New-York tribune., 1880-04-07


has mothcr living in New-York hut his father, who
Years s sSo tie boy leit school and started as mes
senger boy. He contracted an evil habit which com.
sent nV 70 tRs New.York Hospital about year after
ward There he remained until very recently He
saysi am big enough to work, but foos sick, so
people won't employ me. cannot 20 home 70 our,
den my. mother, so believe this Is the best thing
HANDLEY THOMAS. age seventeen lost his mother re
TO take care oI himself. He worked on the Connec
tlcut stone boats for time, and received some as,
aIstsnce from aunt. Last Winter he was employed
in tobacco factory, and was able to save up TO "
dollars During the last month. however business
he had done nothing. and al bi5 money is gone He
believes that he shall like farming because lt1s 80
mucn moro healthy than tobaccomaking
MCMAHON, WILLIAM. age seventeen years, has both
parents living. The boy has worked IN fish market
ana brings good recommendation from his employ
His father. who lives at No. 448 West Twenty
ninth-st accompanied the boy and consented 10 DIS
Joining tho party. .
LouDEN. EDWARD, age seventeen, American, a half
orphan Hs father IA living Jersey City. He has
worked IN grocery in Jersey CITY for tbree months
MARSHALL, RALPH, age seventeen, sald; "I am an
Years ago. within week Of eacS @ othrr Of the same
thing forget what the doctor called IL. Father
the Freemasons buried both hlm and nv moihcr. I
went TO school right up TO the time of nthers DEATH
and tried 10 get some place where my scholarship
would BE- useful but always tailed. Then took TO
bacdng boots and kept OF fright up TO this morn
tug, wanted 20 do someIhng better, but never
could; AMI 80 thought would go with this party"
M
following Story Ny father died six years ago In
this city. 1Io was bother aud used to get $12 q
eSe a one sister and V Two brohers Three
months ago mother broke up house, sent the other
children 10 Phlladclpha and went TO place IA SER
want. 90 and see her sometimes. don't want to
leave York, but my clum. ne says we onght tn.
he's grit, he is; Iou SET, WAS working ~ bottng
goi S3 a week, and me and charlie had lodgings
and good lnb iOO IN WO0strrst for 81 week, 20
had dollar 10 a. 10. But Charlie couldn't get
place. ma | had to- leave. We wandered around
some time. hut cOnld get nothing to dD, so Charlie
says we'd better 80 south / know nothing about
this Orair. and l wouldn't have gone but for my
chum."
MILLER. GEORGE W.. age sixteen. said: MY father died
two years ago: lie was captain OF n grain elevator
ana got lots Of money. but he spent It ALL was the
only child Mother len M WITH her mother after
her death. IN Brookiyn, but was not comfort
able 30 came To live with my fathers mother.
worked for staiioncr on cOmmsslOn hut only got
50 ee;. and IN granny was not aDlo 10 Lelp me,
left about month ago. | have not been able TO
get anVIh ng since. Granny Is willing that should
lon this TRIP brcauso san OF hers was sent out 10
good scholar and am sure to got on II there Is any
MURPHY. THOMAS is bootblack OF seventeen years,
VINO claims 10 have had 30 good bringing up That
he wunid Father sinrve than work on n Sunday"
He said My rather was laborer. and no died
twelve years ago. leaving my mother with four cll,
2lst Of this month sine followed them. wont 10 the
asylum at Peeksklll aud worried on the farm there
Ne~.Yori didn't exactly run away. he
cause told them l was goluS and no, NJ
money working IN tho illagc, 80 dinn't have t.
beg my way ~ AL Ihlvc b"cn shining boo.s and
selling papers In this city for nearly twenty months.
struck work On saturday. | wonldnt WORK ei'I,
days FOR anything; no, not II was starving and
wanted 10 have "A iOok round the city ycsteludy DC-
c1u~' NAV rover see II agLr."
OHEARS. WILLIAM, said he was sixteen and lived
with his nntHcr sud father ut Harlem. "dy father"
ne - Il. "l,f Ireland ten or eleven years ago. and
settled mere lie carpenter and very steaiy bur
hr only works week on and wee. oil now and canuOt
s'J.s mySe!f n" at home. am sixteen and have had
l,iiuc ion.
aga, when lnthrrs work fell on worked tor con
tractor ior A n tlmn driving hOrsc aud cart. then
AMI I've done noihing since Fathers quite wiIne
should 10 s.uh. aud thinhs might do well II be-
have myself"
SMITH GroRGr u brighi-iooklng youh. but consider
ahy dllApldaed ia point OF drcs4, said. Ia reply to
lived | over never IN any particular place. except
TOY. ~Hs bora there, aud vent 10 the the pnDilc pI
and father was 80 SSorry 'S ne k9GSr T%h. 0toae 9r
Ing. anl lust ramDlcd ABOUT worked on the Erlc
Cannl -oMrtim"s, and slept on stacks nnI III oArnS
snail be- giai 10 have regular work on farm and
n meet man whnt'll treat ine %'H get along
Bnt II don't know now INT M WI hs down DOWN south h1n ,,
know the Spu:lcrnera a. c KIND or down Oh vs. NoIth-
n, ~, .rcr r slaves ANYWAY n thcy ave ne
f.lr ,hlLc.. | -hlll sct nlonS al ugnt, yOnI see
srEvNT. WILLIAM. aer s'1t~n is q only son OF Amer
icin pnrcui-. sall his father. who wns sober:
,t.ldy nnn a uonlrl by Trade, died four ara q hat
vrirsnsb. he WIS then mt school. and continued
tlcrr Fix muith- u ter. lis mother then left II ring
IN Mss wlrrr Ae wns born. aud went TO Boston
10 yorh. sh. wrote u him regularly until about Il
y,Ar ago, VII n he failed 10 get nny an an
turned ihr"n IN fLe Doad Ict'cr Orcr In the mean,
time he bad sot work IN gIOr"iy store. ana nidl vi
flrro four yrhr, Th"n the grocer e0ld out Au1 went
away Tho boy hOug H. himself a new suit oi "inib'S
and nAylue about - left started Tor N'w N"ih'
where he arrived two weeks ago. lie failed to set
work and coming 10 the conclusion lHai " tann
wasv Wy dul here" drcird To JON the boys xxi ei-
tion the South
TuousoS ROnfKr fourteen years of age. came rom te
Tuvcuilr Asy,um. His father wns killed In h" war;
and his mother. who earned Il llylhH ny sewing hhu
washing, dlrd four years ago The littlr fellow hd"
had but one situation since. lie worked ~ paper
lnx factory aud earned 50 30 week. He spent MS
money fnoli~hiy, he snys uid FOR sDlrthng oroin 7
was discharged. Thon lie :" banged around ,the
streets for several weeks, aud two yoars ago last
January delivered hImslf IN 10 tho Iuvonilc Asylum
Five months after ~ baker named wagner tOOA nun
oni Inst week the hoy Threatened to try aud bet
trr hims~f" nnd the baker not taking this amiably'
the boy " s,id out"