The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-02
"When do YOU start your schools. doctc

when do you start your schools. doctor?"
said Captain Barrett.
ION Monday" was the answer.
Captain" said Lieutenant Chimmo, ad-
dressing the commander Of the ship, did
you see Barney Aaron washing himself this
morning? What chestl What arms!
Cut his head and legs off, fossliZe what's
lett, chuck the torso into the Tlber, and
when dredged uD it would be sworn to as
the most magnificent fragment Of ancient
art In the wids world.
"a pity, Eilice." said Captain Barrett,
that you object to Barney stepping aft oc-
caslonaliy to give Chimmo and me a few tips
in the gTandest Of all Sciences"
The most degrading, sir" said the doc
tor Il am surprised that YOU should think
proper to repeat the request"
Tine voyage is a doocid long one, "mur-
INJURED Captain Barrett.
Isn't there to he some punishment this
morning." asked Captain Sutherland.
"A little light punishment" answered the
doctor, two hours of the box"
~ ru don't believe In the cat, sir ?" said
CAPTAIN Barrett.
Il DO not" answered the doctor.
believed IN the cat until picking went
out of fashion" said the subaltern. "a man
who had been sailed down while bleeding
seldom courted second dose; but now |
understand your man-Of-warsman thinks so
lightly of f0gging that he would rather
take three dozen than forfeit days allow
ance Of grOR."
III DO iONtI OIL lI6 pGI myself said
Captain Sutherland. but it's good dsci-
pline. It's degrading punishment, very
proper for degraded men. l have some
men forward who deserve whipping, and
whipping perhaps isu't enough for them;
nor would picking suffice. They want
quartcTing. The Government forces us
commanders Of hired transports 10 fill our
fOrecastle with given number of hands
No questions are asked so long as your com
plement numerically corresponds with the.
fNg.Nra ant RIM rfrnt. -
be right. Now. what sort of a crew did the
crimD scramble together for me that NV
master might answer to the admiralty
wants? I've about six seamen qualified to
steer. l doubt If there are ten men forward
who know how to send down yard. But
one has to take what one can get The
crimD comes along and throws a gutter
brood aboard; some are not fit even ms
shllling-a-mo others and have bribed the
criwp TO the pawning of their only shirt to
shin them that they may get abroad where
they'll run"
Il don't like the looks of good many of
your men," said the DOCTOR
But you could muster strongly enough
for an emergency, captain?" SAID the subal-
tern.
What do you mean by an emergency? ?"
said Captain Sutherland.
"a heavy squall of wind, sir, and the
ship aback with royals set.'
'Where the deuce did you pick I'D your
tain Barrett
rs that an emergency. captain ?" asked
the subaltern.
"0h, I've no doubt we could manage-Tve
no doubt we could manage" answered the
captain with something of gloomy impa-
thence.
Here was dispatched to the pantry, and
when returned after considerable inter
val the gentleman had gone on deck.
AS Iom was always in my mind when
TpfnFnnpa
yicts, | was very eager and anxious TO know
what the punishment of the box was-to
speak of it as the doctor had-and who was
The culprit. A number of prisoners were
assem- oled between the barricades-whether
employed or not ] do not recollect, The
steward had gone forward, in all probable
ity TO smoke pipe with the cook under pre
tense of talking about the cabin dinner |
stood in the cuddy doorway viewing the
prisoners, yearuiDg for sight of Tom that
by swift look or smile he might let me
know he bad read my letter. An apprentices
struck four bels-10 o'clock; the doctor
came up from the prisoners quarters. fol-
lowed by captain Barrett and the sergeant
the guard, and the three of them stood
under the break of tile poop, near enough
Tor me to overhear them. though they could
not see me.
Scarcely had the bell struck when con-
Wet in irons passed out Of the main hatch;
two convict warders were with him. nud
each grasping an arm marched him TO that
sort OF sentry-box which l have before de-
scrlbed, contrivance of about the width of
collin and triie longer or higher, with a
bucket hanging from a bar over it. The
convict struggled angrily. and / guessed
by the faces of those who were near enough
for me to read that he cursed and swore very
Wiley; but only now and then did catch
an oath. A man stepped forward and threw
open the front of the coffin-like structure,
and then helped the others to twist the pris-
oner with his face looking inboards. and
then when they had put him into this
rosture they thrust him backward in to the
box and shut him uD.
He was young fellow of about %. with
tue wiekedest face OF any mans In the ship.
grinning. wrinkled seaman stood beside
the box holding tine rope that was attached
to the bucket. Another seaman was near.
and beside him were four or five buckets OF
water
He's a profane rascal, and l have no
hopes of him." l heard the doctor saw.
why not fog hin?" said Captain Barrett.
IT may come TO il, but l trust not"
Meanwhile the prisoner in the box was
oawling at the top of his voice, and doubt
less using hprrid language. l observed that
the wrlnkled, grinning seaman watched the
doctor, who, after a few minutes pause,