The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-28
The BOY TRAMP AT HOME.
Ernst JeWett Found The PrOYercial
MOtherly Welcome Awaiting Rim.
JIMMY WAS A SIGHT, SAYS HIS AUNT
The Former Tells an Interesting Tale OF
His Travels and Jfisls-The Reporter
Learns FROM the Tyro Weary
willie wha; 10 "Bug" Is,

Tired and dusty and with the pale cast
Of penitcnce mantling his youthful brow.
fifteen yeor-old Ernest Jewett, In COM
pany with his uncle Mr.. c. p. Sales,
stepped from the Coast Line train which
arrived at the Byrd-Street station shortly
before o'clock last evening.
Strange 10 relate after Ernests rough
experience OF the past three weeks. he
appeared before the small knot Of young
friends who gathered TO greet him dressed
very neatly and showing not the least
trace of his recent hardships.
lie went directly home and met with
fond. mothorly greeting at the door. There
was no harshness. no upbraiding for his
ingratltude-Ern had done his penance
and received lessons that Will last with
his life.
Ernest tells an interesting story OF his
wanderings. which sounds best In bis
THE BOYS STORY.
I'VE left here at o'clock In the morn
ing Of July 5th and caught a Coast Line
freight south. We reached Rocky Mount
on the 9Th and from there Mitchell. Irish,
and / walked TO Wilson. and from there
made "A mistake and caught the wrong
freight going over the Southern road to
Selma.
"WeH. OF course. Irish and ] had 20
| follow on foot and az Selma we met up
with a Knoxville boy who was WIN "A
/ tramp Irish called Joe.
"Joe gave the Knoxville boy 10 lrish'
and two OF us. Mitchell and myself
caught a blind baggage. riding TO Gol1s-
bOrO.
I'VE met about half a dozen tramps at
Goldsboro and they had a crate Of beer.
An hands were drinking when the police
came down and drove the tramps out OF
town but arrested Mitchell and J.
1--WE told the police a story TO get out
and were released the next morning.
| Irish and the Knoxville boy walked from
/ Selma to Goldsboro.
Irish and this boy met us after we got
out but we lost sight Of them just after
wards, as we went with another tramp
named English Tom.
Tom had bug on his arm
what is a bug" queried the unsophis-
''0'' 1T WAS cRoToN OIL.
| "Why." came tho answer. that's
| sore they mako with croton oil
"And then" continued Ernest. we
walked To- Seven Mile Town and caught
! local. but we were thrown off by the train
crew. But we caught the extra freight
| that followed and We're side tracked nine
miles from Wilmington. We paid our
fare i'm to the city.
we met Phillips and Salisbury there
with n tramp named Percy They told
us they came from Charleston.
| "We did not see them long, as they
went away leaving two of us in Wiir'''s-
! ton.
I'VE then walked down TO Wrightsvllle
on thes eashore. and after hanging around
! 4 few days We walked 10 Newbern,
where we were arrested. l. on suspicion
thar ! was Charles Henry Kirk. Of Oma-
| ha. We got out the next day and they
drove us out or town. and We had 10
| walk from Tuscarora. from where we
rode the blinds 10 Kinston.
we got 10 Kinston. y. G.. Friday and
I was arrested Sunday and the folks no.
titled
The tramps ala not mistreat US, but
We had 10 beg.
Mitchell and I got separated at VIII
mington.
am awful glad to get back and I
don't think Ilt 20 OF again.
Mrs Jewett emphatcally backed up
this part OF her SONS statement. The ex-
perience had told heavily upon her, and
she appeared as II she had just woke
from an unpleasant dream.
JIMMIE WAS a SIGHT
Jimmie Mitchell the other truaEt play
| er. returned homo yesterday afternoon
about / o'clock, and In the language OF
his aunt, was a sight"
Jimmie says that he and Irish went 10
| Knoxville, Tenn. after leaving Jewett.
lie SOW Mr.. Sales at Goldsboro, and was
told by him that unless Jewett was found
he Mitchell. would not be taken home.
Mitchell had objected so strenuOusly 10
going further than Knoxville. that the
tramp had turned around and brought
him toward home, as far as Petersburg,
thero leaving him and going toward Nor
folk
Mitchell came 10 Manchester Monday
! night. but on meeting some boys ne knew.
was falsely frightened into staying away
from home until yesterday afternoon.
Mrs Bullock says that the next tins
such thing happens. Jimmie Will be sent
20 the ReformatOry.
The boy is heartily tired Of tramping.
and II is safe 10 say will never go on
| the road" again.