched down don the middle of Main et t yesterday y afternoon just at the theUne tine Une then hen the greatest number of people I were strolling along basking banking ba king in the sun sunshine shine His cross crOM was held high and he marched on to save ave souls When he reached ached r Second South street two Iwo 1 wo hundred people were following him It was plain to see ee that Henri believed that these people were attracted not out of ot curiosity but through religious fervor teNor and he took pride In the opportunity of or commanding this army of or followers Turn Ing to address addren them Henri held aloft the cross and threw his hat on the ground as ashe ashe ashe he introduced himself It la Is Henri ze so Prophet who I should to say sa make speech to you The rest of oC his talk was Willi less Ieee 1 intelligible I It appeared to be an appeal for everyone I to drop all else el e and follow follo him He lie I thanked the crowd for tor following him and I Isaid said he would take them to heaven eaven The followers unfortunately did not take kindly to such an alluring prospect and after satisfying their curiosity deserted de him Nevertheless Henri kept on talk talking talkIng talking ing and as at he talked his hili fervor feNor increased He punctuated his peculiarly constructed sentences with wild gestures frequently dropping on his hie knees knee as he became more I excited and praying in French Henri explained that his origin was pe peculiar peculiar I culiar One day a great tight light came from heaven upon a peaceful French village And out of or that great light came Henri I He was not born an ordinary mortal but was and still is a part of this divine ray ay he said The Lord sent him from heaven for some purpose that Henri cannot well explain though lie he is sure that there was some divine purpose e in view Perhaps It was wat to tell the people they should not go goto goto goto to churches they should meet met in the street they should shoud unite in one creed cre be because because cause caus so S many creeds are wrong Hence lence Following his address Henri stood in inthe inthe the center of Main ain street and in his zeal to display his cross which was now decorated with a bouquet of withered I flowers that had fallen from the lapel of ofa ofa ofa a Sunday coat he narrowly escaped e pd being run down dow by passing carriages and auto automobiles automobiles mobiles Some one suggested sug ested to Henri Henr that he might be b arrested With a look lo of contempt Henri Henr declared I 1 am am Henri ze z Prophet How can say zey zy what you call it i arrest ze z prophet That was a hard har question to answer and Henri held his ground and an was not arrested Finally he be disappeared still stilt displaying his cross cro on high The Th diver diversion diversion diversion sion from the ordinary Sunday street talks talk was a apparently relished by those who heard herd Henri Later Latr the attention of the police polle was attracted to this bearded man with a amee message and he was W taken taen to the police pollee plc station staton mee where he was put through the third degree degre by Lieutenant John Hem Hempel Hempel pel pl and others of ot the force fore While the th police pollee may have been ben convinced that all al the wheels In the mans head were not working In perfect unison still sti his man manner manner manner ner was so s mid mild and his language so in innocent innocent innocent of harm that they could not see any nn good excuse for holding him in cus custody custody tody toy He was Wa accordingly given his lib hib liberty erty ert and with Many Wany thanks he bade the police station stion adieu Henri ze Prophet Is evidently the Sunday name of the unique individual for Saturday night he was w registered at the Volunteers of oC America Guter hotel on First South Suh street as Paul |