The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-31
TWO RUNiWIrs, ADrENrUREs.
Brookiyn uoys Setting Out 60 seek their
Fortune, aud the Result.

FORTUNE, nnd the Result.
On the afternoon Of Jan 10 Edgar c. Bird.
lad 10 years Of age suddenly Disappeared
from tho home OF his father DR.. James II. Bird
wcll-known physician OF 1872 Putnam avenue.
Brooklyn, md at tho same time his compani on,
Frederick Bushnell. who Is Of about the same
ngc. was also missed. Tho parents Of both wcro
distressed. On the following day Mr.. Bird re-
ceivcd postal card from her son. saying that
he had determined in the future 10 earn his own
living as he felt able TO do rad he did not wish
his parents to worry ahout him. He sent his
love 10 his baby sister. Appealing prrsonal no
ticcs We're ruf in the newspapers bc-gin- FL
gar Bird TO return. His mother spent slcrplrss
nights crieying over his absence and her rca-
son WINS threatened ly her prolonged anxiety.
DR.. Bird abandoned everything to search for
his son. and inquired at all tho dcpots and
steamboat piers in this citv. lie sought the on
Gers Of all the Sound boats. and questioned
them. from Captain down to steward. On sun
day h" learned from the engineer Of the Sound
steamer Newport that on the afternoon - Jan.
Is two lads. cnswcring the description of young
Brl and Bushnell. bought tickets on tie hoat
for Boston. and went thth"r that night. Mr.
Bird hurried 10 Boston. but no could get no
trace 81 the boys thure.
II" returned home on Nednoslay thoroughly
discouraged and worn ont His Wife mot him
with tho happy annOuncrnln NJ that their son
had returned. lie sank into chair overcome
win emotion. Tho boy had be IN weeping over
Elgar said that be AMI bushnell snw an al
mon h. lrnrn Tho stationery iulirnsl nnd ihnf
thcy Determined t. 20 nnd nrt', for thn rloc,s
The Rrm would not n,.cepi thom without r,fer-
cncc@ AMI those thry .lilI i..t furnish m ,r
money guve ont a@l hoy vcrn in dist. So
They wont to tho prayer meetings of the Y VI
4. A.. and 9pilisd g. the Association for aid To-
return honr aud they were accordingly pre-
s"ni"d with tickets They returned 10 Now
YORK on Jan. II. VT tnnt ON ,.igSin. ovt their
own fortunes. There Wls a man IN the bolt
vino watched them ncariv an The way He wns
palr and no seemed Ani'lte. When the boat
landed iu this city. no ac'osini Thorn and drrw
hack home. at one hut they fused t. do so.
trouble n they roamcd the streets. and he
persuaded th.m to go with him lie
fired n furnished room at l27 Crosby
street. this 'itv. and there Ic cutHt'1 nod tlcm
with story ~ his life. tie said that he had
h"'n ~ actor. mi showed them hoW ho could
art The war nroS" gut Wuir he wl- 0u TIE
stag" nn,l d" went to lgri for Nl- country lie
showed them M" wounds he hhd received Ills
hcWlh. nee added. hhd boon r. rcI uy exposure
nn' injuries. ~ ht iAiut nu'h tn live ou.
H. H-o wns sorking his fortune. Coull rn 'nnc
chair seHi- ana he proposoi - tho boys. II thcN
were wtl.ius That iu"y sNnul all three 40 into
that u wa q bargain.
Th"n th"ir ir'ud told thotn how o. 81 around
ana solicit chairs 10 b" r"'an 'i. and he siNricd
thcm oul ,he ncNt morning. n agreed io q vidc
the profits tl.d ie.'h ia'rl Nu Iu. .no--. syery-
thlng started on swim fuir~ly Tho hOY= went