The sun., 1900-12-23

unns,uraI conclusion that he hsd managed
.o,gohow 70 &C., ls on ey that re,r ens TO e..
2S"i"yi ~Sc" ..Es. Ef Tss p dr. re- .Saa.3 .S o d""s
g S 9. H . nj yo,.2e Ins yi, ,s"ps ID syus ac'
on public vision and disappear into tho wash
room Nv unanimous consent. no questions
There was story tod Gy Republican
srcikcrs all through The Inst campaign. as
ndc"d II has been tod In every egmralEn
about small boy who waa fading c.li home
with u, ma Tho calf ran away and followed
s'oor. Tho .bo, chased I, untll he was eS-
hausted aud then called after II,
Run, run. gol darn ye. but when supper
time comes, youll know ThO your ma ~
That story was first hurled from tho RooHe-
welt train at an innocent and holrless lonu-
AGO in North Datot, by Col GURUS 0ulih.
Jf - li"ston Attcr that II VIVA always ""
worn tnic Never viii tho expression .of tho
tram orators be forgotten when they Tor the
ilrs, umc hoard the precious thing drnsxed
IL was ~ though a mother had seen hos fav-
orite child hold up and exhibited at baby
show a the chld Of snothcr The IsHt 1t ,n tine
despatch at lonely little way station on the
Rock Island road out in the wds Of Kansas
when nigh, time comes youll know which your
train IL THE uANu
One Of the train transfers took place at
Trrre Hautc. Tho train sioppcd ot q crossing
a mile or two from any station and lct on US
passengers and then ran back INTO the cNy
and went uu' on another railroad To q point
a mile or more nom station and waited ior
its passengers Ia return 10 IL Nobody had
The slightest ! ga that Bab would ever ca,ch
that train In TerTe liaute. But he dld
just as the conductor was giving his pre-
liminary tug At the bell cord there was COM
motion IN the crowd that filled the stIeet
near the train. lane opened. Through u
hurtled Bab. He was laboring over the pedals
OF ridicuously small boys bicycle when
seemed all the smaller under hts .voluptuous
Ip hafless and red faced. even
more so than usual, but his face was wreathed
with a triumphant smile as he was assisted
last car There were UNANIMOUS inaqirles
as to how he had possessed himself OF the
bicycle, He expla med with the utmost
simplicity that he had found that the tram
was not 70 be at the station and had found
small boy outs ide the station on the bicycle
he had removed the boy from the bicycle;
the Comman deered wheel could be recovered
by diligent inquiry AZ the place OF departure
Of the Roosevelt train; wherever that n'sh'
The last time that Bah missed the train
was. the saddest of all He got behind az
and he was not seen again for twenty;fourr
hours, when he appeared in the middle or
West yirenia. The train rolled In !, ths
Bah sitting on baggage truck on the station
platform with n messenger boy beside hlin,
SCRATCHING on a fcryid DESCRIPTION Of the ,T: ar.
telegraph Office with all possible speed
That night at Hinton. up In the Aileghanies.
Bab received telegram from his MANAGING 8
editor. 30 you want to continue with
Gov Roosevelt after he reaches Washington,
IL ran, In effect, or do you want 10 come
home DO as you like. but notify Us. :.
Bah turned 10 the general surerlnten dent
Of the road: who was participating In the
final roCeedIngs.
can YOU tell Inc. sir" he asked. whether
this train leaves the same station In WASH
/ ington that Il entersf
Il believe il does, said tho superinten-
dent, the train changes from this system
to the Baltimore and Ohio at baltimore.
Bab nj once was busy with n telegram.
Hs gave il to tho porter to take 20 the telc-
graph Office, Then he turned TO the eh-
peCtqut crowd.
m going home from Baltimore he an
/ nouLCad,