Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-06


voar vatca below That's your bed, dye
90 .ays I and that1l be your cher and
yo,.r ,Able says. pointing TO the chest,
;for that's how sailors eat and sleep at sea- !
saya AID there aiat no nanilneSs to equal
the cal ing
4 thought he'd pipe his eye as be looked
ryund bat lie bit his LITTLE lip. artsr stare
at the hammock, snd SAID nothen-
n.No~. then. says violently, OF with your
coat and boo,s. my lad whip Of them stock
lnyz. We've got a wash down Job afors Us
He 4il a. be was tod, but was a bit long
in dong u IL. On which Numbered at nm,
telling him that Il De was al saa bed b. ropes
sndasl tor not bearing hand
do q, turf he says.
~Ay. morn hurt. say. 1, 1t stings Quick
now. Or shall have 10 let ye know what IT.
like
We'll. I took MIN down stairs into tue
kitchen, and after telling my mlSsis 70 clear
cut out a scr71bbing brush into bis nands
and TOOK a bucket o water and set him
a-s-rubbing (: went agin the grain, sir, 20
see the little blue eyed, thin legged chap
heavinz away with a brush that was nigh
twice as tall as he but ! says TO myself. HIS
ashore ANYHOW lis Du. play lesson. His
mothers within hail Of him, and since I'm 70
- ~. ,.h,,.j,,as-e, must do NV duty
wi I s,i..bsd tho water about calling out
T.. So =, scr,,h smar,ly all in urop.r sea
1870, .,d ,b.p the {oi, was over ". made
!, -, 49, and vent 70 dinner Nv old
IA, bad cooked him some ship. pea soup
- ,g,-L a-ptsk,n., the ,otlt under nv dlrec.
tong "a they make i; at sea. Our own dinner
was a niece o roast mutton, with greens and
'taters' specially pro sided for tho tantaliza-
ton Of the smell was for roast pork, but
my missis says that roast mutton I'D show
better and smell more savory agin the wit
ties the boy was TO have, and 80 consented,
He wouldn't eat
a. Not seasick are yer says
a.. 4 don't like it, he says can't go home
and get my dinnerF he says
Go homer says, why. says 1, 'dont't
ye know that you're In the middle Of the
oceani A sailor's homes his fork sic. When
y, gets ashore. my lad, 20 shall have roast
mutton and vegetables says |, srnacking
my lips with a sort Of look of amt it goodf
In my eyes as | stared at the mutton; but
whilst you're at sea you must eat the ships
allowance. 80 fall tew, dye heart
but couldn't wonder at his not eating
We'd put some wood TO soak in the fresh
water VIC gave ulul =" vi INA a4iu '"o navy
lay strong IN his pahhlAh. Inc PORK was
mainly prime ana "nal was over ye n4lent
fairly cali smell lhe biscuit was broken
soft and money eoihhed' anu eoiu MIN 10 oeat
it on the table afore putting it in to his mouth
that II there was worms Ia II they might
drop out The soup was a thin yaiier' greasy
liquor The peas III II was IKE Tue sh4hgIe
on the beach.
" Is this the sort Of food they gives 20
sailors says he
Yes, says l. A nd what cholcer eating
could Teller with the Ceilings OF man ask
beautiful variety a gong at sea To
morrow ~ he salt beef t.Ad duff, end the day
Grter lovely mess, "LI-s Known amongst
seefarIng men us soap anu bullion. ny, ye
amt mads Lo dinner St all, Master Tommy
No, aEd cont want none says be- re-
eoiiins Ike IRON tAs steam OF the porS-
ttlall blame to hlm' Ihe mlssis ana mad
curr.nt cufnpLnss Tor pudden' ana the poor
htto cAaP eytd EN- Win starving gaze
lus m4ls4s Looked a. Iae' out ''eeiei u'y
art
No. says TO myself, n THIS ere physic >
10 do tue little un good IT mustn't be sweet
ened.'
Der oil small Jobs. There was yard al the
back OF our cottage, and stretched rope
along It and made him tar 1t, rig larry Obliged
him to shove lis little white hand into tar
bucket,