Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-07
GEORGETOWN.

ROBBERY AT THE Posi- 0FFICE.-Yesterday
afternoon, while VIM. III. Boston, colored
man, who resides near Scall Srun. on the ar
fax and Georgetown turnpike. was getting
stamp for a registered letter. he Lard the letter
containing SO upon the delivery window, ana
turning his back upon il for minute, found lt
had disappeared when he turned again. For
tunately Mr.. George Berry, clerk at the win
dow. saw colored boy near by and leave very
suddenly. The police were notified at once,
and soon had the boy, whose name is Ernest
Oaten. about 10 years of age. The boy con-
feSSed, and the money was recovered and
turned over. He is now in custody.
WEST GEoRGETowN M. E. CHURCH.-There
will be delightful literary and musical enter
tainment here this evening for the benefit of
the Sabbath school.
Young Parker's Adventure.
ALONE AND ADRIFT THROUGH TWO NIGHTS
OF STORM AND TERROR.
AdOlphus Parker, a boy sixteen years old,
who sailed on the schooner Twilight, a craft
New Jersey coast for short distances and oc-
casionally ran through the Sound. had a for
tunate rescue last Friday night after passing
Though rather startling experience. We'd
nesday night at an early hour he made him.
self snug in his bunk forward and went sound
~ TO sleep. The Twilight at the time was
mOored to wharf in Atlantic City, where she
had just discharged cargo OF pine lumber
and was about to TAX &c in part cargo of coun-
try hams and fine clay, bound TO Wiegietie-
quock Nobody was on board of her except
About midnight he was awakened by the viO-
lent motion of the vessel. 1t was exactly as if
she We're al sea, and thinking himself half
asleep and dreaming young Parker pinched
himself TO get awake and laid his ear to the
skin of the vessel to listen. when he heard
the SwaSh OF water running high and knew
that he was adrift. Running on deck without
stopping to put on his clothes he cast his eyes
about, and, to his terror. found himself on the
open sea. The cable by which the schooner
had been moOred was old and had parted un.
der the strain of the vessel. Parker went be-
low again and dressed himself. not knowing
what to do. The main-SailS were too heavy to
run up and the jibS had been unbent for re-
pairs. There was no food on board, with the
exception OF several pieces OF sea biscuit.
which the boy growing hungry later, found,
make fire. The lad scraped together enough
loose material and put it into the old stove IN
the galley. but then he found that there We're
no matches on board, and, after laboriOuS at
Temps. he was unable to get spark to ignite
the pile. When the morning came on he was
so tired that he fell asleep and slept until
almost noon. Waking. he could not make out
where he was. He saw the shore about six
miles away. but did not recognize it. Several
at too great a distance for him TO attract at
tenliOn from them. That night he had terri
BILE time. Cold and hungry he only fell asleep
after hours OF waking and Watching late in
the afternoon of the following day. Friday
night, while he was still asleep. the schooner
drfted ashore at Brigantine Beach. ten miles
below, and young Parker was found cooled up
under a mass of clothes and old sails safe if
not altogether WELL At Atlantic City. as no
lieved that the schooner had drifted out and
fOuu0prpd in the storm II v Y ITOrlE IN