The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-01-17
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A naval ofIlcer recently told q story Of
Capt. 5rhiey tho commander OF the
crack cruiser Baltimore. the officsr who
lo the attack upon the forts OF OOroa
when we had trouble with that country,
and the man who so brilliantly conducted
th" Greedy relief expedition.
Tho fret Japanese embassy that came
| to ths country was sent hO.ae In the
! United States frirata Niagara. Thla
rOuntrv. beiug desrous oi opening up
trrde with Japan, paid every attention
TO the momhers of the embassy while
they we're here, and the aplendid Niagara
was specially fitted out to take them
home. Temporary quarters we're fitted
up sumpiOusly for them aft on the spar
| 1eci. They were given to understand
that the ship and her officers and crew
we're at their command. The voyage was
pleasant. and all was well until Cape
Town was left. a stop OF several days
was made there. When the Niagara
hove up her anchor and resumed her
voyage there wn3 an additional member
| OF the embassy contingent He was q
tame balloon. and al been bought by
one OF the chiefest of the Japanese pas
senRers. He was an "RmoOsin' cuss"
withai, but very free and uhcleanly In
quarter deck that brought upon his head
many nm anethemR n an the officers OF
tho ship and her crew for there IL one
thing that every one on board a man-of-
war takes particular pride in, and that
Is in having his floating home as clean as
ever was the kitchen O thrifty house
wife.
Cant Sohley was then q midshipman
and was on the Niagara. He was about
sixteen years Of age, high-heart d, and
very DrRnksOme. He chafed so much
under che restraint Of man-of-war dis
| ciplne and so often broke out Of bounds
that it as freely predicted, that. while
| his career in tie service might be q very
| breezy and exhllarStiug one, II would
/ a so be brief. One bright morning the
| Niagara was heeling along In the Indian
Ocean with favorable thirteen-knot
| breeze bellying her sails aud singing
through her rigging. The decks had
| been washed down and had dried. They
were as spotless as bridal linen. Mid
shlpman Schley was one OF the watch on
deck. There came from the embassy
quarters the diplomatic baboon. He
offended as he had so often offended
! before Schley could not stand II. He
! STOOD by slush bucket on the lee side.
He called the Similar to him, and
caressed IN with his hand. He then
took handful of oakum. and dipping Il
into the liquid grease In the bucket
made the baboon's tail thoroughly
lubricous.
There was something in Schleys eye
which showed that he was working q
scheme of revenge and destruction. With
a rope end lie gave the baboon three or
four smart blows. The ugly brute Inn
mediately took to the rigging. amid
which he had so often sported before.
Schley followed him for few feet. The
baboon reached the height of the main
yard, 10 which he sprung. He ran nimbly
out to the yard arm, and then made the
mistake OF his life. Wrapping his tail
around the foot rope he swung head
1 downward, with nothing below him but
blue water. But the prehensile function
OF his tail had been destroyed by the lu-
bricating that SchAey had given it. As a
consequence the brute, with a yell,
| plunged into the Indian Ocean and was
seen no more.
Schley's excuse to the Captain Of the
ship for what he had done was that he
could not have prevented the disagree
able passenger from committing suicide
even II he had had orders to that effect
With stern face and a twinkllng eye
the Captain told the lad TO so and sin no
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