New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-17
Tho Boy and his Bible.
The following is from the Worcester
Massachusetts, Spv of April 6:

The following is from the Worceste
Mass achusetts) Spy of April 6:
A bright looking lad of sixteen applied
for lodgings At the police office last eyenin.
about ten o'clock. He gave his name a,
William II. Reed, OF Abingdon, Massachu
sets, and, according to the custom. wal
told TO place in his hat whatever articles he
might have about his person. He promptly
| drew q good sized Bible FROM under his
coat, and, placing it in his hat, remarked
that the book was lie all. 1t ia not usual
for dodgers to have Bible in their posses.
sion, and this. coupled with the intel !igent
| appearance OF the lad. interested the officers
in the case. The boy was questioned, and
told the following interesting story:
With the consent OF his father he left his
home the first Of last October, and shipped
from Boston, October Z, on board the bark
| Mary +. Hurlburt, Captain Dudley, which
| was bound Tor Galveston. TexasS He was
subjected to severe treatment during the
| voyage, and on the arrival nf the vessel at
Galveston he resolved to run away He
escaped from the vessel, but was followed by
the police distance OF some twelve miles
up the country. and vas captured and re.
turned to the ship. AS punishment for run
ming away he was locked into the torecas,le
by the captain, but in the night time be
broke out of his prison, and by means of q
hawser reached the pier and was Tree again.
He had az tbi, time 81 in monev. the sn;t of
clothes which he had on ard sailors hao
containing a number of tri, krts- he lat
Galveston on November II. resolved "a
reach his home, The distance from G,Jv.s
ton to Boston is 2289 miles, and last NIGHT
he had remaining only forty four miles nf
this distance to accomulish. OF the whole
distance young Reed has travelled SOB miles
on foot The rest of the iournev h- accn,n.
plished by obtaining rides on railroad trains
and in teams which he met on the road
His route has been az follows: Galveston TO
New Orleans, $40 miles: New Orleans to
Cairo 63S miles: Cairo TO Decatur 2O3 miles:
Decatur to Toledo, 1913 miles: Toledo TO
Cleveland, lI3 miles; Cleveland to Erie.
IS miles; Erie to Buffalo, 81 miles: Buffalo
to Albany, 298 miles. Young Reed during lila
journey has encountered hartlsbips which
would have discouraged q less nlnckv hnv
but through all ho has borne mn with
a fixed determination to reach his home
Last night he waa, though mucb fationen
apparently in good health. and unite hannv
in view of his nearness to home. He hears
the marks of q traveller in a thoropoblv
weather beaten. skin, and is considerable
hoarse from cold, which has clung to him
during much of the Journey, AT N.w Or /!
leans he had his bag and several articles of |
clothing stolen from him by a negro. The |
various expedieBts to which he resorted tn |
obtain ride to help him on his journey ar.
Illus; rated by the tact that last Dipbt he rode
Dn the COW catcher of the engine from West |
BrOOkfield to this CITY. He also rode 2Ol mill q
IN the truck of Pullman Gar on u W.sr.
'rn road during y cold, stormy night. when
the wood andi iron iwork of The trnck w.s