Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-11-24
ARDEN HUMPHREY IN BRATTLE-
BORO.
he Tells where he was aud what lie
DID nnrIng III Ionr Yenr., Ahstnca.

he Tells where he was aud what lie
Did During His Tour Years Absence.
Arden II. Humphrey. the lon1-lo,t and
newlv-tound. came 10 Brauleboro vester-
day morning by be- g:22 train. his purpose
being, as he said. to show himself here and
convince those who knew him that how
ever he had erred in going away SO mcere-
mOniOuslv. he was telling % straight story
as to where he had been and what he had
done during his absence. and that be- is
sincere I'm meaning To make amends to his
family for the distress he has caused them
His first visit was to- The phWniy office
where be told the whole ory of his wan
behring's and produced letters and paper,
which proved the truth of his statement
To begin with. Humphrey saws the fact
that his earnings as q minor were taken
and used by his father toward paying the
mortgage on the home farm had nothing
to do with his going away. lie SAYS there
was no time when he could not have kept
and used the whOle-Of his earnings had be
chosen TO do SO. As boy he was over
sensitive and had many foolish ideas in his
head, which he thinks the experiences of
the last four years have ettectuallv knocked
ont of him He had allowed himself 10
:
was a hard one. and that be had no chance
and no prospects In life he maEnined
little things and brooded over them When
he went out of the farmers hall al the Re-
treat on the night of June %. 1859. he ap-
pears To- have had no definite idea of leav-
ing at that particular time lie walked
about. and sat down for few minutes. and
allowed himself 10 tain into very gloomy
mood OF mind, and then suddenly thought,
''Nhv not leave AT once and not STOP 10 go
into the house again" With all the rest
be had romantic ideas. gained from reading
storIe, 0i adventure and trashy literature
he claims 90 have 100 definite idea a. to
Just when he started or where or how he
spent the time until bee brought up boz Ben
ulugtuu the next SUNDAY he Ouiy remeW-
beers seeing some men fishing ia "a brook a
few miles from bennington From BEN
uin1t0u he tramped 60 North Adams and
from there got ride on ircgh, train Go
FItcnbu-c. and then trampel 90 Boston,
Wher, he STAYED only d short time before
taking a steamer 10 Portland
soon after reaching Maine be- got work
ln wooden mi. al Lisbon Falls. lie also
worked for time iu Lewiston. When fail
came b.. wen, into ll. northern New
Hampshire woods iu Liycrmore. where b.
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ana winter ID January lS.-- De injured
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l4"N recover iAt US" ol u loT seNefa.
+ months. ihe l'iio"4A- August ne anu %
com haAl'h starred OH hunting AnG uAi'-
ping expedition expecting To get III TINS
way lhe AdVeh'uI' aha excitement Iof
WINCH lh'f ioh-e'- b-l iht experience
was tFlAeilE 81 AAfd one without any Joe
nance w IT, an" h' uloi care 10 60 INTO
lh' particulars. FROM NJ nv AAul Srlieh-
Der 49,, Oh" va again al "oIh Ioi Hl--ii
Grant L2ei fenruAry nt Went 10 WORK -i
another logging camp. where he remained
unN' tAr -'-h az NrpitWhet. Ai'eI ina.
hr spent some illhe 10 'eNWorlu- around
ana hudAf decided 90 come nome. buying
ms Hcht' on SATURDAY ihr 4.A pl NpNelA-
Der ana starting ilt mex Monday lie a'-
. I'ea o. Proctor -esa"t- tn' l+.". ana
leaving aus oa--a-r at .At station ur--a-