The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-28


concluded to get Off at the next
stopping place and go to hotel
for the night. 1 heard the brake
man cry out "Amsterdam," and l
left the train. / found hotel near
by and after registering under an
assumed name / was shown to my
room. Quite number of questions
were asked me by the proprietor,
and with all my smart answers l
heard him mutter that he'd bet L
had run away from home! L was
too tired to think of burglars after
1 had retired and L did not even
wonder what they were saying at
home, but dropped off to sleep as
my head touched the pillow and
slept until long after daybreak the
next morning.
Having an hour to wait until the
arrival of the next train for New
York 1 wandered around Amster-
dam. In passing jewellery store l
a Inumber,of watches for sale. saw
certainly must have a watch! The
jeweller sold me an old-fashioned
silver bull's-eye for 50, and it run
run faster than the train. Never
theless, 1 believed that it would
paralyze those New York news
boys.
1t was about o'clock in the
afternoon when the train stopped
at the old station downtown and /
was really in New York! But what
peculiar feeling of loneliness
came over me. 1 could not under.
stand it. Here 1 was in the great
metropolis, the place where, for
the past two or three years, had
resided mentally; and now that /
was really here why should 1 feel
so stranger
Well, no matter how 1 felt, 1 was
in New York and I must find the
Newsboys' Lodging-House. ask
ed the first boy of my own size 1
met. He told me to ego up one
block down two aud then up again.
l tried to follow his directions but
seemed to make no headway. For
obvious reasons 1 was afraid to ask
"A policeman. 1t began to grow
dark and the lights in the streets
dazz led me. Shortly after dusk it
commenced to rain-nice weather
to go fishing but rather discourage
to country boy in New York.
After a while l was fortunate e.
nough to ask my way of q very
kind gentleman, who went out of
his way to show me the Home. He
was so friendly that / have since
thought he must have come from
the country himself.
Leaving this gentleman at the
entrance of the lodging-house, 1
went up one flight of steps and
found myself in large room, at
one end of which was the office.
There 1 gave my assumed name
and handed the clerk eighteen
cents-six cents for supper, six
cents for lodging and six cents for
breakfast. I think the boys sized
me sup for ~greeny" for quite a
number of them asked me to put
some money into their banks,
which were boxes given them by
the institution for the purpose, I
suppose, of promoting industry and
economy. The boys are allowed
liberal monthly interest on the
money deposited in the bank. One
very bright-faced boy said he
would show me all over the build
ing if I would put penny in his
box. This willingly did, and he
then showed me the dining-room,
bathrooms and sleeping apart
ments. He kindly told me that if
l had any money about me 1 would
better leave it with the Superin-
tendent, or some of the boys might
steal it from me; also, that when I
went to bedI must be sure to place
all of my cloths under my pillow. I
had about $14 left from my $25
and l followed the boys advice and
left it at the Office. Then the bell
rang for supper and what rush
there was! found a place without
much difficulty, however, and as
was exceedingly hungry 1 found
no trouble in making way with my
full share of bread and butter and
coffee.
After supper 1 wandered about
the different rooms until it was
time to go to bed, meanwhile doing
an immense amount of "thinking."
1 was beginning to weaken.
wondered if all the boys had the
same program mapped out that
had, and, if so, were there enough