The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-16

seemed to affect, with the original
quaint oontempalye gnze, and replied
with deliberate c0herepcy, Ana, strnng-
or still, no sooner had we parted than
he had ylsibly l0psed again into hlc-
coughs, incoheroncy and other ugly
testimonials 10 insObrlety One after
noon, while both the gentlemen were
liquoring up as usual the molst-eyed
man complained ychomently 10 the as-
slstant purser Of the heat of his berth,
which II seemed was adjacent 20 the
engines, lie explained IN proof Of this
complaint that he always kept bottle
Of grog on tap III his stalerr0om for his
friends, who, when they came down to
partake OF conylylNl glass with HIM,
growled because the liquor he gave
them was lukewNrm, "Why don't you
come ait my wayPo cried "l|iIi, with
II hlccough, and on this genial hint,
which probably had been drawn from
"Fili" by the mention of the moist
eyed genlleman's facilities for rGfresh-
ment, the lnlter elected transfer Of
residence, am bound 10 SAY that this
added propinquity did not seem TO in
splre m tho rOom-mates any practical
admiration for total abstinence, Ono
night "Filih evacuated the smoking
room moro than commonly disguised.
Next morning heard him Illuminating
NJ his steward for not ha ing So,
cured his baggage by lashlng IT, Tho
trunks, he said, had gone iGrilt dur
Ing the night because of the roll Of the
ship; which struck mo rs strange, for
she had not been rolling more tina her
somewhat emphatic wont, lie grum-
blcd consumodly that the wax on the
seal OF n special little trunk had got
smashed in the fall, "I sleep like n
dead whale" he gruntod across 10 the
most-oyed gentleman who had begun
10 spulter and yawn IN his bunk over
the wayi "but darn IT, ! wonder tho
muss among the baggage didn't rouse
YOU up"
Boss" replied the molst-eyed one,
genlally, 81 guess ! sleep like u dead
whale rs has been rcsurTcctod, got tired
o the bother OF koopln' alive, and gone
dead again for good"
"Great Scott exclaimed "Flihn as
he scrambled for his raimcnt, "seems
10 mo that difunct lnscr' has been galy
friskln' around my pants, They re
right out from under the pillow where
! slowed 'em last night, an dog.goned
Of my keys amt loose In the spllboXn
elbow you pants, 'rctOrted the moist
eyed gen llcman,' "don't you feel like
washin down thom ere oindcrs as Is
stickin' In your ycntilatorp and with
that he passed. over the grog bottle.
The pair continued lnebriate, and at
length their names were giycr 20 the
bartender, measure which stopped
the supplies, heard the moisl-oyed
gentleman one evening complaining
toucbingly OF thirst 10 little Ameri-
can Jew-wlth u dush-of the Cockucy,
who was one OF the passcn.
gers, and who was travelling
up from Australia prolesscdly In the
buggy interest The jew volunteered
10 procure drink u the moist Dyed man
was ready with the compensation. Tho
lattor, noticed, got strangely soon af-
foctcd, | supposed that the old dobuuch
was not yet quite dead Ia him, II was
then that the little dew, taking him
aside, impaired 10 him secret, which
overheard, The llcbraic worthy had
two trunks stuffed with "duJiublc
goods, on which hc was most anxious
10 make no contribution 10 the Federal
revenues. Far gone as he was, the
moIst-oyod man was promptly equal TO
the occasion, "Ask for Colonel O'Dris.
col on the jolty an' square him, | know
ho can be got at Bcshl thing, before
you come ashore Of youseli, send on TO
tho wharf n little note addressed 10 the
Colonel, with twenty-five dollars an
your card inclusCd; and then strike
him as soon ~ you land lou'll find
him hunky, you bet ThNtll pass you
along as easy : slipping oOa log
Only, never give sou hlntl put you
up 10 thlslh "All right, purdncrN was
the philosophlc comment Of the astuto
Hebrew, "gucw the lot on ,Ou roostcrs
understand each othor, kinder ohPh
The molst-eyod man wnkcl aud hic.
ooughod, aud Mr. Moses retired to rost
In the pleasing consciousucss OF not hay-
Ing wholly wasted hlS friendly onioosin
cironmventing tho bartender
At Honolulu the "lNmanlnnN en-.
barkcd n largo draft Of passengers for
SNn Francisco rather u MIXED lot, A
largo number OF those had TO takGthoir
moNls In tho empty second saloon, tho
table seats In the chief saloon being all
previously occupied, Two nights after
leaving Honolulu, while dinner was bo
Ing served In tho latter apartment the
gentleman with the moist oyo comprO.
missed himself bya miscellaneous resort
TO strong expressions uttered by no
means soto g0Cc, aud was summnrily
elected by the chief steward, who char.
actoriacd him In OllcgorlcOl language
~ having been "as full Of drink ~ the
Baltic Sea, Az the subsequent court
martial In tho Captains cabin ho 10.
Covod tho mild sentence of modified
0strAclsm 10 the second saloon, whore
thoro were neither lallos nor bishop,
aud whose d0niHons were not nasty par
tIoular over u little mild ourslng, so
long ~ the gentleman displaying this
woakn0sa was not backward In desiring
10 ascertain practically the form OF
poison held In high esteem by his con.
Uigos II ho committed himself beyond
bearing In this society however added
tho Captain, with stornnoss that struck
mo ~ being little forced, ho was 20
bo rologatod TO the outer darkness Of
the stcorngo, There was much good
fellowship In tho second saloon, where
the molstoyod man speedily found
marked favor, aud sooner or lalor ~
noted during occasional visits TO that
bower of jolllty, most of the
Honolulu folks had whispered
condolences Of IN apparently sollsfoc.
tory nature with him, In rOgtd 10 tho
ldlosyncraay OF tho customs inquisitors
on tho San Francisco quay Those
oonHdoncoa Ind uniform aoouol in