Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-13


had the cheek to address him fnmil.
iarly ~ Bill Thn was sacnlrgc.
Tor MIR Robinson wa. not aware that
1t was tho usual thing for the sailors
of coasters to address tho mates as
Tom, Did, or Harry IN place Of the
inevitable Mr." or Sir ON boum
deep water craft But u dark, angry
flush darted across his countcnanc9
like n catspaw 1iflling quicscont
lake, and II dcmoniuc grin showed
that his amour prOpro had been
touched 10 the quick
thought to myself that ! would
not stand in that sailors shoes for
whole voyages wages
At 4 o'clock next morning, before
the tug tuwed rs out 10 sca, all hands
mustered aft aud answered tn their
namcs There was not a single de
scrtcr Tho captain himself was
present at the roll call. and his faith.
iul mungousc purched ON his shoulder
He did not say word hut fundly
gloatcd ON them W. MIR Wolf would
il he had been hired to shepherd u
fat and juicy flock Of ewes and no
questions asked
i'uc muugoosc. too, winkcd with
his starboard eye. 10 was evident
that he and his master understood
each other
The ship was towcd out past the
bar and we spread every stitch Of
plain sail to thc fresh northoastcrly
breeze. which blew with rare v'gor.
Our pilot WIS surprised to see the old
craft overhaul Huct 81 sluggish
cOasting brig, that could scarcely get
out Of their uwn,way In a very tow
hours We had passed outside Var
mouth road. ana Ia three days We
put the pilot ashore of the lsle Of
Wight Then with "a spanking south.
easter. we sped down the channel.
taking our departure from the Lizard.
until the pilot lctt Captain Cor
comn behaved like q gentleman. Ho
was as polite ~ Billy-bc bowed But
after we had squared our mainyard
and filed away IN our course he I've.
gan To sail undnr his true colors Tho
crew al coasting collicrs TINT We car
ucd had never learned 10 steer by
degrees and were ignorint OF tho
niuctics Ol amplltudcs and azimuths
When the skipper went aft and told
the lubhcr at the helm. Ia keep ncr
south. G. dcgs west, the fellow was
Hahbcrgastcd
South. a. dcgs west" repeated
I he. u don't know what you mean
You don't. ch' you impostur' IN
mighty soon teach YOU and with
au awful curse he tcllod the man
with a Delaying pin Take hold Of
the wheel" he said To me. and /
! guspcd the spokcs The skipper
/ kicked the du2cd hclmsmln oil tho
poop. This WAS but mere taste Of
the old mans quality, From that
time uu the crew mover once got an
afternoon watch below. and wcrc
worked ind driven like slaves IN
der the sharp lash of an oversccr
| Tho men were ut first cowcd They
had not been accustomed to such
treatment They sulkcd about the
decks like 30 many whipped Curs with
THEW tails between their legs. and
seemed to haye utterly lost their
manhood
Aud the skipper rcioiccd with a
great hig gludngss lie was IN his
element GratIicd spite aud malice
/ glclmcd from his sinister eyes The
muugup,e, too, enjoyed himself lie
lived In the captains cabin Tho
/ steward sald they both occupied tho
same bunk Every morning the skip.
/ per would feed his pet lie used to
tnke fowl out OF the hrnuoop and
hold II between ms knees Ia keep its
wing, from tapping Then he would
ts'i1e ~ head and stretch It's neck
out This was the mungoose' oppur.
tuuity With its hlr standing on end
and ll the blnodtLirstiness Of its ma.
twc cleaning out OF ~, deylilsh uycs,
It used TO Dart AZ the neck OF tho fow
and suck it, blood
The fowls came to an end about
the time we reached latitude 30 dogs
south Then the skipper fed his pei
ON rats which lac caught in the la2n
rcttc, having "a dozen traps of th,
most approved variety He woult
take his mOngoose out of his pocket
and put It IN the trap with the ia
and gloat over the spectacle. Tn,
mongoose would dart like lightninl
At the neck of the rat and make IN
Simultaneous work of It. No terrici
that ever lived was half 80 smart ~
the captains chum At last Their,
came time when the rats refuse,
TO be- caught, aud Satan came nea
dying of starvation
A mongousc viii touch nothing tina
ithasnt killed. Blood warm from ia,
veins Is the only pabulum IL will take
Satan grew thin as n herring, an,
Captain Corcoran WIS IN despair
Ono afternoon, however, when til,
ship was bccalmcd, flock of cap
pigeons swanned around, and TIN
captain caught a dozen of them witt
fine hooks baited with salt pork. Thi
meant Il new lease of life for Satan
In u few days he was as sleek aud ia
rs ever
Three weeks afterward we wcr
running our casting down IN lat
tude a dels, south A westerly gal
was blowing with fury We wer
under three lower topsulls, n rcelc,
e., & "A