The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-10
PETER GREENS LIFE on THE
OCEAN WAVE.
CHAPTER I.

XuteI OIteh, 8l tue age OF sixteen /,
had exhausted the whole catalogue Of
maritime romance. from the 'Avenger
Of the Gulf, up TO Cooper and Mar
ryatt.
Despite the opposition Of bis parents
he resolved to become a sailor. Their
remoustrsnces only served to increase
the determination Of the sea snitten
youth to lead . maritime life.
SO he ran away from home, and
shipped on the Internal, Captain Haze
'em. bound from New York t. san
Francisco.
Csptain Hazc-'em was an acquain :
tance Of Peter Green's father.
Hence Peter deemed himself to be
'all right with the Captain. Such Is
the usual conclusion o: embrovo sail
ors. But the correct phraseology should
be all wrong
Neither ara the mates by any means
prepossessed 10 favor Of a youth against
whom they entertain the least suspi
cion Of being ships cousin
So. on the morning set for sailing.
the unconscious Peter and his chest
went on board the Internal, laying at
Pier No. Nine. East river.
His traps deposited in the forecss.le.
Peter went on deck. aud saun;ercd
leisurely around with his hands in his
pockets. Already he Imagined himself
q sailor. looked up into the rigging
with knowing air. humned a lite on
the ocean wave. and bcheld himself a
future lord OF the quarter deck
Peters sunshiny reflections were sud,
denly cut short in consequence Of a
rough. cross looking individual address.
ing him.
DO you belong to this ship"
Yes said Peter
Yes what you little lubberly. par.
lor whiif-t.' said the unprepossessing
looking individual. regarding him with
O savage stare.
Peters spirit, fell eight Or ten de-
grees aud prudence whispered him to
say Yes, SIR
Then 60 forward where you belong.
There's shovel Take i, AMI clean
out that hog pen
Peter Green S expeI fence in MARITIME
life. aid his natural independence as
al American citizen. induced him TO
make last show of his boldness. SO he
addressed the reremptory individual
with the intcrrogatory, who nre you?'
Unfortunate Peter! scarcely were the
words out of his mouth ere he felt an
iron grasp OH his neck his body declined
several degrees from the perpendicular,
and he became fully sensible that the
extremity Of u coil Of rope lying near
by was operating on his right flank in
O vigorous and unexpected manner.
The hogging lasted some four or five
minutes aud left Peter Green speech
less and astonished at this debm INTO
maritime life.
There. now. do you know who 1 am
said the eeItlemanly mate. There's
shovel! There's q hog pen. March!
And the gallant sailor slung Biblical
phrases after Peter with prodigal reck.
lcssness.
Although this manner of imparting
information did not afford to Peter
very satisfactory insight as to the capa-
city or office of the individual in ques-
tion. still Peter felt particularly in
that portion Of his body usually devot-
ed to sedentary purposes) that his casti
gator must be some one in authority.
I'll tell the captain, said he.
Tue receipt Of this Information by
the officer was followed by-s second
and pore vigorous application Of the
extremity Of the maln brace all over
peter Green's body
Peter then concluded to obey orders
without any further questions. With a
dark cloud DER spreading his sunshiny
views Of a life on the oveau wave."
Peter, who expected his 6rst work or
shipbosrd would be reefMg topsails or
letting 60 the anchor. went forward
ard betook himself to the unsailorlike
and unromsntic occupation Of cleaning
out the hogpen.