Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-07-05

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FELr MYSELF SEIZED FROM BEHIND.
tween them was confined to long scar on
the right cheek aud the lack Of star
board gIinnmer fn nhh
t"Brine on Their superb Aroared his
majesty, and l felt myself seized from be-
hind by two pair of strong arms and blind
folded. My next sensation was that Of be-
Ing carried uparickety platform, where
was released after having my hands tied
behind me.
"Phawts yer namel" asked the voice Of
NNet knowing what might bo the result II
/ refrained from answering, | opened my
mouth and essayed TO reply. As a conse.
! quence, 1 had my mouth stopped with "a
| plug of-oakum saturated with soap and
pepper.
4" Their divars doomb. .shure. he can't
talk trOO his WHISPERS. Figaroo. We spal-
peen, come here wid yer fnooe- an razler
Phawt dye name, yer yellcr lanGswob, ter
be coomin' ter soy yer faithur widout yer
binnacle scrapedi Bad cess ter We fur
/ er Crane tarrur, ov OF don't think yer
Arthur nadin' a shompo."
A shout OF merriment arose from those
Of the crew who stood by, for In as little
time as IL takes TO tell IT, the barber had
smudged my face with a Tar brush and
given me two ralSesl with a razor made
from the hoop Of harness.cass; 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 hafr. The soapy
| extract trickled down my forehead beneath
| my bandage and filed my eyes. Between
| the pepper in mymouth and the soap in my
4 II fsss
were securely tied could not help myself,
and each breath Inhaled half strangled mo
with pepper. fclt coarse finger thrust
Ia my mouth, and the oakum plug was re
moved just in time TO prevent my swallow
ing 1t 70 escape suffocation.
where war ye barnP questioned my
woolly- tyrant
Any attempt 10 reply would have been
drowned in a stream Oi water that struck
ny face at the tine The water afforded a
much needed relief for the space Of half a
minute. Tue next instant after l recOv-
cred MY breath l heard my tyrant say:
''Misther Super is afther falin err little
phaint, docther; harre yees e'er er pill
erbout yer ganzy r'-
AYE, aye, yer honor" said a voice l
recognized as the stewards.
It's betthur yer give wan NV thin ter
the clark; it's er little Crane srbopt ther
| gills, he Is Hes after nadl9 his groe tomb
cooled on. y y -.i-A ~ -a-sA.4
opened nay mouth 10 catch my breath
for cough, and II my reader has ever seen
and smelt the compound known as soap.
grease, be can imagine the nature Of the
ball OF slssh which the doctor kindly gave
me for pill Isputtered, hawked. choRed
andswallowed amid hilarious shouts from
my highly amused audience.
Ye air er thrue barn sailor, me hearty,
so ye airi an it's peroud O am ter own
| yees fur er son, Mistur sClarruk. Yer'u
beer credthit ter tha sarvice whin We air
boptoized. Now, ye raslets, yees kin chris
ten Mr. Super In tina font"
His varlets quickly took their cue, and
was grabbed by the shoulder and feet and
poised in the air.
Oi boptoise yees In ther name av Davy
Jones, Ould Mither Carey and the Floying
Dootehman; an may yees niyer be afther
bringing baad luck ter tha clipper that'll
sail yees."
With splash I liz face down IN the
font WHICH was the long-boat filed
with salt water for the occasion. My
hands had been united, and quickly felt
my feet, and tore of the bandaee from my
eyes. A dozen buckets Of bilge wat er
handed me from as many different dlrec-
tions, and | clambered out the boat TO the
deck in a partially drowned condition.
Bravo, my heartyW said Henglish
'Anry, at my elbow, "you stood II like a
bloody trump There's good stuff for a
sailor IN you, sure pop Go aft and shirt
your toys; then come back and bear hand
atbaptizingthe rcst Of he greenies. You're
an old-tar now, you know sr.-s e.
IWent AFT aud shifted 10y toys Y and,
after a~severe scrubbiug, succeeded' IN
removing the greater part Of the tar from
my face; but distinct traces Of il remained
in hght Blown sfreaks long nftcf reached
our port oi destnafion, Gecutta
Out of respect 70 my position on the ship
had received the first initiation, that Il
might give me chance, should / choose
10 aid Ia the baptismal ceremonies Of the
other Gnfortunates who had never before
crossed tho line. But ! had no heart 10
take an active part In the subsequent pro-
ceedings. Recollection Of my own discom.
fort deferred mo from il. During the az
ternoon The san waxed bot and oldNeptuue,
IN attempting 70 scratch bis head, dis
lodged his wig of oakurl which rolled 10
the deck and discovered the bullet -crOpDed
pate Of Dublin Dan. The "Ould woman
turned out 70 be Demara Dick, who chafed
hisarms where they were blistered IN the
sun and swOre ne never would play lady
again for all the sport 70 be had on the
high seas. Plum dun was served as extra
rations and each watch was given a
bottle Of grog 10 drink 10 the health Of the
Government under whose Tag they sailed
the glorious Stars and Stripes A cracked
violin, a.maimed banjo aud broken-keyed
concertina furnished music IN the evening,
and the motley crew, Of most all nations,
Joined othemselves in the enjoyment and
celebration at sea Of the birthday Of liberty
Tor American people-the never To- be-for
gotten Fourth OF July BuHT ARNofD