Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-09-13
A MISERABLE OUTING.
Sad Experience Of Two Boy, VIVA Were
Left Naked ON Arsenal Island.

had Experience OF Two Boy, Who Were
Lef Naked ON Arsenal Island.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Dicr-
kes issued Il warrant charging Edward
Bradley with petit larceny, Ia itsel!
the ease i, one Of but little Importance,
the defendant, Bradley, being charged
with stealing a string of fish and two
suits of clothing from Harry Sylvester
and George Mike. Behind the war
rant, however. there i an interesting
little story.
All of the parties concerned live in
Carondelet. Harry Sylvester and Geo,
Minke ARE ~l5-year-old boys whose
homes are az j,j23 Virginia avenue and
126 EllwOod street respectively. Re
Gently the two decided To 20 fishing
across the river and went IL Mrs. Brad.
ley, who lives on the shore, u hire her
skiff. Mr., Era ley readily let them
have the boat, for the loan of which
they paid Der ten cents. With their
lunch AMI fishing tackle in the bottom
of the boat tAcy pulled across the
river to Arsenal Island, and spent the
day angling luF bulfalo and cat. BY
evening they had secured a goodly
string. .Alter slowing away the catch
under one of the seats in the skill the
youngsters hauled of their clothes, tun-
bled the garments in a heap on the
bank and ran around a bend in the
island 10 a deep hole To swim.
About 6 O'Clock in the evening Ed
ward Bradley, the 90 year-old son Of
the lady from whom the boys had hired
the skin. returned home from work
and finding the boat gone set out IN
search 81 the missing property. Not
finding it along the bank he borrdwela
boat from Il neighhorand rowcl across
10 the island Thnre. drawn up on the
bank. was Lis skiiT. Bradley supposed.
of course. some IiSrhievuus boys had
purlo.ned the boat, AMI thinking to re-
pay them in I'll ir own coin lac took
boat, clothing ald fish and pulled back
10 the Missouri hore.
Their bath finished Sylvester and
Minke returne! To don their garments
PREPARATORY , returning home. To
their disInay they found everything
gone. STARK naked as they were. they
did not fear the exposure TO the cool
night breezr, and concluding that they
would have TO make a night Of il they
went into the water for another swim.
1t was quite dark when they emerged,
and they seated themselves on the shore
to tell stories. They were not left long
undisturbed. The festive mosquito
and the bloodthirsty gallinipper were
out in force, and the unfortunate young
castaways were o in agony. For a
while they ran about in the brush ia
order to drive the insects away, but
found their torment increased by the
scratching Of the shrubs. Then they
took TO the river and stood for an hour
up to their necks in the water. Soon,
however, their knees weakened under
the strain and out they came. I'm
mediately they were scratching and
clawing like all possessed.
At last a happy thought struck Syl-
vester. Hunting a patch of soft sand
he dug with his hands a hurriedly i'm
provised grave and rolled into its
depths. Then as best he was able he
pulled the accumulated sand over his
smarting flesh. Minke followed his ex-
ample, and both were soon ''out of
sight"
Then together they lifted up their
voices, and "A wild. mournful wall went
far over the waters on the bosom Of the
cooling breeze. Time and again they
shouted for assistance. and the deep
chested bnllfrogs in the adjacent swamp
Joined in the chorus with the utmost
glee. Finally Officer Eckert, Of Caron-
delct. heard the sounds, and securing a
boat he r0wed To- the island. Half an
hour later they were telling their story
on Missouri soil. After getting them
into some clothes Officer Eckert sent
the lads away TO their homes. Then
he went 10 young Bradley, who refused
To give up the garments he had taken.
The warrant for petit larceny was ac-
cordingly issued.-St. Louis Post-D Dis.
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