New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-09
The Three Brothers.

A traveller on one of the Northern railroads relates
| in one of his letters the following incident
An incident, perhaps common in such places, but
very uncommon in our section of the country oc-
Cured on board the train Of cars. l noticed when
the cars set out from the station at Martnsburg
where we stopped for SUPPER two little boys seated
on car seat two removed from the one occupied,
| who wore very tOrorn appearance. The younger
little lad of six years. seemed trying to cry while
| the elder, evidently bis BROTHER bright lad of ten
years, was giving him encouragement in low voice
and gianclng apprehensvely at the front car door,
through which the conductor was presently to make
his entrance. In time he came and after the usual
| question and some mnmblGd response by the elder
boy, addressed him in rather rough voice. All so
| you're on board again are you? Well, you must get
| OIL Mt the next stopping place The next stopping
| place came, but the little boys never stirred from
their seat. Presently the conductor came around
again so you're on board yet, are you Well,
we will have you put of the next time the cars STOP
At this the little boy began to cry audby and one of
my Kentucky acqpantancea 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 Baltimore
where they had previously resided, about week be-
fore Their mother had been dead time, and
their father lost his life by an accident, while
engaged at work on building just two days
before they set ont on their trip. They had
been left destitute, and finding no resource but
the usual place OF refuge, had resolved to 20 West
where their big brother Lucas, who was married and
Their big sister MARTHA who expected to he, were
letter, their brother could come or send for them
but, without money, they had seated themselves in
the cars and been put off regularly and successfully
from each train al the station 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 char
lty Of the villagers along the way. In this manner
they had conquered over quarter Of the length of
the Baltimore aud Ohio road, and with equal success
could hope to attain Chicago, the goal Of their Jour
ney, late in the fall. Upon becoming satisfied thar
their story was really one OF truth my friend the
hentuekian, proposed and took upu collection among
the passengers for their benefit which resulted in the
! handsome sum OF between $50 and $40, The CON
dnetor to whom they had simply stated that they
had neither money nor ticket, when told the Circum
stances refused to take any fare from them. Aud SO
ride.
The following day, after dinner, as the kentuckian
and myself were sitting in front Of the Sprgg House
smoking cigars, the little hero came Juggling before
Us stalWart, welldressed young man, whom he yo.
clteronsy announced his big brother who had set
out from Chicago TO bring them to his house and had
there by the luckiest chance met them in the hotel
The big brother made earnest offer To return the
money contributed, to keeping saving that the
3oJs had no need Of it, that he was well 10 do and
mad often yanly endeayored to get his father 10 come
70 MS nome, But we refused to accept It, and badc
nl 9se It for the boys. That evening they set out
,er lineage, and, long ere this presume the little
heroes nave been clasped Ia the arms OF their big