$foo = new Foo();
  $foo->load(52); // Load resource #52
  echo 'The title of resource #52 is ' . $foo->getTitle();

class Foo extends Model
  {
    private $_id;
    private $_title;
    private $_body;

    public function loadResource($id)
    {
      // ...connect to external SSH server and retrieve resource
      $this->_id = $resource->id;
      $this->_title = $resource->title;
      $this->_body = $resource->body;
    }

    public function getTitle()
    {
      return $this->_title;
    }

    public function getBody()
    {
      return $this->_body;
    }

  }