New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-05
A CONGRESS OF RELIGIONS.
TO BE HELD AT LONG BEACH THIS WEEK
BOYS WHO TRIED To BRIGHTEN LITTLE BAPTIST
SOLDIERS ARE MADE PRISONERS of WAR
HORRORS or 4 COtRT- MARTIAL.

SOLDIERS ARE MADE PRISONERS OF WAR
HORRORS or COURT MARTIAL.
Down by the sea there A lot Of young men
who doubted the bravery Of some youthful Baptist
soldiers who pitched their tents on sand
dune within sight and sound OF the rolling break
After spending the night in a guard tent these
young men have changed their minds and are now
willing to admit that they were mistaken Mean
while the hotel guests and cotiagers AT Long Reach
INDUCING IN hearty laugh at the expense OF
the young men. II all happened this way:
Camped on one Of the high sand hills west OF the
Long Beach Hotel are about a hundred boys from
the different Baptist Sunday schools in this city.
They have been there some time. maintaining a
regular military camp drilling FOR several hours
every day and keeping a sentry line posted about
the camp at night Each Of the boys remains from
a week to two weeks. another taking his place when
his time Is up
Staying at the hotels with their parents are about
half DOZEN young men who are several years
under their majority. Legally speaking. they are
still infants This group of youngsters got notion
into their heads that it would he great fun to
frlghten the Baptist soldiers. and they laid their
heads together for the purpose OF devsing means
OF accomplishing that end.
Three four Of them procured revovers and they
were fairy overcome with mirth 20 think how
frightened the boys would be when they heard the
reports and the fire bclch forth from real
firearms.
Between . and 10 o'clock Friday night they
stole away from the hotel while their elders were
listening TO the concert IN the parlors They Kept
the dark side OF every available shelter unili
they got within a short distance " the youthful
scntres beating regularly up and down their posts.
The young marauders then tried to rush past the
sentres. but the guarisncn too quick for
them. and they retreated short distance and began
firing their revolvers.
THE SOLDIERS NOT FRIGHTENED.
The young soldiers d1 not seem to scare at all.
Instead OF turning pale. few hasty orders were
given the members OF the guard. and. before me
invaders knew what had happened. two of the
young men who started out t. have So mucn sport
found themselves prisoners Of war.
The others ran for the noghborhooi OF their
mothers apron-strinEs when they "a" the soldier
boys approaching with an air that obviously meant
business. There being Only three or four boys on
sentry duty, they were not able 10 capture more
than two Of the cupris.
and a guard placed over them It was not a
particularly comfortable place 10 sp,rd the niShi
through the place. They made overtures ~ peace
but the soldiers turned deaf ears 10 thor en-
would be properly and regularly disposed OF IN
IN he mean time those who had escaped became
actually frightened when they learned that two ~
their companions had been captured ana l",keI
companions bun they went 10 MI i1nIsay, itc
sshla, '""V@s' inlsov lo"kci grave. but SAID h.
would 30 what he could. lie pHt on hlS nav az
vcni Gown 10 camp. In q few minutes Do" returned.
his features more solemn than ever He told thos"
anxiouslv waiting for him. while m" cuiirIts az
most held their breath. that tho camp vas duly
and legally constituted and that the two prisoner
had been guilty ~ grave offence N trying 10
&c, past the guard. II was something similar
10 burglary and the prisoners would D" tri'I ny
court-martlal In III" morning, NI i.'" ,E T,ir
would no, be- arrested also ~ they were ds'oN'i''
Thc young men sncaked IN - hch WIN 40"
faces and Yesterday they ;onni at'racu9tn A.
roints on the beach far liftart ifoin M h"t'l'