The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-16

tho course of a couple of months the
past seemed u dream to him, and he
would have forgotten all about it had he
not kept repeating to himself. II am
not johnny Manton, out Willie All.
bright, and they stole me away from
eac1heid." He was in Liverpool six
weeks before he knew the name of the
city. When he had been taught how to
dance, sing, tumble, md walk a tight.
rope-n matter Of three months time
he was taken around the country with a
small show, which the woman owned in
part. The novelty of travel was SC
agreeable that he almost forgot his situa.
ton, and was for two or three years
quito content. There was no one tc
teach him how to read or write, but he
was quick wittcd, md could reason be.
You'd his years. He had hopes that the
show would some day reach Sheffield,
and he would slip out and run home, but
the people of ourse carefully avoided
the place. Once, when they were show.
ing at Doncaster, a few miles away,
Willie observed a man, whose face had
a familiar look, gazing at him in ar
earnest manner, and presently heard
him say to a friend:
1.-THE laddic keeps me thinking of the
child who was stolen away from neigh.
Dor Albright; but of course it can't be
the one"
The boy was about to call out that his
name was Willie Albright, when the
woman, who always kept an eagle eye
on him, came closer, and intimidated
him. The show then hurriedly packed
up and left the place. The boy now
realized more fully than ever that his
right name was Albright, and that he
had been stolen from home, but he also
realized his hopclcssness. He had been
told that if he ever tried to run away,
wild animals would pursue and devou,
him, and he was in mortal terror of a
bulldog which followed the show. He
therefore humbly obeyed NIL orders, and
made no nov to run away. He was
about eight years old when he changed
masters, being sold for a good round
price to a man who called himself Prof.
Williams. This man was a ventriloquist
and juggler, and he took the bow to
with him, and gave hall per.
1ormances for a year or so. They then
returned, and mad 9 the tour of Scotland :
and Ireland, and sailed for America.
Albright was about eleven years old !
when no landed in New York. The
then took the name of La
Pierre, though he was no Frenchman
in look or speech, and travelled for a
year. Cne day as they were
hlling a date at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the
boy was sent to the postofice with let
and a curious thing happened. One
the four boys who had witnessed the
performance the night previous made up
% him in a friendly way, and asked his
lame.
"~Johnny Manton," was the reply.
Yes, but that is your stage name.
What is the other7"
"Willie Albright"
That's funny. A family named ALL
live next door to US. They lived
n England. I
$50 did l."
Maybe you are related. I'm going
o tell EN- about you.'
Two hours later n man and his wife
'alled at the hotel and asked for the bow.
nd the mother had no sooner set eyes on
Tim than she Rugged him to her heart.
The father was longer making up his
nind, but he o came to feel certain
hat John Manton was Willie ALBRIGHT
nd the boy who had been stolen from
Inn seven or eight years before. The
PARENTS had been in America three years
nd had long before given up all hopes
+ ever hearing from the child. The pro.
made a great kick, as his bread
nd butter were at stake, but when he :.
ound the people determined to have
lstice done he slipped away in the
light and was heard of no more.-M,,
York Sun.
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