Arizona republican., 1893-01-08
GOING ON BOARD.

II was wei, ureary night IN tnat
cherries part of the great metropolis
Known as Wrapping. The rain, which
had been falling heavily for hours, still
fell steadily on to the sloppy pavements
and roads, and joining forces in the gut
ter rushed impetuously to the nearest
sewer. The two or three streets which
had wedged themselves in between the
docks and the river. and which, as mat
ter of fact, really comprise the begin
ming and end Of Wrapping, were desert
ed. except for q beiated van crashing
over the granite roads or the chance
form Of dock laborer plodding logged
ly along, with head bent in distaste for
the rain and hands sunk in trousers
pockets.
"Beastly night" said Captain Bing, as
he rolled out of the private bar of the
Sailors Friend, and ignoring the pres
enCe of the step, took a little hurried
RIM across the pavement. "Not fit for
dog to be out in"
He kicked, as he SPOKE, at a shivering
cur which was looking in at the crack
Of the bar door. with ,r' hazy view of
calling its attention TO the matter, and
then pulling up the collar of his rough
peajacBet stepped boldly out into the
rain, Three or four minutes walk, or
rather roll, brought him to a dark, mar
row passage, which ran between two
houses to the waterside. By slight
tack to starboard at a critical moment,
he struck the channel safely, and fol-
lowed il until it ended in a flight of old
stone steps, half of which were under
water
'Where for" inquired Il man, starting
up from a small penthouse forme ID of
rough pieces Of board.
"Schooner in the tier-Smiling Jane"
said the captain gruffly. as he stumbled
clumsily into boat and sat down in the
stern. "Why don't you have better
seats in this ere boat?"
They're there. If you'll look for them,"
said the Waterman; and you'll find 'em
easier sitting than that bucket"
"Why don't you put EN- where a man
can see emf" inquired the captain rails.
ing his voice a little.
The other opened ms mouth to reply,
but realizing that it would only lead TO
- Ippu and uftpr'y futilp qrpnmcnt con-
taut.d himself With skim his fore 70
tri~, tn, b,gt ba.tnr and nnsbino, ~
fro,n fine sters ,nIIai ctrouaIy tbr9r,,,
t6e 5ark Iripnv votar TIn tito rs
,tro,,. Ga tl,,t tIey, mad. lint sIC,,. r,,,,g,
rsss
When I WAS a young man. said the
fare with severity. "yd ba' pplled This
boat acr,es and hazel; afore now"
"Wbe,. ga, was q. ,,,,,,,,ar "s,id tho
man ST the oars who had a local renu-
tatinn as a wit ,.tbore wasn't ma boats.
tbev yos all Mains ,ri,s tbrn"
"St,w yoDr uab said fine con+ain
after parse Of deem ,hoDgbt
Tho other who.n baseftipp sin was
certainly NOT l,uugrify. elected a thin
stream of tobacco mice over the side
suat ON his bauI. and continued his Ia.
horizons work until a scrowd of dark
shapes surlnounted by a network of rig
cling doomed up before them.
"Noyv which is yoDr little baroey" be
incurred Juggling strongly to maintain
his positiou against the fast flowing tiae.
"Smiliug Jane" said his fare.
All" said Che Waterman. "Smilipg
Jane. is it? You sit there, cap'en. an
III row round all their sterns while YOU
strike matches aud look at the names.
We'll have quite a nice little evening"
"There she is" cried the captain, who
was too muddled to notice the sarcasm;
"there's the little beauty. Steady. nv
lad"
He reached out his hand as he spoke.
and as the boat Jared violently against
a small schooner seized a rope which
hung over the side, and swaying to and
fro funbled in his pocket for the fare.
STEADY, old boy" said the waterman
affectionately. He had Just received
twopence halfpcnny and shilling by
mistake for threepence. easy up the
side. You amt such pretty fgger as
you was when your old woman made