The New York herald., 1922-04-12
DOG GOES WITH BOY
TO Be WARD OF CITY
Justice Boyle Commits Mon
grcl Charley as Companion
to Master.
FAILS LONG TOGETHER
Tommy, Ten. Feels Sure His
Pet Will Win All Ribbons
at New Home.

Tommy Blank. who IS 10 and has an
other name that the Chilcrens Society
will not make public will be sent to
the Mission OF the Immaculate Virgin
or, staten Island this morning--and
Charley Is going. too, Charley being
:, dog of uncertain ancestry but with
\ genial disposition and a trick of wag-
1 ging his stump OF a tail as IL il were
windmill
| 1t must be admitted, however, that
1 Charley now has something to wag
about, for he has the distinction OF
! being the first and only dog ever COM
mitted to an orphans institution by a
/ New York Judge
4 Life hasn't been very good to Tommy
1 Blank and almost all the wisdom and
Knowledge that he has absorbed has
| been that Of the gutter. He never knew
his father. and his mother gave him
away when he was 4 weeks old. He
| lived about for several years after that,
| first with one family and then another,
! but when he was he came across
Charley. and Charley appealed to him
about as much as he did to Charley.
They became pals and Charley mar
aged to fill for Tommy the place of
mother and father as much as dog
4 could.
Always Able to Stay Together.
4 Tommy taught Charley tricks. He
\ taught him to wag his tail like wind
MILL to stand UP and beg, to lie down
| and beg and to shake hands solemnly.
Wherever he went after he acquired
| Charley the dog went too, because II
movement was started to separate them
both Tommy and Charley raised such
! terrible racket that the movement never
! got anywhere.
I The last place that Tommy lived was
with a woman in West Tenth street,
sort of foster aunt. This woman did
the best she could for Tommy and Char
/ ley, but she was poor and had children
of her own. She couldn't buy very good
clothing for Tommy. and she could only
tell him to wash his face and hands.
+, She didn't have time to see that he did
it. And. of course. being a kid, he didn't.
| He couldn't see any sense in 1t.
! The teachers in Public School Al, at
\ Greenwich avenue and West Eleventh
street. began talking to Tommy about
his home life and they found that he
/ had no home life and never had any.
He had nothing but Charley. and to him
Charley was sufficient.
But Charley was not sufficient to the
teachers. They sent to the Children's
/ Society and agents came and took
Tommy away. But they left Charley
/ they didn't pay much attention to
| Tommy's crying and his demands for
Charley until Miss Mary A. Grace,
probation officer, became interested in
| the boy and asked who Charley might
be- 1t developed that Charley was the
embodiment OF all the virtues and the
rock on which the little boy had leaned
during all OF his years.
Dog Happy In Boys Arms.
SO yesterday Miss Grace got Charley.
took him to the Chldren's Society and
tarned him over to Tommy. Tommy
lad not seen Charley for some time
Neither the boy nor the dog made any
great demonstration. but they looked at
each other and Tommy grnned. and
Charley wagged his tail furiousy and
then Tommy gathered Charley into his
arms. leaned against the wall and went
to sleep He slept for an hour, and
| Charley never moved, although the little
hoy almost hugged the breath from his
body
/ The time came for Tommy to go be-
fore Justice Edward F. Boyle In the
| Childrens Court. The Justice heard the
story of Tommy. and he signed papers
which committed the little boy to the
| Mission on Staten Island. This meant
little to Tommy, but when Miss Grace
! tcld him he was to go away and be
taken care of he demanded TO known how
about Charley. And she had to tell him
that no provision had been made for
Charley.
II can't go without Charley" said
Tommy. ASK the boss II Charley can't
go, too"
Finds Home for Charley.
When Tommy began to cry and Char
ley lay down on the floor and looked
mournful Miss Grace went back to
court and told Justice Boyle the story
| of Charley. The Justice, knowing little
| boys, adjourned court and telephoned
! to the officials of the mission to tell
I them what he wanted TO do. Then he
signed legal and regular commitment
papers sending Charley. as an orphan,
to the mission.
! Tommy spent two hours last night
! getting Charley ready for the journey.
giving the dog his first bath in two
\ years. and combing his hair with a
\ comb provided by Miss Grace. who
heard Tommy telling Charley all
about II.
''The boss says YOU can 20 too.
| Charley" said Tommy. 'fll bet there
amt a guy down there got dog as
good as YOU
And Charley. squirming under the
\ comb wiggled his tail furiously and
/ looked proud but uncomfortable