, 1877-01-27
JOLLY OLD JACKS.
THE WIT OF MEN ON THE
QUARTERBACK.
aUMoRs OF A PECULIAR PROFESSION


aUM0RS OF A PECULIAR PROFESSION.
1t may be that the reflection begotten
If solitude, is conducive to the propu-
CATION of wit. An isolation which is
essential to the success of any business,
is the isolation of discipline by which
the maste er must forbear from intimacy
with his subalterns. The master of
coaster may lnduige in familiarity with
nis officers; but the ca tain OF deep
water ship must be something OF ty-
rant His cabin is castle, unless he
has some passengers and even 10 them
he must maintain certain dignlfied
reserve. To some men the profession
Of a navigator. is like an asA lum. Many
brave hear has received Il sore wound
from woman's tongue and sought
refuge from sorrow on the sea, only to
face with brown eyes and golden hair.
Yet study improves every mind and
study Is impossible without silence.
THE REPRESENTATIVE MAN
Of the American sailor of our day. to
our notion is Capt. Oliver Eldridge of
sun F,.,c,s.o II. 10 toll aud s.v,;sb
appearing in"n ne"iy s'A'y years VI
aye, oieusn' up III 'he A'iauic sn.ihe
t,ache hno"h as Tue D!"ch Dan hhe'
LIS oushy "hi'e nair anu "ni'heiS con
''"S' nney WIN n,' iinp pio""Ne "ai N
eSo'' Ase n"e n'' 'o"e' nis "'niei1
nSure'' ''houSu l. 10 souie" A"' "''en "a' Gu
oy years u s,uo! III 'ne sie"' sohoo' VI
oonnine'ce' He o,ouSn' ,ne e'eanei'
CONSTITUTION @ ana uo.ueh Oity 10 Caii-
iorhia III loo2 ao" o. ai,er "hich NE
c" me out as hsens az oah Francisco. ror
'he ~ years 'h"' io''oweo' MS name was
.-...ts ,;.,,te -. ., III;
reputation for executive ability was
such that his aid was courted III nearly
eve ioea' e.i.ei pi,se ne i.',rea ,",S iioln
sn,,.. fnnr ,s.rs .no and has s,nce ams
ployed his time and means in
1ncu IN, rsrp1rs
q, .:,-n. e, ,;e.
NnJo9 'ns 'n0 '"''e"' "a q "'eA"i 'iA' ~
the great city that ranks him among the
noblest OF her. citizens. Another man
,h., a.t o,,nnorv v,s
.n ,',o T'.,,n;n p9ah"ra T. WH;,,nn
.h,, '1,,.,n.t H. lf.,,,no ono,n,n,ndad ,n..
',, go C',,;fe,,,i4. .,h C,lda,,
- ua wa.. sh"r, mm.cn,,r man
L.''v ,;nranI na,.,la a. sohnnl'
p,rI. He too. WAS educated IN the New
York and Liverpool trade. and Was
ST oni'TI "' '.F ''ine 'uo o"np"ns
h'm @ vs. ,,,.. ,.t. EN-, r Fl pearson
also graduate of the BLACK Ball
line. When Whiting was summoned
To the company's office in New York,
he met Pearson. who had already been
.ppo,xrrD A CAPTAIN
=, ~,
III Tue iihe' ne '"o nen "ei' nea''S
OF AN age and neither had much advant-
age of the other in exnerience. As
wh;,;,.a; ~ p..rson o.v. him
,,
c"ia cor nou o1 recoen''ion anu saiu MI
"hitlhe, uhoers'aho Tue Coinp"n9
mas appointed you ior my nrs. oliicer'
"hlle am aware Oily our eAce1ien' sea
mahshlp IN saian9 VESSELS shou'o
IKE 10 ask what experience you nave
Ia" III oo"'
ipS iooNeu e"i' on IL 'no i"co WIN
perieuce on steamers j., verv extensive.
| have already made two trips across to
hoooKen on Inc 1eify-ooa'.
NOT INTENTIONAL.
J An uncle OF Tue writer was 1or many
years a captain in the Dramatic line of
nockets owned bv e. x. Collins O
~ A.. 49,. D.
i,o" - - ,ao -.
o'"s' ne''.: I '.,.a Mo
ana o,neis y, nne nun ~ M *"a .aa
s'ho neai'e" li"H. " % .m 'uou'
,smpef e anu ro,u,,v az 'eu uhau ~ eoT ava.ner.tsd
ours's VI pio'"n"s W. IA"speia.eu
"ene,"' ne ~ oe So.
Al" ma "''' no' I"eu ~ 49,
nis uisPosi''on M o wa" dan "s as,n.s 80
Dro"n"'y onin'o"o onu , o"s' oon.
'ns ~nu ., 'ne Ia" ha,,,,anaa M Nv S S,sn "n nn bic
too U,cIe Nod iat ont a roar of oatbs
and care,seo .ne inJ'reo 'he1oer, wnil.
'ne Do.':i ''' h ,, .fI,, -,
wav." Now, look here Doctor, every
man
HAS HIS fhooAiAHi'h'
You preach a good deal and l swear a
aoa, h,,, ,a;,har ot rs .a,, a
;, IT., ,,.,.
'hihs oy IT, LIE Doc'of 'oi' 'ne JOKE
ON himself with great unctlon and only
seemed to prize the friendship of the
bluff old sail + all the more. Our uncle
had be en- first officer with II queer OLD
sh captain named Duff, at one time.