The Morning herald., 1876-02-18
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.,u,s Loss snd Recovery.

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w.. story Of H: Loss ..a .''.v''''
''' "'" Nv sp,snae.la Rsps''s'... !.
nv" TN Growdy, the boy Of IS. who Dis
b'as's assd from the home Of his fathsr'
,,sB 1,'asis B. eowdy, at seitieo, connsos,sa' 4s
s'.Is,r IT., ssotember. and was recently found ~
j." ,ss,on. ,'p 8. c., got back under , the
V.,srual Vss roof Saturday, ae1fy ~ -. =. Gaming cominy
pstshlu'e ,hs eitv, who happened 70 % et eoI'u h;y
o. e...h .a' having volunteered 70 p'Ios .ha. mn
SoIsu, So1ay,ard. He has made the triP rs.nea .sea
honps" ot success than ms companion
MOI, ,on " who was carried of by smallpox
RsaFuOr, Rsonnsh. Ga, some weeks ago. reopie
stsa''.urallv tsa'arll receive his statements Win
will na.o noa hut Mr.. Billings believes them ID
dioSance' d,ance and Chief Hendricks, OF the
saA,aaton sa's!patto police, even credits statement
ChaFletstv 'Na tov hat he made $500 Ia lO weeks
o;ns wy u;c.ures at Savannah. His motives
sellnsi sei,r we're a desire " to see the worlo
tH HgoIns sas,inc that his brother didn't treat
anu 'u, vol He seemed by no means
him INV "t1 70 come home when Mr.. BtllinRs
snI's sa0t charge of him, though ne snoweo no
vsn 1;snosjtjon to get away from MIN. ne ~ss .
u'Eod at.Eod up at Charleston just IN the hlok .!
,ma lms'f for he had engaged to 20 on voyage
uuI, a,he West Indies. Mr.. Billings dld not
sosu. s,am the how when he went for him, but
7uv" nv'. 'n on seeing him, exclaimed why,
snrs ss' Henry Billings ~ He had seen him,
inaI a1nh,sss on bis trips between this city and
aouoesT' 9tnrS where his business 10. The follow
iaa na'Is, u the hoy's story : was enticed away
Wy Wy i Inhn , Rearion. walked from
w home % in Scitico to Thompsouville, ana
.aot ~; l thr steamboat train to Springfield,
,S.n .Ssn,p taking the midnight train to New
york. 1Ty remained in New York two or three
rseksl a ooking around the city. 0ot my
elmo @ bI)J changed at wholesale liquor store
s1rn s'rnpr Forty second street and Third aven.
w w Iohn and went In together. After
% a0t the money changed John tried to get 1t
sv svsv VT from me, and swore dreadfully when
: 1raiuspl Reardon and I had falling out
hove about the money. He took the steame!
Leo Len to savannah and few days after
allowed in the steamer Georgia,
nr ' Charleston, South Carolina, paying
NV fare, went to boarding with lady
corner s of Mating and Market streets, and
began peddling Eureka polish, wnica
made myself hao good luck, ana savec
money. Then went to Beaufort; thence q
Port Royal, and from there to Savannah
Didn't sell any goods at Beaufort or Por
Royal peddled polish in Savannah, bu
didn't find much sale for II, and went Z
peddliuq pictures, looking-glasses ant
clocks, l had good luck with them, sell
selling most of my goods T.
the darkies. l remained at ga
vannah all winter, and, peddling gsttin'
dull, went to work in restaurant; worke
10 the kitchen and helped around the house
Igot struck in the head by big buck negrr
with baking dish, which has LETT bi
scar. went to lawyer and gothic fsl!o'
arrested; found him In the dumb vale
when the officers went for him. Hs wa
sent to the penitentiary. The cook went
and testified in my favor. While IN Savar
nah tue boarding -house was burned up, an
lost all my stock in trade and all IN
clothes and all that I had, including m
savings for several months. Then ! cam
back to Charleston, getting free pass iro'
the engineer, and went to peddling poiis
again. ! wrote home, as ! wanted
know how the folks were and to let thsl
know that was we'll. Twas not homesicl
Several days after ! went to the POI
office for letter, and the postmaster aske
me, well, Ernest, how are you gettin
slongl' Did not say much and walked Of
when big, black, burly negro policeme
came along and arrested me, saying ha
forged note on the post Office. BE toe
me to the Office of the chief, who questione
me and kept me there, giving me the iiber'
Of the Jail and yard, and was very kind
me. u found in Savannah that white ms
was sgood as any one, but In Charlsts
the negro is little the best man. q
glad to get home; am going to remain non
and 60 to school. Don't like to live on
farm; rather live In the city and learn
trade. The delight Of Earnest's people
home, when he arrived, was something ":
worth Witnessing, for they couldn't wit
strain their feelings. The old folks laugh'
and cried all night long, and the youngsts
talked all night in bed. It was 4 hap
home that night. Both father and moth
most cordially thank all who have had
nand In helping them In their hour OF tro
Ne, specially Chief Hendricks, Of Charl'
Ion, Mr.. Billings and tho "blessed newsl
Nrs," feeling that without their help Z
search would have been 40 fruitless a. pc
Ar. Ross has been. "May God bless al