The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-09-11

emu oI IL onto VrlpPy J'st uuuer MS arms
and run him out over the side. He'd first
let him drop three or four times into the
water and then he'd run him about half
way up to the yardariu and leave him
swingin. 1t weren't that there were any
thin very bad in these deviltries. except
tor the mortal terror they gave the lad.
and his screcchn's were jist awful To hear
at these times. don't believe any lickin'
the old man ever give him were halt Us bad
as these frights that he got.
Well to cut this here short, we got to
Rio at last, arter very long passage,
| thought would never end, and artcr dis.
clargin' We hauled in abreast of the coffee
" warehouse for to git our load OF coffee.
determined that wouldn't 80 further in
tl.at craft, but as Rio are a bad place to
run away in, had arranged it with old
chum of mine aboard of the bark Marga-
ret. what had got her load and were
bound to Baltimore, for to stow me away
aboard of her. The night l went aboard
of her / had the anchor watch from IL to
/, and got all my dunnayc into my bag,
and we're jist gon' over the side with It,
when who should appear before me but
this here Crippy. You're goi"' for to ri"
away says he. %, take me with YOU
Tom; take me with you, for Gods sake,
And the little atomy Topped down OH his
knees on the deck atorc me as If Id been
his guardian all my life. were complete.
~ took aback, for it were ono OF the old
mans rules that this here chap weren't
never to speak to ,,s chaps atorc the mast,
and this here mite had never had so much
to say to me afore. However he got to
know | were Il. g"in cant say. but here
he were down on the deck atorc me a be-
sccchin', and tell you what it is sir, |
list fcl, that Id stand to that boy till the
last drop of my blood if necessary. If l
couldn't stand that craft, how much more
coudcn't he, that had 10 much more to
bear: and says to him, take you witc
met OF course will, my boy; and id
list like to see the man a. would try for to
stop me, and felt uncommon like wlial-
in somebody jist then.
Well, sir, we goes aboard Of the Mar
garct, and we finds my chum, who were a
watin f,r me. lie were rather took wheu
he seed Crppy, but l tclled him enough
about the boy for to make it right. and
we were slowed away snug down into
the fore peak. l were told afterwards
that the old man had all the police at
Ri, to work for to hunt usuP. llc dident
care so much for me as tor the boy; he wan-
ted him. and promised somethin' in the
way OF whaln' it he caught him: which he
never didn't do no more. The day after
l al
mate and says L." / IN a stowaway aboard
of your ship, sir but I'm good ailor man
and can arm my grub. I've got chap
with me that won't eat much, even il he
can't do much work and I'm willn' for to
do his share of work as we'll ~ my ows.
We've left the bark we were in bccau sc
she were hell ailoat, and ups and
tells this mate of the way Id seen Crippy
abused. Well, would you believe it, sir,
| actually struck "a soft spot into this here
mate, and he c"ltoned right to that boy at
once, and says he: You've done jist
right, my man. and I'm glad for to have
you aboard, Ill take that boy aft aud let
him take care of my room, and that'll be-
easy work for Him.
The next time that seed Crippy. sir,
| hardly know'd him. He'd 90, his face
washed clean, and the mate had rugged him
out complete in a ret of t"ggrry. 1t were
rather large for Crippy, but it done better
than the rags he had been "a wcarin'. The
boy got to be II great favOritc, Nth with
the mate and the old man; he were sicll a
willn' chap, and i'll consequence Of bring
in him had good, easy times Of it, and
~hen we got to Baltimore, the old man of.
cred for to keep Crippy and make man
Of him; but the lad had suffered 50 mucl, at
sea that he were determined he would
starve to death ON shore afore ever he'd
90 on the blue water agin; 50 the old man
he showed him of onto - parson that run
a sailors Gospel shop there in Baltimore,
and he made him head scavenger Of that
consarn, and here ! lost sight Of him,
cause ] shipped in brig that were goin'
to Montevideo for hides, and went away to
sca.'-N. Y. World.