The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-05-22

prise me on board this ship, | can prom
Use you .
It's not exactly wind coming, said
Dir. Jolly. Its another cabin passen-
GER
The captain looked round at the empty
sea, with the land thousands of miles
away, and with lot ship in sight
turned sharply on the experienced sur
geon-eyed him hard--changed color
suddenly-and asked him what he
meant.
81 mean there's fifth cabiu passen-
ger coming on board persisted Mr..
Jolly. grinning from ear 10 ear intro
duced by Mrs. Smallchild-iik ely to join
US. l should say, toward evening size,
nothing to speak of-seA. not known at
present-manners and customs. probably
sQuslly. F"
Do you really mean it p asked the
captain, backing away, and turning paler
and paier.
g Yes, | do" answered Mr.. Jolly,
nodding hard at him.
Then I'll tell you what" cried Cap
tain Gillop. suddenly flying into vio-
lent passion, Il won't have it! the in
fernal weather has worried NE out of my
life and soul already-and | won't have
it Pet it of, Jolly-tell her there isn {
room enough for that solt of thing on
board my vessel. What does she mean
by taking us all in this way? Shameful!
shameful T.
:" No no I" demonstrated Mr. Jolly
Don't look at it in thaS1ight Its her
FIRST child, poor thing. How should she
know? Give her little experience, and
| dare say
Where's her husband ?" broke in
the captain, with threatening look.
I'll speak my mind to her husband, at
any rate
Mr. Jolly consulted his watch before
he answered.
Half past eleven he said Let
me consider a little. Its Mr.. Small.
child S regular time just now for squar
ing accounts with the sea. He'll have
done in quarter of an hour. In five
minutes more he'll be fast asleep. NJ
one O'Clock eat hearty lunch, and 90 tc
sleep again. At half past two he'll
square accounts as beforehand so on til
night. You'll make nothing out of Mr.
SmalIchild, captain. Extraordinary man
wastes tissue, and repairs it again per.
petually, in the most astonishing man
ner. If we are another month at sea
[ believe We shall bring him into port
totally comatose. -Hullo What do you
want?
The stewards mate had approached
the quarter deck while the doctor wa:
speaking. Was it curious coincidencei
This man also was grinning from ear tc
ear, exactly ike Mr.. Jolly.
You're wanted in the Storage. Sir, -
said the stewards mate. % the doctor.
" A woman taken bad, name of Heavy.
sides"
Nonsense - cried Mr.. jolly Ea
hal ba You don't mean Eth?
{" That's it. Sir, sure enough" said
the steward mate in the most positive
manner.
Captain Gilop looked all round him
iu silent desperation: lost his sea legs
for the first time these twenty years
staggered back till he was brought up all
standing by the side Of his own vesse! !;
dashed his fist on the bulwark and found
language to express himselfin. at the same
moment.
This ship is bewitched." said the
captain, wildly. Stop!' IF it's true,
Jolly, send her husband here aft to me-
Damme, I'll nave il out with one of the
husbands - said the captain, shaking
his fist vieiously at the empty an.
Ten minutes passed and then there
came staggering towards the captain, tot
tering this way and that with the rolling
Of the becalmed vessel, long, lean. mel
ancholy, light-haired man, with Roman
nose, a watery blue eye, and complex
ion profusely spotted with large brown
freckles. This was Simon Heavysides.
the intelligent carpenter, with the wife
and the family Of seven small children on
board
oh! you're the man, are you ?''
said the captain.
The ship lurched heavily and Simon
staggered away with run
20 the opposite side of the deck, as if he
preferred going straight overheard into
he sea to answering the captain ques-
lion.
You're the man--are you? % repeat
I'd the captain, following him, seizing
him by the collar, and pinning him
up iereels against the bulwark. Its
-FOUR wife-is it? You internal rascal
What do you mean by turning my ship
nto Wing in hospital? You ave com
nitted an act Of mutiDy or. if it isn't
nutiny, it's next door to it. I've put
nan in irons for ieSsl I've more than
half mind to put you in irons Hold
Up. you slippery hubert What do you
mean by bringing passengers I dom bar
gain for on board my vessel? What have
7ou got TO say for yourself, before clap
he irons on you p
Nothing. SIR answered Simon
1eavysides. accepting the captains
trong language without word of pro-
est. " As for the punishment you men
Toned just now, SIR. continued Simon,
wish to say-having seven children
more than | know how to provide for,
md an eighth coming to make things
yorse-I respectfully wish to say. Sir.
hat my mind is in irons already; and |
lon't know as 1t will make much differ
nee if you put my body in irons along
With it.
The captain Mechanically let go of the
lrpenter's collar; the mild despair of