Telegram-herald., 1889-06-27
AN OLD SALTS YARN.
a fxv~~urs Fozad u a CLsysxiy-
1&1s Woodsn Leg
rks wh-Is ssd sEs cI~1~-A J@@-h- LIAs
k.~~>s G~@. Death SsssI C--ss--.-
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sya1Gl1z - ser. al ia -lly ca l-lL.l9l
s-s s-ert, s.asx c.sy ?. pr, irUn snle1 ls
psl7-si sPas.-4otic4lly cl1zcs of r4ak plaz
tos-.eo sDo<s saEl Macn sEersy AL s4s
isf-sI4os. Hss age. ssys tie Nes Norz
lrlDGne, Wa as.4L sIxEy bis has lD1g 4ad
gray, sad @DoGt rs SItAefe1 bgt slGaly
coanJea4lse@ tEsre ssfs U4any sigls - tks
l-.E1sllips .nd pris-tloIs "a E-d exDeEl-
cLlcsa : iFlns q. ~ 0sa tae o.e.a rsse."
- Ia sPPsas-aalce .as E0t paF --.rly
nAGtlcal, ASIDE from . so western sud =
FEW brass o4ttoas shich a1orned a. a.
ei-1E '-rssssr Nor would ls have attract
81 n1ca attention had II rot SeeE fer
0ia fAshi01sd wooden leg ~hlcA vs. ceyC.d
% -.i extsrf-al covering below TIE A1se ex-
eepl coas Of ~hlts P4laL IL ~as. more
over, ia rgas lex or = necessary sUDstI-
III Tor thai useful member, and consisted
seemingly " . straight plocs Of timber
~n4ch t.pered very ssAwardiy down fFom
klS zuee Iabs . tack Dr1ss fsrlLe - the
bottom
fnsro was 40 cfutch beside him, ant the
reporter wxs curious - know how he man
aged 10 get 4sOgt Jbo deck " vessel with
such primitive -OoaIng Lmo, when he rose
from his occupation and hOoOled vigorously
over = MARROW plank fron the docE ~ the
deck OF q razIsa looking Little schooner,
Win = remaT zaDlo cat-liko agility. Then
along tha decA aad down INTO The ElkA
Annes csloia the tsail, angular ana eccen-
tric nguro disappeared for few moments,
returning ~ bis WORK with large Jack
knlfe, with which he proceeded - trlm OF
The waste ~ ragged ends Of neat splice.
Kinder spry. for al Old fellow with .
timber leg Ala' ! II" he observed, noticing
the writer h.d been watching hiu.
you are. Ind-edP' empahaLcally re-
sponded the astoalshed reporter, tAang =
seat BY hls side
Yes, aud few on ems smarter nor me
% tbs day AZ seas l always says 10 my
eldest son. Bal, who owns part Of that there
schooner. But or course, 1 amt up u
much scaling riggin' or going aloft nova
days-which was The cause Of NY losing my
right leg, and suosiquant adoPtin' oI this
here apparAttuss"
How long have you worn itr'
'FThirty-yes, thirty two years ago last
Oct0bc., Was bowed OF the yardarn Of
Caps SanUeTs peerless clipper ship, the
Dre act1Is.u gh gong - the east ard There
was gale, and AL hands were pIped up To
reef aad shorten sail, when the fust thing
knew kinder lost no footing On the stir
rups' OF tue lower foretopsail yard aud WAS
thrown on deck"
And
''And this here leg that used to be was so
badly broken that il had 10 DC amputated ~
the knee the next day by the ships surgeon,
and when we arrived IN Liverpool l WAS
taken 10 the Seamcn's Hospital aud laid up
for repairs.
Then" continued the ancient mariner,
after regarding this wooden extremity with
much admiration for several moments, II
became acquainted with another crippled
sailor who died Of consumption. Take
/ this, Joe, says he, pointing to this here leg.
'Tan't much, | know, says he, but may be
/ useful when you get we'll aud with that he
died"
'.Did il fitl"
yes, 70 7, and one day 1 was eramin
| ing Of It's wonderful mechanical construc-
ton inside, when l found beneath secret
| plug in the hollow part of the leg here q
/ wad OF bank notes that took my breath
away Two hundred and fifty spounds, SIR,
/ as true IS I'm Csp'n Joseph Saltus, Of
/ Clio ster."
~ hst did l do with 'emi Why, bless
| your heart, put 'em back again and never
| !et on 10 nobody I'd found 'en for fear I'm a
confidential whisper) his poor relations ID
hear OF the discovery and expect me To set
]
| p,tal TWO months, 'Cap'n Sam visited mo
! personally, .ud soul and insisted on my
rcturnin to MS ship and accepting OF q Jo6
IA the galley. My cruise a. assistant cook
/ aboard the old Dreadnaught came mighty
near ending in watery grave"
| How was t1at:"
.You see we were bound for New York,
and Just of the banks got into a calm, and 1
thought I'd try my luck fishing So took a
/ Big cod hook and line and sat on the FOR ard
| rail, balting < the hook with q whole clam,
and after tyiag the line 20 this wooden ap-
| pendage for fishing pole, cast out 70 star
board for q bite. / set there for whole
hour and was almost asleep, when all OF q
sudden there came such q tug that went
I overheard II was whale. just when
| expected TO be swallowed whole Ike Jonah
| something gave way and | was picked up on
! the port side OF the saip. The worst Of II
was there wasn't but one man aboard who
/ believed a whale had pulled me overheard.
You see most Of the crew were asleep,
and 70 make matters worse, ne and the mate,
man who refused 10 eat my apple dump
/ has wasn't extra friendly. and ne swore
| that was drunk at the time which asscr-
nou most on 'em believed until we arrived
I sd Sandy Hook and discovered a dead
whale"
Another - murmured the astonIsh-d re-
porter, preparing 20 hear fresh whale
story.
"No." interrupted the Captain, with an
srtful wink, the same whale that hooked
OF the Banks"
sBut how did you know itl'
"why. by The line that was hanging out
q Us mouth with tAis here leg attached tc
tt. Of course"
What. y0u lost your leg. thonF
"Y -. for the time being. and I was
mighty lucky had one to lose, for might
have lost ny hfe X I hadn't parted with M
leg
'srruei But what killed The whalei''
| The oisnl. insisted the Cspn n, ''Whict
wes the biggest and toughest clam | even
saN before or since bsited that hooz in ths
spring Il IS On board the Dresduagght
But The thought Of that waAse always make,
a. dry concluded the CsP'R, bracing hs
back against a mooring spiie. aad twisting
a. vooden leg mtH that eccentric member
vas dr. Iolnted a. the knee
Then. after pe~ring into its internal uavs
teries with one eye shut a. II loo<.us
through telescope. he extricsted a bag O
canvas, which. when tenderiy unf0ldcd
contained a larze black bottle. which b
gaasd a. with unm istass5le reverence aus
turning 20 bis amused o0CB panion with
slv t~lukle IN bis starboard eye sad
@Great scheme. amt ~ A vine celia
bank aud safe deposit vaalt a. IN one. Al.
uecoay. not even ny cid wou7 sn. a5ie - IS
o. - valuable contents- Take a n p
Go ~ the Eel. T- Eary B~nS
70 p,.,sst.l- s-...s-ra NJ hlv A. s.arfs trs
a. 49, as 900 ~ eEgs Ehls = goo