The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-03

An AFFECTING RAIL WAY INCIDENT.
[corrsspon ,cnco Of the Cincinnati commercial.l

(Correspon ience OF the Cincinnati Commerciall
An incident perhaps common in such places hut very
uncommon in our section of the country occurred on
board the train of noticed when the set out
from the station at Marnsburg, where stopped for
supper, two little boys seated car seat two re-
moves from the one / occupied who wore very for
orn appearance The younger little lad of six years.
trying to cry, while the elder, evidently his
brother, bright le of ten years. giving him
couragement in low voice, and glancing apprehen-
sivey at the front door, through which the
ductor presently to make his entrance In time he
came. and after the usual question and mumbled
response by the elder boy, addressed him in rather
rough voice, 'Ah you re board again, you I?
Well, you must get off at the stopping place.
The next stopping place came, but the little boys
stirred from their seat Presently the conductor
around again. $50 you on board yet, You? Well,
will have you put off the next time the stop
At this the little boy began to cry audiby and of
my Kentucky a,quantances who sat just in front of
them questioned the eide to what allied them From
his replies CLEANED the following account
They were two brothers, and had left Baltimore,
where they had previously resided about week before
Their mother had been dead tme and their father
lost his life by accident while engaged at work
building, just two days before they set out their
trip They had been left destitute and finding no re-
but the usual place of refuge had resolved 60
West, where their big brother Lucas, who married.
and their big sister Martha. who expected to be,
living They refused to wait until in to letter,
their brother could come send for them but without
money they had seated themselves in the cars and been
put off regularly and successfully from each train the
taroh usually making one ana very rarely the distance
between two stations They had experienced little diff
Guilty in securing something to eat and place to sleep,
from the charity of the villagers along the way In this
they hnd conquered quarter of the length
OF the Baltimore and Ohio road and with equal
could hope to attain Chicago the goal of their journey
late in the fall Upon becoming satisfied that their story
really of truth, my friend the Kenuckan pro-
posed and took up collection among the passengers for
their benefit which resulted in the handsome of be-
tween thirty and forty dollars The conductor, to whom
they had simply stated that they had neither money
ticket when told the circumstances refused to take any
fare from them And little friends came all the
way to Wheeling at one ride.
The following day. after dinner the Kcntuclian and
myself sitting IN front of the Sprgg House. smoking
cigars, the little hero Juggling before a stalwart
well dressed young man, whom he yociferonsly an
nounced his big brother who had set from Chicago
to bring them to his home. and had there by the luck
lest chance, met them in the hotel The big brother
made earnest offer to return the money contributed to
our keeping, saying that the boys had need OF IL
that he well to do, and had often vanly endeavored
to get his father to to his home but he refused u
accept it. and badc him use it for the boys That even
ing they set for Chicago and long this pre-
stmc, the little heroes have been casped in the of
their big sister