Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-11
AN AGED FATHER
PRAYS THAT SON
RETURNS To HIM
Michael J. Tierney Last
Seen in Albuquerque; 90
Year old Father Daily
PrayS and Waits for Him


Up in Portland, Oregon, a
feeble old man prays each day
to the Almighty God that He will
return his son to him for hrlei
span before he passes through
the portals into the Great Beyond.
He is far beyond the allotted
span Of three score and ten--a
quarter of a century beyond It.
Bent nearly double with the
weight Of years. his step-When
he steps-is like that of llttle
child, feeling its way as the child
who is first learning to walk
And like a little child he has
but one thought. AS the child
dwells happily on the toy he mas
the coming meal or whatever may
be in the immediate future &c
bring happiness, so does this aged
man dwell on but one thought
His whole soul is centered IN the
hope that his beloved son VIII re-
turn to him, to clasp his hand as
he journeys on.
on the very threshold Of an
other world he is, with his 80
years hanging heavily upon him
Each day he prays with the ferVoi
that only such one, born in Ire
land and answering in the faith
in which he was born, can pray
Prays that his son will be WITH
him to hold one of his feeble
hands as he crosses that threshold
into the beyond. Prays that the
weight which now rests heavily
upon him will be lifted before
the Great Journey begins, lifted
by the return of his "b'ye."
Tierney is the old mans name
fine old Irish name. He saw
the things which happened after
the days of Robert Emmett-aftel
the "Black Days" that followed
'g8. And he came to America
TO raise his family so that the
"childer' might not have to face
the perils and the black misery
he knew in his youth.
Here, in "they country that lies
far across the sea-" he has made
his stand for three-quarters of
century. He will not return tC
the land where perils beset ever
as they did in the days of his
youth, but will end his days II
tho land of peace. But in MS
last moments he wants "a breatl
OF the Aud Dart" in the presence
of his son and daughter. His
daughter is with him but he can
not be content until his son ha'
been added.
So he has called upon Albu'
querque to assist him in regain
ing his son. And from his scantI
hoard he has offered a reward
for the return of that son. IA
though anyone would take money
from a poor old man like that
as Police Captain Pat O'Grady eX
pressed it last night.
The son was last heard of II
Albuquerque a short time ago, ac
cording to letter from his sis
| ter. She says that he made tive
trips to New York. in 1918, t
| find the family, but that they
had left there then. She believes
he has since sought them but ha'
been unable to find them. Tht
sisters name is J.. Tierney Benask
She and her aged father live a
211 Fourteenth street, Portland
Oregon. The daughter is smooth
ing the way for her father az
best she may But his cup o.
joy will not be filled until his
son has returned.
Michael j. Ticrney is the sons
name. He is described as 3S
years of age, about feet 10 y
inches tall, weighing about IT'S
brown hair, blue-gray eyes ant
nose slightly uptilted in true
Irish fashion. He is described a.
man who walks with short
quick steps. He is a miner ant
at times has been marine fire
man.
And up in Portland the aget
father prays each day to Almighty
God. Prays that his boy will be
returned to him. Prays thai
someone will learn his father
seeks him and will inform the
man-but still az bye" to his
father-tnat bis father waits fol
him