The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-10-14

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",Tom, says Dick, this here were jiSt
what were a-goin' for to ask you to do
for me-
"Well, sir, next mornin' arter we'd
washed the decks and had breakfast |
went over in Waterloo Road and paid
threepence for shore-shave and then |
puts on pair Of blue cloth pants and
white shirt, and borrowed a red plush
vest from chap named Billy Small, and
put Dicks frock coat over that and with
d high hat which borrowed from the
third mate, tellin him were a-goin'
TO a funeral, jist looked equal to any
thin.
"Tbe Sailn' directions got from Dick
were, to stand up Mortimer street to the
bead of it where it is crossed by Rincon
street, turn round Rincon street, 90
, about three blocks to No. 50, and ask for
Mrs. Lee Well, kept my reckoninlall
straight till come to Rincon street and
and then it struck me that Dick hadn't
said which way to turn; butreInemberin
that the rule of the road were always for
TO port your helm,I sheers around to the
right at q venture thnkin' I'd soon git
true departure by the Plumbers. FOR the
first block there wern'tno numbers; there
were vacant place, and factory, and
what not, but when come To No. 25 on
the next block, l were glad had made
lucky land-fall, and were sure | were
right. OF course then all | had for to do
were to follow along till got to IS. It
we're nice little two-story brick house,
and as ringed the bell, | couldn't help
wonderin' however Dick had fetched up
in sich moorin's as these, There were a
nice little lass opened the door, and |
when asked her if Mrs. Lee were at
homes she said she were and asked me to
walk in. '.. ...A ''
"What name shall say?" says she as
went into II snug little parlor ON the
right of the hall. ft.
"'Well, miss" says l, "as she don't
know me, the name don't matter: tell
| her it's Il friend from a perticlar friend as
would like to see her on important busi
ness ....s. ..ru,
"'Yes, sir says she, and | thought to
myself il the mistress is as nice as the
maid, don't wonder at Dick, and then
thought of what I'd promised Old Nep-
tune the first time | crossed the line,
never to kiss tho maid if | could kiss the
mistress, unless liked the maid the best
and wondered if l should like the mis-
tress as well rs the maid,
presently there come into,the room rs
neat little craft as one would wish to
meet in days sail. Fine figure head,
good smooth bow, able body and clean
run, all ship-shape and Bristol fashioned
fore and aft.
"'Did you want to see me p she said;
and didn't wonder at Dick gittin' in
the doldrums for l wern't much better
myself You see thought it would be
easy thing for to do, but now that it had
got to be done didn't hardly know what
to say.
"'The fact is, marm,' says "a standin'
up before her, and l wished | were
hundred miles away Dick Ostrom, whom s
| 'spose you Knows well, is chum of {
mine, me and him havin' now been saip.
mites off and on for over u year, and put J
Dick, marm, to weather earin in a gale
of wind, and there amt none better as /
anybody'lI say as has ever been ship s
mates with him, but alongside of wom- t
an, marm, rs no doubt you have obsarv- {
cd, Dick areas skeery as a colt, and so
you see marin, hayiq'. long cen almost q
worshiped the ground you stands on, he
meyer couldn't git his courage up to the
stickin pint for to tell you so, and 80 ! I
leiu' his ehum, volunteered for to come c
and let you know how the land lay, and t
that Dick havln' saved up a good bit of |
money, were williI' for to be spliced, if
SO be as how it were agreeable to you, {
marm;' and wiped to sweat off my head v
AMI were glad it were over. q
"Well she looked kind ofConfused. but s
l seen that she weren't displeased, and J
she says, g
"'I suppose known the gentleman
you speak {, havingnotiCed him in meet Il
in ..
soho; thinks l, there's where Dick t
come across this craft. But says she, v
this is so sudden, 80 entirely unexpected v
that really | am not prepared to say any b
thin b
He'll never come near you agin, i
marm,' says /, unless he thinks he has 1
some little sight may tell him that he b
may come up and zee you tomorrow
night p ., B
al shall be at home tomorrow night a
says she, and of course I'm always glad f
for to see my friends n
! "'Talk enough, marm, says J. for con- il
sidered the business as good rs settled, Il
and bid her good AFTERNOON, she Iettin' Q
me ont the door herself
"Well goes down and seea Dick, and
1 says, ..u
Its all right old chap, and you're o
mighty lucky fellow; all you've got to do
y to haul alongside as soon as ever you d,
Ike, and the widder's yours, and she'll Y
be exnectin' you tomorrow night, q Y
But Dick were too much in hurry to [
wait for the next night, and away he goes ! 4
that same evenin' AZ happy rs o young :,
porpus.
Il turned in mayhap about 10 o'clock y
that night, and were list drOppin of 70 d
sleep when l we're woke up by Dick. 4 q
don't want 10 strike you in tho bunk, q
BAYS he, though Pve mad mind to put
knife through you; but git up and put on q
your pants, and come out on deck. and a
we'll have this out here and now b
Avast says I, there's some mistake I d
here, andI amt a.goin' to fight till \ V
knows what it's for, and anyhow amt o
soin', oub on deck for TO fight, cause the il
Ratchman will call policeman and wen 81
both be locked up in less than no time, d
20 whatever's the trouble it'll keep till ii
nornin' and thenif I've done anythin' d
agin you, Wen go down to the north shore A
md fight 1t out pleasant
Some OF the rest Of the chaps had got Il
Vsked up, and they took my part, and 3,
ist told Dick there mustn't be no tiehtin' b
here, and them and he agreed to putt d
'ff till mornin', and them says he I'll ),
arm you how to tool q shipn'ate.'' 'ai d
well, he goes out on deck and l heerd ID
aim wdlkin' there and waited q spell, u
lnd then ! went out and says, a,
Now chummie, what's this all Il
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Says he, you never went near that 81
woman, and have made fool of me- b
"'AVast ? says |. who SAWS SOP \,