The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-08-11
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the conduct orwent on fhrougfl f6ff fs Ss
be. asked the passengers. whilass s ny, I'M
punching holes in their tickets. wbosSsa,IEa W.
boy that was In the smoking ear ,.s 81, ,'lls
course, nobody knew. Then he Wen M \ q q
% Who are YOU, anyhowpn s4
:" Well, answered he, "mv
Bobby Bradish, and I live nj o. a cue, y
street; my papa's name Is Buxton Rrs ssaea
ne d Is an engineer, and they call him Rnsa;
All this was a~speeehz no Nall
taught tosay at home, and one that AVA, wssa
made papa laugh. sss ss8sg''rf's sS'sais
+ The conductor knew 9, Buck, R,.a;,.
well, although he worked on another III;
road; and he also knew what ~ a. rali'
Bobby. HE first persuaded. 'sb y 70 ooA wiih
man to let him put The pipe into ~ so s:a
pocket of his own coat, TO keen n ny ~, saQe
breaking, and then he carried him Il wv N.
arms to the parlor-car. which was the ~ na as
one IN front OF the smoking ear an ~
him down In one of the bi~ ~ pat
stuffed chairs. He was facing i ~ t, tsa'
looking lady, who got him to tell heraha.a'.
mamma and papa, and the veiocfpetle ~
when the boy with DO oiss-and papers TO ~,
i,o eioiis, sue uouS " lor Bo0Dys a child
ren's magazine, and showed HIM ".
pictures; and also 10 little candy-all5 s ny
was sure, mamma would be wiliipe 81
should eat She made Bobby feel that, ~ y
parlor-car was much nicer place Ia r;de II
than the smoking ear. sAs haR slNgsa
1t was twenty-five miles from Broeton =
sherman, where the express, trains stennsg
next. When the conductor came into fbS fss
ito take Bobby out, the little boy asked II ~
papa was there. The conductor told h;n,
mat papa was not there, but, that he him.
self W uld take him to a lady who would is,
MIN how to finl papa. sThen he scarfiefl MI,
across track and sintothe depot, saving to
q young lady who stood behind door
that had hole cut IN it5just large enoSrb
for Bobby tosee her face, 9. Here he ia
And she smiled, and, opening the do0V
said Bring hfm right in.,,, So the seoa'
ductor put Bobby on the lounge that gfood
behind the door, II and the, next minuta. A.
was gone off on the train. TIT
1t was the funniest little room Bobby had
ever seen-hai'dlyg wide enough Ia urn
around in. There was one sunny window
in it that looked out on the railroad. Whila
Bobby was looking around him, the lady
sat down at a table. having some very lc,,d.
ous-lo9king, machinery on, it., aud played
with her fingers on black button fhlt
moved up and downona spring, and made
q clicking aoise; and when the birdsheard
the clicking noise, he sang as though
his throat would split. IL Yeu IA
that it was telegraph office in which Con-
ductor Biackmer hadleft Bobby, and thht
this lady was sending mamma word where
Bobby was; and when she had finisheap}as-
ing on the button, she came and sat on the
lounge. and took Bobby in her lap; then IA
explained to him that his papa had gone .
long way OF on another raiiroad,x aHAsthas
be could not see him till night; also. sftnt
Conductor Blaekmer would come bach. with
his train by and by, and take him home add
that he must be q good hoy while he. ,staia
with her, and he would find both papa aud
mamma waiting for him i'm the tleboHsst
home. And when she was sure that the It,
tie boy understood it all, it was flinner<time.
You see, Conductor. Blackmer had written
q letter while he was on the cars. telling all
about Bobby, anu had given tito her Is Soon
as the train stopped, so thatshe would know
what to do with the little boy; and he hid
also written message for her To- telegraph
to mamma. 49, %sS e
!! All this time mamma was sittingsi u the
kitchen at home, crying as though her heart
were broken. She did not even notice 4int
the fire was out and her. ireps were cold;
she was so troubled because Bobby was lost.
But she started up very quickly when The
to find that@u telegraph boy. had
brought her q message; there. couldEie no
mistake about it, for on the envelope were
fhesMords, = Mrs. Buxton Bfadish, n Gar
den street, Brocton, Connecticut. SO she
opened 1T, and this was what the message
said:
SHERMAN. Conn, A prii5, iss5
5 5Sis gys Y AZ right WIZ bring him bone a
q ssgsi, Conductor New, York Express.
Mamma wiped away her tears Id d furry
when She had read the message, and asked
informing the Chief 81 Police that Bobby
was at last found. And then she began to
make up q new fire in the kitchen stoYe;
md when the fire was litshe pntaway Che
IRONING and made new party cake.
The lady who staid in the Sherinan'tele-
graph office boarded alta large hotel. across
he road from the depot, and 1t WIS there
hat she took Bobby to dinner. Herfriends
stared good deal when they saw herslead-
ng him through the long dining room, but
ne waiter ran for. high chair and bib,
IND the little boz enjoyed himself Yery
nucl. After dinner, the lady went to a toy
tore and bought him some Is siicedabi-
pals, and after, they. had gone. back to the
,fnce, she showed him hows,to put the
1asteboard strips together 30 as te. make
pictures Of the lion, tiger, sheep, etc. Then
he read him d story from the fnagdzfne
which the other lad u had given, him, on. the
rain, and then Bobbysfefl asleep on fhe
OUNCE But he was wide awake when cpl.
tuctor Blackmer came to take him, and The
ady gave Bobby g16d hug and askiss he
ore she let him go. The conductor put the
magazine and the sliced animals IN His oxsr-
soat pocket, and placed Bobby OF seat In
Ihepassenger-ear. And when be had ih-
shed collecting tickets, he, took him on his
NEE and told him stories about his own lit
lie children at-h0me .sas-s-
PaDa Is train came into the Brocton Depot
1t six clock, half an hour earlier than the
,ne Bobby was. on.. AIamma MAS there 10
meet him, and he was very much ast0nished
% hear what had been going on. al e 90
When the New York, express train came
n, the first man who got Off was Conductor
with Bobbysin, hin. arns, I, and
when papa and mamma had heard the whole
tory of Bobby'stripf7 olShermatls the aeon-
iuctor handed him over to them " safe and
ound = along with themagazine, the sliced
lnimals, and the pipe. 80
] There was avery happy party as37 Garden
treet that evening" Bobbyswas allowed 10
it at the table and have apiece Of thepa
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He Is large boy now hut hegtill pefmem.
,ers how he ran away to ind papa. And i
Tou should 60 into the parlor of his house,
.ou would see three photographs In the same
rune. Onesof them Is the picture Of 4 little
Joy on velOcipede, another, that OF John
ssackmer scond uCtor Of the New u 0:xex'
,ress, and the third, that of the lady who
tays IN the Sherman telegraph -oiiices = And
yer these pictures there, i placed .elay