The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-14
Uncle WOLFF had THE KIDS.
FOUR LITTLE BOCK1ANs WERE
slrE IN THE HOUSE OF SILVER.
c,est RcJoicings In East Eishty-seoond
street when Father Brought Them
Uone-Bad Attack Of the Vanderbilt
caused Week Long kidnapping Scare.


Ho,ne--Bad Attack Of the Wanderlus1
Caused week Long kidnapping Scare
.sie sind wieder "a Hause,' sang Aaror
RoekIan, the father, shearing beautiful
Inn that the rich may have long costs by
.novfall, Isle sind wieder su Hause,
summed Sarah, the mother, scrubbing away
=, fnock and waist that the seven small SOM
and daughters may be neat In tho eyes
Of the neighbors.
Then Aaron's scissors would stop click.
;os and Sarah would run from the wash tub
.nd father and mother would grab the foul
Mia Bockians, that all New York thought
md been snatched BY the bogy man, and
Mss the candy smears from their round,
NV faces. Frau Gross, laughing hap
uily. leaned out OF her window above the
nome OF the Bockians, ut a44 East Eighty.
.aeond street, and tossed very satisfying
douphnuts to the four email adventures
nlaynp 10 the backyard. Outside, In street
Ami Of children, the voice Of Joey Treuoht-
l,nser, gave the joyful tidings to the world:
.n,cky Ann and the kids has came home
again.
The Lost little Bockians, who weren't
Rally lost at all, padded about the back
ward, having a Christmas and New Years
roled into one. When school was out,
the children Of the quarter few In like q
dock OF noisy birds to hear about their
wonderful adventures, hanging more breath
kssty on the tale told by Joseph than they
vuh on the most exciting OF story books.
There was much bliss In that backyard,
for grown ups who went to see the children
~ in their chubby hands pennies and
niokels, and even dimes, sufficient to pur-
chase numerous stomach aches.
The tale OF the little Bockians begins on
Wednesday a week ago, when they came
With their mother ON the ship Fatherland
10 ioin Aaron, the fur cutter, who had
made home for them here. Joseph s 10;
Selma Is 8, Matilda IL 4 and Solly is scant q.
There are three other small Bockians-
Freda, Elsa and Fannie. but they don't
count in this story.
In Baden Baden ('That means bathin'
two umes-I speak Choiman,' said Joey
Ttsuchtlanger) the little Bockians had
heard their mother talk much about Wolff
silver her brother who had gone to America
and got rich, 30 rich that he had q house
With gardens, a real piano, things nice to
at and poodle dogs-lots Of poodle dogs.
The little Bocdans used to dream of Uncle
Volt He became sort Of family st.
Nicholas On shipboard they heard their
mother say he was going to meet them at
tho pier and they trembled from joyful
expectancy.
When the Fatherland arrived, there was
Uncle Wolf waiting for them. Uncle
Wolf was satisfying. He wore silk hat.
He carried cane with gold head, and the
sharp eyes of the little Bockians saw a gold
ctdn dangling from his vest. A woolly
poodle trotted behind this delightful per-
son, confirming their widest dreams. He
jnsled money in his pockets and gave
them each q nickel. Then he took them
md their mother to the homo at S44 East
Eghty4econd street that Papa Aaron
had shared night and day for two years
10 make for them.
X i've said Uncle Wolf. at s7a East
TiHeeuth street. You must come to
v.atms. lhave many nice things for you
In The hustle Of the next few days, and the
ros, and rush Of new things that piled upon
these Baden Baden folk many things were
forgotten, but not 1873 East Thirteenth
street. Their mother and father were
far too busy to take them to sec their splen-
did uncle vet. Patience. some day they
would, 70 they told the children.
They had patience fer five days. but when
they hoped out Of bed last Monday NOM
Ing they slipped out into tho backyard and
put their four yellow heads together. Joseph !
wanted TO run away to see Uncle Wolff.
Would Selma and Matilda got Would
they' The cat nearly got out OF the bag
because they shouted so loud. solly didn't
q be would tell mother; then-Goodby
Uncle Wolf and the poodle dogs.
There wasn't one Of the children that
knew word Of English, but Joseph said
never mind, they would get along: When
mother wasn't looking they. got into the
.esn Of condensed milk. Joseph. as leader,
teok possession Of the four nickels that |
Uncle Wolf had given them. They started |
gut about o'cl lock Monday morning. Frau |
Soekan thought they had gone into the |
street. to play and went, on with her work: |
IL. ycseph in the lead. Selma, Matilda and
Soly toddlng after as fast as their short legs
would CRY them, they turned from quiet |
lSS Eghty-second street into tho racket
o. second avenue, end sta rted south. People
eaWrylng along turned to smile at them
'ol uey were pretty and clean and meet.
a. iTst the elevated trains scared SOuy
Ind made him cry and want to 60 homo.
Joseph cxpE ined and bravely marched
We other three up the stairs Of a sta ton
va back again. Along came a street
Mno, which stopped near them. Two picks
nmnies were heeling and toeing to the
Esnd music and crowd got around. The
, Hvr little Bockiars were quite enchanted.
D9ore they knew 1t they were stepping
% quaint old fashioned German dance
@er mother had taught them and they
vele almost frightened by the handclappin9
sna laughter q the crowd.
smiling Italian and red capped mon
we're attached to the street PIANO,
~ lascina' ing creatures, and before the
snudreh realized 1t they were far OF their
nea and over near Central Park. They
%snt rave got really lost then II an excl
Ias adventure hadn't come their way.
Around corner rushed fire engine, big
SoIH es gallopine, gong clapping, every-
10y running and shouting. The little
~. ran and shouted with the rest
. III found themselves hack on Second
~" Venue. 1t vas away after noon then and
~Sy were hungry and getting a little tired.
.ncy sat down on the curbstone and ate
meat quantity Of bread and condensed
s "h. Joseph spent one Of the nickes for
Ipss, though Matilda wept for candy.
minute or two later, when they were on
HeE way south again, they saw q man.
nfee times as big as their father. dressed
N blue, with a hat like a soldier, BE
~ syemg them suspiciously and they ran
s.s Ia az they could. II was q narrow
msd he policeman had pretty nearly
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