The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-29
GL0BE-TR0TTING EARLY.
A SMALL BOY ON HIS TRAV-
ELS.
Louis Morningstar, a Thirteen Year
Old German Boy Describes His
Travels to "Star" Man.

Louis Morningstar, a diminutive
specimen of humanity about Is years
Of age, walked into the STAR office
bright and early this morning bearing a
letter of introduction to the editor from
the San Francisco Chronicle The
boy carries a number of newspaper
clippings and letters, which, together
with an honest and intelligent coun-
tenance, go far to verify his statements.
Morningstar says he was born in
Berlin, Germany. He was but two
days old when his father died. His
mother was very poor He never went
to school in Germany. As soon as he
was old enough he began earning
money by carrying packages for travel
ers. This took him to the depot often
One day he went into car with
package. He was only eight years old,
but he decided to travel Squeezing
under seat he started. He went to
Paris, then to Spain. About six months
after he left Berlin he was in St. Peters.
burg, where he lived for nearly a year
with a gentleman who picked him up
in the street This man sent him back
to his mother.
In few months he started again.
He beat his way from Liverpool to
Hamburg and then came to New York
on the Victoria. On the Victoria he
had plenty to eat, as no one suspected
that the en-yesr-old youngster who
came SO regularly to the table was a
stowaway. The sailors kept the lad
concealed when the ticket,takers went
about the ship. When he reached
port an emigrant took him ashore in a
great bag,
Adrift in New York, with no knowl-
edge of English he was thoroughly lost
The first night the police picked him
up and he was sent to school, where he
learned to read, write and speak
English. At the end Of six months his
teacher obtained a place for him as
office boy with the advertising agency
of F. q. A. Rice of 10 Nassau street.
There he stayed till he was taken sick.
Then he went to St. Vincent's Hospital
When he was well another boy had his
job. He tried to get work, but at last
started to see the world.
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Sing. He then walked to Albany, but
rode in empty cattle car to Buffalo
He walked most Of the way from Buff
falo to Cleveland, O., and then stole
ride with some cattle bound for the
Worlds Fair. For two days he went
hungry in Chicago. Then he went to
the Office of the Chicago Daily Meas.
They wrote him up and gave him a
| job! with the A ssociated Press. He
had to work from three o'clock in the
afternoon till six in the morning. This
did not agree with him and he started
for San Francisco in boxcar.
He went straight to Springfield, III.
Then he was forced to leave his car
He boarded another freight train and
reached St Louis. He was put off the
train at Springfield, Mo-, the next
time. Then he rode the brake beam
of passenger train to Paris, Tex. At
FL Paso, Tex, he was held by the
Chief of Police, who took him to
Adolph Solomon, the Mayor The
Chief telegraphed to New York and
verified the boys record of himself
Then he purchased him half ticket
and sent him to San Francisco.
After the boy had given his story he
was questioned as to his finances and
future movements. He said he had a
dollar which Captain Morse had given
him and that that was all he wanted.
AS to his future movements, he said it
would depend on what the steamship
agents would do for him, whether he
went to China and Japan or to the
COLONIES. Anyhow, he was going to
see the Volcano first. About g o'clock
he returned to the STAR office as happy
as clam at high water, stating that
through the kindness of Captain Morse
and the agents of the Inter Island and
| o. and O. steamship lines, he had
been granted passage to the Volcano
on the Mikahala. leaving at 10 o'clock
this morning, and also a passage to
| Japan on the Oceanic leaving on the
18th of October.
| The boy appears so bright and in
telligent that he has been engaged to
write his experiences at the Volcano