. Small boys in big boots : a story for children of all ages . O the place, which is crowded with people, illuminated by electricity,and presents, with its hurrying waiters, a scene of brisk, activebustle, though the crowd is thinning a little, as it is now half-past seven. The two seat themselves at a table, which, fortunately, has noother occupants, as the parties dining there have just finished andrisen to go to their evening occupations. After seeing his hungry companions wants attended to—forMyra has ordered a straight-bone sirloin steak and mashed potatoes,being advised thereto by Footli
. Small boys in big boots : a story for children of all ages . O the place, which is crowded with people, illuminated by electricity,and presents, with its hurrying waiters, a scene of brisk, activebustle, though the crowd is thinning a little, as it is now half-past seven. The two seat themselves at a table, which, fortunately, has noother occupants, as the parties dining there have just finished andrisen to go to their evening occupations. After seeing his hungry companions wants attended to—forMyra has ordered a straight-bone sirloin steak and mashed potatoes,being advised thereto by Footlights, who remarks that shed bettercling to chops and steaks, as it takes an habitue to hit the hasheson the right days—that young gentleman contents himself with aboiled apple-dump and hard sauce, a local luxury that he hasnot forgotten. This he soon finishes, and, obtaining the latest edi- YOUTHFUL WANDERERS IN NEW YORK. tion of one of the evening papers, digests the details of the Whit-icar suicide, while the little girl is still occupied with her din-. MR. HIGGINS DOES THE HONORS OF THE BOWERY. 164 SMALL BOYS IN BIG BOOTS. ner ; for Footlights is a generous host, and has persuaded her toindulge in a dessert of chocolate eclairs and ice-cream. O He soon discovers that the main points of the tragedy are brieflyas follows: It had happened between eleven and twelve oclock in the fore-noon at Somerss bathing-place at the upper end of Coney day had been warm, and, though late in September, quite acrowd had come down from New York to indulge in probably whatwould be their last bath of the season. Among them was a man of genteel appearance, who hired abathing-suit and went into the surf. His actions were not particu-larly noted by the attendants in charge, or the throng who were inthe water with him, though he seemed to be an expert swimmer, forhe swam out to the raft. No particular attention was paid to him, as he seemed to be,though venturesome, thoroughly at home i
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