The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-01-17
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Some Of you go and see what she
wants." And SO saying I hurried On.
but her eye detected my movement. LTD
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| went slowly up the walk. debating
what to say to her questions. She was .
kind, motherly woman, and had often
eaten doughnuts and mince-pie in her
kitchen, with Charlie. ez'4 a5ti'9is
Where is Charliep" said she, look
ing at me. ~ .H ~ si5e sl adt r.0.
turned around and looked at the
boys, as if to see if he was among
them, and replied:
:. He was not at school to-day"
Then l faced around and contrived to
look her in the eye. "He went up to
Mrs. Smiths, yesterday, after school,,
and meant to stay all night, but / cer-
tainly thought he would be at school to-
day." So went on my way home, un-
happy enough. Before school opened
next morning the news had spread
Charles Butler had gone to sea- 'A"ae :
He reached New York and found a
place on ship. just about to sail for
Hamburger. The Captain agreed to
give him $40 month and his board.
He had not been out but few days
before he found the life on ship-board
most repulsive and oppressive. The
Captain and crew were ignorant and
rough men; they all swore oaths and
used, filthy language. There was moth
ing attractive but the blue ocean and
the starlit sky-these soon had same
ness worse than the routine of the les
sons in the academy. Charlie hoped
things would improve in Hamburger.
but on his arrival everyone was set to
work to unload the vessel, then they
scraped and cleaned all the woodwork
and repaired the sails. e
BY this time the Captain had got a
return load and all hands were set to
work to roll in barrels and lift heavy
boxes. When all was done the ship
started on her return trip. The life of
a sailor Charlie found was that of q
day laborer; he had never been used to
work so hard, and the task proved an
unpleasant one. Still, he felt desirous
of trying it again, and on arriving at
New York, hired out on ship bound
TO Monte Video. 1t went out loaded
with kerosene oil, lard and meal, and
came back with hides. The smell of
these was exceedingly offensive to But
Ter, but there were no means OF escape.
Then he sailed out on an Australian
ship, and at, Australia found miners
going to the mines, and went with
them. Here he worked, for he felt
ashamed to come home with nothing
to show for his trip, but no more gold
could be found than would pay for his
food and clothes. Finally, he camt
back to the coast and determined to
start for the home, that now. after his
wandering, seemed SO peasant to him.
He found a ship bound for Liverpool
and took passage as one of the crew;
his health began to fail and slow
fever set in that nearly carried him OFF.
When he arrived in England after a
long voyage, he was carried to the hos
pital, where he spent many weary
weeks before he could start for Amer
lea. At this period he reflected how
foolish and wild he had been, and
longed for the old house under the elms
and his mothers voice. "a 4
To return home, he sailed as ''man
before the mast'-more hard work,
more companionship with men who
were rude and degraded. One espe-
cially, was better fitted to be convict
than sallor-thls man was constantly
desiring Butler to tight, constantly
taunting with being saint because ne
would not drlnk WHISKY, curse OF gam
bic. saint Butler, come and hght
me" said the stout bully Perpetually
to the young sailor, and the rest aP-
plauded; In spite OF his efforts TO oe
peace,able, the convict purposely con-
trIved 10 crowd MIN on the gangway'
SO that Butler was Obliged to push sll,l: back
IN order 70 save mmseil m M rom iaa,.g na,ss,;
At this the bully struck hlm a 1ear1ul
blow, and before anyone could lnter,
fere, the Young man race ana nead
were pounded. almost TO Jeiiy. linus
his homeyard voyage was hneo WIN
bitterness, and he landed IN NE" 1ork Is
thoroughly SICK. OF ms assoclates. II
they were only IKE the men ! knew IN
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