Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-13
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buckles. His hat was three
cornered affair, and, from time to time
he famed his face with it, whilst he con-
tinued to watch steadfastly and anxiously
the approach of boat from Deal beach. .
"Here comes something that looks like
punt, at last, MIR, York exclaimed
the skipper of the brig, approaching him
"a broad-beamed bullet-headed bit of
a man, standing on oval shanks and car
rying a face as red as the flag he sailed
under. Hope you IL pick up ashore, l
do. Remember my words-if You feel
able to ship along with me by the time
am ready to sail, and that 5 giving you
from now to December, why, all that l
can say is, there S berth ready for
you. -
81 am heartily obliged to you, sir, for
the offer, - said the other; and 1 thank
you from the depths of my soul fol the
kindness youv e done me-indeed, Cap
tain Settle, l shall never forget you; and
if / am equal to going a-sailoring again
by December, you may reckon me
already, sir, as upon the ships ar
ticles. -
They continued exchanging compli-
ments after this pattern whilst the boat
approached; presently it was alongside,
and the tall young fellow whom the cap
tain had addressed as Mr.. York prepared
to descend.
81 shall endeavor to be in London the
week after next, - he exclaimed, as he
swung moment by the man-ropes;
''and L trust. captain, you II not forget
to put in good word for me with the
owner of the Celia. 1t will be a matter
of f2S to me, who am now in a condition
to view even siXpence rs very serious
thing
thrust me, trust me, Mr.. York, , the
captain exclaimed with a CHEEKY wave OF
his hand.
The tall young fellow, named Jeremy
York, lowered himself into the boat; a
small bundle-apparently all the luggage
he had-was handed down to the skipper;
he fOurishe6 his hat; the crew of the
brig, some of whom were at work on the
forecastle and some aloft, gave him Il
cheer, and in a moment or two he was
being swept ShoreWards by the vigorous
arms of brace of Deal boatmen.
1t was now, dark; the western hectic
was gone, the stars tioated in showering
of brilliant points to the liquid dusk that
hung glimmerless above the horison, with
here and there a round brOwed cloud
with a sheen upon ii like the head
of a snow-clad rise to obscure a narrow
space of the sparkling dome. The Fore
land scared wan and massive from the
whiteWash of the water at its base, then
swept darllly to the fiat land upon which
were grouped the houses of the town of
Deal whose foreshore at this moment
winked with IFS row of oil lamps, or a dim
illumination in places of small lozenge-
paved windows, and a brighter streak of
light striking through an open door.
High and dry upon the
single rested groups of boats;
and at intervals, as York ap-
preached the beach, he would catch
noise like TO a rush of water upon shin
gle, and mark some little fabric newly
launched, swiftly making off on a small
buccaneering cruise of its own among the
shipping, or may be to intercept some
shadow lowering past the GoOdwins with
her hold full of silks, tobacco, tea and
spirits, to be Frun before the morning
and under the noses, too, of the lookout
aboard the first-rate. and the revenue
people, trudging solitary and austere
along the tall cliffs edge or the long low
line of beach.
Many people in Deal just now?'
York inquired of one of the boatmen.
Clown choke full OF allow - was the
with nod iii the starlight toward the
phantasmal huddle over the stern of the
boat, cone person from each craft 'ud
be more ii enough to overflow us, and
you ID say that ohe-third of every ships
company out yonder had come ashore. -
"a bother! - cried the young fellow, a
little petulantly; ''small prospect of my
hiring bed, if it be as you say. Dye
think there's chance of my getting
night S rest in your town?''
cowboy not?'' answered the other
boatman gruffly. ''Ye're a seafaring
man beloike, and there ought to be
more IN one soft plank proper for sailor
bones to be found vacant at Deal -
No planking it for me, not if there 5
a mattress to be hired!' cried York
"Suffer such a fever rs has kept me vast
ing for six months in Valparaiso, ana
you'n wish your skeleton marrowless
that it might give over aching -
''There are inns enough, anyway -
said one of the men ''Troy Mother
PuddelI 5 first. She keeps the sign of
the Cat o Nine Tails, Shutdown way
There should be chance there; and
OF II tell We whoy, her liquor Gust bad
She IS beknown for that, 'soides high
farms. Tain t that l name her cause
L love nef: out when Sick gent WANTS q
bed he ain t going to be hindered by a
shilling too much, let alone Il quality of
liquor there's no call for him TO drink -
As the man spoke the boats keel
grounded on the single, and the little
craft swept broadside to the beach
York, picking up his bundle. stepped ont
and inquired the fare. The boatmen de-
mapded six Shillings
'See here, said he, pulling out
half guinea piece, ''this is all the money
l possess, and EShall have no more until
l can beg, borrow, or steal it If / de-
duct six shillings from this what does it
leave me?''
''Give us foive, - said the men.
''Three, - he answered; "for Gods
sake, don t take advantage of sick
sailor. -
An alteration followed; York was re-
solved, the boatmen importunate and
and presently offensive.
Other boatmen were attracted by the
noise, and soon there was n crowd of
Deal men listening TO the shouts of their
two brethren and the cold, determined
of Mr.. Jeremy York
At last the tall young fellow cried out:
90 Make it four shillings then, and you