The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-02
THOUGHT IT THE woRLD's ENDING
How II Porto Rico boy Felt In Jer-
Eey city.
From the New York journal.


From the New York Journal.
He was a small lad for his years, black
as pine knot in November. As he gaz-
ed over the rail at police headquarters.
Jersey City, late Saturday night he show
ed a fine row of worries. but from fright,
not mirth. Altogether he was the queer
est prisoner the sergeant had seen for
many a day.
He was wandering around the Penn
sylvania station" said the big officer who
had him, and. as he could give no ac-
count Of himself. l brought him In here.
cant understand a word he says He
talks as though he had hot potato in
his mouth"
What's your name. young mann" In
CURED Capt Cook.
La spitzzzxera lie arrangannxxz.
sputtered the boy, shivering TO the soes
of his decrepit shoes.
SPANISH" said the sergeant II can
tell UNI" And he sent for Justice Henry
Martinez, Cuban who can speak several
languages and as many provincial ac-
cents
Justice Martinez had scarcely opened his
mouth before the boy fairly danced with
delight. A volley of Spanish broke from
him.
Translated this the boys story:
MY name is Alcadie Debedu. I live
In Ponce, Porto Rico The day the United
States transport Mississippi sailed for this
good land of Americanos l. with three
other boys was on the pier The Ameri-
canos had been very good to us and we
wanted to see them off. l had told my
mother. who IS a dressmaker, that would
be home coon, but the ship was a long
time In going away and 50 l stayed and
stayed.
Just before the big anchor was taken
up on of the soldiers who spoke my Ian
guage shouted to us that the ship was
coming back soon and that we could have
good ride. So we went along. few
hours after l began to think OF my mo-
Their and what she would say when l got
back. So l asked the man who spoke
my language when we would turn to
ehore. He said to me that II l wanted to
go home l might swim. That made me
cry. The other boys didn't care, for they
had no mothers.
The day we reached this city. the name
of which l don't know l began to be
afraid. l saw a lot of big houses which
l thought would surely fall on us and
| kill us all. Then there we're a lot of ships
| that came so close that / ran below and
| hid. There was more noise than l ever
| heard before Much of 1t came from tops
of the ships where the smoke comes out.
People waved things at me and / was sure
| they didn't want me here. l could see
them from one of the holes in the boat.
by and by, when we got to land, all the
people in the world were there They
ran about so fast that remembered what
mother had said about the world coming
to an end and l listened for the Angel
Gabriel's trumpet There were lots of
bells and some wonderful wagons that
went without any ponies, but the trumpet
didn't sound.
THE soldiers made me get off the boat,
but / ran away from them. / was tired
and sat down on another wagon. 1t soon
started and I fell off and bumped my
head. l ran away and finally a man with
funny clothes came and took me to this
house"
The Third precent station house echoed
all day yesterday with the yells of the
little fellow. He had seen iron bars before,
| and realized that he had been imprisoned
| he shook at the cell door and begged in
| Spanish to be liberated.
He will probably be sent home In few
| days.