Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-29
STEALING A JOSS.


Clara Kihghan was ono OF the protti-
est girls that ever walked on two feet
When u fellow hove alongside her he
couldn't help remarking Che beauty OF
her lines. She was ~ lovely a. clip
per ship bowling along under n cloud Of
canyas, and that's saying good deal
All tho mon In Old Salon, Mass. were
madly In love with her, and no wonder
but there was no lubbcrly landsman
good enough for her. warrant you. Sho
had hauled down her colors long ago
and surrendered to Jack Crowninshield,
the big captain Of the East lndinman
Coromandol. lying down at tho dock and
taking In cargo for Colombo.
Tho skipper was ms smart sailormnn
as ever took n sight at tho sun and tho
Coromandel was "A splendid q ship as
ever flow the sauoy stars and stripes
from her monkey saG. Mind you. am
spinning yarn Of times over 40 long
ago, whom Salon was n busy, thriving
maritime town with her merchants en-
gagged in the Indian trade, and when her
ships. laden with oriental silks. spices,
hides and other product, were continu-
ally coming into port. l was lively
lad in those days. having taken to tho
eoa like goose TO the pond, and when
my captain, Jack Crowninshiold, got
fplic0d TO Clara Kinghan In tho ittlo
stone church on tho hill was there as
large az life.
Tho hlsippcr socmed moro Rustered
than sho did. and Us they passed down
the aisle II was admitted that a likeller
couple had mover before been united n,
the altar. They went TO Boston to spend
tho honeymoon. and went back aboard,
took OF my Sunday-go-to-meoting toys
and went aloft with my tar brush.
All our crow was already shipped, M
We wero 70 sail in three weeks time. and
we were trying to SEQ how pretty we
could make tho old packet look before
we cast oil from the dock and pointed
her nose to blue water. Our sailors
were neither Dutchmon nor dagoos
such a. one meets with In these degon.
crate days, but good Americans
finest seamcn in tho world. Pompcy,
the coal blaok cook. was an American.
too. and nobody could handle tho fore
sheet ~ well ~ no, and tell you his
pork and beans was n dish that would
make you blubbor like o baby for more
and his plum dun was 30 indoscribably
luscious that every Sunday forenoon
while Il wns a-sizzling in the coppcrs
you would lind tho watch on deck. all Of
them under the lee OF the galley with
tho water fairly running out OF their
mouths ~ thoy inhaled tho fragrant
odors Of plums and spice.
The Coromandel was ono Of the fast
est clippers hailing from Salem, and II
WIS the ambition of every old woman
who had sons to disposo Of To get thcm
aboard Of her. Mothers used TO bring
their boys down TO tho dock and waylay
the skipper. some of them would fall
down On their marr0wbones and Just
beg Of him to take their boys. II was a
proud day for me whom | was shipped,
and on that occasion folt as naughty
~ dog with two tails. This was my
second voyage. and tho skipper tool.
quite an interest in me. | was giyon
charge Of his cabin and used 10 keep his
traps In order when at sen, the steward
being little old and shaky on his pins.
The day before the ship WIS to sail
Captain Crowninshield brought his wife
back from Boston and installed her in
the dearest little old fashioned cottage
that ever was. Il was covered with
creepors and vines, aud In tho little gar.
den that surrounded 1t hollyhoclss, sweet
williams and any amount Of other scent.
cd posies grew luxuriantly and perfumed
the mir
Mrs. Crowninshiold came aboard the
ship that afternoon, and while her hus.
band was at the custom house getting
his clearance papers and tranncting
other bnAinoss she and | fixed up tho
captains cabin. II did my heart good
to see that dainty little woman decorat.
ing the cabin with ribbons and putting
everything in apple pie order. The con.
trivances for his comfort that were
evolved from her shapely little head
were so ingenious that | fairly opened
my mouth with admiration. A lucky
fellow was Jack Crowninshiold, always
eating the rat and drinking the sweet OF
life. But while this labor OF love was
occupying the little woman's mind and
busy fingers big tears were yelling up
IN her blue eyes, for tomorrow was the
day of sorrowtul parting, and she would
not !" likely TO see that big husband OF
hers for at least two years. fell in love
with her at sight, and for nearly two
years dreamed about her.
In the morning there was large
crowd 10 sec Us off. Whom tho skipper
stepped aboard noticed no looked sad
and graye-so different from his usual
reckless and jovinl appearance. Mrs.
COwniusleld did not SEQ tho ship or.
Tho strain would have been too much
for her. They gave us three cheers rs
we spread our canvas to tho breeze and
sailed out 70 sea- The wind was fair
and it was a delightful August day.