Show L life f c on it it trie road As related by robert turn arnov er nov a daltit 0 r ari A uh f the fi 1 A e to county it 11 prison Tl these lese articles of which one will appe appear ar ettell each week until completed tire are not written in 1 a I spirit of bravado but rattier rather as an all object lesson to all young boys who contemplate bontem plate leaving home CHAPTER II 11 after my lily arrival home leonle it was not lot long before I 1 be began gaii to get restless the fever for travel had taken possession of nie me so after if er abouna about 4 months had passed 1 I one night arose avidly the rest were sleeping and went out quiet ly taking with nie me my lily little dog trip which was very fond of me ille we got into it a box c car ir not knowing where wo we were going and traveled all night about 10 AM the next day we arrived at louis ville ky miles froni from horns I 1 walked around all day thinking so someone knew at lust last grow weary and concluded com eluded to go on farther if I 1 could on oil go ing down to the river I 1 tried to to pet get p et a clit chance lice to work my lily wa way y on every boat going up tip the river b but lit was met with avith curt refusals on ev cv ery cry hand so I 1 conel concluded tided obeah to beat my lily way I 1 bought a few newspapers to make mak 0 people think I 1 wasa newsboy mid bolda boldly y 1 boarded ol 01 I 1 r d e d boat that was due to go go to oina i ei cinatti all went well until tile Capt captain aill espie espied me lie he asked me ile very gruffly what I 1 was was doing there I 1 told him that I 1 I 1 was I 1 s coln selling I 1 in n papers when the boat pulled oti out t and was left on board ile he made till all kinds of threats budde but decided to lot let me ine go on to il leill it ti so I 1 soon found illys myself in ill a 1 largo argo city a gaill again without money icy or friends after going around town all day I 1 was again ed as to where I 1 should spend the 4 night I 1 went down to the riverfront 7 and spying a large shipment I 1 of atton c aton on oil tile levy I 1 soon soly od ed the problem I 1 crawled in iii amongst aldi adi the bales never dreaming aliling di 1 of danger I 1 must have slept 2 or 8 hours when I 1 was awa IK 0 lied by my illy log dog and saw a big negro coming coining T ift towards me ine I 1 tried to e escape i s cala b but lie he soon caught flit me 1110 a and lid said that thail I 1 had stolen his dog I 1 told him that the dog was mine that I 1 had brou brought glit him with hiie mel front rom home ionic but lie took the dog and al so 10 my lily shoes so I 1 run away ay lie said whilo lie went for the alie police morning canic came and being b very Iii hungry ingry I 1 began to look for something to do so that 1 could earn my illy breakfast I 1 went aboard a large boat but iv was as buic quick k ly informed by the capt captain ai ii that I 1 was as to small to do anything and must get off the boat 1 I asked if could seethie se etl cook lie only grunt ed so I 1 went saw the cook who was very glad to bave someone to kielp him lie he being a cripple I 1 received it a week and board and soon solon gained the sym pathy of the entire crew tho captain came to me one day and gave n r me a better job behind the th bar after holding this job down tor for about 9 months I 1 decided to t return home not caring to bett beati my illy way jo I 1 rb brained ed a small 1 hat flat d it wa s I 1 ions 0 ns f or trip A all I 1 I 1 had bad to ia 41 was to let the file boat drift with the cu current arent on oil the way down dowil 1 had v a narrow arrow m escape sea pe from death I 1 had gone to sleepy when about midnight I 1 was awakened by it a 4 great gre at blowing noise and found my ill Y boat had gotten in ill the track of a big river boat it uis nias up to tile me to move inove so I 1 dove far down and just escaped being hit by the paddle wheel I 1 made my illy way a shore having lost everything I 1 went to it a farni farm house and they put me to bed and gave mo ille my lily breakfast next ne at morning they t T wanted me ine to stay with tl thorn iIi but blit 1 I 1 was to homesick the f farmer t triner 3 happened to be going to louisville and I 1 went with him in it a spring wagon agoni w taking three oliree days to 11 make the trip determined to io got get homo its as soon as possible 1 jumped a freight train that wit was i just leaving after we crossed the river I 1 fell asleep but was a wakened by I 1 a loud pounding noise and found that they were sealing td the car in which I 1 was rid riding i n 1 I ato 1 a I attention but all to no io purpose and tile the train traill was soon on oil its way when it arrived in E evansville vans ville ind a 3 days trip I 1 was nearly dead fo for r want of water A car inspector lie hearing aring my cries let nie me out and aft after r hearing mv story took me ine to it a police station where I 1 was closely questioned in an effort to prove my illy story false but Iiii binally ally they put nie me board aboard it the next boat bound for home in charge of tile captain when I 1 arrived there the next morning who should I 1 see waiting for nie me but my lily dear inot mother ber the police having telegraphed that I 1 was coming co liling it was the same old story I 1 pio pi promas O ed to never leave home again bull but I 1 lid did |