The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-05-25
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Romantic History OF Two Former In.
mates OF Chiidren's Home,

ieohuHlIc I1tS'pry OF Two tOrlner ILL.,
mates of a Chiidrcn's Home.
In 1867 there came into Cincinnati as
stowaway on freight train lad OF
eleven years. who, firing of country life,
came here in the hope of lettering his
fortune. Lookin! in the marvellous
store windows did not appease his hun
ger, and he approached a friendly look
ing little Eootblack, who, with kit slung
to his back. was engaged in selling pa
pers, and asked the contemporary, use
Of his box so as to earn money. enough
to buy something to eat. The bootblack,
with great generosity, gave him five
cents with which to buy something, and
told him to wait around until the papers
were sold, when, with the twenty cents
that would be realized, they would get q
square meal together. At the epicurean
feast the Cincinnati Arab said: "The
first thing yer want is headguarters-a
place where you can close your blinkers
ut night without bein' pulled by tier
police. Yer want ter 80 to. ther Chill
dren's Home on Third street, and give a
name that amt yer own, so if yer don't
like it yer can skip and they won't find
yer"
The advice was taken with the excep-
ton of giving the fictitious name. lie
told fhe truth straight through. For the
succeeding nine years he lived off and
on at the Home, making himself very
useful to the institution, and at the same
time learning the trade of stone-cutter.
He was twenty years old when he babe
goodbye to the officers of the Home
and went across the river, where he OBJ.
tanned immediate employment on the
southern railroad at his AIDE at the pay
of 81 per diem. Three days afterward
pay of S. day. At the end of the
I made him superintendent at salary of
500 month and expenses. One month
later found him The owner of some
horses and carts, and doing sub. con-
tracing, which netted him in
two years S23.ODu. He now, at
the age of twenty-five years, felt that
! the field was not large enough for him.
aud he went west, where he took con-
tracts on the Denver and the Rio
Grande Railroads, and in connection
with this worl: constructed for capitalists
two hotels ut Denver. Still restless. he
| pulled up stakes and went to Texas,
| where purchasing one thousand Texan
cattle, he went with the drove to Chica.
60 and disposed of it, at very hand
some profit. He now found time to take
ern road, and there marry buxom and
loveable country girl whom he took with
him to Colorado, where he bought a
large cattle ranch, that is at present
stocked with 600 heat! cattle and 40
ponies. Indians being too thick around
his ranch, he has established his wife
and two bouncing children at Colorado
Springs. He is now but twenty-eight
years old and is worth $4,000.
Day before yesterday he walked into
the Children's Home and revealed his
name to the officers, who it is needless
to say, are delighted over the phenom-
email success oftheir boy.
Nor is his the only case that reads like
a romance, Eight years ago beautiful
little girl of four years was given to the
ins tuition by its depraved mother, who
was one Of the city's noted characters
The father, worthless sot, disappeared
Within few months the child was
in one of Cincinnati's beautiful suburbs.
Her foster parents brought her up with
every care, and now, at the age of
twelve years, she promises to be an Or
nament to her home us Well rs to So
ciety. Within tho past few days the
father, who had not been heard of be-
fore in all these years, appeare at the
| Children's Home and demanded the
custody o. his child. His request was
refused by the Trustees, who have nc
desire or intention to see her bright life
wrecked. His demand to know where
she was living met with no better result
and he now p opposes to sue the Trustees
who, it may be stated, will stand the
suit, relying on the aid of justice in their
cause.-Cincin natl Journal.