Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-25

mediately began TO cry. The boys felt like
crying, too, and moved away from there IN
a hurry. They stayed i'm the village several
hours and made some purchases. About
O'Clock, the wind being brisk, they started
for Blackstone Island, fifteen miles away.
Before they got half way, however. dark
ness overlook them, and they decided to
make for the nearest shore. several miles
away. The cry About ship" given
and the yacht pointed for Nomini Cliffs.
The wind was-no~ almost behind them.
AFTER Keeping UP this course for nearly an
hour, the boys made the startling discovery
That land did not seem one inch nearer,
They concluded, however. after a short
discussion, that they were mistaken. and
so kept up the course. But they waited
anNiously, with bated breath. for ten min
utes. haH an hour, one hour, and still IL
was no nearer! And yet they seemed to be
going toward IL at a slight angle very
temper and the Judge muttered something
about ''uncanny places, The doctor main
tanned profound and dignihed silence. 1t
was finally suggested that they try TO
reach the shore by going at an angle UP
the stream, the. vessel having previously
pointed very slightly down the river. This
was DONE and after half an hour. during
which they could see that they had gained
a very little, the doctor lifted himself out
OF his silence and proposed that they pad
die in. This brilliant idea was carried
out with great success, for fifteen minutes
after its adoption the captain. looking land
probably feeling very much like Columbus
in the night jumped ashore with the oar
in his hand, and the boat was hauled In.
He now felt perfectly easy. saying that the
wind had been coming diagonaily from the
shore, and that when they got a certain
distance from land the high cliffs had kept
the breeze of so much that IL was almost
completely counteracted by abe tide. The
judge. who could not be made to under
stand the mystery of the vanishing shore.
thought he had had enough Of the boat for
one night, and On his suggestion, they
slept on shore.
Discomfort mud Comfort.
The text morning. they were of about
sunrise ana reached Blackstone Island In
the afternoon. Here they decided to camp
for several days. and the Judge grabbed an
armful of things and went In to look for q
good camping place. The other two started
to take the boat around to the harbor at
the south of the island. but when they got
a quarter of a mile from shore. the sky
suddenly became black and a strong breeze
set up. which 5000 BECAME a violent gale.
The boys in the boat quickly dropped an
Choir and furled sail. and fixed everythi
as snug as possible. The storm became
more violent every minute; ii was blowing
with the tide directly toward the bay. The
judge had nothing on shore but a tin re
friserator and umbrella, and he sat
down on the former, watching his friends
In the water, and making up his mine
how he would break the news TO their moth
ers. The rain commenced to pour down
and the judge. forgetting his address TO
the mothers, cast his eyes- around for a
place of shelter. He saw a house. ard with
the refrigerator in his arms made for Il.
He passed close to IL and was invited In.
He found a score or more of girls clustered
around the dining room, who were much
excited about the boys in the boat, and
after asking him several hundred Ques-
lions, told him TO his delight Of a deserted
house he and his friends could occupy.
After staying in the house a short time
70 aCh h. hra 40
in a few minutes the wind sbated enough
for his friends TO bring the boat into the
little harbor. They found the deserted
house and moved their things. soaking wet
into II, lit their two stoves and commenced
to cook supper. While supper was cook
| Ing a tall man minus coat and shoes came
In loaded Gown with dry comforts, which
he thought they mought need" He was
| received with open arms almost with
tears, thanked Thousand times and in
vited to supper. The boys had collected
some oysters in the early afternoon, and 30
they sat down to a meal OF oyster fritrers,
green peas Ccanned1. coffee bread. cakes
and strip and watermelon. After supper
they snapped stories for a while with the
hospitable islander. then spread all the
comforts on the floor and fell asleep under
roof for the first time since leaving WASH
| ington.
Homeward Hound.
In the morning they explored the island
and incidentally robbed several fruit trees
The balance of this day and during the rest
of their stay on the island they spent heir
time in bathing. fishing. Grabbing. and get
ting acquainted with the inhabitants of the
| island, some Of whom were fishermen and
others merely visitors, like themselves. The
evening before they left they Joined with
the whole population of the island chasing
sheep for market, and although the bipeds
outnumbered the four-footed animals I'VE
to one. this exciting sport LASTED several
hours.
On Tuesday morning at dawn the camp
ers sorrowfully turned the bow Of their
yacht toward home. The wind was fair
and brisk all day, and they made over
fifty miles by sunset They slept on Guam
uco that night. and on the next day, We'd
nesday. in the afternoon. the gallant ship
Eta" landed at her wharf in Washington
with three souls and half a slice Of bread
on board. The boys are unanimous in say
ing that they have had the cheapest
healthiest and by far the happiest trip Of
all the Washingtonians who have taken an
outing this summer. ID. o. N.