ORPHAN’S QUEST FOR DEATH.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1924, Page 4

ORPHAN’S QUEST FOR DEATH.

WINNIPEG. December 28. Air .T. H. Walls, a farmer living near Rapid City, Manitoba, saw a figure Staggering towards hits door one aifer-u-.Kiu recently, lie, run out and earned tlie half-conscious figure to hi.s fireside. He was surprised at its lightness. His burden was an emaciated hid, who tainted as lie was taken indoors. The farmer cut the frozen putties v, tiich from the knees down were like blocks of ice. Then when lie had wrapped tite shrunken body iu blankets and given the lad some brandy. Mr Wales questioned him. Re could .scarcely whisper, lie pointed to a straw stack outside. The l’arm- ! nr later found a deep hole in it as if - made by some animal. Til this hole the stlanger had lain and starved for w irier'! days. Air Wales took hill! u, the in. ha. iu the neiglp.ouring town of ibamkm, 1 13 miles irom this city, and there he partly recovered. It was learned that he is Willie Jones, a Bristol orphan o; j 3 8. He had come to Canada to do har- ■ Vesting, but, that finished, he had vainly sought for work. In de-pair in, had tried to freeze to death in the hole in the straw stack. AGONY OF HI'XGi.R. He sue:ceded only in fie:.; in,, id 'mgs, which arc to be amputated u It--lacs long enough to be it/ii, ion, ly strong to mi],port the operation. ”1 was so cold and wretched and hungry and lonely.” he- .-aid to urn when I found him h iug tit a re; al I'm I. pita!.” ! t bought id i ng w a a;-a in - lie,- death. Bui it v. a:: am ay . suing ; for nm <>>,.-.-ion-.m- J , to move, luir 1 v. n- so i;u mm: . . ha, i | ale the Imrm-h, < f pvr.-iu i!miticd i hi the v. is] - et ,-w ,-v .” : ile lias no idea of dyin: . though, bo lie bn.-, found Iricnd:. lie- brow n c.es twinkled a.: he cue! the amouii! ! et chit ken be led licit din im 1 dinner. He brushed from Id- b,-ov, a sheet. oi i-,;i iy hair and ad-h-d: ”I didn’t kimw limit' v,ere no many kind ! People in rile world.” I EDMONTON. Alberta. 1.:,-,-. 28. j Asi 11 it: Jones Inn found 1.h,, war::, 1 I.earls in Gaiiada will take - of Ids i poor, mutilated limit, and liiui Im need j nsvcr, even though a cri; pie for all his I days, fee! hungry or lonely any mere. j Canada from Bristol, c-uni, m; out v. it!, : c.OG others a- has ic-.i workers. Neat Winnipeg !:e got v- rh at ,c, .g t.-cci,-im_ 18, a day ;o. ' 1 -t...,! - aintliat i-. ] ilil.g aji tin- :,!;C„V: ~ - they conic t relit ihe hindet. j LAST TIIOI'GHT FOR. lIOIISE. ! Then !m tried for more noth rnd i Could gel mum. 110 he:i|':l there v„j wink in the Brandon ilisLriet. and | he Spent tdl but 5d on a railway liclod i to that Io v. 11 . All otic afternoon la- ! tralajif ! uni il his fool we,,- ,-iv : tii id. Ram and sleet- wet him to the ; slur, —he and no o', ,-ra,: t, and , ui.v a i Pin ritii oi clothes. Wh-ui he wa - ton si:d le and hirecl a horse, -,: • lug he would bring it. buck the next dav and V . 'dd ; ay i or it mu of Ins ca rni. For inia-s he mde along the muddy

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