The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-15

make time pass pleasantly. Amusement was no,
far distant Lying on the beach In the sunshine,
close against n bathhouse 10 escape the wind,
was u sleeping. man. either drunk or overcome
with fatigue. The crying boy Immediately bright
cncd, and all concentrated their attention on
the man. They fired shells AT him. and ran under
the house, The man underwent a lombard
menL sand was flying up all around him, but the
wind was strong and inierfered with the attacking
party = ain Now and then n shell would come
close 10 The man, ana he would move his legs,
Finally new tactics were adopted. FauntlerVy,
evidently more daring than the rest, climbed out
ON n beam, directly over the enemys head, but
other boys handed out pieces OF wood. and Faun
leroy tried I" drop them on the mans face. The
man stirred, there was a scanpcr, and bys'anders
VINO had been looking on with amusement tined
To APPEAR aS II they hadn I seen anything,
Well exclaimed the Mississippian, here
comes Arthur"
els" on the bach The Englishmnn had rally
been IN earnest tie vas nakng for the water
on a run. nttrd In a blue lann"l bathing suit
thu, tttd him rather ably, lie had esleritnced
consider. .le difficulty IN getting even that. as
,h" lathhohsr had not YET opened fol. business,
and the man in charge had expressed surprise
mt any on" should "ish 70 go in on such a day
n,toni>hm"nt IN l~ hanged il he amt going
to ,lnk' n swim ON" on. boys; dere's going
o. bc fun IN dis"
uipn IA" .and To eat their lunch, the Frenchmnn
and Vi" NississIprian, ~eyeryhodr, Won, down
10 VI" Nhler : edge. he fngllShnAn, ulSrc
g'rding cold water and wind, leapcd through
H." waves until he had struck n l foot depth,
When h" had plunged downward, and was row
50 INNING v~nlIan,ly against III" surf, plying
vigorous STROKES and rising with every wave,
" hat fellows all right" remarked n mnp with
a heavy Jaw, but he'd better look ont for a crnnp"'
wiSh, W" had. prevented him from going,
said the MiSsissipplan
En- bicp, h. would 60; what's the USE" re-
marked III" Frsnclman with a shrug
itut the fnglishmdn was too srnsihl" 10 ven
tur" lar. So long as he kept his body under
water and was In motion, he did not feel tn" cold,
hen he returned 10 shallow water. however,
u" wind struck his body, and h. began 10 shivcr,
When he reached the beach, his lips wer" blue
and trembling.
Catch on 10 his legs" yelled a boy, "nlnt they
boautS'"
There was a laugh, but the MlSsissippinn and
tn" Fronchman caught their friend by the arms
and rushed him 10 the tathhous". He was so
cold, bis teeth chattnr"d So, that h" couldn't Talk
"lring HIM a drink of %Whlskry, ih"y shouted
10 IL. h"rkc"r'r, ut the SHnlc limc Siriprlng The
w"t clothes from the EnEliShmnn and rubbing
hin vigorously with heavy towels. After he
was dr"s>" , his t'rth still chattrred, but a
long run on the beach brought tack tn" circu
haitian, he EugliShman was rs ChinDcr rs evcr.
by Jov". don't YOU know" hcsaid. If It hadn't
been for That blasted Wind, | would have svum
around for . blooming hour
Yes responded the MlSsissippian N We
hrdn'i been Their" To- GRE for YOU, You might
n"v. T hHv' swum 0grin
WAR, comment dorC'" exclaimed the French
man 4 feel myself hungry We shall eat when
W. get 10 New York, ph'"