The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-16
on THE BLUE PETER.

The good ship Blue Peter lay at her
.fn. at the wharf in Detroit. Davy I
JONES. the mate. SAT on his locker and /
.va. cviIeutl, m very bad humor Ever /
snd au0u he rose and paced the deck inn
patiently The ship was ready 20 sail.
bnt one of the crew who had been hired
f.r fho long VOYAGE 90 Chicago had not
SGT presented himself The tide was
rl.it for business and the mate was anX-
lous 90 get off SD as 20 catch the trade
winds chat blew across Lake 81. Clair
Nr Davy Jones used language with ref
oronco to this delay that would not look
well I'M print. and anyhow 1t has nothing
90 DO with the plot of this Clark Russell.
.an story.
just as the patience and the vocabulary
of SIR. Jones were both.cxhaustod dap
pcr stranger came down First street and
onnroachcd the Blue Peter Behind him
came a colored lad. who carried very
handsome valiso The stranger was tall
and extremely we'll dressed lie wore
gloves. and his culfsaud collar were spot
losslv white a parol gold trimmed eye.
glasses were a-iride his nose. and CON
ncctod with them was "a thin gold cham
fhat was fastened 90 bis ycst As inc saw
ho Tuning mate be said'
'Ah, how dc do.
.Iook here" cried Che mate, as tae
+ dapncr young man stepped aboard tins
/ is not passenger vessel
sit is the Blue Peter is it not an
swered the young man. rs he tossed the
boy quarter "You are the mate, ]
prosumc' %.
aWel. what of it, answered that OIL
cial ~What if ann the mate.
81 merely wanted to know. you know.
have shipped on this boat as am able
seaman. and would be much obliged to
YOU If you would ring for the bell boy TO
show me TO my room.
.The deuce YOU have" cried the mate
who had nearly tainted with astonish-
mont you have kept us waiting,
then. and we will very likely miss the
I ndc
81 ann sorry for that" said the sailor.
but YOU see had TO have shave ana
.o was kept waiting for my turn.
couldn't begin "a voyage 10 Chicago Wl1h-
out shave. YOU know.
The mate in q surly manner had To
admit thateuch proceeding would have
been quite Unprecedented, and at tins
moment the cabin boy approached and
look the sailors valise. intimating that
.Ir ID.
! The mate mutered 90 himself as h'
{ .lu theailor disappear. 10 was evident
faat le did not like the cut of his JiO' as
mni men say.
.lu take the starch out of that fellow
before $50 get 90 Chicago. sec ID don l..
..il Nr Jones. addres-ing his locker.
Il,u. Won will notice that trouble looms
b r..ht uD at the end of the very iirs
r..nter. hut YOU may bet largely that ih'
l.n..r Young man is going to come on
alright They always do.
The GOOD ship blue Peter stood out fol
% l.leSt Clair She passed the island %
safety. caught the tide all right and oe
- n,al herself straight into the lake
Can't. Golfer came out of the cabin an'
..f bis weather eye around the horizon
, .1lr Jones' DE said, "there isa squa'
coming How is the barometer,
Down answered the mate.
How low
.Abou, ,on miles We left it down il
Detroit
b An ,minous black cloud was slowl
~ ...,... m tine west The ship lay IN
ID dead calm and was blowing through tn
4. tr,uhlal waters with the speed OF rae
De- horse The mate hoarsely piped "a
3. hands forred The last sailor now az
o..r.i Inn a nice suit of boating flannel
and came forward adjusting his eye
Now sir" cried the mate "wh'
mi.ht vour name be,'
% Marston Ingram was the reply
.Wcn. then. Mr.. Ingram, get aio
,h.ra lav ont on the main brace, stan
b, the peak halliards and see to Il
chewing away of the sphced pinnacle o
taeforrcd yardarms. Jump lively now
.Ave ave. sir! said Ingram, nothln
P Haunted BIZ the terrible order VINE
made the cheeks Of the hardy salio
hl,nch AS they heard it given. lht
know fhat the mate was down on II
neW man -.
INGRAM ram swiftly up the rope ladde
known ON shipboard as the compahl'
WAYS and walked out on the yard arm
a.. .neediiv ciewed away the pinnacle
o. manner that showed that he was
e,,..,t seaman. This ought 70 have sat
eed the most fiendish mate ahoat but
5id NOT satisfy the mate Of the 81
Peter ,,
Come down, he yelled through
snaakins trumpet. Climb up the
., mast and clew the pinnacle there
There were ominous murmurs amo
ue. ,he crew nj this brutal command, for
am heir experience they had ne'
known the same man to be asked TO CIT !.
more than one pinnacle at time.
mate paiJ no attention to the gro'
H. ,rner than casting a monacing LOOK
the men .,. p
Tho storm was now at its height !
b shin rolled SO that the tips OF the va
arms touched inc oD'Ni'i'o
either side II was such storm as
nt quite common on the lakes. but Is me-
seen in the tropics or on the ocean al
and where ,.
Ave. aye. sirl" shouted back lnsT,'
+" and watching his chance he slipped
aeendof the yard arm into the smo''
-.- Inc surf A cry Of horror rose iro'"
"A men. a.,
Ill "ls prefers death to staying ON Oo
lt hi. shin said one Of the men
AT this moment j Marston Ingram
something that is never done on 81
board or oil except in thrilling no.
like this one. ~,
when the ship made her second al
,hat side he nimbly caught the enc
the yardarm and was carried alo ,,l. al
en- ,be rousing cheers Of his comrades.
clewed up the pinnacle and slid dow ,
deck along the main jib boom TAU, .l,, 81 ,