Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-10-16
Treatment 81 sailors.

0eY. Mr.. 1 1aYIof seven I ears Preach.
ing in San Francisco" This book gives
some graphic descriptions OF the wrongs
peTpetEGtsd on sailors. ~
When the sailors bill at the. boarding
house runs to cover the "advanee.". the
landlord says to him, "Jack, you must
ship .~sn
81 WON'T do it," says Jack. ..-s. --.. IT.
~."You shall do it you owe me hun
dred dollars. and you must either pay me
to-day. or go to sea in the ship Chal-
lenge." r~," 90
"Oh, don't want to go to sea yet"
Gays Jack. with grin.
''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 a drink"
jack. very glad to be cn such good
terms with the landlord. walks up TO the
bar aud drinks to the health OF his master.
In ten minutes, he is as insensibIe as u
log. When he RECEIVERS from his mysteri.
GUS sleep. he is out Of sight Of land. He
is awakened by the stern command:
"Wake up here and go to work"
The poor fellow, rubbing his eyes. en-
quires, ''What ship is this ? Whittier
bound o.
''ro Hong Kong"
'"Howr did get here o.
''You shipped. SIR" snys the master.
81 never shipped in this ship"
Eyes you did. sir. and you must go to
work without any more grumblng." re-
Piled the captain. sternly.
Il want TO see the articles" says the
sailor. -..l.. .. ...'.-
''well. sir. here they are. What is
Jour name ?'' ..,
"My name is John Waters"
"There it is written on the articles in
two places. once by the landlord and once
by the spipping master"
ed John. .--.
"No." replies the master. "you we're
too drunk to write your name, but there s
your mark" s....t-
John puts his hand to his head and
studies a moment and says: 1 want my
advance before 90 to work how much
Waa to get?'' s......
"One hundred and twenty five dollars
for the run, to be paid IN advance" re-
plies the captain. " and here ia your &C.
count from the shipping Office. your bill
with the boarding master took one hun.
dTed dollars. leaving twenty-five with me
which he told me to hand over to you
when you got sober.
John takes twenty five dollars and goes
TO work. But" you ask. "what did the
lapdShArk give tho sailor to take away
his senses SO suddenly ?''
IsWaI q compound Of brandy. whisky.
gin. rum aud opium. which, if a man
drinks. he sinks into the Lethean stream
for n dozen Of hours.
But the kidnappers practice not alone
on sesmen. Here is q case of the same
volume: ..E
A landlord. lacking man to make up
the crew. met German glazier on Long
Wharf. with pack of glass on his back,
and said to him. "Hie. my good fellow.
don't you want q job 90 H..
" Yes SIR" l.- -.s1. ...... -.
II Wsns you. sir" said the shark, "o
put some glass in the stern Of that ship
pointing to ship in the stream. ''Jump
into my boat here. and I'll take you on
board" s
So off they went. AS the German sat
in the stern of the boat. much pleased
with the prospect of good job, the shark
said to him, will you take cigar g"
"Yes.." -. .-....
SO the glazier. sat and puffed away as
no used 70 do in faderIand. but before
they reached the ship. he tumbled over
In the bottom Of the boat. The shark
threw his pack of glass into the bay, and
running along side hailed f" ..~s.'.r
son deck there, lower away and haul
upthis man." -r .e,. :. -ra.- a..,.
"A rope was lashed around him and he
was hauled up. The shark ran into the
Captains Office, saying:
Captain, I've got a first rate sailor
here he's q little boozy to>day, but he II
be all right tomorrow, and got his ad-
vance, '-r-..s..
~ The poor German walked up at sea with
. longer job than he bareained for, and
the, worst OF the business is, be must not
only work for nothing, but he must be
kicked and cuffed through the whole vow
age for having the presumption to impose
himself as an able seaman. when he knew
nothing about the business. The cigar
Was7drugged.g zee a.a. .s5l 30 1-.- ....
,.'on one occasion a shoemker. stepped
into !theebar to.taks. q drink andaowak
up the next day at sea. aud did not get
oaeS to his business for Hips months.
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