The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-29

WELL" said the Captain, what kind of soup will
you have-Italian or PURGE du giber p The boys
looked dazed, but man who had saved seventy
one lives could not zee his guests in deep
water without pulling them out; so he added
suppose you leave it to guess wen take Italian
in honor Of old King Victor Emmanuel Italian it was
and to trouble he ordered up good things such
quick succession for the lads that they found them
selves hacking away through the bill Of fare with
much outward unconcern q member of the Knick-
erbocker families at the st. Nicholas dinner,
1t would be nvidious to state which dishes the brave
lads tackled with their knives instead Of their forks
whether they sighted corned beef and cabbage and
paid particular attention to roast turkey.
WATER TIME.
On the question Of choice of wines Nan spoke up
with laugh to the effect that he cold water
in every sense of the term
won't you drink little light wineY said one of
1T would raise me head" said Nan, sententously
bert Long only slipped his st. Julien experimentay.
LIrE-sAvISe TABLE TALK.
Naturally the conversation turned on life-saving,
and between the Nesor at the head Of the table and
the modest lads who have record of twentyfour
spoke with knowledge. Now Nan was struggling to
put his thoughts into formal language worthy of the
Il sce, said the Captain. tat you were at it again
yesterday
Eyes" said Man. laughing. that man at the Harlem
slip what went overheard from the Sylvan Stream.
He wuz very heavy; could never have got him out
alone"
II think he wuz undsr the inhooince of liquor.
said Nan, euphemistica!y.
Drunk" said the Captain.
"Well, that's about the size of it,"
'What kind of fellows do you mostly getr"
Mostly accidents and niooince OF liquor. We
don't ketch many suicides. No, never got woman.
run for one. but was three minutes too late"
'Was she drowned -
mo a longshoreman pulled her out afore come
up; his face wa. covered with scratches, she was
that mad She hsa trouble with her mother she said"
THEi LOOK AT THE SKY.
woman ON lie strngpiece o. de dock She wux lookin'
up at de sky and down ut de water They alays look
her bel a and asked her what she wanted ted ~ I've
lost all j have In the world says she,
70 ys we no snd Sas
PUSHES TO get over the side. but we put her
told him. on. that's all right young Teller says
he. shes only crazy Then. says !, You orter
mind yer business, or I'll club de head or YOU"
NOBLE RECORD.
How many have you saved yourself o.
~ saved fifteen. Gilbert Long saved six, Ed
ward Kelly two and one between us-twenty-four
altogether since last June. when we started the So
..What put II in your headsy'
"Reaiin in dc papers Of all do human lives lost of
socety-de Volunteer Life saving Corpse" said
Nan with noIre pronunciation OF the word corps.
showing that his business with people struggling
we amt took none o. them yet. We had one Teller
trial, but he didn't no lives; he wouldn't 90
overheard after q man and we gov him de grand
bounce. We have eight or ten under consideration
now No. we get no pay We 20 on patrol at seven IN &c
evening, when quit work, and patrol until half
past ten eleven We 40 from Grand street on
dc East River to pier "a de North Rivor-seventy-
one piers in all. We amt got rewards from any
body VIC saved Gently there gone aforo we can
more'n look round"
GRATITUDE AT A DISCOUNT
"Arc none of them gratefully"
"Ha!' laughed the Captain; "save mans life or
lend him $40 IL you want him to avoid you
after" Then tho Captain told of saving u
mans life of Cape May-the man nearly drowned
his preserver. When he dried and himself again,
he said. esquire, want to have a drink with you.
''Thank you, don't to drink" Dog gone
n, must do something for you" and
lie handed tattercd fifty cent stamp.
which the Captain has pasted i'm O scrap
book, the boys returning all their loose change
forty-ninc ccntsto the generous man their comrade