Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-29

a BOT WHO WALKED FROM BALTIMORE TO sEE
WILD WEST.

A BOT WHO WALKED FROM BALTIMORE TO sKE THE
WILD WEST.
The police OF the first precinct yesterday
arrested fourteen-year-old Baltimore boy who
had run away from his homa. The boys mother
Is dead and he lives with his father in West Balti-
more. Wednesday his teacher sent him home
from school for some alleged misconduct but the
boy fearing his fathers wrath, put out for this
city after telling boy that he was going to run
away. DE Travelled some distance along the rail-
road and reached a point beyond Laurel before
rundown he got something 10 eat at u farmers
nous, ana Insn climbed up large tree where he
miles along a railroad track, stopping at another
farmhouse for his breakfast Then he got a lit"
here Thursday afternoon and walked 10
the Gentiemens DRIVING Park, near Alex
andria In time TO see the Wild West
and started back toward this city. ON the road
ne managed 10 get another meal and IL was nearly
dark when he got IN sight OF The CITY, he doubted
whether he could get accommodations in the CIV
and rather than run any risk he again climbed 4,
tree, where he Remained until Friday morning,
then he came 20 the city. lie had walked 50
much that his shoes were nearly worn out and
his clothing was the color OF the country roads
over which he had passed. he was satisfied pc
cause he had seen the wIld West show He would
have been better satisfied had he been given A
Chance 10 beeUine .cowoOy," but before RETURN
liz 10 see 'Buna4o Bill he determined 10 see the
sights OF tine c.ty and when arrested he was walk
lag along Pennsyvanla avenue looking In the store
windows. lie made no attempt 20 conceal Ms
lient1ty, but went Win the Cficer 10 the station
lie tod the Officers tina. he Was uIIIS tired b,tr
That lie eoulI walS back 10 Baltimore He said
sAat While on IT, Iou: nothing troubled him ex-
eePt his 'eatings, l., c1se lie could sleep In trees
without falling out, .s.4- WLeIc -. ground was
dry ne could Seq Ga sc -r.>-. liz said that he
vs. not particularly ''.-N--.s sJ.I. the buffalo
bill Company, but MOl.! 80 II me mana..er
would la.-e MIN al OR. iic was given his
dinner AID was det,oneI At the station until 3
O'Clock Ia the afternoon. when his aunt arrived
here IRON Baltimore ami TOOK him home.
WOman's Missionary Convention.
nEEIlSG Or IHE DELEGATES IN THIS CITY MKT
TUESDAY.
The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary So
ciety OF the Maryland synod Will hold its sixth
eoaveat.oa IL Memorial Lutheran church, Rev. J.
g. Butler, ID. d., pastor, beginning october = at
pm, ami continuing through the next day. The
society Is composed OF the representatives OF
churches and OF missionary societies within the
bounds OF the synod The officers are: Mrs. L. III.
JAMES, president; Ms Mary Hay Morris, vice
secretary; Miss Katie - Sadtler, recording secre.
tlry, and MS. L ID. Miller treasurer. All the
onlceES reside in Baltimore the following
churches among Others Will be represented In the
convention: The Baltimore churches, Hagerstown
iSMn ss ssrhyG1rg Mldqie1oM, kester
ia'Ll.teourg. Harpers Ferry, Frederick, anc
i--tcfSourg.
Two RrsovEK MISUNDERSTANDING afternoon
Mnsh br,own sixteen-year-old boy. living In
s~SAson HAL alley, accidentally ran under a cat
az ttn street and Pennsylvania avenue and was
Eighty oruissd BY the wheel passing over his
nfnt eg.-Aoout 7:4o o'ciock last evening" Masor
noeooer, lilo 10Th street northwest, Was run
over oy heroic at Pennsy wanna ays nue. ami lsth
street. and his right foot dislocaLeL he was taSeu
TO TIE Emergency Hospital and subsequently, 70
"A JAPANESE COLLECTION on PoRcxr AIMS AR
1honxs OF kAM VALUE At AUcTIox.-There vii
be On exhibition on Monday next until /, o,ciocr
avery choice coliection OF japanese ART IreasnrsS
which combine many nne specimens OF workman
oh1p The sale OF this attractive collection vii
commence on the day following the exhibition
Parties decorating their homes should 1--WE Ihis
sale their special attention. See the aivertisa
ment for PARTICULARS
IN SBRxcBRIAN BUsIEKss CoLLE6B Is q shor,
cot 70 gOod fortune and success In lie. One hun
drod and seventy 1--we students have entered u,
college classes since september l. The depart
ne0f Of expression, Deisarte method, rcopen
1uaDdAy afJernoon ana evening, October l.