Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-04

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Yes, yes know the Fish well enough
said the lawyer mpatiently. Get to the
point, John. Come to the business"
We'll, l will. sir, fast as l can. But We |
might GIN me little time, Mr., Wyckel, for |
old times sake Well, as was a-sayln', We
KEEP the Fish a-goin' pretty tight through |
the season, year an year, an never heerd nut
we give good satisfaction-tried To, anyway.
We was misfortinate some years-bought on
a venture sometimes and lost, or the Fish
would carry away somethln' IN blow. But
takin' one year with another We couldn't
complain, an managed TO lay by Somethln
handsome. case of anything should happen.
But the tide turned in 80, an the Gibbs lett
me in pretty shoal water. Nv wife Emily
died in 50 an that was a hard blow, though
Kit and me bore up the best W. could But
since then, seems as II everything went
wrong. | bought hay Of the farmers on
spec one winter, an 1t went down third on
nv hands Then lubberiy BreNam schooner
went an run into US IN the Gate, an cost NE
more'n / could well spare 10 repair, lettin'
alone losing the freightS Of four reg lar trips
IN the drivin'st time q wear. Then they went
and started that internal propeller ON my
route and | was fool enough 10 try to fight
EN- off But it wasn't no use, as | might a
known Sheet an sail amt no sort o a
match for steam and screw But / had got
reckless like, didn't care; didn't stop 10
think or count fought EN- desperate; car
ried for hall what it cost me to run the
schooner: carried for anvthin or for nothn'
rather than let the stuff 20 TO the Dread
| nought Week after week the bank book
| dwindled more and more, Kit tried an
| tried to git me to hold on to what We had,
an Try some other place. Put l was mad
| an a fool an KEEP on, loSln' regular every
trip.
well, We see, that couldn't last for
| ever One week | come home an there
wasn't no more money at the bank. Fut |
wouldn't stop even then. We had passed the
| Dreadnou-ht on our way up, an Drlrvan an
his crew chaffed Us as they Went by and give
three cheers for the OWN Fish. I couldn't
stan that. no now l swore Ii take fretEhts
free the next day she loaded, m | dIt. |
borryed what | could from the farmers an
took a full load that day anyway. Drlevan
laughed on the other side of ms mouth that
night-ha, hal
But that was my last trip | couldn't
borry no more money-couldn't pay what
had borrved They come down on me, got g
'tachment on to the Fish an sold me up
She went for a song, poor thing 10 Bel
E-erley. OF Northhaven, and after sheriff
constable and LAWYERS no Otfru-e, Mr.
Wvckel-had got all they could lay then
hands on, there was Just enough 70 pay tn
loan. an ten dollars an a quarter 10 me
| Well don't exactly remember Just wha
| h4ppaned since. | been q little wild, think
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