The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-07-17

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will 60 :ree, and 20 free, under mos
bewitchin' an enticin' circumstances
and all Of q suddint like. when It ar
least to be expected, some woman
will drift athwart their haWse, ant
they're foul In Q instant. 10 It were
With this here skipper. He'd run thl
rsg down Ia London and gonl
through tho seductions Of bosfdin
houses 10 Liverpool and New York
and beyond temporary beguilementt
had escaped unharwed, spooney 40 b.
Was: but here, In Q little tWopenny
ha' penny bit OF q village, he come
sthwart his fate.
WE'D been q layin' there for 4
week suppose when away come Z
bark to load for Rio. The skipper
Of her Wa mt named Williams, which
are Why ] calls him 90, and him ant
Four old man they Cite acquainted
and this here Williams be proposes
to our old man for to go up to the
hotel and have Q game OF billiards.
I've been here Q week. Says oul
old man, and I don't believe % there
are SIGH place.
40, yes, there are,' Gays this to-
Their skipper. come along; and away
they goes, and fstches up-as I've
often hesrd our old man tell the story
at the biggist house in the place. a
big white house onto q bill.
This don't look like q hotel,
says our old man.
4" Yes it are. says tOther skipper q
pullin' Of the bell; it's all right. but
10 country places like this they shut
up early
"Well. there come q darky to the
81 |ass p qHt tbls skiooer aasa Whereas
"'Gons to he'd. cal" says the Mig.
Call 'em up" says the skipper.
bold as brass, and 10 he marched to
Ia we'll. furnished parlor, followed by
our old man.
Bowed il I think this are a no.
tel, says our old man. and the tother
chap begin for to be doubtful, but
both on 'em was completely fab.
bergasted when, arter waitin' . half
hour. was there sailed into tho room
two Of the most beautiful creeters.
90 our old man alwsys said when tel
lin the yarn, a. ever were seen.
"Well Dir, needn't for to tell that
sailors Is tho bashfullest folks 10 the
world, and neither our old man
nor the tother skipper could cay a
word II 1t was to cave EN-. Tho gals
stood q wsitin' for q explanation, and
the two shippers stood sheepiGhly,
not kn0in' what to say. At last ono
OF the gals asked what It al meant,
and then our old man, though he
were dead mashed With her ~ asked,
mustered up courage for to cay, 1t
40 all q mistake. marin. and II II be
. lesson for me oil tho days OF my
lite never to steer my boat BY any
other mans compass; but this here
chap up and tells me - he know'd
OF q good hotel, I bein' here q week
and KNOWN nothin' OF Il, and like .
mum / comes With him, snd We
fetches up here a.rousin' you out OF
your beds at an unseemly hour.
though for the matter Of that It
Amt yet gone four bells, and 90 sint
very late -.
"'You eco. ladies' this other skip.
per chimes 10, 90 I've heerd our old
man tell, we're strangerS here. beln'
ekippers Of the two craft down ct the
dock, and time hangin' heavy onto
our hands We thought . game or two
Of billiards would be about jonnuck.
and bein' told % the hotel are up
this way
II GEO. says one OF the gals. you
misto0k the street; tho hotel. or
what passes for ono In this little
place. ore two streets below
"Jist then there como IN . old
Chsp a. were tho father OF ono OF tho
Gal6 and tho uncle Of the Other, and
The thing had to b OIL explained to
aim, and he invited tho two ekipp(es
tor 10 Get down. and they doae 20.
and Vas soon draw'd out TOT. = sp!n
some yarns a. to gales Of wind they'd
seen and DANGERS they'd beeu into,
and BY and BY the gals got the plan
ny agoin' and It were eight bells
etore they come away. our old man
always been 'Willin' for TO swear - be
doated down to the ship through the
Or. never touching the ground ct
all.
'I suppose there never weren't no
boter cook and steward than ~ bad
onto our ship, and tho dinner % they
GOT up when the old man invited this
old chap and the gals snd tee Col:
leCtor of<he Port a1d h0 vito end
one OF two others, jlst 70 give en-
oountensuce, were . thing TO b re-
momberod, Tho loadln went on
slowly. 10 consequence OF . rioe IN
tho market. the chap - had charter.
Cd the 0hip bein' agent for tho lreaDh
Government. not 6ein' able 70 buy Of
tho price be were limited 70. aud up:
der ordinary circumeteo0e ouf on
man would have fumed ana toet4d
q bein' KEEP all OF biz 10y DAYS; bti
|rho Wore that isr gone that I rely b
lleye he Vould have stayed there tot.
ever Il ho could. And tho toth(
oklpper wore jist about - bod. q
hall o. their time weeo elv % ee
leo0Gans ct their hou1A 90 Y3e1
I halt tho Gals WaS down e0oqgS o. a.
0hip. Wlmmen aSo 0lWo04 0Seedt9
Loot onto sailor me0 ueoee " ~
fonMstaaces. bat here were TWO Gun
IRYlale. q ha0n't he'd 0neo leck Q
Imen .nohoW. and vent do0d o3 q
loock The old chap. ho1ssve1
oidn't begin 70 halt IKE y. 6e NJ
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