The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-14
A LONG TRIP FOR YOUNG LADS.
Two Youngsters of Eleven and
Twelve Started Out for Augusta.

W. oI EleVen ana !
Twelve Started OUT for Augusta.
Mr.. G. NJ. Thonnesen has returned from
Stillwell, Emngham county, where he |
went to bring back the two missing youths |
OF whom mention was made in the Morn |
ing News of Thursday and yesterday. He |
found them in the care of Mr. G. F. |
Helmy, who had had them a week waiting |
for some one to put in an appearance to |
claim them.
Thursday of last week Edgar Thonnesen !
and Miilard Boute left Savannah for Au- |
gusta. The boys intended to make the |
trip afoot, and they set out braveiy. |
Young Thonnesen is Il years old and his |
companion z, They were rather youth.
ful pair to attempt such a trip, but they |
had the nerve to try it, and did not seem |
TO question their prospect of success.
They left about o'clock in the after. |
noon by the Augusta road. They trudged
along all that night. and il was not until
between ~ and II o'clock the next day that
they met Mr.. Helmy. They had begun to
grow little anxious about their where
abouts, and asked how far they were
from the next village on their route. They
were told 1t was twelve miles away. but
TINS news did not daunt them, for when
Mr. Henry had engaged them in conversa-
llon ana made some move that thew took
to mean an intention on his nart r. 49,
them and send them back to their folks
eney plleo over rail fence and started
Aor the woods He called to them. how
ever ana they stopped. Then Mr. Helmv
tod the youngsters that they would freeza
70 death II they insisted on keeping to
tne road or woods that night, and ad-
Vised them TO come home with him.
IL uld not require very much persuasion
TO lhduce the youngsters to give over their
intention. When they left here tbav' bad
hothlhg more than, some cheese and a few
crackers, and they saw no prospect ~
settLhs anything else soon, so they decid-
ca 10 accept Mr.. Heimys proffered hosni-
'allly' Ihey were certainly pair of very
comfortable Adventures as thew sat nv
the IRE in Mr. Helmy's home and had
something hot to eat.
MI Ihonnesen spoke very warmly Of
tiie hlhuness OF MIR. Helmy and commend
ca nm Tor having insisted on the hoya
gong with him. He said they would have
been very likely to have frozen to deatb
mao 'ney continued on their road, as thew
ueslred TO do. as it was all covered ovsr
WIN water and the weather was very dis
agreeable. The youngsters, too. were NOT
warmly clad, the weather having heen ,,er,,
peasant when they left home thew had
tlought 1t would be likely to continue SO
me boys told their protector a nice lot
81 nus ABOUT who they were and where
they were from. They said they lived i'm
Augusta, but that they had been down in
savannah with the soldiers In camn Roth
SAD their mothers had died not long ago
at Ieltalr Hospital, and that they want
ca 10 get back to their home at Augusta
Young Thonnesen gave his fathers name
but said he lived in Augusta. Mr. Helrnv
wrote the chief of police of that CITY bur
was unable to ascertain anything thar
would throw any light upon the bows
identity. Then he conceived the Milan of
writing to Savannah about them. SO
he had the Ordinary of the county. Mr.
kiener, write the Mornings News about
the pair.
The publication of the story of the BOYS
an the Morning News was Mr. Thonnesen's
source of information as to their where
abouts, and as soon as he saw II he lost
no time in going up TO Stllwell to look
them up. He had heard nothing from his
son for week and had grown very anx-
ious about him.
Despite his youth young Thonnesen is a
confirmed runaway. This was his third at
tempt to get out of reach of his people.
only short time ago he spent four davs
with the Third Nebraska Regiment In
camp, and it was his intention to have
gone on to Cuba with the command. His
father intends to try the effects of a sea
voyage on him. He believes that will cure
him Of his rowing disposition. Some yes
sci sailing from this port will, before many
days have passed, have the young man
aboard. 1t is believed he will see enough
of the rough side of life away from home
on this trip to make him glad enough to
get back again.
Young Boute is a ward of Mr.. ]. H.
Ruwe, at whose home he has been living
for some time. He also has made two or
three little peregrinations before and is
something Of a traveller. An effort will be
made to put him in the school at Be-
thesda.