The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-10

AN AFFECTING RAILWAY INCIDENTAL LIZ
TIE HERO on MS TEAvELs.-A correspondent
OF the Cincinnati Commercial relates the fol-
lowing =
| An incident, perhaps common in such places.
| but very uncommon IN our section OF thy coin
| try, occurred on hoard the train OF cars. Ino.
tieed, when the cars set out from tha station
at Martineburc, where We stopped TO. supper,
Two little boys seated on Car seat two removes
| from The one occupied, who wore very FIR.
lorn appearance. Inc younger, little lad Of
SIX years, seemed trying 10 cry, while the elder.
evidently his brother, bright lad OF ten wears.
was giving hun eDconra- lnent IN Il low voice,
aud glanced apprenenslyels at the front car
DOOR, through watch the conductor was present.
~ 10 make his entrance. la time he came. and
after thousand Questions aud some muiuoled
response by the elder boy, addressed hi4i in d
rather rough voice, All, you're on board again
are YOU! Wen, You must get off ,.t The LEX
stopping place" The next stopping place cam.
out little boys never stirred from their seat
ffesettiy the conductor came around asain:-
" So you're On board Jet are you: Well. we
Will have you put of the next time the ears
stop" Al THIS the little BOY began 10 cry au
dtbly, and o! my Kentucky aeqaantanc.s.
who sat just in iront oi tht N, questioned tie
elder as 10 what allied them. From his replies
we Cleaned The following account -
lhey were two brothers and had left Balti-
more, where they had previously resided, about
a week BEFORE Ihtir mother had been dead
some TINE, aud their latter lost i,ls lie oy an
accident, while Engaged at aork on bui.d,l.g
just two days before tney set cut on the.r tr,p.
They had been lett destitute, and iind.ng no re.
source hut The usual place OF refuge, had resuiv.
ed TO go West, where Their oag brother La.as.
WHO was married, aad their big sister Maj TIA,
who expected 10 be. were living. They reused
TO wait untiI, IN answer to letter, their brother
could come or send Tor them; but, without
money, they had seated themselves ia the ears.
and been put ell regularly aud sueces.,y.iy
from each tram at the station, usual, making
one, ami very rarely the distance between two
stations.
They had experienced little difficulty IN secu-
rhS something 10 eat aud place 10 Steep from
the charity OF the Villagers along the way. In
tins manner they had conquered over 4 quarter
OF ieagth OF the Baltimore aud DINO road
and with equal success could hope to attain
chicago, the goa! vi their journey, late in tGe i
iaii. Upon becoming satisfied That their story l
Was really one OF truth, my friend, the ken I
tackian. proposed aud tooh up i co,lectl,n /
among The passengers Tor their benefit, winch /
Resulted in The handsome sum OF between thirty I
aud forty dollars. The conductor, 70 whom
they had simply stated that they had neither
money nor tickets, when told the circumstances
refused 10 take any fare from them. And 80
1ur httie iIlends came ali the way 10 Wheeling
At one ride.
The following das, after dinner, as the Ken
uckian aud my sell we're sitting 10 front q, III.
'ptgg House, smoking cigars, tie iptle hero
,ane Juggling before us a sfaiuar5 well dt....d
'ouhg man, whom he voeiierousiy announced
Is his BIZ brother who had set out from Cb,.a
20 to bring them to his henle, and had there.
y the luckiest chance, met tne,n III III. ho,,I
The big brother made an .ares II ,tfurt a, r.,n,u
he money contributed, 10 our keeping. ss,In,
hat the boys had no need oi IT,; that h. 49,
yell 10 do. and bad often vainy endea.ored 10
et his father to come to his :.onie. But W. re-
Used 70 accept 1t, and babe him use ii TOR tie
oys That evening they set out Tor Chicago,
no long ere this, presume, the l,ttis be. uvs
ave been clasped in tie arms OF their Lip.
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