Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-03-26
CAPTAIN SNUBSON AND HIS COOK.

CAPTAIN SNUBSON AND HIS COOK.
The comfort of every voyage, depends very
much upon having good cook. AS 10 pas
sengers, have always thought that the COM
mon system of charging them, good, bad and
Indifferent, per capita, is very wrong one,
inasmuch as it is worth a vast deal more to
transport some individuals than it is to trans
port others across the Atlantic. They should
pay according TO their sombre countenances
or their cheerful looks: the former paying a
round Eum for their accommodations, and the
latter going for nothing, rather than being left
at home. A COOL crew and pleasant passen-
gers, therefore, are important items, but one
of very great consideration to such as regard
the welfare of their stomachs, (and who a.
mongst us does net y is a cool cook; while a
bad cook is unquestionably the most useless
lumber on board ship.
sailed in February, i843, for Havana, with
crew shipped as is customary, by shipping
master, but taking the usual precaution of
seeing and Questioning all Of them before they
signel the articles.
Cook said |, TO the darkey, who applied
for that berth, do you consider yourself A.
l. in your profession "
Yes, sar, does
We'll, for man dressed in go-ashore toys,
you don't appear to be the cleanest mortal
that ever was. If you are not cleaner in your
galley, we shall querrel.'
oh de fack is, sar, hasn't got on my
best clothes to-day, and Pve been overhauling
de camboose dare-and-'
Ship him, Mr. Sawyer said !, impatient
~, he is probably as good as any that have
applied
We sailed the next day. and every thing
Oh
lashing spars ana water casks, ana then reefng
and furng, as the weather soon obliged US to
do, while the snow fell thick and fast, and
the sea broke over US, washing every loose
thing about and overheard Why, we could
not expect much OF dinner on the following
day; still, as the roast beef male its appear
ance, suggested to the steward the propriety
of scraping off the outside; but he assured me
that it came SO from the galley; he hadn't
dropped it on the way, and it must be clean.
Well, what else have you got
Pudding, sir replied the steward, as he
deposited something upon the table.
Pudding what kind of pu lding dye call
that You've been with me two years, now
and never pro lucel such an article as that be-
fore 1t hal more colors than rainbow and
thunder cloud combined, though the color OF
the latter pre1ominated.
Just as got it from the galley, sir
Help yourself, Mr. Garnet said |, I've
done
No, thank you. sir said the mate, rve
done too
Call the second mate and carpenter. stew.
ard, to their dinner said |. as we rushed up
on deck. where stood one of the crew, who
had been waiting patiently. though not for q
very long time, for US to accomplish our meal
he held In his hani kid, and civily reques'
ted me to examine the contents Now, had
not been sea-slck since was boy, but il
might have been the motion OF the ship, al
this time, or possibly the sight of that kid-at
any rate felt sick-very sick!
The cook was called aft, and notwithstand.
ing his various excuses. reprimandei sharply
and promised something additional, in case be
cd not amend But alas he did not; for the