The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-01-01

4 "'N''NNN t'N P"Pcis iOI bS ooky anu HIS
voice, and the way be .poke, rss enough
10 show that there warn'r ha perth O.
ly!n' in his whole skin. But the mate
didn't seem to swql,er the yarn at all; he
only shrusge his shoulders with a kind o.
grin, as much as to say; I'm tao Oh a
bird to be caught eth that kind o chafT :
and then he says to him Look here,
my lad: that's all 7ery fine, bat it won't DO
hsre-some of these men O mine are in the
secret, End | mean to have it out Of 'em.
Now, you just poiat out the nan as stow ed
you away and fed you, this very minute /:
if you son't it'll be the worse for ycu =
"The boy looked up in hi, bright, fear
less way CT did my heart good to look at
him, the brave little chap J, and says quite
quietly I've told you the truth; | amt
got 10 mere TO say"
''Ihe mate says nothin', but looks at
him for minute as if he'd zee clean
through him; and then he faced round to
the men, lookin blacker thar ever. Reeve
a rope to the yard = he sings out, loud
enough to raise the dead; smart, now =
The men all looked at each other, as
much a. TO say; What Oh earth "a comm
now?' Bet aboard ship, o course, whom
you're told TO DO a thing, you've got to do
1t; so the rope was rove in jiffy.
Now, my lad, says the mate, in a
hard, squire kind o voice, that made every
word seem Ike fttin' stone into wall,
you see tat ere rope? Well, III give
you ten minutes to confess The took ont hi.
watch and held it in his band(; and if
you don't tell the truth afore the times up.
I'll hang you Ike a dog.
"The crew all stared at one another az
if they couldn't believe their ears Il iidnt
believe miro, can tell yc)' and then a
low growl went among en-, ike a Wild
beast awakin' ut OF Il nap.
d" Silence there !. shouts the mate, in a.
voice like the roar Of nor easter. Stand
by to run for'ard = and with lis own bands
lle put the moose round the boys neck.
TIE little felier never hinched bit: but
there were some among the sailors dig
strong chaps as could ha' fclled a OK as
shook ike leaves IN the wind. As for me
be,hought myself o my little curly haired
lad at home, and how it I'D be if any one
was to 70 for 20 hang him q; and at the
very thought ont tinglcd all ever, and
my fingers clinched themselves as if tEev
was agrippin' somebody throat. Glitch
ed hold } handsprjke, AMI held it behind
my back, all rcady.
d" Tom, whispers the chief-enginecr to
me-. d, ye think he really means to DO it,
) don't know, says | through my
teeth; but If he does, lie shall 20 first, il
| swings for IT.
"I've been in many an ugly scrape in
my time; but never felt art as bad as !
did then. Every minute seemed ms long as
a dozen; and the tick o the mates watch
reg lar pricked my ears ike a pin. TIE
men were very quite, but there was a
precious ugly look Gu some o their faces
and noticed that three or -four on EN-
KEEP edgin' for'ard to where the mate was
standIn' IN way that meant mischief.
As for me, / i made up my mild that il
he did 60 for to hang the poor little chap,
I'd kill him on the spot, and take my
chance.
Eight mirutes : says the mate, his
great deep voice breakia' in upon the
silence like the toll o funeral bell. ii
you've got anything to confess, my lad
you'd best out with it, Ter yer times near
l. up
I've told you the truth answers til,
boy, very pale, but as firm as ever. May
say my prayers, please:
"The mate nodded; and down goes the
poor little chap on his knees with that
Internal rope about his neck all tho time
and puts up his DOR little hands to pray
| couldn't make out what he said (fact
my head was il stitch a whirl that II
hardly ha' knowcd my own name), but
I'll be bound GUd heard it, every word
Then lie ups on his feet again, and puts
his hands behind him, AMI says to the mate
quite quietly I'm ready
"And then, sir, the mats's hard grim
foce broke HP all to once, ike I've seed the
the ice in the Baltic. lie snatched up the
boy in his arms, and kissed him, and burst
cut a-cryln' ike child; and | think there
warn't one Of US as didn't do the same
| know did, for one
"'God bless you, my boy = says he
smCothin' tie chid's hair with his great
hard hand. You're true Englishmal
every inch Of YOU ; you wouldn't tell liz
to save your life Wei, if so be as vel
father : cast sc off, RI be yer father from
this day forth and if / ever forget you
then may God forget me =
"And he KEEP his word too. When W,
got to Halifax, he found out the little IN.
aunt, and Civ her a lump Q money t.
make him comfortable; and now he goes t,
see the youngster every voyage, as reg la
as can be- and to see the pair on 'em to
getho--the little chap so fond o him, an,
rot bearin' him a bit o grudg,- it's 'bou
as pretty a sight as ever l seed. An,
nov, sir, akin yer parding, it's time for M
to be goin' below; so I'll Just wish We
goodnight !"
q New Domestic Animal.