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Treatment of Sailors.

~ as there is Il sun i'll the heavens, there is,
and always will be, "a time to laugh
Treatment of Sailors.
How the sailor is sometimes treated,
may be learned from the following extract
from the Rev. Mr.. Taylor's "Sevcn Years
Preaching in San Francisco" This book
gives some graphic descriptions Of the
wrongs perpetrated on sailors
When the sailors bill at the boarding
house runs to cover tile "alvance," the
landlord says TO him, slack you must ship"
Il won't do it, says Jack.
'Iou shall doit; you owe inc hun
drcd dollars. and you must either pay me
today or go to sea in the ship Challenge"
"Oh, don't want to 80 to sea yet" says
Jack.
"Oh well, never mind" says the land
lord, you're a clever fellow, and you may
stay at my house as long as you please,
and pay me when you get ready. Come
let's take drink"
Jack, very glad to he on such good terms
with the landlord, walks up to tho bar,
and drinks to the health of his master. In
ten minutes he is as insensble as log.
When he RECEIVERS from his mysterious
sleep, he is out fsight of land. He is
awakened by the stern command.
Wake up here, and go to work"
TIE poor fellow, rubbing his eyes, in
quirers, "What ship is this 7 Without
bound 2"
ITO Hong Kong"
allow did get there -
"Why, you shipped sir says the master
px,var rt,;,,n,.l -, fl,;o CHI,
"les, you did, sir, and You must 60 to
work without any more grumbling," replies
the captain, sternly.
Il want to see the articles" says the sal
lor.
"Wcll, sir, here they are. What is your
name 2
MY name is John Waters
'Thcre it is written on the articles III
two places, once by the landlord, and once
by the shipping master"
IL never signed those articles" replies
John.
mo" replies the master, "you were too
drunk to write your name, but there is
Your mark"
John put his hand to his head and stu.
dies moment, and says: Il want my all
so"So OOioiO So W "oth AO" bHuCu
WAS to get Z"
"One hundred anu twenty. five dollars
for the run, paid in ADVANCE" replies the
captain, "and here is your account from the
shipping Office your bill with the boards
ing master took one hundred dollars, leav-
ing me twenty five, which he handed me
to give you when you got sober"
John takes the twenty-five dollars and
goes to work. .''But, you ask, what did
the landshark give to the sailor, to take II
way his senses 20 suddenly :"
1t was a compound Of whisky, brandy
gin, rum and opium. which, If man drinks
he sinks inio the Lethcan stream for a do
zen of hours.
But tho kijnappers practice not alone on
seamep. Hero is q case from the sa,ne
volume:
A landlord, lacking man to make up
crew, met. German glazer on Long
Warf, with pack Of glass On his back. and
said to him, "lIie. my good fellow, don't
you wants job 2"
ayes SIR"
II want you" said the shark, ito put
some glass in the stern Of that ship" point.
ing to ship in the estream. 'JuDp into
my boat hers, anl III take you on board" -
So off they went. As the German sat
in the stern. of the boat, much pleased with
the prospect Of a good job, the shark said
to him, @Will you have cigar.
ayes" ~. ~,
So tho glazsr sat and puff ii away a. he
used to do in his Fadsrland, but before
they reached the ship lie tu,nbIcd over in
the bottom Of tile bt,,st.s The shark throw