The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-06

William coosey 10 his name We call
him Truthful Billy. He's as good sea-
man as ever sroc quarterback: bus when
he gets spinning yarns be asn's fne sc5s 81
man as | corld advise you 70 rely upon.
Well. Billy. he's got dog. and ye >eefs
him sit and tell warns Before that dog that
would make cat sqairFn ost OF IFS sSin.
sna that dogs taken EN- IN ard oelieSsd
'eFu. One Night, up AZ his Old woman :.
blsl told rs yarn. by the SIDE OF WasS4t
salt junk two voyages old wouid pass Tor
spring chicken. | watched the dog 70 see
how be wonld take it. He listened % u
from beginning 10 end with cooked ears.
and never SO much as hlinked. Every
now and ;hen he would look round VITA
an EXPRESSION OF ssFoa ,shrneaf or oelignt
that seemed 10 say: Wonderful, ism II
Dear me, Just think OF III Did yon
ever.'' Well, If that don's hes! every
fhingi" He Was a ehuckle~headed dog;
yoa could have told him anything
'''it irritated me that Bill should have
such an animal about him to eneour age
him. snd when ne had finished | said 20
him. Il wish you'd tell that yarn round ~
my quarters one evening.
Why r said Bill
Oh. IT'S just fancy Of mine saws
| didn't tell him | was wanting nay old cat
10 hear IL
'.'oh. ail right saws Bill. you remind
me. He loved EARNING, Billy did.
Next night but one he sings himself
up in my cabin. and / does so. Nothing
10th, off be starts. There was about bal,
a dozen Of us stretched round. and the cat
was sitting before the ire f9ssing itself up.
Before Bill bad got fairly under welgh
she stops washing and looks up At me,
puzzled like. as much as 70 say, What
have ven got here, q missionary Z" l sig
nailed 10 her to keep quiet, and Bill went
on with his yarn. When he got TO the
part about the sharks. she turned deiiber-
ateiy round aud looked ct him. | tell
you there was an expression Of disgust on
that eats face as might have made a trav-
cling Cheap Jack feel ashamed of himself.
1t was that human. | give you my word,
sir / forgot for the moment as the animal
coa ldn't speak l could see the words
that were on its lips: "Whv don't you
tell Us you swallowed the anchor p and
sat on tenter-hooks, fearing each ms ant
that she would say them aloud. 1t was a
relief 10 nae when she turned her back on
Bill
For q few minutes she sat very still.
and seemed TO be wrestling with herself
like. | never saw cat more set on con-
trolling its feelings. or that seemed TO suf-
fer more in silence. 1t made my heart
ache 10 watch IL.
'''At last Bill came to the point where
be and the captain between 'em hold the
sharks mouth open while the cabin boy
dives in heaiforemost and fetches up, un-
digested, the gold watch and chain as the
bo'sun was wearing when he fell over
board, and at that the old cat giv'd
screech and rolled over on her side with
her legs in the air.
" / thought at first the poor thing was
dead. but she rallied after bit, and il
seemed as though she had braced herself
up to hear the thing out.
" Bnt a little further on Bill got too
much for her again, and this time she
owned herself beat She rose up aud
looked round at US. You'll excuse me,
gentlemen" she said-leastways that Is
what she said If looks go for anything
maybe you're used to this sort of rub
bish, and ii doesn't CRATE on your nerves.
With me it's different. l guess I've heard
as much of this FOOLS talk as my constltu-
ton will stand, and If it's all the same 10
you III get outside before I'm sick"
with that she walked up to the door
and opened 1t for her, and she went out.
lyon cant fool cat with talk same
As yoa can . dog"
JEROME K. JERoxk