The Washington times., 1907-08-09
He Was Sitting on Pine
Needles Close TO
Camp.
Wholly UncOncerned
Regarding Fuss Made
Over Him.

Sitting upon the pine needles in
dense strip of woods about a quar-
ter of a mile northeast OF Camp
Good Will, little Robert Barker.
the three-year-old child, who wan
dered away from the camp Wednes-
day afternoon, was found at 12:I5
today by the soldiers Of Company F
Of the Thirteenth Cavalry. under
personal command of Maj. Guy H.
Preston.
As the child was sighted the
soldiers gave a wild cheer, and
started forward on the run. The
child was picked up from the
ground by Private Rice, who held
him alOft as cheer after cheer rang
through the woods.
Accompanying the soldiers on the
march through this strip of the
woods was Capt Andrew NJ Parker,
of the District National Guard, and
the Rev. John Van Schaickv pzstor
of the Church Of Our Father, both
of whom have been untiring in the
search since the child was first re-
ported missing.
Rejoicing in Camp.
Within a short time the child had been
| carried TO Camp Good VIII. where TIE
soldiers repeatedly cheered. The scene
Z N4-H-
camp and the scores Of volunteers who
have been assisting in the search for
two days and nights. was unparalleled.
| Robert was Immediately carried into
the room occupied by Mrs. Bushee. su-
! periutendent Of he camp. Secretary
| Charles Weller, who was near by. was
| communicated with and the camp at
! tendants began to give the little fellow
/ food and stimuIants. the soldiers. police
/ men, and searehers, a hundred or more
in number. holding forth in unrestrained
/ JOY without.
1 The little fellow had nothing whatever
20 say and looked contented about him
as his wants were administered 70,
/ seemingly at a loss to understand the
! cOmmOtiOn- Beyond a wet and bedrag-
\ gled appearance and a more or less
/ haggard look about the eyes. the child
/ showed little evidence Of his two days
| and nights in the woods.
Scene Was Indescribable.
The Rev Van schaick. in describing
/ the finding Of the child. said:
/ 1T is impossible 10 describe the scene
when we sighted the little one sitting
/ upon the ground beneath a big pine
| tree. All the morning the soldiers had
secured the woods 20 the south and west
Of the camp. At the noon hour we came
in almost discouraged. and were served
with coffee and lunch, that we might
be stimulated for the afternoon search
/ through the wet and tangled woods.
/ "a little before u we s-=rted out in
1 an easterly direction across the woods,
! the soldiers marching abreast as in bat
/ tie array. with just a small space be-
| tween each, beating down the under
/ growth as we went. We soon turned in
/ a northerly direction. and when about
! a quarter OF a mile northeast Of the camp
we came across the little fellow sitting
/ contentedly upon the ground His little
| wet overalis and blouse hung closely TO
| his body, for, despite his efforts 10 shade
! himself from the rain, he had become
| thoroughly soaked
| Soldiers Gave Cheer.
The soldiers let out a. cheer. that one
might hear for a mile as We rushed
toward the object OF our long and sleep
less quest. A moment later he was
upon the shoulder of Private Rice and
was surrounded by the lot Of wildly
I cheering men. who bore him IN triumph
I TO the camp"
A scene Of delirious delight was that
I enacted at the camp when the missing
/ child was brought in by the soldiers.
/ Men. women. and children. their ewes
l swollen from sleepless nights, gave way
I 70 their emotions and cheered and cried
by turns. Throughout II ali the little
4 three-year-old lad who was the cause
cf II all, gazed in wonderment about
him, halt-frighted, half-happy look in
his large dark gray eyes.
! Gives Child Food.
After he had been patted and caressed
by nearly everyone present, Secretary
Weller and Mrs Edna Bushee. OF the
Associated Charities. and Mrs. Ferry, IN
whose care the child came 20 the camp,
took him into a nearby room and began