The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-06-24
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from the pockets q ~ j Y, y1opng sters atSS
home. III ssssss
The boy was VA ic.onsi gned "a III Is cell and
left to his own rea tions which were
certainly sorrowf nl. and perhaps wersS
.pIenitent, for ne 81 he'd, as ne lay down
5to his lonely rest, and turned his face
upon his arm with sonnet hing like j
sob. 81 n $s.y
II IL he cried, al any weary, homesicks
boy might do ins such aIsituat ion. there
was no one to behold his tears, or SCOT
at such weakness iii i hero who was
bent on going west, = and after awhile
he put down hisarm and composed him
self to sleep. q
Perhaps. in dreams. he saw himseH
achieving superb uman deeds Of courage
and endurance on the warpath, armed
with his deaf ealing 'pepper-b box"
and flaming candle: anon. in dire cap
htivity, cutting himself loose from his
bonds with his keen-edg ed scissors, Dor
ing . holein Yale lock with mighty
gimlet, or raising himself out Of some.
bottomless pit BY the aid u his in-'
genious strap. Perhaps his dreams
were Of this kind; perhaps they were 81
home. 81 IL .s ~ 81 t's On
In the meantime the lieutenant was
making an examination Of the boys
property, hoping to find some clew to
his history more reliable than his own
statements. He shook his head az he
looked at the cheap dog cared novels,
niurmuring: ii .#%#. II I'M. 4
"'That's what ails the boy been read
ing stories Of this sort till he has got
his head full Of nonsense, and wants to
60 out west and kill Indians
Pushing the novels aside, he took up
the little memorandum book and turned
over the leaves, which were scrubbed
here and there with names and dates
and bits of rhyme, written in neat,
schoolboy's hand. On the first page
he found the boys name and place OF
residence the place he had named,
but village much nearer the city.
George 81. Burton, ;..,s.1Is
EAST Greenwich" 4 zsl$:, { e
"Ah!" said the lieutenant, smiling.
$50 that's where he comes FROM Well,
my bloodthirsty little rover, hope we
shall have surprise for you in the
morning.. .T @s@E. =. y: ',,l...'s'@'z
And, in preparation for this event. he
sent telegram to East Greenwich and a
telepbone3message to the chief OF police,
In the morning.. after George had
been provided with a good breakfast, he
was talking with the lieutenant and the
officer, who had brought him in, trying
to evade their questions and wondering
what they meant to do with him, when
he was astonished to- hear an excited
voice, exclaiming: H = i + ,z z}ss
Where is. he? Oh, please bring him
here, Mr.. Policeman!" 49,:
And the next moment the chief of
police entered, ushering in stout old
lady and a thin lady, who was not old,
although she was not young. $'% =
They both had sweet, home like faces.
that could only go with kind and loving
hearts, and they both flew at George the
moment they caught sight of him and
began embracing him with as much de-
light as it he had been lost for ten years
instead Of two days. ,sE.. ! - Ia ~ :,
why, grandma! Why, Aunt Pollyl"
gasped the boy, as soon as they gave
him chance to speak. slow in the
world did you come here? Who told
you where | WASP" !. e..
"The policemen telegraphted to US,
and we started right off as soon as we
heard that you was found. We hadn't
slept a wink all night-not soul in the
house; and your grandpa's gone to Bos-
ton to look for you," said the old lady,
with tears in her eyes. "Oh, George!
Georgie! How could you run away ?"
How could you do it, GEORGE 2"
echoed Aunt Polly, reproachfully.
And George. whose lonely night in
the cell had given him a good oppor-
tunity for reflection, evidently, won
dered himself how he could have done
it. BE faltered, repentantly: - =
II don't know, Aunt Polly. IL
guess Ididn't think. If youll take me
home and not let grandpa whale me::Iu
never, do it again." - -!
Whether his grandfather '.whaled"
him or not, the reporter cannot tell
though he certainly deserved it; but, as
he was taken home, and has not since
been found roaming the streets I.
night, it may be inferred that he kept
his promise.--Golden Days.. 80 A.
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