The evening world., 1889-03-01
OUT UPON 7 L LIFE.
YOUNG CHARLEY HERMANN WILL HAVE no
MORE OF 1T IN HIS.

Having Stolen Doldly Away 20 the Wtids
Of Baltimors, He steals nToskiy Bask
TO the Pantry Of HE Rathsr-His Brain
VIII Now Re Cleared 81 Dime Romanee
and DIpest Designs.
Charley Hermann IL ct home again.
Curled mp between the Nesting sheets Of
his own little bed, he sleeps sweetly, and
! dreams no longer Of outlaws, "Injuns" OF
female road agents in mans attire.
He led the awful life Of outlawry for one
whole night and an entire day. Then. like
the wise man who knows when he's got
enough, Runaway Charley crawled out from
his hole in n neighbours coal-cellar and gain
ing his fathers house, threw his arms o
his mammals neck and ~weepingly confessed
his pleasure at being nome again.
Charley IL . little more han the average
boy Of the period. He attends his school
regularly and studies fairly well. He loves
his mother and respects his father.
But he prefers the wild tales Of Buffalo
Billism to the nice stories Of the good little
boys who have Z" clumb do golden stairs"
And for three wears Chnrley's probationary
has all been spent in buying the most GRIM
son-huod histories Of - Merle the Mutlneer "
or " Montezuma the Merciless."
After reading o tale Of this sort he would
strive to " act II out"
He played leading business himself, and
compelled his little sister to die rs many
dizzy deaths as were REQUIRED by the story.
The love parts he cut out.
He wore nearly the same costume in all
parts. A pair Of light blue ''long pants"
the gift Of a torch-light pasadar, the red I'M
dershirt of his daddy, aud Q horse pistol,
| hammerless and without cartridge, made up
his regular theatrical outfit, though some
times n bed sheet would be employed 70
drape \ murderous Bedouin chiettain and
mothers best rose blankets would do duty
for an Indian.
Thus Il cam that Charley's head came to
be filed by one idea-to do In earnest what
wild and naughty West and spill numberless
tanks Of gore; to find unlimited wealth in
deep. dark cayerns; to hold up" stage
coaches; to capture pretty girls; IN short. to
become famous as the 1oldest. baddest man
IN all the wide. wild world.
And on "Wednesday night he made the at
tempt to carry out his purpose.
just rs the evening. shades were falling and
mamma was getting supper, Charley
a SOUTH bound train. arrived in due time at
| Cortlandt street. Thence he went to the
Pennsylvania station and in some mysterious
AMI managed to conceal himself OF
board q train, which carried him ell the way
to Baltimore.
OF his journey and its delights he will say
nothing further than that he's glad not to
be there any more"
AS to how he returned TO town, he 10 silent.
Probably some kind-hearted conductor
twisted his ears N shipped him back again.
At any rate, back again he was on Thurs
day evening, but IN his ambition. what q
change!
An outlaws life no longer had charms for
him. What lie longed for then was o re-
sumption Of home and mamma:
But reckless as he bad deemed himself only
twenty-four hours before, now he didn't
have the courage TO face his mother. He was
hung around the house for an hour or two,
sleepy from his cold and hunger, having
eaten nothing but q bun ali day.
He crawled into the cellar Of o house near
his own and lay down in o coal bin. Sleep
came to him, but didn't stay, for two tom
cats got into an argument, and during the
melee Charley got 30 badly scared that he de-
serted his bed OF GOALS n fed wildly 10 the
house of M erstwhile comrace.
His chum has q mother. too. and she mott
ned Charley'B mamma, who by his time was
frantic with fear for her boy.
She came and saw and conquered. The
outlaw was vanquished completely and peace
now reignB in the Hermann family.
Dime novels. the pistol, the long pants and
the red shirt are packed away.
Charley'a little sister. will no more daily
with mock death, and Charley himself has
promised never, never to do 10 any moro.
Will he? Well, he's o boy.