The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
LOOKING FOR HIS MAMMA.
A Masic Day Incident That for n limo war o.
More Interest than the Music.

a Music Day Incident That for n Time war OF
More Interest than the Music.
Along the path while the band was playing in
Central Park tho other day trotted a small boy,
crying gently.
He's lost his mamma" said a young mother
who sat on a bench, holding her own child's
hand; and that was just what was the matter.
The path that the boy was on was the one next
west Of the Mall, running parallel with 1t and
ending at the broad path that encircles the band
stand. The seats that line the path, as well as
those along the Mall and everywhere else near.
we're filed; SO the small boy was trotting along
between two lines of people.
"Bang-y.ty- bang bangbang bangbang bang.
bang"-went the band.
A man sitting on a bench said to him kindly,
as he passed:
Lost your mamma, my boy"
But the boy made no nswer he simply trotted
on. Further along toward the band stand, as he
trotted by. q woman. without a word, stretched
out her hand toward him. 1t was n hand that
wanted to help him., but the boy never saw 1t.
He trotted on till he came to tho cross path. the
encircling path aronud tho band stand. He
width Of the path by which he had approached,
and then turned and trottod back the way he
"Boomy.ty.boom boomboom - boomboom-
boomboom-" went the band. but nobody along
this path paid much attention to the band now;
every body was more interested in the little fell
low who hae lost his mamma He went back
the length OF the path, and then turned and
cross path. and then turning back the way no
had come. trotting along and crying softly. BY
to pay attention to the music; on both sides
people followed the small boy.
Nobody had yet sought to intercept him or to
guide him.; but 1t was natural enough that
for he might find his mother at any moment,
and then OF course everybody knew that he
couldn't be very long lost, for a park policeman
Arsenal in the Park. II he didn't find his mother
right away. and he would be cared for and in all
was really not very desperate. But his grief was
moving. and as he came back the second time n
woman who could wait no longer stood up
and stepped out into the broad patti, TO meet
and with her was a slender young woman who
was still taller. her daughter.
She REACHED out her hands to him as he came;
she would have taken him and cared for him.
but he wouldn't have it; there was only one
mother and he wanted her; He sheered OF from
the kind lady. and avoided her outstretched
TRY the other path. little boy" tho woman
said. bound to do something for him.
As he went on there came In, hurrying, at the
other end of the path. by the band stand, q wo,
mar with two. young children. She was the
youngsters mother, that was easy TO see. She
hurried on. Right after her came a park police
later somebody said:
Hes got him.
That meant that a kindly park policeman now
had the small boy who was looking for his nam.
ma safely In charge, and 1t meant further that
about q minute later the boy had found hit
mother. Then the people sitting along this path
on the other side and smiled a little, and then
they all paid heed to the music again.