The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

in short time young Julian found him. self terribly i'll, while a doctor whd had been sent for was ministering to his ailments. all of which took up good deal of his time. But at last he was ready to leave for St. Ephrem d'Upton, which destination he soon reached never once dreaming of the consternation down in Georgia at his home, where never word had been received from him.
 Mrs Harris is speaking now in the story:
 '"The telegram from MT. Barrett stat ing that he had failed to see Julian in Washington was received by mother in the middle of a very hot afternoon, and in her distress she ran several blocks to the old Wilson pond, where father and the other boys were swimming Standing on the bank she wildly sig naled to them and walled:
 "Oh Joey! Joey! Julian is lost! Why did we ever let him take that trip alone"
 The outcome of this comedy of errors is given in the following excerpt from MT. Harris letter to his son, in which he says:
 Dear Julian: I enclose clipping from the Washington Post, one of the many of that kind that have appeared in the newspapers during the past Wtch lcdot nave IL iHoCl sSu III ttiO Upton Bugle,' or in the St. Hyacinth Poppy You can imagine what a charming episode it has been to us all how pleased your mother was when telegram from Barrett came an- nouncing that you were not in Wash- ington and that you couldn't poss- bly have arrived; it was q beautiful scene-a scene such as can only be found (with this exception) in-books m n cvp ma if won lU have been to send telegram from Washington that you were going through"
 The clipping" from the Washington Post, which he enclosed to his son bore the flaming headlines:
 'Where is the Boy? Joel Chandler Harris Son Missing on His Trip to Washington" and the following is the text of the story:
 Julian Harris. the 16-year-o old son of Joel Chandler Harris, (Uncle Re- mus) of the Atlanta Constitution is badly wanted by his father and friends. A few days ago MT. E. w. Barrett. correspondent for the Constitution here, received letter from MT. Har- ris. stating that his son, Julian, would leave Atlanta Sunday morning for Canada He would reach Washington Monday morning and would stop over there three or four days before pro- ceeding on his journey. MT. Barrett was asked to kindly look after the young man and to show him such fav- ors as might be necessary and convent ent The letter stated that he would stop at the Metropolitan. tThere was some misunderstanding on this point: Julians expectation was that he was to be~met at the train and he re- called no mention of the Metropoli- tan or any other hotel by his father.) Mir Barrett notified the clerk at the hotel to say to young MT Harris to remain at the hotel until he came in from Tokoma park about noon Mon- day. When Mir Barrett went to the hotel at the time named, 'he was told that no such party had arrived. This appeared strange and when Mir. Barrett reached the capitol he found tele- gram asking if Julian had arrived safely. An answer was sent saying he had failed to reach Washington; or else he had gone to some hotel oth- CT than the Metropolitan. The tele- gram caused Mir Harris, Captain How ell and other members of the Consti- tuition to become alarmed and since it's receipt large number Of mes sages have been sent to Mir Barrett to spare neither money nor time in ascertaining the whereabouts of the young man. He had left Atlanta Sun day morning and his failure to reach Washington could not he explained.
 All day yesterday efforts were made to learn something of him. but to TO avail; late in the afternoon Mir Bar rett notified headquarters and left description.
 The young man is of quiet, retiring disposition, and no one who knows him would for moment believe that he has conducted his trip on his own schedule and to suit himself"
 Mrs. Harris proceeds to say that the tender father heart relented, of course, ever in the midst of justifiable irri- tatitn and he wrote another letter to his son which he sent along ahead If the first one to salve it's sting.
 My Dear Boy, wrote Uncle Re mus, q wrote you letter last Sdn- day but as it was written while I was suffering from the strain of my un- easiness, and anxiety placed upon me. did not mail it. I will send it to you this week. for there are some things in it that you ought to see, but in reading