The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-12-09

come OFF, II it'l be any help to YOU,
l can Civ you the mark and number of
the chap as sphced me, and he's man
as viii do the Job neat and cheap Z, :
Well, as to sthat,' SAYS Dick, /
amt said nothin' to her about it as vet.
| thought would last vy'age in the
Skiddy, but every time / went there
somethin' turned up, and I couldn't list
git to it, and since I've been here this
time I've gone there lots Of times de-
tarmined to say somethin about it. but
the fact is, Tom, Il can't do it, and
there's the truth about it. You've seen
me- in many a gale of wind, and you
know that where any man can 90 / can
60, and that I ain't last atanythin, them
times; but alongside of a woman, Tom,
I'm nothin' but q baby. Not but what
can take ears of one, Tom, if Fm once
safe spliced to her, and she needn't be
afeared of wantin' for any thin SO long
rs have my health; but it's, iist as /
tell you, Tom, when I comes to the pint
OF speakin about it, I always think IN
wait till next time.s s,.s ~ 81 J se5f - {
"Well, / thought the thing over
awhile, and then / says, Dick, nv
flower; it's clear that you can,t do this
thing BY yourself, and as you and has
been shipmates for so long a time,
don't mind lendin' you hand in this
here business, provided when ! sees the
craft, / judges her all right. Tomorrow
y Sunday, and tomorrow afternoon
Ill rig up and you shall Civ me her
mark and number and I'll 90 up and
see her and fix this thing for you in a
jifey. You see havin' been one yy,age
to larn, myself, / can do it as easy as
jumpin' overheard 80 81 -.
50 Tom,' says Dick, this here were
jist what were a-goin' for to ask you
to do for me, ss -
Well, sir, next mornin' arter we'd
washed the decks and had breakfast I
went over in Waterloo Road, and paid
threepence fer q shoresshave and then
puts on pair of blue cloth pants and a
white shirt, and I borrowed q red plush
vest from chap named Billy Small,
and put Dicks frock coat over that and
with high hat which T. borrowed from
the third mate, q tellin' him were
a-goin' to funeral, I jist looked equal
to any thin. g -
"The sailin' directions I got from
Dick were, to stand up Mortimer Street
to the head Of ittwhere it is crossed BY
Rincon Street, turn round Rincon Street,
60 about three blocksto No. 65, and ask
for Mrs. Lee. Well, / kept my reckon
id all right till i come to Rincon Street
and then it struck me that Dick hadn't t
said which way to turn; but remember
in that the rule of the road were always
forlto port your helm, sheers around
to the right at q venture, thinkin' I'd
soon git true departure by the NUM-
bers. For the first block there wern't
no numbers; there were q vacant place,
and q factory, and what not, but when
leone to No. 25 on the next block, /
were glad / had made lucky land-fan,
and were sure were right. Of course
then all had for to do were to follow
along till / got to 65. 1t were q nice
little two-story brick house, and as /
ringed the bell, I couldn't help wonder
in however Dick had fetched up in sich
moorin's As these. There were nice
little lass opened the door, and when /
asked her IL Mrs. Lee were at home,
she said she were, and asked me to walk
in. S, -. .ss. g..
"sWhat name shall sayp' says she
as I went into a snug little parlor on the
right of the hall.
"sWell, miss" says /, as she don't
know me, the name don't matter; tell
her it's q friend from a perticlar friend,
as would like to see her on important
business
as Yes, SIR says she, and / thought
to myself If the mistress is as nice as the
maid, / don't wonder, al, Dick, and then
Fl thought of what I'd .pr8nised' Old
Neptune the first time crossed the line
never to kiss the maid if could kiss
the mistress, unless I liked the maid the
best,' and wondered if should like the
mistress as well as I did the maid. 3
uPresently there come into the room
as neat little craft as one would wish
to meet in days sail. Fine figure
head, good smooth bow, able body, and
clean rum. all ship-shape and Bristol
fashion fore and aft. ar
".Did you wish to see mep' she said,
and didn't wonder at Dick gittin' in
the doldrums, for weren t much better
myself. You see / thought 1t would be
| a easy thing for to do, but now that it
had got to be done ! didn' = hardly know
what to say. ..sss s....a ssl.s..
1.-the fact is, marin, says / a-stand-
| in up before her, and wished I was a
hundred miles away, Dick Ostrom,
whom I 'spose yon knows well, is 9
chum of mine, me and him havin' now