The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-08-17
ROMANCE AND REALITY.
A vERITABLE ROUGH DIAMOND FROM TIE
DREGS OF SOCIETY.

\ ' NEhlIAl5BE bpt6i1 DlAhpND L KUN 1llE
DREGS OF SOCIETY.
Every old resident or Kansas City, says
the Times Of that place, remembers ''Lim-
pey." the pale faced, emacated little vdg
aboud of two or three years ago. -Four
years ago 'Limpey" slept in hay lofts. in
cellars and empty freight cars, auG when
he was not ''out on the lay either BACKED
boots or begged for flpd. 'Iimpey" was
under tae ban Of the police Ia this city,
and haC it not been f'r his riJpled condi-
ti6n and consumptive appearance he would
have been sent to the Work House as a
vagraut. While he Has resident IN thi
city he was a gIeat pest to The police,
lie was the leader of a most inc0Ttigible
gaug OF young hOoGlums, who infested the
fall fairs III tie West and defied the delec-
tion Of detecti"es the efforts of the po
lice to break Up their gang.
''Limpey' went away in June, 1876,
and was lost to sight and memory both
until yesterday, when lie reappearcd
among his old acquaintauces a man among
men and married to the gill of his choice.
"Limpey," or, as he pow styles himself,
Dennis Garrighan, came to this city among
party of lit boys from the House of
Refuge in New York, aud was distributed
with the rest OF those who desired to adopt
children "Limpey," being thin and lame,
met with poor treatment, and was soon
again a vaif rpOn re streets. Ir June,
1876, "Limpey" made his way to Denver,
aud from thence to Deadwood, in the
Black Hills, where he became interested
| with party of miners. Joe and Aleck Cos
grove aud SandeTson Miller, with whom
he engaged as cook, becoming part owner
in all iheir discoveries.
They we're remarkably lucky last sum-
mer, realizing between thirty and forty
thousand dollars, of which ''LimPey" re-
ceived about six thousand dollars. besides
shares in various lodes locg ed by his part
ners. He returned to Kansas City last
Wednesday, TO pay debt of gratitude to
friend of the days of his poverty, an old
woman who kept a den in the old Globe
House on the levee. and aftei wards eked
ont "A miserable existence WI 1 her little
daughter in the old Battlefield building
Grand avenue. and who had been a mother
to the refugee. He had never appealed tn
be old woman i'm vain when Ike lted
either couccalmeut from the police or shell
ter from the weather. In his prosperity
Dennis did not forget old Mrs, Stein and
her daughter. More than one letter has
reached them i'll :he past year, bringing
money and comfort. they Changed then
home from squalid, poverty stricken rooms
on Grand avenue 90 small bat respecta-
ble house on Oak. near Fourteenth street,
where they remained awhile, but returned
to rooms or South Main street.
To cut the story short, 'Limpey" came
back last week well checked aud 50
changed in appearance that has old friends
did not know him His lameHsSs has al
most entirely left him, aud lie weiS twice
Is much as when he left here. tie was
married on Friday night TO Miss Mary
Stein in the presence of a select party of
friends ''Limpey" proposes to retnn to
Deadwood with his young wife aud his
mo;her-iD-law. He is as modest ia hiS
wealth as he was s: ssy aud Troublesome II.
his poverty. There Is one feature abont
'Limpey's" actions which comments itself
to notice He did not forget the trieuds
of his adversely The Times wishes the
strangely assorted couple success and hap
piness in their mountain home III the Hills.