Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-01-29

were as f1f EXTENDED the Ot0ef way anu
the feet resting only against rope work.
ing and wobbling and giving way here
and there from the weight of fifteen
hundred pounds of men unequally dis
tributed over it, was a task and seeming
risk too great for my courage. l dared
do nothing but hold on. The conduct Of
the maintopsail was desperate and out
rageous. 1t seemed straining every
for the sake Of forci
BILE expression, that it had nerves-to
pull us off tho yard and Unto the great
deep"
found myself between two old sail
ors, who lost no time In convincing me
of my complete and utter worthlessness
aloft. concurred. They babe me clear
out and get down on deck. was glad
to do so. Reefing topsails in reality was
very different from reefing them in
books or in imagination. On reaching
the deck concluded to lie down. All
through the evening had experienced
an uneasy sensation in the stomach. !
argued with myself it was not seasick-
ness-something did not agree with me.
But when l lay down in the scuppers
admitted being seasick. Then l only
cared to lie there. Life was too miscr-
able even to hope in. The tumult went
ON as ever. The sailors trampled over
me. Being in the way, they dragged me
aside. cared not. Finally some one
bawled in my ear, "Sick! go below
went. The five other boys, all similarly
affected, all caring naught for life or
living, lay in their hunks.
The boys house was about the size of
respectable piSpen-a single pigpen.
There was room in it for two boys to
turn at once, providing they turned
slowly and carefully. On going on board
we had bestowed such of our outfit as
could be brought into this pen in the
manner in which boys Of 16 bestow
things generally on first commencing to
keep house." Everything was arranged
on a terra firma basis. We made no cal
culation for the ships deviating from an
even keel. When she did commence to
pitch everything fell down. Clothing fell
on tho floor; plates, knives, forks, cups and
bottles rolled from shelf and bunk; bread.
meat, and the molasses kegs fell; plum
and sponge cake, pie and sweetmeats
fell; for each boy had space in his sea
chest filled with these articles, placed
there by kind. dear relatives at home. 1t
was intended that we should not refer to
them until the ship was far advanced on
her voyage.
But we never had such large supplies
Of cake and sweetineats at hand before:
so we went for these things immediate
ly. The house abounded with them the
first night out. The roof leaked. We
left our sliding door carclessly open, and
II few barrels Of the ocean stopped over
the bulwarks into the apartment. At
midnight our combined clothing. plates,
mugs, knives, forks, bottles, water kegs,
combs, hair brushes, hats. pants. coats.
meat, bread, pic, cake, swcctmeats, mo-
lasscs, salt water, and IN occasional sea-
sick and despairing boy, united to form
wet. solden mass ON the floor two feet
in depth. Above, the storm howlcd and
swept through the rigging, with little
sail to interrupt it. Six sick and
wrctched boys in their berths lay "heads
and pints." as they pack hcrring-that
is the toe of one rested on the pillow Of
the other, for it was not possible to lie
otherwise in those narrow reccptacles
for the living. But tho horrors Of that
sccon,l night are not to be related
No solicitous stewards with basins and
tenders of broth and champagne attend
ed us. We we're not cabin passengers on
an ocean steamer. Barely had the next
mornings dawn appeared when our door
Hnn.r y, II Stnn1 th,t IrAnI-
full second mate OF the grcenish eyes,
hard. brick red complexion. horny fists
and raspy vocc--a hard. rough, rude,
unfecling man. who cried: Come out of
that! Oh, you're young bcars-your
troubles amt commenced yeti" Then
his long. bony arm Erippcd us. one after
another, and tore Us from our hunks.
Out this dreadful morning we tumbled.
in the wet clothes wherein we had lain
all night. weak, sick. staggering. giddy.
a long iron hook was put in my hand
and was desired to so forward and ;ls-
sis: in hauling along length after length
OF TIE cable. preparatory to stowin. it
away. Sky and sea We're all of dull.
monotonous gray: the ship was still
clambernY one great wave after an
other with t;rcsomc aud laborious mo-
notony. All the canvas OF the proceed
ing day had disappeared, save much
diminished fore,op'ail ana storm stay
sail The mates on duty were alert and
swearing. The men. not all fully re-
covered from their last shore debauch.
were Srumb!ing and swearing also. The
cook. II darl, hucd tropical monsrel,
with ,littcrn., eyes, WIS swearing at
something a,niss in his department. 1t
was IL miserable time. Eut !, cure was
quickly Effected. In ,hirty-s;x hours all
sasickrrss had departed. Wit, the del
icatc pcttin, process in vogue with
wealthy cabin passengers j, would have
required n week. Du. We had no time
in W! . !, IL be s-asici.
Life for lis o.. board this ship WAS com
menced Oh . now basis We were
obliged to Learn ":Manncra." Manners
among r.odera youth have become al
most obsolete. The etiquette and for
mali,y required from the younger u the
elder and common l., the limo IF ,u'ruN;en