St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-24

goodnight. and she battered of singing as
if It were midday.
Early next morning the captain sent
hand ashore 10 find out if the Royal Cadet
had by chance arrived during the night
Not that reckon she's more'n halfway
across the pOn,' he said To himself, but
Thomas up to lodges, he is, altho' he is
sech a derned fool
The reply came that the Royal Cadet
had not arrived.
''Wall. then, reckon needn't hurry
ashore said Williams.
He was in the saloon going over his papers
with the customs officers when the chief
mate appeared at the door with broad grin
on his face.
''Thar's a gentleman an a lady come
aboard an wants 10 see you, sir"
"a gentleman an a LADY," repeated the
skipper. Great thunderl who are they?
Tell 'em-nO, show 'em in-say, Mr.. Slope,
is the kid up yet?"
dunno, sir, I'll see" replied the officer
and disappeared. The skipper bent over
his papers again, but was disturbed by the
entrance OF the visitors. He looked up and
beheld Capt. Thomas and Mrs Williams.
lie was thUnder-stTuck- He jumped up
mouth and eyes wide open. utterly unable
for some seconds 10 utter a word.
"MOmin', Williams" said Capt.
Thomas.
when the-hOw the-Almighty sakesl
great ScOtt"i was all the American could
calculate. lie took no notice even of his
spouse.
The ROYAL Cadet amt in portT' he al
most screamed out at last.
mo. but her skipper is" said Capt.
Thomas, IAN he's brought this yer lovely
lady 10 bear witness that James L. Will
Jams. master of the ship ClairmOnt. belong
ing 10 the port OF New York. owes him
eI00. l say, Williams. your salt-hOrse
amt by no means up 10 what it oughter TO
be. an as for your whisky"
what the tarnal do you know about my
salt-hOrse an my whisky?" rOared the
American.
We'll" replied Capt. Thomas. ''eOnsid-
erin as how I've been liyin' on it for ten
days. l oughter be Judge"
You've been liyin' on my salt horse an
whisky for ten days." exclaimed Williams,
more and more amazed.
yes" said Thomas; ''hand us the hun
dred pound"
Williams stared about him as a man
newly-awakened from sleep; then he burst
out into a roar Of laughter which shook the
little saloon. and which was the signal for
every one else, custom house officers. Mrs.
Williams and all 10 join, and for fully five
minutes che united guffaw lasted.
Thomas" said Williams when he had
so far recovered As TO be able to speak.
although the tears were running down his
cheeks, Il thought you were a deTned fool,
bur you amt"
You're the derned fool, Williams" said
his wife speaking for the first time. ito 20
and throw away a hundred pound like this,
when -"
Don't We fret yourself. marm." said
Capt. Thomas, Il amt a-gOin' TO take the
hundred pound, COS why? COS your hus-
band has been so kind To my little
| daughter"
The chief officer here came In.
Please, sir. the kid amt nowhere TO
be found; we've been all around, an
we've"
''AI right" said Capt. Thomas, ''she's
at home"
DO You meenter say that Mary Jane
IOhnswOrth-" began Williams, with a
renewed look Of establishment
''Ain't no more Mary Jane JohnswOrth
! than I'm James +. Williams interpOSed
| Capt. Thomas. Look here. old chap. you
keep the hundred pounds. but don't 20
| lariing at the master of the Royal Cadet
no more"
''No I'm blest IL do" said Williams,
/ srasping his rivals hand. But the hun
/ ired pounds, I've fairly lost that"
Give il to the seamen's hospital, an
/ hen it'll be fairly spent" said Thomas.
Bully for yOu," said Williams. 'Great
/ sakesi L kinder can't help laughing again 10
/ think of you fixed up thar IN the fOc'sle for
| q, 1 tl,os ha Oh fr,s-
| tucker went. an my baccy, an my whisky.
/ did wonder how the kid managed 10 put
away what she did. an that's a fact"
Il was right enough" said Thomas. 81
seZ to myself, SEE /. afOre l sees YOU at the
/ Oriental I'll take rise out of Williams
afOre I'm fortnight older. So l gets a
| hold of your chief officer an fixes every
thing with him unbeknOwn to any one
| else"
''Dern that Slope!" put In Williams.
"An' he shows me an old sail-bunk fOr'ard
with port in it, an fixes bed an all
| hat. an thar l was"
AN wha's the Royal Cadet?" said Will
ans.
''WeTl, replied Thomas, lyon see sh's my
own craft, so trusted her to my first mate
TO navigate her over the pond"
! AN she'll make port about Christmas
! lime. l reckon" said Williams, with grin.
! ''HellOl Now thenl Ayast therew said
Thomas, shaking his great mahogany fore
niger at the Yankee.
Fright for you, sonny. / forgot" said
| Williams; but say. It'll be kinder hard fol-
me not to have the Royal Cadet to laugh
at"
Laugh at yourself. you old fool" re-
marked Mrs. Williams.
SO Capt. Thomas of the British steamer
! Royal Cadet won his bet, and the story may
I he heard round the tables in the parlOrs of
/ captains houses by the wateTside in New
! York and Liverpool, told by weatherbeaten
\ gentlemen i'm stiff navy suits and tall hats,
/ the positions, however, being generally re-
versed, according to the nationality of the
\ narrator.
REV. TUBERvILLE Cory THOMAS,
(Seabury HalD, Faribault, Mimi.
Piano Founders.
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