Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-17
TOM. TIL: ORPHAN.

"NS ana Ia tNcf hhd been tramp
ing along the hot. sunny roads for
many days While on one OF these
da!!y journeys Toms father dropped
beside the road Tom Was very
frightened. He dragged his father
10 the shade OF Il nearby tree rhcre
lie sat by his father until "a passing
farmer found them. lilo took tho
""E and man u his house The boy
WAS taken care or. and called a doc
t"r 10 sec tho Sick man. when tho
doctor came he found the ,map had
suhstrokc. lie said that ,h.rt was
iit!e nope FOR his recovery. Tho
man reEained consciousness once.
while he Was conscious no said
SON. IL Iii" 10 10 your rich nunt
ana uncle. whose names are Mr.. and
Mrs John Boone" IIc also told thu
BOY MS fuli name which was Tom
wilson. In few days the father
died Little Tom wus very much
Ef!cVed' II" stayed at the faruc:'s
iItt!c lpngcr. one dag tho farm
told the little boy he would star,
the next day for New York. whore
his aunt lived The father ha1 Ic,,
the little boy $500. After the burial
expenses had been taken GU, slOo
was icft for him. Thc farmer did
not charge anything FOR taxing care
OF th.W because he was glad to do
GOOD deed. Tho day hcror. N.
boy Was To start the farmers VIII.
vent 70 nearby town and bought,
me itt!" hoy some good clothes and
Il il''lc grip She gave this To him
~ gift. That night Tom wen, Ia
bed early because he would have To
Ee, up so soon in tho morniug. when
morning cama ne got dressed and
70 no farmer and his
/" 'he wagon with Tom
No"l 70 the station. rs
oo".u accompany MIN to New
'',,' ''e conductor prom
'o' MIN.
AS tho train pulled on the farm
or h"hH"d him a note saying. Keep
ON opened tho note and this
- "h"' ne read: II you ever "a,
IN Fouble. lust como back to WI
''A"' hf""h.' Tom easily read this
o''"uhe MS father had taught him.
.t' "aS u"IlIht"d with the train ride.
:, ''"N "'m "a! day u get 10 New
- ne looked out over tn.
''""N iu!Iy !iShted city h" thought IL
Was the protest. picture he had ever
zen
As tho train hal "a wal, {, Sc,
York about fortv minutes ,bn
drctor took Tom bv tn. Eard .,,,
led him to the waiting room H..
h" asked ii Mr. or Mrs Boone ynrc
there y tall woman dressed in ria,
six and a short anclv.drcssad ma,
walked toward the conductor ,rh.v
told the conductor thar ,hov y.r. NJ.
aud Mrs. Boone They asked ~.
conductor If the boy he had win min,
was Tom Wilson The c,uIuc,or
told them the boy was Tom. >r.-
thanking the conductor for ,..,rr
care OF the boy they started for .hcjr
car. Tom then spoke. Ic .skoa
Are you my rich aunt and uucl. my
father was telling me ahou, .,
Yes" snapped the woman "Dnr.,
you dare speak Of your father orn,n,
me. After this Tom stopped tsIy
ing, and was silent all IN. way ia
his aunt's home. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoo,c
did not do much talking either. Whom
they came L" the mansion whcr. tho.
lived the lady took Tom in tn. housc
ana showed him his room. The room
which he was to occupy was bo-
small. and dusty room I'm hi,r
dark and dusty attick. As tho I,dy
carried him past tho beautiful rooms
he would hone tho ncv, ono ,o,,i,
he his but she never s,orr., W.
she had passed All q, "a. dora
the prc,tv rooms ebo ,rr,o,
went nm some uorro,.
she ,bor ,i,,n, '',S'
RICH, .,d ,oId ,f =, ','
his ,o,,, ~ ~ ''
,nrct,,., ''"'' "'s
,,isb.t g., - -. i,'"h. re
~" t"t iaFhheF
'"' '''"h ''tti: room
r,, 90 "''' """ sven MN.
-, - NV """ gwen hln one OF
'"''''s ne h"u' ne aunt
~" "'ht down ana icit him alone.
,'' ia" turned on the electric light.
o"c t"iu inc BOY he sure to turn
IL OIL before yon 20 10 bed" Tom
.o'u her thiit he would. After she
hhd gone GOWN he began TO unpaCk
ms niue grip. He hung his clothes
up In closet he found Al one END
OF the room. lie nut some more Of
his things such as tie. handkerchief,