Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-01
a sEvEN-YEAR-oLD.s TRAVELS,
He "Played Hockey" and Ran Away Q,
England.

| England.
Tommy Gulliver Mulligan, seven years old.
arrived in New York on Wednesday by the Teu-
tonic, after playing hockey from home for
more than three weeks, during which time his
distracted relatives had set all the machinery
OF the New York police department in motion
to md him. living or dead But while Tom
mys relatives wept Tommy was sailing the
ocean blue. While the police hunted the river
'front.' for Tommy's little corpse the lad was
Milling his stomach with good things. So when
bis aunt looked up rs the big ship swung along
side her pier Wednesday morning and beheld the
very much fallen face Of Tommy peering
through the bulwarks tears dimmed her sight
and made her forget her very natural aud
original wish to spank him within an inch OF
his HE. The fact is that when the gang plank
was lowered and the boy and his aunt were
able to run into each others arms they both
cried like babies.
Tommy left home on the morning OF June
70 to go to school Tommy of course. did not
go to school, but sought his favorite haunt
the docks on West street Finally he sneaked
aboard the Teutonic His friends WERE of
course. terrified when he didn't come back.
They put Inspector Byrnes on the case and
everybody expected to have little Toms dead
body brought home on . stretcher. Imagine
their relief then when last week thew received
note from Agent Cortis OF the White Star
line. to the effect that Tommy had sailed as q
stowaway on the Teutonic to Liverpool and
was even then making the return trip by the
same steamer.
did you have q GOOD time. Tommy" he xas
asked.
Yes, SIR" said he, very meekly, probably
thinking OF a possible spanking.
ouid you like to go again. Tommy
Yes, sir, this time very eagerly.
1t was evident that Tommy was smitten with
4 fha =, a
the consciousness OF her slipper rather froze
the eloquence which doubtless would have
otherwise flowed from his lips
30 II VIII be necessary to let Purser T. H
Russell, who befriended Tommy from the first
tell the story of his adventures
Mr.. Russell deserves the greatest credit for
MS generosity and real appreciation Of the lit
tie fellows plight.
We were of Fire Island on our last trip out. ."
lecting about 100 tickets, when came acros.
this little chap cooled up in one of the hunks in
the men S steerage.
II hauled him out and asked him for his
ticket.
81 amt got none said he, and with that he
began to cry.
pool?'
/" Yes, SIR said be.
where your fatherY
=, m goin to meet him in Liverpool said
the little chap.
Whereabouts? inquired
On the corner. said Tommy
linen feit sorry for the poor little baby
ne was nothing but a baby-and set him on
my knee and told him he must tell the truth or
would go hard with him. | suppose this
frightened him. for he Immediately began tell
ing series Of the most monstrous lies He
sand ne had two fathers and that his aunt had
told him to go and stow himself away on the
ieutonlc. Well. got him a lot of sea togs, for
ne nad nothing on when found him but a
INN COTTON shirt and pair OF trousers, and
put him charge of the Storage matron. Mrs.
hutchinson, who took the best of care of him.
"hen we reached Liverpool 1 raised enough
money to pay the lad living expenses with Mrs.
hutchinson at her home in that city, and as
soon as was able consulted Mr.. Ismay about
the case. Mr. Ismay said the bow should be re-
turned to New York and he ordered me 10
write Mr.: Corts to ascertain whether the ad-
dress OF his relatives which he had given me
was correct. Tommy had a good time in
Liverpool and good time on the voyage back.
ne wasn't sick day and l think he hated to
folks" ~
Matron Hutchinson was really sorry to part
with her little charge. In Liverpool Tommy
became the playmate OF her little girl Becky six
years old, and the two became fast friends
Tommy got into the habit of calling the
klnd-hearted matron mamma" and couldn't
DO enough to testify his gratitude to her on the
steamer.
But all that is past now, and henceforth
Thomas ~ Gulliver Mulligan will be kept close to
MS aunts apron strings. His relatives sum-
posed that he never imagined that his steam
boat ride would take SO long.
On this point Tommy says nothing at present.
put although he is only seven years old il is
quite probable that his experience along the
steamship piers on West street had taught him
the difference between Q river boat and an
ocean liner.