Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-14
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
TRAMP FINDS LETTERS AND
RETURNS THEM TO "KIDS"
BY THE EAvEsDRcPPER

"Will ye do something with these
letters? 1 thought perhaps the little
ones and his missis would be glad to
know he got them before the train was
ditched"
A tramp, a vagabond, a confessed
vandal, stood at the desk at the West
minister and addressed these words to
the clerk.
His clothes were dirty and his ex-
terror was rough. In his hand he held
three letters and as he spoke his voice
trembled and there were something
very like tears in his eyes.
| The letters were addressed to S. H.
Austin, tourist agent in charge of the
party on the wrecked Shriner train,
and they came from New York The
name of the Westminster hotel was on
the envelope and there the tramp took
them.
II was up near Santa Barbara just
travelling around wherever / could
get a grip-yes I'm a tramp. 1 went
to the wreck and 1 found these letters
lying near the body of the fellow whose
name is written there.
'I read them and 1 just made up my
mind I'd bring 'em here and see if I
could find some one who wanted to
send them back to his folks.
1.-TWO of them are from his little kids
two little girls, guess they was, and
they're full of love and kisses for their
daddy, and they say they want him to
hurry home.
much account, 1 guess, and I've been
just knocking around the country for a
long time, but those there letters they
set me to thinking. Just think of the
pretty little things waning for their
daddy and he all the time lying dead
out there in the ditch.
"They just might like to known he
heard from them before he died. It'll
be hard enough for the pretty little
ones.
my name? Why pal, amt got any
name any more. I'm just poor wretch
that would not be a credit to any |
family.
mo, sir; 1 don't want no money for
those letters. l did not do it for
just want the kids to know
he got 'em, that's all.'
The tramp pushed the hand with the
offered coin away from him and
walked away.
Goes to Wedding of Son
Hugh Boyd, owner and editor of the
New Brunswick Daily News, New Jer-
sey, left last night for New York after
five months passed at the Westminster
hotel.
He goes to New York to attend the
of his son, William Butler
Boyd, who will marry Miss Ruth O'Day,
daughter of the late millionaire Daniel
o'Day, who was until the time of his
1eath vice president of the Standard
Oil company. Young Boyd is director
md secretary of the George P. Rowell
Advertising company, the Oldest firm
If the kind in New York, and he is a
veil known newspaper man.
The wedding will be one of the most
of the June nuptial affairs
n the metropolis.
Is President of Gridiron Club
Sam G. Blythe, one of the best known
newspaper men of New York state, is
at the Alexandria. Mr.. Blythe was the
guest Of honor at an informal recep-
ton at the Press club last evening.
Blythe is Washington correspondent
ror the New York World and does q
stunt at Albany occasionally when
state legislative affairs demand the
presence of "star" reporter. In
Mr.. Blythe is one of the
most popular newspaper men and Is
president of the famous Gridiron club,
the best known association of
journalists in the world.
Personals
Mrs. c. L. Lewis, wife of wealthy
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