The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-10
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: NAUTICAL HUMOR.
Some Bon Mots Which Are Told of the
Crack Oarsmen.


As class, professional oarsmen are
the most "amoosing critters in the
sporting line. OF a list of some twenty
five professional s'seat sliders" at least
twenty are characters. !" Of the latter
number a majority are looked upon as
born wits. Jack Largan, the English
sculler, who beat Pearce and half q
dozen other cracks Of the British Isles
and who is now living in Harlem, is con-
sidered one of the funniest men in the
business. His Jokes are known to every
amateur on the Harlem, and the dry
way with which he makes light of a
serious question has repeatedly placed
him in hot water.
One of the best stories about Largan
not generally known was told to re-
porter the other day. 1t seems that
Largan saved number of persons from
drowning in the Thames at various
times before he won a championship at
the SOULS. Some OF his friends en-
couraged him in seeking medal from
the Humane Society. He made applica-
ton, but because he lacked the neces-
sary influence his claims were not rec
ognized. After that he turned very
sour on the Humane crowd" as he put
1t. One Saturday afternoon Largan was
out on the Thames in boat much like
our American or Whitehall boat. A row
boat containing three men which was
near him capsized, and before Largan
reached the scene one of the men was
drowned. Largan saved the other two
and hauled them into his boat. When
the rescued found courage to talk one
of them said to Largan that he was a
brave Briton and ought to be given a
medal by the Humane Society.
"It's no go,r said Largan. 'erhey
can't try any of their flabbergast on me.
I've been and tried 'em."
Nonsense, man." replied one of the
survivors, you'll get reward sure.
Why just see what you have donen and
the speaker went into a glowing account
of the brave rescue. Largan sat silently
throughout Ibis bble=ef Importance
getting larger each second as the speaker
progressed, until finally he began to
think that perhaps he had won clear
right to the medal. The speaker con-
clnded: Eyes, you are bound to get that
mccall Inc man VINO was lost was our
boatman, this gentleman here is a
.popoys= ana I'm the secretary OF the
humane society.
Inc speaker mad hardly finished than
Largan dropped the oars with which he
was rowing jumped TO his feet, swore
two or three times and finally said:
so I've saved dolby and one OF
Il - a nm =
tnese humane people, ehf Inc Lord
forgive me; what have l done-what
nave done?
Another yarn about Largan tells how
ne once attended spread at one OF
the London ciub houses. There was a
little old scotch woman In charge OF the
vlands. she was sas SELFISH as a six
months-old MIAMI There was a line
piece Oh roast beef on the table, and she
started In to carve 1T for Eargan and
lew others' she, cut 1t in It's
sue paper iashlon, SO thin that
one could almost read newspa-
per through each slice. Largan kept
ms eye on her Tor time, and after she
had cut three or four tissue pieces he
said; look out, ma'am, look out the
window behind you is open and some OF
/ that beef may blow into nv plate. n-,rvv,
Tho honest Scotch woman failad -
understand why every body within ear :