Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-11-01
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COgoUERIsG A SEA DOG.

vben ! hat command of ber. there hap
P~ned on board an incidcnt. over Which I
have laughed many a time. when memory
has brought Il back 20 me. loaded Al
Mobile Nth cosi6o snd ran 90 Liverpool.
An,ong ny crs- ~as Young man named
Rsnnot-Ssm Ne slsay- oalied hin. lie
-as then ore % TO- largest formed men
l ever sa-. and came from somewhere IN
Ne~ England. TIe stood six ieet snd Eve
incbes IN his bare icet. and ~as stout and
buiky IN proportion. lie had ous fsalt.
AMI that -As an inordinsie pride Of strength.
lie "a. not qaarr~lsooic. nor had he a ~
Venceful POINT in his characier. and yet b.
"a continually annoying and pesiering The
crv-. Hardly day passed that b. did not
give one or more q them bodily pam BY
las freaks. he would catch poor ielloS
BY ihe .ess. and s-ing bin over his bead.
AZ The imminent risk 81 suna-hing his brains
ont scAins, the mas; OF Sui~arks. ard then
b ~0uh laugh hugeiy 81 th- poor mans
fright. Sometimes h. -oald seize a nan
by the arms ard hv han upon the deck.
and IN no easy manner. either. Ia -as no
use fora man 90 rcrnon.trats for he would
Be surs TO punish them IN some ~sy.
Oi course forbade sam from doing
such things. bot h. could not REMEMBER nv
orders over uight. The love Of 90 isn- a.
Be called "a. -As Fixed too strongly upon
him and n could not Dc taken out ofhim
lie did not rrafre ho- unpieasant his
pranks verc. nor did be kno~ that the res;
ofthe crcs had grown % dislike him. They
had adopted many eSp~dients 90 cure hiu.
bot thcy al iAiisd. Ani though b. bad oiicn
been made thc buu q practical joke
such a. sudden aFcaching IN cold sca "a.
ter ~hils b. slept And other things equally
unpicasAnt--yct h. Al-ays paid bis tor
mentors Of 18th interest. IL was ia fact
the ~or,t practical Joker ever 'a~. sud
rot -Lit did be care. % long a. be ~.
hibted his beFculeAn strength lni broke no
bones
When ny ship arrived AZ Mobile. on her
rsisrn voyage. another cargo q cotton -as
ready for me. and I vas ordered 20 load
and be OF a. quickly a. possible. Bot 20
sooner wAs the snip cleared than my m-n--
az bgt San RAnnoi-came and informed
@e that tbsy oosld not 20 -iih ne again
unless sam -As discharged. ~as not
prepared Tor this. In heavy work sam vas
-orth any other three men on board. and
sl-ays -iliing ard ready. Yet kne- boz
the crr- suffered from his thoaghiie.s
prAnks. and could not blame them. toll
the men 10 come % me on the iollo-ing
day ard would give them sn ans-cr.
A. 6r.s ] 'hoorbs Of promising them that
I-ouid sc that The oil seA dog -ouli not
annoy them auy more. bot soon became
convinced myssf that that you'd b. of 10
use.-Ssu -oulG eut sp his caPer. wben I
could not see b.an. and the men uould not
rcport him ever time BE- hort then. Bot
soon q re- ides entered ny bad. had
brother ~ho 0-ned large cotton pisufa-
ton On the Chickasa~. liz place uzs not
pvcr ffeen miirs from Mobile. anl he hsi
ju,t tie man uanisd IIs big arms ~cre
hke iron. and b.. bsrast and shoulders ike
large bundie ct "ne aone up in ra~ on
h'de-
j oaniercd ny bfoiher % iei me- have
Cato ior one or to voyages.
% Iase h'n and welcome. 'a'd be.
% iie's getting to- important here
Whsi-ishe Ugly p / asked.
" -. 10, Just fhe other vay. Hes ton
good nsisred sitore'bsr. lie scts the very
sancho into ihe o.her boys. I've made TOO
nuch q him."
90 And b. I'll -orsf'
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