The Washington times., 1910-08-11
Thomas NJ. Dawly, Age IA,
Tells of Hardships of
Two Years.
GLAD TO BE BACK
WITH HIS FATHER
Relaxation of Return Causes Sick
ness, Although Not of
Serious Nature.


gal has returned home.
Being an up-to-date prodigal he had
not had to feed swine, nor yet live on
/ the husks they could not eat-but he
Tells OF having minded the COWS on a
farm outside of Pittsburs, Of having
tramped the streets Of that city looking
for work and Of other hardships that
the prodiEaI Of old did not have to en-
dure-
And on his return there was no killing
OF the fatted calf. but. without that, he
was just as glad to set home and find
his father kind and forgiving-
The son in this case, who left home
two years ago. is Thomas Michael Law
Is, the fourteen-year-oId son Of Thomas
Dawly, Of 1877 s street He promptly
showed his appreciation of the prePara-
lions made for his homecoming by fall
Ing sick
Illness Not Serious
II is nothing serious. however, and his
father thinks that It is more the reIaxa-
ton from the strain of the last two
years than anything else, although he
has been placed under the doctors care
10 all appearances the boy has not
changed ml1n since he left on the first
stage Of his sudden trip away from
He has grown a Bit said his father
today, and his face IS thinner The
struggles he had 20 90 through have
aged him beyond his years, but other
wise he is the same happy, joyful
yOunEster who left home two years ago
10 look for work in some city where
they allow children TO earn their own
living.
But now Nike as his family low
T sat 70
more, and he says that he has had
enough or the hard life and he doesn't
want another try at earning his own
living
Cured Of Wanderlust
Apparently the strain OF working his
way from here TO Pittsburg-for he didn't
have a cent when he left Washington
and supporting himself while away, has
been enough to cure him Of the wander
/ lust which IUred him away, and he is
content 10 rest safely with his father
and a1nts for some time TO come.
on June =, 1875, Mr.. Dawly, ST., re-
/ Ceived a letter from the head Of the
| Working Boys Home where he had
/ paced MS two sons temporarily, saying
that one Of them, the older had run
away and that they could ind no trace
OF him. This was Che lrsL inrinla don
/ he had that his son had gone forth 10
/ on arriving in Washington from the
{ South where he had been EMPLOYED on
3 business for the government, Mr.. Dawly
/ found that but one Of his sons was still
[ al the Home the other having be
/ come dissa tisfied with the food snd
/ treatment and having left 10 90 10
/ somewhere where they don't care how
I old a kid is
Goes to PittsbuTg.
/ According TO the story told by Nike
I on his return, and corroborated by his
/ younger brother. he complained Of the
/ food at the Home and the E-atron there
4 told him that he could get out II he
/ orally, he left, and without a cent II
/ his pockets, started for PittsburE, where
/ ne had heard that there was no child
/ labor law.
Sure enough. when he got there. az
/ ter working mis- way via Baltimore. he
/ found that they allowed children &c
l work but that It was not as easy as %
{ sounded 10 get q job After walking
I the streets day and night for q week,
I and being faint from hunger, he vas
/ quiTed who he was and where he came
/ FROM
Fibbed About Parents.
/ Having too much pride to tell then
/ that he had run away from home and
/ also knowing that they would send him
/ back to Washington the next day hs
! dead, and that he had come 10 Pitts
/ burg 10 look for work
! The appearance OF the little chap Sc
pleased Joseph Gibson the driver OF
/ the patrol wagon in which Mike had had
/ a free ride TO the station, that ne took
the little fellow home with him and
/
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