The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-15

to go home with his father, who came
after him without delay.
a few months after this occurred our
police were requested to look for two
boys-one fifteen years old, the other
thirteen-who had run away from their
homes in a New England city. They
had good homes and kind parents, bat
they had tired of going to school.
The idea of wonderful adventures had
been put into their heads by the books
they had been allowed to read, and they
determined to see life for themselves IN
larger city than the one where they
had been brought up.
They wandered about New York for
FIVE days, but found life here a sterner
reality than they had supposed. The
little money they had was soon spent,
and at the end of the five days they were
glad to give themselves up TO the police,
and tearfully asked to be sent back to
their homes.
One day policeman attached to one
Of the down town precincts saw boy,
evidently stranger in the city, sitting
on the porch of house, and soon found
that he was exhausted from hunger and
partially overcome by the heat. The
boy was only eleven years OF age.
He had come here alone from a town
in Massachusetts,, first because he wished
to see what the great city was Ike, and
also because he had an uncle here, and
expected to be Hospitality received. He
had the address of his uncle, but as he
was totally unfamiliar with the city he
could not easily find the house.
When at last, after much wandering,
he did succeed IN getting to the street
and number, to which he had been so
| often directed, he was worse of than If
he had not found them. The hope OF
finding his uncle had been the one thing
that cheered him during his journeyings
through the labyrinth of streets.
But now his uncle refused to aid or
harbor him. Giving him little bread
and butter wrapped IN paper, he turned
the boy adrift upon the cherries streets.
Under our law the uncle was arrested
for his inhuman conduct, but he was
discharged in court on his promise TO
see that the boy was taken back TO his
parents.
After the ambition 10 90 west and
fight Indians perhaps The desire to go
upon the stage is the strongest motive
animating boys who take plunge into
the wide world for themselves. More
| girls than BOYS are stage struck but
! the girls do not an away as the boys
/ do-at least not wien they are 80 young
as most Of the r1Iaaways Of the other
sex.
No doubt the experience gained In
( running away froIA home Is often salu-
tarv. The glamour and glitter that are
imagined to surround life in big city
are speedily seen to have no existence
/ save IN the fancy, and the difficulties In
/ the way Of a strange lad IN a strange
ulace VINO Is seeking a situation, even Of
/ the humblest kind-dificulties which
/ amount practically 10 an insurmount-
/ able obstacle-are soon deeply impressed
upon the mind. Fortunately, before the
/ matter has gone much further, in most
/ cases successful search Is made for the
[ missing one and he eagerly seeks ms
I fathers door again.
/ But this experience IS not one taat
rational parents would choose for their
/ growing boys. The stern realities a
/ life will come all soon enough n tbs
/ natural course Of things.
/ AS Ihave already more than minated
I many wears Of experience n police wors
/ convince me that scarcely any thing worse
/ could happen 70 a boy reared IN the
country or in small town than 70 b
/ thrown upon his OWL resources IN busy
( and busting city ike New York Tbs
+ chances are al against Ms earning q
livelihood, even in an humble way, and
( all in favor OF falling into bad COMPANY
I aud leading q worthless, Il not a posi-
lively wicked. life.
The aIluring pictures Of clir 4Ef
/ which are drawn IN certain books and
+ rapers that are widely circulated have
( no corresponding reality, and cncs
/ more I wozId caution parents 20 Use ~
I utmost care N the selection OF theLl
+ ch5ldren's reading matter. Here Is one
I avenue OF disconlent that can easily y
[ closed cd. or. rather, never opened
Moreover. the hard and bitter e1perI
! ences Of boys who have attempted r
I sack their fortunes II tbs great CITY, and
+ tie gladness with which they welcorne
an opportunity 10 get back within m
! shadow Of the root tree from which theJ
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