The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-09

a chimney % Embarked logs, small
windows and a low huns roof. in
story county lowe. William Ashley
sunday frs, saw the light Of day,
while his father was in the south
Egntng FOR his country in the civil
war His courageous mother cared
for her two llt,le children and strug-
sied with all tho ha-dships that The
pioneer must endure in order 70
wre>t lyinS from nature Her
iast bonn was fragile mite and
her husband vas killed and allied an
unknown grave while she was max
UE q brave fight 10 keep the little
~ alive
Affs- some wears ot desperate
struggle ~t- con luded that her lii.
tie BOYS would b. better of in the
soldiers Orphan home at Glen
wood. d.. where they would have
plenty OF food ard an opportunity
'or education So she took Ed and
Billy by TIE hand their little be-
.0uE.-Es all neatly washed and
m.aaed. tied In a bundle and walk
sd with them 70 the station. She
d't not have enough money 10 pay
Their way 10 GIenwood. but sent
hem no within 20 miles OF there
AMI trusted 70 God for the rest o.
-l- Journey The parting between
tae poor mother and her little boys
has leen pathetically told By Mr.
Sunday in one OF his sermons
Goes 20 Orphans Home.
I'd and "Blly' we're PIT OF the
train % miles before they reached
their destination They we're hung.
rs and afraid, tut a farmers wife
-tv,- sh-fa something - cat and n
brakeman on freight train gave
them a lift and they finally reach
~ sheir dss'lna,iog z safety
TheE stayed t,r '. year and half
40 the GlenwooS dome, or until e
went out of existence when the
we're transferred TO the Davenport
rcme where hey received syste-
1a'Ir training
while suu a little boy az Glen
wood BHys7 athletic tendencies
becama evident There was the
usual bully in he school and Billy
vs- delegated by the other boys 20
bring him TO time In the early
dawn % dav. clad only In night
hrs Billy" and the bully entered
rho rng. and only one came OF
with a whole akin That one Kas
Billy" and The bully bulled no
more
srrer The hero Of this fst ngh'
e- rte Davenport home ne was "a
gears old ne could have remained
another year. but his brother Va
cong and he could not stand rho
rer,ing Thny both went 20 rho
farm % their grandfather. SQuire
Corey near Ames. II. Here me boy
t.H .ll sorts ~ farm work from de
gins weeds (Which Billy did not
Ike 20 milking cows and piouzhiug
feIds lrt.l one day Billy had ~"
bad luck 10 break neck yoke
which accident brought down vra'r
ufon his head
Outs Farm On Impulse
Always high strung and n"ryogsis
organized. Billy" Sunday then and
here decided 70 leave the farm and
strike ont FOR himself He Eot ?
TAR az Nevada on the small .mo1n.
~ money he had been able 20 save
I'd found a place in a fourth rate
hotel Here he met trains In ne
middle ~ the night. Iugged heavy
grips. swept secured. polished and
received Ia compensation his board
and lodging. his bed being bunk
under me counter He Lost even
this poor job because he stayed
away one day. and then hired or 20
Col John scott. one time lieutenant
governor of Iowa Here he took
care OF % Shetland ponies besides
being an all.roGnd helper, and 70.
ceived not only his Keeps but s. a
month besides He also went 20 the
high school and concluded the
course with high average 81
scholarship During bic last two
years ne was ianitor OF the building
and had 10 get out of bed AZ 2
o'clock in the morning during the
winter, In order 70 start ~ fires. he
carried the coal. did all the sweep
NJ and sdustinR and everything else
/ that janitors do.
While a. school IN Nevada he 30.
/ came celebrated az runner and
a'er during his baseball days. was
able % DO 100 yards in 30 seconds
/ 10 went 20 N1rshali'ovn after I'm.
i-hinR high school and became 4
member Of thr Narsta.raUa sre
BRIGADE Mar ne'rown Was keen
f1r athletics and Billy sunday
could sivayt boz depended on 'o do
9mGbire startling Ir running. Tho