The evening world., 1893-12-29
MINNIE WAS TRAMP
Missing New Rochelle Girl Home
from New York Half Dead
SHE WANTED To BIZ A "SALESLADY,'
AND HAD A TOUGH TINE.
FOUND IySRNSlBLE IN An ALLEY.

Minnie Kcre,oh. the 6ftccu. year.old daugh-
ter Of William Kcrcloh. piano manufactures Of
No. ~ Bccchwool avenue, New Rochelle,
who disappeared from her parents house Nov.
10. was taken home late sunday night by
her mother and uncle. She has since lcen
quito III. the result Of exposure, and was not
able until last night to tel! her story.
Itsccmcl that the girl l"c"mc possessed oil n
wild desire to earn her W living and was
especially infatuated with tho life of sales.
lady IN New York. she inndc several clnhdcs.
tine trip. TO tue city in search of u place and
finally on Nov. 1a, while canvEssinS the
stores, came ucrO@S the Free Home for
Destitute Girls. No ~ Fast Eleventh
street. There She was taken In, CIV
Ing the name ~ Laura stanley, aid was
taught homework. she remained II month.
aud last FRIDAY started cut To l'OG Tor work,
sYnin applying to stores.
She walked many miles, and ut night. hay
ing been unsuccessful. sought the honsc" i q
friend of her family ~ on" Hundred ana
FiftN- seventh street. There was no one NJ
home. - She las down on the stuop 10 sleep,
4 cold rain anne NJ. dnrnching n" wnii. ana
she became very nurIry, not hnNing eaten
ANYTHING since She left the home. Al dny.
light She started ont again. determined Ia
get II IlNrr. ana nii"r trihrihg nearly Al nay
without l,spl, ana tnlll'il almost W n'ItNs'
She wls told nj III" lrS rugds store Of Lyons u
Chuhot. Vt. yrO. Thru avenue, to come
Monday and 20 10 work H. n snlcsgirl.
Then She %s'ar,.l 10, the l%mc Of her Frana,
there ut y T.. NJ. ehe wa. fearful Of
how she would IT, received, and dccidcdnot To
risk mectiuE her grandparents. 80 she wrote
a letter 70 her mother and one 10 her grand
mother, Wrapped them in II handkerchief, put
them In tls' NORWAY; Ino"kcd NJ tiic door and
rnn away. si" walked II good while to ge'
VAIN an,; the, tried to get into her grand
father : barn, but II was locked.
Then } walked again until was awful
tired. 4" said the child, IN telling her story lns
night. "nnl cJnld walk no more. storIc'
behind tie bnrn and sat On II stone to rest.
must haw. fallen into II 'nze. for next iour'
myself In grandfather house AMI several peo
plc trvingto revive Inc.
When he child knocked ut thu grand
parents ,'oor the old grandfather heard III,
kuock, but ns 1t was unusual for any ono Il
knock h. Ipid no attention to y. nut remem
lercd the e circumstance. and told his wife Of
door mid found the handkerchief and letters
The lcttc- To the mother read
bear NJ mma: nm all broken up. Tor
have not passed II decent night since ! lief
home. Every time my brain murlnirs IN,
heart is almost lnokcn. God bless those n
home. and yol. and keep YOU. Give this. on
it'll" present Imaming the handkerchief I
mamma. please. Icnnnot, write any more, IN
tears NJ blind me-. Lovingly, MINNIE r.
The old people %ar"useh The ncighbors, VIII
symunthctically joined In the search for tb
long looked Tor girl. The lIcighinrhood io
blocks around ans searched in every allcy
nook and corner Finally some OF the search
ing party were ATTRACTED by ,nonnings from tn
rear OF the barn. AMI there they found, nj = A
NJ. sunday, the wlndcrcr. inscnsiblc on tn
ground. Carrying her into the house, he
limb, were found itu la nearly frozen. Ate
administering r,toratives and working hard
The child revived.
The molhr was notified and a happy re
union followed the coming home Of the mis-
Ing one. Tho cl1ld's story has been full
eulStlntintcd.