Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-07-26
HE FOUND
A BROTHER
BY ARTHUR BOYNTON
Copyright by American Press Assoc
By ARTHUR BOYNTON

woman "A man came to see her occa.
sionally. and they talked a great deal
about me. One day they took me away
very hurriedly to another city, where
they kept me for long while. send
Ing me out to steal what 1 could get
! my hands on One day after being
Tut on this errand 1 returned TO the
shabby room and found it empty.
l must have been about seven wears
ola AT this time. AT any rate, was
old enough to pick up a living as a
street gamin- 1 didn't like stealing
because 1 had been often kicked and
cuned for doing so. i therefore in
vested the proceeds of n very success
full theft in newspapers and entered
upon that business. On one or two
occasions l got out into the country
and longed to be there instead Of in
the dirty and dingy city. This threw
me into the profession OF tram. but I
instinctively shrank from asking peo-
pie for food. therefore 1 made n very
poor living. i noticed that whenever
asked any one for help was always
looked upon with n sort Of curiosity
that l did not understand.
% One night. tired and hungry. WINS
tramping on n road had failed to
obtain any supper, and no one would
let me sleep on the prASises. was
about to choose my accustomed bed on
such occasions, two fiat fence rails. /
when l saw dim light ahead. Trudg- /
ing on, l came to n house
l looked In at n window and saw
that the room was lighted by bright
Goals left from n wood fire. There
was a bearskin rug before the fire.
place, and l longed to lie down on It
and have n comfortable sleep. tried
the window sash. expecting to find It
locked, but II wasn't. / could lift IL
easily and without making a sound.
did so, put my head In and listened.
then climbed into the room.
The house no doubt belonged 70 we'll
to do persons They had evidently
gone 10 bed. I thought I might snatch
few hours sleep and get out before
any one moved In the morning.
knew Ii would be risky to do so. but
was desperate and ready to take any
chance. SO down I got on the rug ard
had hardly struck 1t when / fell asIeep.
/ was awakened by being shaken.
opening my eyes, l perceived that the
Dom was illumipated. a man in pa
amas was STOPPING beside me. shak-
ng me with one hand and holding n ,
locked revolver in the other. ,
Get up and get out of herer' he said
'oughly.
"All right" replied. ,
Raising myself, i stood on nv feet {
nd rubbed my eyes. The man asked 1
ne how / got in and what ! came for. s
lie soon saw that 1. was not danger I
us and unlocked his pistol When he c
earned that l was tramp and tired
nd hungry he softened toward me. '
oticed that he looked at me with that V
anne curious gaze with which others I
al regarded me. After talking with Q
ne Few minutes he got me some q
hing to eat and, not having the heart e
D turn me out. told me he would show
lie into room where could sleep till Il
forming. 1 told him / would rather u
e on the rug. and he said | might do L
D. lie had come down before going d
sleep to make sure the fire was in L
ale condition, had seen Inc lying be- n
IRE II. had gone back upstairs for a
svoiver and had awakened me.
In the morning early he came down. a
FUSED me and told me to follow him 81
pstalrs, showing me into a beautiful II
LED bathroom and pointing to a suit a
clothes, with undergarments. hang Ct
x to hooks. I bathed, put on the o.
AN who had befriended me was "
ere and. turning. gazed at me stead 81
and with wondering look. -
III L didn't know better" he said. at ~
ould think you were my own broth az
ne Ied me TO pier glass, where our "
'ures were reflected. / had never "
en- myself decently dressed before "s
ID was astOnished at the change in ~
appearance. / was as much aston II
leo as he at the resemblance between -
ana the man beside me. Turning ~
me. he said: al
You're no tramp. saw that last y.
sht. You are or were at least born a =.
ntleman. You've got gentler blood u
your veins than l. You're working y.
me game" III
assured him that he was mistaken a.
during our conversation gave him =.
sketch OF my life | have given Wv
re. From the first he seemed moved
some powerful emotion. Before I
q finished he ran into the hall and gu
led: Mother! Emily! Jack! Come ..
-er I'd
Vhen these persons came down he .,
q to them. Look at us two togeth. -,
and tell me who you think he is" ~
Oh. hcayensr" oxclofp,od H. -.. al