Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-07-06

L
FELT MYSELF SEIZED FROM BEHIND.
tween them was confined to q long scar on
the right check and tho lack of star
board glimmer.
"Bring on thcr SUPER" roared his
majesty and felt myself seized from be.
hind by two pair of strong arms and blind
folded. My next sensation was that of be.
ing carried up rickety platform, where
was released after having my hands tied
behind me.
"Phawts yer namei" asked the voice OF
old Neptune.
Not knowing what might bo the result II
/ rcfrainod from answering, | opened my
mouth and ossaycd to reply. As a consc.
quencc, l fDd my mouth stopped with q
plug of oakum saturated with soap and
pepper
"Thcr divals doomb. Shurc, ho can't
talk troo his whlskers. Figaroo, ye spal-
poem, come here wild yer moog an razzer.
Phawt dye name, yer ycller landswob, ter
be coomin' ter soy yer faithur wdout yer
binnaclo scrapedl Bad cess ter We fur
er Crane tarrur, ov Oi don't think yer
| Arthur nadn' shompo."
a shout of merriment arose from those
of the crew who stood by, for in as little
time as 1t takes to tell it, the barber had
smudged my face with tar-brush and
given me two ral1es with u razor made
from the hoop of harncss-cask; and no
sooner was this operation ended when my
hat was removed, and on being replaced
on my head an avalanche of dirty lather
spread itself through my hair. The soapy
extract trickled down my forehead beneath
my bandage and filed my eyes. Between
the pepper in my mouth and the soap in my
eyes l was nearly frantic; but as my hands
were securely tied could not help myself,
and each breath inhaled half strangled mo
with pepper. felt coarse finger thrust
in my mouth, and the oakum plug was re
moved just in time to prevent my swallow
ing it to escape suffocation.
"Where war We barur' questioned my
woolly- y-mouthed tyrant.
| Any attempt to reply would have been
| drowned in stream OF water that struck
my face at the time The water afforded a
| much needed relief for the space of half a
! minute. The next instant after | recoy-
cred my breath heard my tyrant say:
"Misther Super is afther falin er little
phaint, docthcr; havre yccs e'er or pill
erbout yer ganzyi"
"Ayc, aye, yer honor" said voice
recognized as the stewards.
"It's betthur yer give wan Nv thin ter
the clark; it's er little Crane erbout ther
gills, he is He's after nadin his grog.tomb
cooled OFF,
opened my mouth to catch my breath
for a cough, and if my reader has ever seen
and snelt the compound known as soap
grease, he can imagine the nature of the
ball of slush which the doctor kindly gave
me for pill. Isputtered, hawked, choked
and swallowed amid hilarious shouts from
my highly-amused audience.
aye air er thrue barn sailor, me hearty,
so We air; an it's pcroud Oi am ter own
yees fur er son, Misthur Clarruk Yer'll
be er credthit ter tina sarvice whin ye air
boptoized. Now, yc raslets, yees kin chris
ten Mr.. Super in tina font"
His varlets quickly took their cue, and l
was grabbed by the shoulder and feet and
poised in the air.
"Oi boptoso yeos In ther name av Davy
Jones, Ould Mither Carey and the Floying
Dootchman; an may yecs niver be afther
| bringing baad luck ter tina clipper that'll
sail yces."
With splash l lit face down in the
font" which was the long-boat filed
l>with salt water for the occasion. My
hands had been united, and quickly folt
my feet, and tore off the bandage from my
eyes. A dozen buckets of bilge wat cr
handed mo from as many different direc-
| tions, and | clambered out tho boat to the
| deck in partially drowned condition.
Bravo, my hearty" said Hcnglish
Amy, at my elbow, "you stood it like a
bloody trump. There's good stuff for a
sailor in you, sure pop. Go aft and shift
your toys; then come back and bear hand
| atbaptzing the rest of the greenies. You're
an old tar now, you know"
went aft and shifted my togs,n and,
| after severe scrubbihg, succeeded In
| removing the greater part of the tar from
| my face; but distinct traces of it remained
| in light brown streaks long after i reached
| our port of destination, Calcutta.
Out of respect to my position on the ship
l had received the first initiation, that II
might give me a chance, should choose,
to aid in the baptismal ceremonies of the
| other unfortunates who had never before
crossed the line. But | had no heart to
, take an active part in the subsequent pro
ceedings. Recollection of my own discom'
fort deferred me from it, During the af
ternoon the sun waxed hot and old Neptune
in attempting to scratch his head, dis
lodged his wig of oakum which rolled 10
| the deck and discovered the bullet-croppeG
pate of Dublin Dan. The "ould woman
| turned out to be Dcmara Dick, who chafed
his arms where they were blistcred in the
sun and swore he never would play lady
again for all the sport to be had on the
high seas. Plum duf was served as extra
ratlons and each watch was given
bottle of grog to drink to the health of the
| Government under whose flag they sailed
the glorious Stars and Stripes. A cracked
violin, a MANNED banjo and broken-keyet
concertina furnished music in the evening
and the motley crew, of most all nations
! joined uthemsolves in the enjoyment anC
celebration at sea of the birthday of libertl
for American people-the never-to-b be for
gotten Fourth of July. BURT ARNOLD.