Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-28

Il GU can get your breakfast, SAID
he ia me. '1'll keep watch until you've
done.''
Here are some men on the quar-
ter-deck complaining of the bread"
said 1. ''Wilf you speak to themP"
He came forward at once, very brisk
", and looked over.
whats the matterp" he called out.
We've come to complain of the
ships bread, SIR" said one of the men,
quite civilly.
s.Mighty bad bread, sar! Me honest
man and speak plain truff," exclaimed
the cook, who possibly thought that his
position privileged him to be both easy
and candid on the subject of eating.
"Get- away forward!" cried Duck
ling, passionately. THE breads good
enough. You want to kick up shin
dy."
The men made a movement, the in
stinct of obedience responding mechan-
ically to the command. But the cook
held his ground, and said, shaking his
head and convulsing his face:
ode bread am poison, sar. All de
four's changed into worms. Nebber
see such ting. 1t get here"-touch-
ing his throat-'.and make me-yaw"
"Go forward, tell you, you yellow
"D'ye hear what say?'
''Dis chile is a cook" began the fell
low; but Duckling sprung off the
poop, and with his clenched fist struck
him full under the jaw; the poor fell
low staggered and whirled round, and
then up went Duckling's foot, and
cock was propelled at great pace
along the main deck toward the galley.
He stopped, put his hand to his jaw,
aud looked at the palm of it; rubbed
the part that had been kicked, turned
and held up his clenched fist, and
went into the galley. The other two
men disappeared in the forecastle.
Course your impudencep' exclaimed
Duckling, remounting the poop-ladder,
and polishing his knuckles on the sleeve
of his coat. .tNow, Mr., Royle, get
you down to your breakfast, want
to turn in when you've done"
lentered the cuddy, not very greatly
edited by Duckling's way of emphasiz-
ing his orders, and made bow to the
captain, who was still at table, He
condescended to raise his eyes, but for
some minutes afterward took no notice
of me whatever, occupying himself
with glancing over bundle of slips
which looked like bill-heads in his hand.
what was going forward on the
main-deck just now?" demanded
Coxon, slowing away the papers in his
pocket, and breaking fragments from
q breakfast roll.
explained,
"Ah!' said he; ''they're still at tina
game, are theyP"
"Mr. Duckling punched the cook
head"
81 saw him, sir. Likewise he KICKED
him. Mr.. Duckling knows his duty
and I hope he has taught the cook his
Stewardr'
Eyes. sirP" responded the steward
coming out of the pantry.
See that a piece of the pork yo1
are serving out to the men is put upol
my table to-day"
} ayes, SIR
: The captain fell into another fit o
silence, during which ate my break
l fast as quick as could, in order to re
i .Mr, Royie," said he, presently
3 "when we ran that smack down thi
! morning, whatwere you for doing?
II should have hove the ship to-,
e replied, meeting his eyes.
l s'Would you have hove her to ha
t you been alone on deck, sir?''
Eyes, and depended on your human
i ity to excuse me-"
what do you mean by my human
t TYP" he cried, assembling his tempe
< badly. 'What kind of cant is this 20
d have brought on board my ship? HI
: manityin he exclaimed, his UNCOVER
S able temper blazing out, chad 70
hove my ship to on your own hook, L
S have had you in irons for the rest (
5 the voyage?
q 81 don't see the use of that threa
Il SIR" said l, quietly. "You have
. Judge me by what 1 did do, not /
Il what might or would do"
y "Oh, confound your distinctions
~ he went on, pushing his hair over b
ears. "You told me that you wou
= have hove the ship to, had you bee
~ alone, and that means you would ha'
: whipped the masts out of her.
l, you mean to tell me that you kne
- what sail we were carrying, to- ia
like thlsP"
u Perfectly we'll"
~ My composure irritated him mo
or than my words, and 1 don't knc
IL what savage answer he was about
+ return; but his attention was on
= sudden arrested and diverted from n
l turned my eyes in the direction
which he was staring. and beheld t
J. whole ships company advanci
~ \; along the main deck, led by the (
~ seaman, whose name was JohnsC
~ - and by the tortoise-backed, sms
u, faced man, who was called Fish-Ebe
e ezer Fish.
The moment the captain observ
ar them, he rose precipitately and ran
no the companion-ladder; and, as 1 b
lie finished breakfast, followed him.
he By the time had reached the bre
of the poop the hands were
DIV gathered around the main-mast.
it. few of them held tin dishes in tn
OK hands, in-which were Jumps of no
le- swimming in black vinegar One C
his ried some dozen biscuits, support
err against his breast. Another held
Die pannikin filed with treacle, a
another grasped a salt-jar, OF so
ed | such utensil, containing tea.
ell l was almost as soon on deck as G.