The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-12
BoYS ON YHE var PATH.
Three Jersey Lads who Wanted to Hunt AIR
gators in Florida.


About o'clock Yesterday morning OH
Ger hildchtandt encountered three Runaway boys
ON Canton avenue. near Ihaiuts street, who
seemed 60 be armed Tor an expedition, and
The ptfty ahuuldtrrl loaded ride, WhiGh was
cuca.d lu wruliiu-s. and the other- carried
fhroe riafols, two powder horns. and a mariner q
cuupt~s. the lads are OF very gentlcnHrN
appearance. AGED about Il years, intelligent AMI
az tic -.afiun they todd the ~ ~ their adycn-
lures. They belong tu HahWay, y. j.. ON the
pcun.} lVanla Railroad. about eighteen miles
from Jer-cy my, ana tlcir names are WIN. !.
Hisgne. son Of isaac 4 Higgins. Edward u.
Crane, ana his cousin. Joseph W. savage An
uncle 81 savage IL an eN-ludgc, and the present
city surveyor IT Halfway, and his father * an
rA-Nayut of the sdirc town. The lads say that
they were attending the public schools aud
stood hirh In their classca until they began to
read the light litVrdi arc Of the day which gave
them u distaste Tor their studies and nerved
them to emulate the fictitious heroes Of the
novels in their daring adventures.
savage bad spcrt last winter la company with
friend On -. Augustine. Florida. aud had hear,l
Of men shooting alligntOrs Tor their hides aud
cranes lur their puiuc-. and had converted with
the man who hhd killed three Thousand deer-.
That country would aanrd them u Wide range
FOR DARING dcodA and a fortune could be made
la Staying alll-atur~ ana shooting cranes and
then selling tine skins and plumes. the Latter
for dollar and n helf apiece The plan just
suited and tine tr,o set 90 work To- care, n ont.
Every cent WIS saved for a month and .till
only ahuut i've doiiags were In the common
the young american hunters. On Monday last.
Crane. who VITA hie mother. boarded at the
residence of J. 4. Allen, distracted twenty dol
~ mo,lcr who l. widow to get certain
money plnNid 'd tur his support Ia lieu of what
Allen and pistol OF his own, and mariners
ooupt-~ 90 guide the way In the forests, lie nun
RIGA away % meet lbs coinrani"us.
their hofurs and met at the dcpot. While walt
n: for the train each penned note 10 hi-
parents, stating that they we're going away. 10
where Easy dia no, say and that Whenever they
got horne 4irN they would return. They took
the train 10 Washington. paying fourteen doll
lar Tor The three fares. and had nearly eleven
dollar left Higgins. who had iiequently toii
his fuuer tha' ne would not abe "a encum-
lrance go llim much longer had only twenty
i've cents. liz father, he said. was not well
90 do Washington was reached on Tuesday
morning. and the boys Immediately boarded the
at"'nef h'NpuH an i".N passage 10 Quahilc"
Their m 'ury WA going fast and tho cenlVsd
followed il" fnll on their way to Rirhmnnd. and
wh,n about ,rtt uil,- frFln Quantic1. nisht SEQ
severer and tine Youthful hunters Wer" both vet
and hungry. Snuuid they seek some nriguhur-
ins hpu-e and dry thor clothes and appca-c
their hunger No; that would be unworthy OF
heroes ana huntsmen. Of whom they had read
A log cabin was seen la the distance, where
they qulrtcred for the night. II was now dark.
the wind WE bowling tiirough the timhcrs. ami
go Md go the horrors ul the place the thnDfht
suggested ts.lf that wolf "a bear. panther.
or 'ni aili-uor ui-nt a. any moment crawl ia
INC youths. however. were undauuted. They
which faeN nlHue FRUGAL meal. aud 'hcn, trap
per-liNr. ON" Kept wa ID while the ofi ops tielt.
In the morning the, wore suffering severed,
from cold and hunger and no doubt Thought ui
The boot ROLLS and tH'rf Ou the table M homo.
Their resolution was shaken, aud they Icsuitrd
to return Go pHauticu, thence through Wash
iugtnu 10 Baltimore. SlNtN cents were lci,
/ hS they arrived ri the President street depot
I'm THE city nn Weld .-diN DiIhi. Nothing was
lief, fur them To do nut 10 hoard the train and
rtte Themselves IN some nook and thus
"begt' their way IT, Railway. The conductor
put them ou 40 the Ba}vivw luuctlou and they
then determined to return To- baltimore. and
a. tucy hNt Nty Gems ltt, Co lugr.li 90 70 ia
parents fur money With which 90 rctcl home
Whom on this crraud the police onrer inter.
copied them uu lutou avenue The romantic
young travellers hHG assumed nnut.. 1hoy
were dressed we'll and each carried Naluabl,
watch
Marshal Frey trleVraphed to their parents nj
Halfway. and yesterday afternoon received q
reply, asking Liw p uuld the boo. -.aud that they
would br iuuucdIlt"lv sent for. Can't. KENNY
provided t"s thOir rohdiult and gave tnrm some
GOOD advice. They -oemed very peniteut and
ashamed. ~ well ~ afraid Of something aWnit-
ing them On their return, nos down in the
yellow. oyored books they haze been reading
who appcar- to he the captain. remaining un-
moved. They say th"r shorr experience as
heroes has made th"u h"t,'r hoy and they
i-tulh hume "itrnlihtd to ttNc up their buoNs
With uaiut-iuN--.