The sun., 1901-04-17
SUNNY SOUTH CALLS HIM
AND THE FoURTH INFANTRy's MASCOT
rs HONESICk FOR NAMuI'S ARMS.

W VI u y
Has Had Enough OF War and Fever and tho
philippines. and sister Mamie cries for Him
at Home In Grscnv;iie, y. c. Lost Here.
So the Next stcamer'n Take Him Back.
Tom Davis. homeock mascot, X TO depart
for the sunny Carolina shore with the sail
ing of the next Clyde Line steamer, Tor
three years Tom has followed the fortunes
Of the Fourth T. tied Sta'e- Infantry. lie
attached himself 10 tho regiment in the eX-
citing summer ~ 1905. when the Fourth was
under canvas at Greenville. y G. All that
summer the Fourth was awaiting orders
They came wh,n the cotton began 20 ripen
in September. and tho Fourth went 20 Camp
Meade, Pa, to recruit for Philippine SER
vice.
Instead Of sta ying TO help his foster parents
in the cotton fields. Tom. who ia likable
little darkey, smuggled himself aboard tha
train with the soldiers, and camo North
with them. From Camp Meade the regi-
ment went to San Francisco. and then out
through the Golden Gate 20 Honolulu and to
Manila. and Tom went along But he found
the Philippines hotter than Grecnville. and
yellow fever found Tom out. so also did
letter from his foster mother, Mrs. Josephine
Adams The letter depressed Tom 40 much
that tho Fourth Infantry decided to send
him back to Greenville. Transportation
from Manila 20 New York was found for him.
and he got here week ago.
Being So much nearer Greenville, Tom be-
came much better In health. and when his
money gave out he began TO ask in stores
and Offices for a job. one man In Park
row Office building questioned him little
and then wrote TO Mrs. Adams at Toms
dictation. The man agreed 20 hold for Tom
any letter received in reply. The answer
came and here II is;
my dee son vat visiting ny. an, in Carlisle
wen yur Letter cam. war 20 glad Hd' 90 com
wanting yu for so long. Last ktismas mamie say
SON of her SANITY haw for w. She Hid IN her srp
and she kris for yu som on ntS sins. We Nautyl
com hack soon ana not GO any fardcr VII the sol
oilers your loving mother Mrs. Josephine Adams.
Mrs Adams is the wife of Preacher Adams
Of some Grernville fame. Mamie is Toms
sister
Mis- Adam lest 80 kind to ne I could lovs
hor all NAH life, said the homcsick mascot
yesterday 70 Magistrate Crime IN Jelr,.o1
Market polio" conr'. where ne had dllt'"d
"Nhe took me when Nh was llt'l"r n np'hln
after NAH own dcah mother died and she
n, In mr S" ma9 avn J'bm basn S'%p nsd, anp np
carth Preacher Adams - jest fraud His
preacninS doan. DO people no. good When
Ah worked pickh ,G2'tGn an Gro4sht Sm! an q"
nanny ma done took II and spent It. Al
was little fcllor then When Ah get back
Al wont be afraid Of him Ann most IS
"Ah done dc people good when | prayed
one time boy was ell in de church an An
Jest stood W an said NJ was only niue, but
that brothers and sisters. II you want TO he
saved Jest come down on your knees An
doy lest Hoped uE.t down. all 81 them
An went ,utht on l"Hn 'h'm now Z" D."
saved an doy hUiler"d riLut uut an some
of them got saved that uH" an dey "hS
sin saved wanu An went away from Green
vile Bat Preacher Adams doan do much
good lie iest breaches
The man who pptcd as Toms aranuensis
FOR Tom cannot r"ud or write. although b."
was 10 years old when he lett 6r"enylI.c 10
serve his country ~ mascot. e"ut the boy
70 a broadway department sloIc IS llE"lN
rlaCe to get "A Job lie head Of The stores
detective Interviewed Tom and then took
him 20 jefferson Market court with the hoI"
OF acting IN motion such ofCal maChlner"
ia would move tn" lad on toward preacher
Ma aRistrate crane heard Toms story and
after tolprhouug 70 IL" CLYDE Line pier
gave HIM q card Of Application FOR aid adj
dressed to Supt. bl1ir 81 the outdoor Poor
Nlrrau When the Magistrate supp,e-
igcnicd the card with half dollar ard some
oral good cheer as to the possibility Of Toms
soon reaching GreeuNiN". the piokaninny
Clasled hls hands between his knees and
seemed TO undergo q sort of physical pm
rnXy-m of Joy. Then he limbered his joints
ior a shuiI'e and sang:
air, ago'n' tai wok on de railroad.
amt sCpin' tan v 'k on d- tahr1.
| III walt Wat M GHG freight tts'n comes
An roll. ron AlonC tp man mamuy's aims
After leaving the police court Tom visited
| a restaUrau,, where h" AZ" I'll tho uslf dollar
| wasHlmo.t gone IAru lu moved ON 70 Sup'
| of Transportation on the next clyde Line
| ,'ruucr for either NNulu ,'pu, y. {, Or