The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-20
YOUNG CAMPS LUCK,
CRIPPLED NewssoY FALLS HEIR TO
100000.

Lost Both His Legs Under = Cable Car.
His Father Left Him q Farm Near spo-
kane, wash.-Youngster Plans Invest
ments.
In a month from now little Charles
Camp will not sell newspapers any more.
He will go to Spokane, Wash, as soon
as spring arrives to take possession of
the estate bequeathed him by his father.
Though he is cripple and has been
compelled to help support his widowed
mother, young Camp has not been un-
happy. Now, howeysr, he is more than
happy. He need - longer sell papers
early in the morning ON his corner,
where Ashland boulevard and Madison
street, Chicago, cross each other. The
estate left him by his father in the state
OF Washington is valued at $40, 600. 1t
consists of large farm, with valuable
improvements.
Charles is only 13 years old, and in
appearance is bright and businesslike
lad. Four years ago he was the victim
of an accident in which he was run over
by Milwaukee avenue cable train.
Both his legs were cut off and he must
sit in the chair with which he moves
about. During the last three years he
has been stationed at Ashland avenue
and Madison street, where he hardly
ever missed his customers day. They
know the boy and helped 4ncrease his
business, so that many people who take
the cable cars down town every morning
now are accustomed to buy their morn
ing papers from Charles Camp, who sits
beside his stand in his chair on the cor
ner in weather of all kinds. With his
mother the boy lives at 1853 Ogden ave-
nue., where Mrs. Camp partly supports
herself by keeping cigar store and
newsstand.
What will you do. with all your
money when you get it?" Charlie was
asked as he was going home from his
corner after having sold his bundle of
newspapers.
"I'll wait till 1 get it. There will be
no trouble about finding what to do
with il. :"
"How about your paper selling bust.
ness?''
II am going to leave that Next
month my mother and 1 will go to
Washington to take possession If fathers
estate The farm is worth just about
$40, 900, and we will have no trouble
any more about having enough to live
ON. If we don't decide to live in Spo-
kane or near there all the time, my
mother may sell the farm. Then I'll in.
vest the money in something-somel line
of business or other"
"Have you any preference for some
business you would like to take up, now
that you have enough money to satisfy
your"
'Oh, don't care much, but I am
glad / don't have to sell papers all my
life. After / leave this corner expect
to have an easier time of it. Before 60
/ suppose / shall treat all the boys ]
know and who have helped me. +"
Then he went home with the assist
ance of Willie Adams, who kept the
stand with Charlie Camp and who was
befriended while a waif several years
ago by Mrs. Camp.
More than ten years ago Matthias
Camp and his wife were legally sepa-
rated in Spokane. The woman came
east with her child, Charlie, and since
then has lived in Chicago Eighteen
months ago Camp died, leaving his
property to his son. But the mother and
child could not be found by the executor
of the estate. They placed notices in
Chicago papers several months ago ask
ing for information as to the where
abouts of Ann Camp or her son Charles.
An attorney read one Of these advertise
ments and in response went to work tC
find the benefciaries of the will. Re-
Gently he succeeded, and in so doing
brought Joy into home which had seen
very dark days.
For the first time in his short life
Charles Camp has reason to be really
happy despite the fact that he is Grip
pied and almost helpless. In the past he
has gone through the experience Of his
parents separating, narrowly escaped
death and was MANNED under the wheels
of cable Car, was deprived by an at.
torney, it is said, of nearly all the
money paid for his injuries by the stre OF
railway company and from that time
on had to sell newspapers every day, in
winter and summer alike. But little
Charles Camp is as happy now as any
boy who has not met with such mi3or.
tunes and expects to 1.-Two to SEQ his
wealth increase to be much greater than
IL ia now.-ChicaQo Evening Post.