Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-01-27
ADVENTURES OF A RUNAWAY.
A Trip Around the World by a PhiIa-
deiphia Lad.

delphia Lad.
A young Amer can prodigal returned
to tins country yesterday on the steam
or Tower ILL., sixteen DAYS out from
London. says The Ne,o Yo,k Void
His name is William +. Carr, Jr.. and
his father : one of the solid men OF
Philadelphia. Four years ago this
coming Whitsuntidc, Billy. who was
then an adventurous youth in his CHI
teen year. disappeared from home.
Search was made for him far and wide.
The police all over the country were
warned to be on the lookout for him,
and the services of the Pmkertons
were called upon. All that could be
learned was that b lv had gone to
New York and there al trace of him
was lost.
For over two years the parents of
the boy heard nothing of h IN but
when they had about given up hope n
letter came one day from Calcutta In
dia 1t was written b, Billy, and in it
serving as a corporal in the English
army. Mr.. Carr, Sr., took i'm ned ate
steps to have his son brought home.
Application was made to Minister
Phelps. who, with great difficulty and
after many delays. secured Bdly's dis
charge on the ground that he was a
IN nor. BY the time the discharge
reached Calcutta Cars regiment had
been shifted to Burmah. and this re-
sslted in further delay.
The Tower H. ii crossed the bal
early yesterday morn NJ, and reached
her dock in Brooklyn shortly after
noon. While she was making land
ing young man wearing "A tourist $
cap aud u heavy ulster and cape paced
her spar-deck uneasily. He scanned
the faces of those who were waiting
on the dock rs if in search of friend
but the only person present besides q
gang of longShoremen was II0rid
reporter. When the gang-plank was
lowered the reporter went aboard ano
greeted the young man. lie responde,
promptly to the name Of Carr.
"WeIl. how does t seem to get bacl
to American he was asked.
Its almost too COOL to b. true. - h.
replied, smiling.
After bidding the officers OF tho shI
good-by and subjectng h : baggage
a single valise-to the inspect on Of
customs officer, young Carr accompan
led the reporter ashore. Tho coupl,
lid not part company until two hour
later, when young Carr stepped ABOARD
a ira n for Pin ladeiph.a Ia the inter-
WI he had paid u flying visit to TIA,
Office. where an artist caught his like
ness th detective camera Youn.
Carr ha, had hard time of II since h.
.e.t home and has undergone many eX
pcrcnces winch he IS not apt soon {
forget. lie has kept a diary Will
away. and proposes To write book
winch he Will call, My Ramblinys i
, Burmah. He talked very freely wit
the reporter.
81 don't know just why did ru
away from home. he said. Il WASH
/ dime-noyel reader or anythn Of tina
nd. hal long NJ for adventur
: Of some kind. though, and you kno'
life in Philadelphia is just "A tribe slow
had thought of running away to sc
= good many times, but it was just n
g good MANY other boys think of doin
, the same thing and don't amount t
much. Finally | made up my mind
= 90 all of a sudden. | went To my ROOF
| early one n ght, and the family though
2 | had gone to bed. Instead of undres,
. Ing gathered a few clothes up into
bundle and WAS ready to start. didn'
have a sache, and SO did them up /
a newspaper. When all was qu ct i
) the house | crept down into the parlo
l in my stocking feet There put o
, nv shoes. Then | carefully openc
4 one of the front windows and drOppe
c into the street. did not stop to loo
. Mt the house. but scootel for tho neal
d est railway station and bought a tick
= Tor New York. was pretty well eN
) cited until found myself on board til
Q train, and then | began to weaken
5 triile. | kept stiff upper lip just I'll
) same, and the very next day shippC
I as cab n-boy on a sailing We
D sci bound to Australia We went !
way of the Horn and were Oh the ocea
+ three months. / had an easy job al
$ a Jolly good time of it after got II
/ sea legs. 1t was about this time,
: suppose that my family were worryir
l. the T. fe out over my diSappearan,
It and securing the country in search
5 me. OF course, | knew nothing
this, as they. didn't get newspapers
sea. "When we reached Melbourne
had small sum of money coming
:. me for my services. | had decided
>, stay in Australia for while and ! b
gan looking for work. got II plo
y O., ,vorL ON a farm and sfupk In il f.