Well, he wasn’t grandpa at the time, but it was fun discovering and sharing this particular story from grandpa’s past, about which none of his kids apparently knew. Dominic always was a bit of a firecracker, and well, I guess he started young. From the Aug. 11, 1913 Philadelphia Inquirer:
…two Italians, Joseph Eito and John Oliva, of 1217 Christian Street, reported that their sons had run away. Oliva explained that his nine year old son, Dominick, was accompanying sixteen year old Rocco Eito on a trip to the West, where they were to hunt Indians and robbers. The boys were armed with a suit case and a 32-calibre rifle. They had also taken $20 from a room in their home before starting on their journey, he said.
Knowing how strict his Sicilian mother was, I can only imagine the trouble he was in when he returned.
Lemon Hill Research 
One response to “Black Sheep Sunday – Grandpa Runs Away from Home”
Haha! Can you just picture these two walking down the street with suitcase and rifle in hand?