The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-01-14
my -STOWAyAY.
The Actors 'Little Game" and
How I Got Even With Kim.


The Actors "Little Came" and
How I Got Even With Kim. VI
One night towards eleven o'clock I
stood at the stern Of that fine Atlantic
steamship, the City of Venice, which
was blowing its way through the dark
ness towards Ameriea leaned on
the rounded bul wark and enjoyed
smoke as l gazed on the luminous trail
the wheel was making in the quiet sea.
Some one touched me on the shoulder
saying, Beg pardon, sir" and on
Strengthening up L saw in the dim light
a man whom at first took to be one of
the steerage passengers. l thought he
wanted to get past me, for the room
was rather restricted in the passage be-
tween the aft wheel house and thestern,
and l moved aside. The man booked
hurriedly to one side and then the other
and approaching said in a whisper,
''I'm starving, siTp .#e
"Why don'tyou 60 and getsomething
to eat then. Don't they give you plenty
forwardPA rrfr#
Il suppose they do, sir, but I'm a
slowawav. I GOT on at Liverpool.
What little I took with me is gone and
for two days I've had nothing
Come with me. I'll take you to the
steward, he'll fix you all right.
80, no, no, no, he cried, trembling
with excitement. 'lf you speak to any
of the officers or crew I'm lost. as
sure YOU, sir, I'm an honest man,I am
indeed, sir. It's the old story nothing
but starvation at home, so my only
chance seemed to be to get this way to
America. If I'm caught l shall get
dreadful usage and win be taken back
and put in Jail. ..I
80, you're mistaken. The officers
are all courteous gentlemen.
"Yes, 70 you cabin passengers they
are. But to a stOwaway ay-that's a
different matter. HyOu can't help me,
sir, please don't inform on me.
''How can help you but by speaking
to the Captain or purserP"
Get me a morsel to eat. ~
Where were you hidP'
''Right here. sir, in this place, and
he put his hand on the square deck
edifce beside u.s. This seemed to be a
sort of a spare wheel-house, to be used
if anything went wrong with the one in
front. 1t had a couple of doors on each
side and there were windows all round
1t. At present it was piled full of those
cane folding steamer chairs and other
odds and ends.
Il crawl in between the chairs and
the wall and get under that piece OF
tarpaulin by the end here"
''Well, you're sure of being caught
for the first fine day all those chairs will
be taken out and the deck steward can
miss YOU
The man sighed as / said this and said
the chances were much against him.
Then, starting up, he cried: Poverty
is the great crime If had stolen some
one elses money / would have beer
able to takecabinpa passage instead Of
''If you weren't caught
"Well, if I were caught what then
J would be well fed and taken care of. >
80, they'd take care of you.
''The waste food in this great ship wOulC
\ feed a hundred hungry wretches lik'
me, Does my presence keep the steam
er back a moment of time? No. Well
who IS harmed BIZ my trying to bette
myself ia new worldp No one. an
begging for a crust from the lavisl
plenty all because am struggling to b.
honest. Itis only when 1 become
thief that l am out of danger Of starva
tion-caught Or free.
Theirs there now, don't speak S.
loud or you'N have some one here. Hol
hang round apd I'll bring you som,
IbrOvender. What would you IKE t
lbaveP Poached eggs on toast, SOM
Turkey or--''-r rTE FErs rE.
The wretch sank down at my feet a
/ said Chis, and recognizing the cruelt
r of it 1 huTed down into the saloon an,
hunted up a steward who had not ye
turned in: De w -9
Yes sir certainly sir beef or an
.Botb and a cup Of coffee, please''
"Wel, sir, I'm afraid there's n
coffee, sir but I could make you a po
of tea in . moment, sir. II
"All right, and bring them to m
room, pleasePH Er "n
"Yesser.n r..
Ina very short time there was tina
faiutsteWard rap at the staterOom doc
and a most appetizing tray-load we
placed at my serVice.h Wy
When the waiter was smelly gone
hurried up the companion way wit
muchthe air of a mRn who is stealth
fowls, and / found my StOWaWaY just i
the position i had LETT him. IINU.
''Now pitch in, 1 said. 'pl STAN
guard forward here and if You hea
me cough strike for cover. I'll eNplai
the tray matter if its found. a.
He Snply said: 'Ihank YOU Sir,
and Invent forward When l cam
back the tray had been swept clean am
the teapot emptied My stowaway wa
making for his den when j Lsaid, .HO'
about lo-morrowP'
He answered: "TMs viii do me for
coupleof days"
''Nodsense. I'll have a square me,
for yObhere in the corner of thiswhee
house,. lothat you can get it without
trouble pll leave it about this tim
tO-mOrtlw night
you won't tell any one, any one
an, sir.
"No. At least, Tn think over d
matter lpd if see way out I'M d
you know ul IHh
"God Ness YOU sirR nrru
turndl the Incident over 10 my mia