Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-14
WAY OF THE ADvENTURER.
Some Boys Who Sought to "Facc the
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Some Boys Who Sought to "Fncc the
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y heroic attempt to have q vacation
at any cost was made by u certain
boy, whose experience IL related In
Chums. lie Joined II circus with the
intention Of becoming II lion-tamer;
but there was 10 vacancy In that de-
pa rtmcnt. and before he made up his
mind what else he would like to do.
the circus people worked him In as
Il ''tcnt man." lie had to help put up
and take down the great tents mt each
stopping place. incidentally. lie work
ell all the rest of the time ut odd Jobs.
The circus men. In fact. found him 80
useful that they locked him up In M
empty leopard cage each night. In or.
der that. after having been kept ut
work all day by u ropcs-cnd. lie might
not have chance TO abandon his cir
Gus career after dark. Ultimately. the
boy hid for twenty.four hours I'm dis.
| used lime.klln In one of the towns he
visited. ana finished his outing by CIV.
ing himself up to the police nuthorl-
Not long ago an American boy. think.
ing that II vacation spent on his unclc's
farm was likely to he without advcn-
,ure. slowed himself away and Jour.
| neypd n long distance on the buffers
| Of II freight train. lie thought lie had
done rather n fine thing, but the rail
way people held different opinion.
ITS our turn now" they said.
Then they explained to him that Il
send him back again would cost S3
and hc already owed them S3 for In,
trip down. 40 hc was taken to the ma
chine shops and directed to earn 50 b,
fillng tubing smooth. a wntchmai
was dcputcd to keep II fathcr!y eye OIL
him after hours.
The new hand managed to write (,
his people; but very wisely, the,
greed that to "scrvc his time" nigh
teach him II useful lesson. so they pale
no ransom. 1t tool; the boy near,
three weeks to file his way to liberty
At n continental harbor. In which ,
submarine war vessel was untleryoln,
tests. a third young advcnturer wa
smlttcn with desire to become .
.'stown way" lie was continual,
he .glng one Of the crew, whom h,
knew. TO smugglc him on board. A
last. after q quiet little talk will, tn
boys father. the sailor consented.
In the dusk Of evening tho boy M
rived ut the meeting place appointed
close to the sea. I'VE must hlindfOl,
you," said the sailor. This was done
and then tho hoy was led about her
and there for some time. between tw,
grInnIng mariners, and watched by
grInnIng parent. When he was thor
ougllly daxcti. hc was pushed into
narrow. cold metal apartment an
cautioned to Keep perfectly still unit
some ono came for him.
And mind you keep that bandagc q
TIL you're told TO take It or" Hdle til
sailor.
The hoy wnItcd-fOr hours. 1t SCENE
to hIm-hnrlly dSing to breathe. b'
trying to think TINT he was having
great time Then he took or the ban
age. he was In total darkness. Moi
hours went by, and no one came bad
for him. lie was now not only hu
cry and cold. but also frightened. \
sound reached him. Was he real
alone In the submarine boat In Il
depths of the sea!
no, he was not. At o'clock In I.
| morning his father, still smiling, 70
| cued him from an old ships iron 81
| tern. In which he had been imprlsont
on the beach. The submarine boat ~
her crew had, In the meantime, bet
lowed away to another seaport; bV
the boy was no longer interested In
/ .,, Canine lifn