The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-25


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FROM the New York SUM-
81 fall i. Jackson. d bright. paie-faced boy,
fsr wears old, with spare, cacar-cut features
aud LARGE black eyes, has been attending
tile school OF his two aunts, the Misses Jaek.
son. who occupy q pleasant cottage In w oSt-
mort. Conn. He has been kept Indoors 2
great deal and not allowed to play with
Street boys. His father Is the Rev. Angus
tus Jackson, an Episcopal clergyman, OF
Washington, d. c., now on a european
trip for his health. il was arranged tnat
the boy should visit his mother, Wno
is staying in Philadelphia, on 1ne zOth
of July, but on account OF the extreme
" hot weather In Philadelphia his molner
wrote 10 his aunts to keep him in Westport
all
him. He had been kept in Westport ever
since yacation began, and he concluded ne
was not going TO Sc allowed to 60 home at
aIf. Accordingly, he resolved to 60 to
washington by himself, and, after seeicg
his friends there, to surprise his mother,
brothers, and sisters in Philadelphia. he
was aware that his father was net IN w ASH
inrton, but be knew where the frontd0or
keysyyas usually hidden, and had no dount
he could get into the house. The TICKET
agent at the Westport station, on the New
Haven railroad, says that about haif-pass IL
O'clock on Friday last (thIs was the day be-
fore fha date first set for his visit home) a
: lad appeared before him dressed in straw
hat, q little pink jacket, short trousers, and
shoes without socks. -3feg -se,,,gi-.
..Wf,at is the price OF ticket to New New
York?D he asked. 5& as .-t!. ~ 4
suT,il sell YOU ticket,' said the agent,
looking down over the change-board Mt ms
visitor, .. mt half price--sixty cents
tWcll, I guess I don't want any," sais.
the bow. as he turned and walked out OF the
station with business-like air.
ms GEOGRAPHICAL IDEAS.
He did not return to his aunt's, but walked
.traioht down the track towards New ] ork..
He saws ne went to the station Just to IND
how much atticket was worth. He had no
money with him, though he had saved atie-'
tie. which his aunt kept for him. de was
accustomed to go to her pocket-oook ire,
onently to count it over, but ne determined
not 70 IN mack to the house for it. He felt
confident; OF accomplishing his journey. he
knew that Washington was IN the DIS
trict OF Columbia. and that philadelphia
was somewhere near Pennsylvania he
had often begged his auntS to allow him
10 60 barefoot, but they had only yielded so
far a. to let him take off his socks. when
he was alone upon The track, however, he
took off his shoes, tied them together, and
swung them on a stick over his shoulder.
The sun was very hot, but the breeze kept
him COOL In his pocket he mad an IRON
bolt. This he thought he would sell for.
what he could get for it to help him on MS
way. he is very fond of iron, and had
gathered considerable OF 1t, which he keeps
in she'd on the premises Of his aunts. He
intends to be q blacksmith when he grows
up. Besides the bolt, he had in his pocket
abrass chain about two feet long.
B1s BUSINESS DEALINGS.
After he had walked nearly three miles
he came to the South Norwalk railroad
bridge, which he crossed by stepping from
tie to tie. The draw was not quite closed
when he came to it, but he leaped over
chasm OF three or four feet to get on to it.
When he had got to the other end OF the
draw it was in place, and he had no diff
Guilty. at the South Norwalk station he
was very tired, and began to feel hungry.
The notion had occurred to him before
starting that he could catch fish and sell
them 10 pay bis way to Washington. He
had long had fsh-line, but no hook. he
approached South Norwalk boy and OF,
fered him the bolt for sale. The boy did
not want the bolt, but liked the brass chain,
which Jackson also showed him. The price
agreed upon for the chain was q
cent. With this cent Jackson went
TO a store and bought q 6sf-hook.
Then he went down to the Norwak river
and after fishing long time in the sun he
caught little fish about three inches long.
He knew this was not big enough to sell,
and he became discouraged. It was now
niyhtfall and he was very hungry, but he
would not give up. He felt too tired to
walk, and so he resolved to catch ride on
the cars. He took seat on the steps OF a
car, on the side away from the station, but
the Jar caused by the starting OF the engine
frightened him, and he jumped of. After
waiting for y long time in the dark he got
on another train, but was again frightened
of by the jar Of the engine. About $3.50
O'Clock third train came along, and he de-
termined to stay on it this time at all haz-
ards, but just as the train was aboutto start
a man saw him sitting on the steps IN the
dark and drove him of.
HE GETS DISCOURAGED. ,ssr-l
He was then discouraged. BE bad eaten
nothing since breakfast. He went from the
depot, intending to go home, but he dared
not cross the bridge in the dark. lie asked
man whom he met which was the way to
Westport. This man was Mr. Charles Lock
wood, Of Norwalk, which is about a mile
north of South NorWalk. MIR. Lockwood
learned from him who he was, and that ne
had run away. He took him to his house
and gave him his supper and bed. The
next morning after breakfast he pointed
out the turnpike to Westport to him, and
Jackson started in that direction. But new
courage had come with the morning, and
after walking little way toward home ne
Quit the road, and having made long de-
tour around the town, he again reached the
railroad station. On inquiry Of some boys
there he learned that the early train TO New
York had gone, and that there wouldn't be
another train until II O'Clock. Again he
lost heart. The boysiold him the way to
find Westport was TO follow the telegraph
wires which run along the turnpike. He
obeyed their directions, and arrived home
about IL O'Clock. AS he approached the
village from hill he heard the church-bells