The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-07-26
EVANSVILLE, IND, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 2s, 1858.

Two YoUSG ADvENrUgERs.-AK Kentucky
correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial,
relates the following incident as occurring
on the train on which he travelled from
Baltimore to Wheeling. noticed when the
cars set out from the station to Martins
burg, where we stopped for supper, two lit
tie boys seated on car seat two removes
from the one / occupied, who wore a very
torlorn appearance. The younger, q little
lad of six years, seemed trying to cry, while
the elder, evidently his brother, bright lad
of ten years, was giving him encouragement
in a low voice, and glancing apprehensive-
ly at the front car door, through which the
conductor was presently to make his en-
trance. In time he came and after the
usual question and some mumbled response
by the elder boy, addressed him in rather
rough tone, "Ah, so you're on board again,
are you? Well, you must get off at the
next stopping place" The next stopping
place came, but the little boys never stirred
from their seat. Presently the conductor
came around again. $50 you're on board
yet, are you? Well, we will have you put
off the next time the cars STOP" AT this
the little boy began to cry audibly, and one
of my Kentucky acquaintance who sat
just in front of them, questioned the elder
as to what allied them. From his replies we
CLEANED the following account:
They were two brothers, and had left Bal
timore, where they had previously resided,
about week before. Their mother had
been dead some time, and their father lost
his life by an accident while engaged at
work on building just two days before
they set out on their trip. They had been
left destitute, and finding no resource but
the usual place of refuge, had resolved to
go West, where their big brother Lucas,
who married, and their big sister Martha,
who expected to be, were living. They re-
fused to wait until, in answer TO o letter,
their brother could come or send for them (;
but, without money, they had seated them
selves in the cars, and been put off regularly
and successively from each train at the sta
ton, usually making one, and very rarely
the distance between two stations. They
had experienced little difficulty in securing
something to eat and place to sleep, from
the charity of the villagers along the way.
In this manner they had conquered over a
quarter of the length of the Baltimore and
Ohio road, and with equal success could
hope to attain Chicago, the goal of their
journey, late in the Fall. Upon becoming
satisfied that their story was really one OF
truth, my friend, the Kentuckian, proposed
and took up a collection among the passen-
gers for their benefit, which resulted in the
handsome sum of between thirty and forty
dollars. The conductor to whom they had
simply stated that they had neither money
nor ticket, when told the circumstances, re-
fused to take any fare from them. And so
our little friends came all the way to Wheel
| ing at one ride.
The following day, after dinner, as the
kentuckian and myself were sitting in
/ front of the Sprigg House, smoking cigars,
the little hero came tugging before US stall
/ wart well dressed young man, whom he
vociferously announced rs his big brother,
who had set out from Chicago to bring them
I to his home, and had there, by the luckiest
/ chance, met them in the hotel. The big
/ brother made an earnest offer to return the
money contributed, to our keeping, saying
that the boys had no need of it; that he
was well to do, and had often vainly en-
dcavorcd TO get his father to come to his
home. Butwc refused to accept it, and badC
him use it for the boys. That evening they
set out for Chicago, and, long ere this, pre-.
sumo, the little heroes have been clasped in
the arms of their big sister.