The morning call., 1893-06-20

two and three beds, but those were larger
rooms. and as they ara all lofty there could
be no objection from a sanitary point of
view. Downstairs, on the ground floor.
there is SmOking-rO0m, q eardr0om,- anG,
best OF all, readiDg-r0om with a small
library. You can see the morning papers
there, and if you wish you may take book
TO your room.
The charges at the home are SIS week
for room and board, or Sc if you have a
bedroom to yourself. This does not in
clude washing. At first these seemed
pretty high rates, but the boys explained
that your interests were being looked after
all the time, and the secretary or book
keeper was on the constant lookout for a
ship for you. All you had to do was to
sit and air yourself in the sun, because he
could do better for you than if you went
about 1t yourself and he made no charge
whatever for his trouble.
rather good-looking young sailor,
with fair inuStache, took my fancy. He
had intelligence enough to have been an
admiral and had gone through some queer
eXperlence In and out of this port
Last time but one | STAYED at board
ing-house, and when had been there four
weeks the boss ordered me aboard coast
ing vessel. When | refused, because I
knew what scOundTel they had for mate.
he said all right stay on here. That dav
and night he was very friendly and pro-
duce1 bottle of grog. l remember sit
ting in his parlOr and taking drink or two
with him and the next thing thatI can call to
mind after that was rolling from, side IN
SIDE IN q bunk. got up and came on to
the ships deck, only to find that land was
fast disappearing from view and l was
ABOARD OF The vessel on which | had so de-
terminedly refused 10 ship. Many bang
with belayIng-pin | got before reaching
shore again. 1t is only waste of time to
L.
idle at Alcatrsz for perhaps two months
and the chances are about thousand to
one against you. The worst case on earth
only becomes farce when brought to law.
because the Jurles can never believe or are
not allowed 10 thoroughly understand the
shameful manner in which some shippers
ana mates OF American vessels treat their
crews. II there were mostly American $
abroad 1t would be different, but they can't
stand 1t and clear out into the country
! tact, do anything sooner than continue
at sea. We poor foreigners have
no acquaintanees and no chance of work
ashore, and have to keep on this dogs life
until we can get away to another country
That's why the great majority of sailors
running in and out of this port are TO
eigners. The Americans know it is use,,,os
to take proceedings, anG they knOr Inc
country well enough to clear out onto
farm or take any job away fror snip.
II is better than being hamneTeo aV sea
and robbed ashore"
| left my friend and sauntered into
fGTT' h On returning + fa{ {he g bome meues tor
zone more voyage"
To repeat all ihe5 arms one can hear at
the Sailors HON, in one evening would
fill a weekly paper. 1t is seaman's
special priyiLge to grumble. and of course
a liberal dacount must be taken off all he
saws. Nevertheless. they are all hoping
for a Zine when the authorities here or
else some philanthrppic journal will al
tack the system in vogue in San Francisco
of fleeing Jack ashore and substitute a
little fair play for what is mostly now
corruption undsguised. INDIA.