The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-04

nut NOT YET IN THE DIRECTORY As or
TIE COMMERdIIL KIND.



Setting Forth for IA Career of Romance and
Adventure, aud Returning 20 the Wenli-
u~s OF Twopcnny Rolls in Fulton Market
Charles Edwin Faulkner OF % Decatur
street. Brooklyn. is bright widc-awake little
fellow ID years NJ age. His hair and eyes are
dark lie is kept well dressed. and he goes to
school and ~ II member Of the Sunday school of
tho Throop Avenue Presbyterian Church, Of
which the Rev. Mr.. Footo 10 pastor. Charles
lives with his father and mother in n brown
stone house. and has the comforts and luXures
that kind and indulgent parents can provide
for him. His father. who is connected with the
publishing department of the Commercial Id
refisG'. is n pleasant gentleman who believes
strictly in moral suasion. and never Furnishes
his children with anything moro than mild
rcbuEc Toward Charles ho was especially in
dulgont. because the boy had met with several
accidents while young. and had come 20 be
looked upon 10y tho family as. in measure, an
invalid. While in St. Johns College In VIII
loughby avenue Charles suffered fall from
trapeze. the effects OF which laid him up for
some time. Tho physicians said that he must
not be- crossed; So his father and mother gave
him his way in all things.
| Nevertheless. Charles was not coutcntod. For
! some time past he has boon an active reader Of
the boys papers. which deal in all sorts OF I'M
| possible nctions about boy soldiers boy sailors
/ boy pirates. andbOy murdercrs. and he thirsted
/ to follow In the footsteps Of those heroes.
/ II he had special weakness IL wis to be "a boy
/ sailor. or. failing in that. boy pirate or. any
/ how n boy advcnturcr Of some kind. He grew
weary Of his life rs n messenger in tho Office OF
| Mr. simpson. the note broker. at William and
/ Pine streets. and sighed for career Of ro-
nance and adventure on the high seas lie
/ longed to emulate the fortunes Of Tho Young
/ Mnn.of- Warsman." Black Jake. the Boy
/ Pirate Of tho Caribbean" or some Of tho other
/ persons who had achieved fame and fortune
before they werc 1G. on Saturday afternoon
last he determined to oiect his escape. He
walked down 10 Fulton Ferry with Mr.. Smp-
son and parted with him Mt the ferry gate, lie
| waited until his employer WIS on board the
boat and then darted out ~ the throng and ran
along South street ~ fast as he could. When
| he was almost out 81 breath lac paused opposite
| u tall ship. and. hailing those on board. asked
! If they wanted sailor. They shook their heads
| and stared ut him n though he were crazy. Men
on other shius did the same. This di,ron 'etted
Charles somewhat. for H. had Thought there
| could hc no 4 ricuity in getting n place IA cabin
| boy, from which he could rise to ilrst mate ana
So N 60 captain in no time. But II WIS evident
| thar the sailors in N" ships were very different
! from the sailors in the story papers.
1t WIS dark. aud cold wind was Blowing
! over the rotten pierhead. as Charles camOcr.d
! about the iron steamship State 81 Texas. by
tlis time hc had got his neat business suit
tarrcd and muddied IN climbing ny and down
tilt tt~ Nl Vessels. ana NlE''AiitE kllN N-tltHS
dldn seem quNe p" romantic as u.el 20
The sailors. too. were coarse and gruu aud not
a., all Ike the sailors who usrd To sing ont
Ayrl Hyel FIT. wn,ueVnf me 10y Lieu
tcuaut" or Black Jake" told them TO dc
"D" You want boy here?" he asked party
OF forccastle hands on the steamer deck.
They looked az him and shook their neads. .
Better go home 10 your mother. sonny"
cried cns grizzly old salt; this here isn't for
Ait"r Charles had again harked his shius in
down tho iron side OF the StIflUItr. lie
i"ityery much discouraged. But hc didn't pro-
pose g. 70 home lust yet. hr.sht idea struck
him. Why not be- a lurmerf' There were no
boy farmers IN the books or story papers. but
taat made no difference II would be- some
time he decided that New Haven. Conn. would
be- about tho beet place ~ start boy ; iHrm He
enough to take him 10 New Haven aud leave
HIN e. o. stock hi= plantation with. - ne took
the Souhl ooht CONT h.Lutl; anu 'ut.luS Hlui
sell NJ ~ corner oil We eaoii on u tSu ,p,usa
seat slept soundly until the boat reached New
Haven the next morning; Then the oumning
stayed curled up on the settrc until daylight
After IL was broad Jay he started out t. nnd a
looked very much as they liG ia New York. cN-
colt that tho stores were smaller and there were
Il > O'clock thar afternoon. when the other
ioys of the Ihroop Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
chism. and wondering how many black marks
the teacher would give Charity Charley WIS
/ trudging along flotSore and faint. iu the out
seirt- u Now HaycnI ooEiug fora farm. His
luck WAS worse than IN the sailor Inc. one
man hat a boy already. another wouldn't have
our AT any ur.co. u third had two oi his own.
and WIS afraid Il As got another he gouldn
~, work out Of AIRY one on ON Inc :
watch dogs hark"d saVugcly az ~" LITTLE " ll-
liam street mcsn' Niger, the geese Messed 40 HIM
and me bows thnt he met received him with hos
Lit, ,hat night Charley limpcd aboard the
Continental again. AN started Tor home. lie had
bought some broad and che"se and Gun oi
, coffee ANA piece u pie for provisions duriu-
the day. and after bee hal paid h., passage
hl'k, nus cash was reduced toa irw p'uhi"9,
b The .wA-h ot IL" hig wheel, turning over and
over alongside OF him, kept him awake during
tho long night
In the morning a twO-pcnny roll in Fulton
Market reduced the contents 81 MS purse 70
, two cents. IL was no use thinking about going
West To- nsht sitting Bail ON that capital. and 40
Charley relu 'tanty gay" his money 20 TIE gate
keeper ~ tue ferry house, and crossed IN
! came 10 halt outside OF IS Decatur street
. Why. Charley. whero on earth hnNe you
, been p erred a familiar voice. AND before u,
; young waniercr could get away. Mrs. Faulkner
had clasped him IN her arms, and was laugh
/ INK and crying over him. Whom she took n
. second look AT the trave-worn and footsore
p | youugster sh" started hn"k.
D Haven't you had anything to eat since
: you va been gomez lts a mercy you're alive Al
! all - and Charley WAS pulled into the house
. his face and hands were washed he was made
. to sit down az The well-loed'd dining room
D table. the contents and nppurtrnun""s ~ when
disnppearct rapidly under ms vigorous ATTACKS
Mr.. and Mrs. Faulkner felt very much wor,
) | r.cd nbout their son ON saturday niEht. and
Mrs. FaulSncr whose health was delicate sui
/ fercd severe prostratiou, Extended inquiries
were made in both New York and Brooklyn on
; ne day iol!oYng' TT without any udinGs q
} | prrferruce for sailors lite. Mr. Faulkner m
/ ! stiuted inquiries ut tho various steamship
, piers and inserted an aavertsemrnt ~ yrstcr
= days pauers. asking officers ui tho britannia
r | Egypt. Ethiopia, Scandinavia. California
, | Wiser SteinmRnn. Atlanta. Ashland. Niagara
| Texas. Kuickornockcr. Lone Star. or Regulator
! to telegraph t. him Immediately II they sAw Ol
y heard anything of tho boy.
The Kid Glove Middle.
I No action was taken by Collector Merritt yes