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Show BLIND TOM. .Vor k IlrpolilTe Imlicrlle tint Mitil Fortune for Sotit! Vtttaat, When Blind Tom talks to himself ho will repeat a word or phraso several sev-eral times, cither to cmphaslzo It or through plcasuro In tho sound, or else becnuso ho Is filling In tlmo until some other Idea shall como to his mind, says tho Ladles' Homo Journal. For Instance, In-stance, ho went on In this way for some tlmo as he strolled up and down with his rolling gnlt on tho veranda; "Wag-ncr. "Wag-ncr. Yes, Wagner. Mr. Wagner Richard Wngncr. Wagner. Mr, Wagner Wag-ner Is dead. Yes, ho Is dead. Dead His last opera. Yes, his tjporn. Ills last opera was 'Parsifal.' 'Parsifal.' Ills last opera." Tom's head and faco aro not wholly unattractive. Ho has been often described ns a repulsive Imbecile except during his moments at tho piano. This Is not so. His head Is small but well shaped. Ills features fea-tures aro of n strong African typo, with low forehead, largo eyes noso and mouth, nnd n general heaviness rather than weakness. Ills skin Is not perfectly per-fectly black. In his nppcaranco nnd In tils manner of speaking when addressed ad-dressed ho shows Intelligence nnd dignity, dig-nity, with qutto a pride of his own at times. Thcro Is ft respectfulness In hlr lr and pose which recalls tho fact that ho was a slavo for nearly twonty years. Tom Is of n religious turn ot mint'. Ho will play only sacred music on Sunday. Ho says tho Lord's prayer In his room aloud and Is fond ot reciting recit-ing passages from tho holy scripture being especially fond of St. Paul's Hplstlo to tho Corinthians. He has mado fortunes, first for Col. Dcthune, who bought his mothor, Charity Wiggins, Wig-gins, when the blind baby was "thrown In"; then for John S. Ilothuno, and lastly for tho widow of John Dcthune, who Is now tho wlfo of tho lawyor, Albert J. Lcrchc, at whoso resldcnco he lives. |