The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-27
From the Courler-Journal.


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Story Of the Star of the West.
From the Courier-Journal.
New York, Nov. 30.-In all the Sandy
Hook fleet there were not four men who
liked TO tell stories better than the pilot
with the long jacket, the pilot in the
SLOUGH hat, the pilot who has a white
beard, and the pilot who has no whiskers
at all They all belonged to pilot boat No.
625l. At least, that is what they used
10 tell me. Since that 1 have found out
that pilot boats are not numbered so high
as that. They are all jolly, good looking
fellows. When they used to talk about
taking reef in the keelson," and be
laying the cathead," and ''brailing the
mizzen truck to the rudder pintIes."
listened in a guileless way until a CHEEKY
old man next door to the rooms where
those pilots meet told me better. And by
and by they made room for me in the
little circle about the radiator and talked
just as though the fifth man knew all
about range lights and buoys.
Brought in the Spree, did you?" asked
the Long Jacket of the SLOUGH Hat. one
rainy afternoon, as we all sat around the
EtNaAn PABNs NJ Glt Drought me In.
DO you think I'm Hercules9 That's his
speciality" answered the SLOUGH Hat. Tell
the young one Hercules story" Get
out; do you take me for a newspaper syn
dieate2 Tell it yourself" rejoined the
Well, began the SLOUGH Hat. Hercules
Is very fond OF joke, and he tells 'em a
good deal better than anybody around
here, Tor he's been at it, man and bow
ever since l remember Several wears
ago there was bit of scare about sick
ness on foreign ships. Hercules got the
Spree. Well call him Hercules because
that isn't his name It's something Verv
like it, though. Well, as 1 was saving
Mr.. Hercules boarded the Dutchman
ABOUT 21O miles out. There was sickness in
the steerage' and the health officials didn't
90 a thing but hold that same steamer
Tor three days when she reached duaran-
tine Hercules was standing on the bridge
mat evening when the Spree got abeam
the yellow house over on Staten Island
ana Whom does he see balancing and
Juggling around in a canoe below but
his young neighbor, johnson. hi. there
young man, sings out Hercules will YOU
teil my wife that I'm detained at quaran-
tine and won't be home tonight p
ana Johnson, being an obliging young
leIow' and thinking a good deal of Her
cules, as everybody does said yep and
pIetly soon went in. And when he got
nome that night what does he do but for,
day, and then he goes over to our friends
mouse; Mrs. Hercules he said I saw
your husband on the Spree and he does
net know when he'll get back
We'll. as you may imagine vo,,,s
man, Mrs. Hercules took on dreadfuIIv
anu Wnen, atter that steamer got out OF
II oniied hie' her husband came home, she
looked MIN over mighty careful
Have nice time?'' she asked.
b NeFer had a better in my life, says
Who were you with?'
men men, he answered.
san Then hen s she told him what young John
sOH hau SAID. Well, my dear said Her
Guies, slow and deliberate like. 'youne
Sonhson was quite right l was on a
s sPreei put that young person neglected to
~ mat IL was the steamer Spree ana
mat l was in quarantine
lions for awhile"
women are curious" remarked the
bearded pilot. but 1 tell Won man tbeI
are the light of our lives They do poster
ieuoW with questions, though especially
II ti Ia. Fellow IS a pilot just come aboard
me steamer they're on. Why, they light
Oh you before you get over the rail They
Mant 70 Know all about receptions. ana
noLSe SHOWS and campfire teas. and art
etAhlDIIlons, and theaters, just as though
lhey thought pilot put in his time on
snore going to swell society rackets IT
me woman happens to be an actress
safe IS no getting away from her She
asks II Mr.. So and So is playing at this
ana That theater, and how Miss Song
a she is making out as a star Then
az asks you in that kittenish playful
like way of hers if YOU think She viii H.
success in New York And there Is an
UIulsn sort OF actress woman once who
wanted to know if the people were talk
ing about her approach to these Amer1-
con shores. Now, of course. you've gor
10 speak civil, for if pilot was uncfvii
U nj q woman, and l never knew of one
VINO was, she'd complain to the captain.
ana then there would be a row"
ION ION talk to me about women said he
81 Prime the long jacket. The men ask just as
IIlghter on board a steamer he wants 10
hhow how this and that slugger are train
ing, and # it is likely that he can make a
match with So-and-So and what his
CHANGES are. Just as though a pilot were
( walking compendium of reports. Then
1S Lkeiy as not some we'll groomed old
nn;ap VIII come up and ask you about the
price OF stocks and the state of the mar
kket My goodness 1 said to one of those
pio5er cnaps, I'm a pilot. That's the
A' i1We 81 steering | know about
-. wen, don't blame people for being a
pt curious when they've been at sea a
week, With nothing to do but sleep and eat
and SIT on deck. And, young man, YOU
ought to see them grab the newspapers
We always carry a file of pap oer''- of Of
course, and when the passengers get hold
them. '''''' u ms ''''0
Mr.. Pilot said a pretty Young woman
70 70 me one day, when was on the Berlin,
,lhese papers are twelve days old We
knew all this in England before we sailed
making a low bow, Tn very sorry, but
our printing press isn't in good shape, and
our stereotpyers We're too busy working
me SANS to get out the paper
Iheres a pilot who always answers
Women's questions so politely that he as
tonlshes them" said Long Jacket.
That's Foster of the Jersey feet. He's
oeen that way ever since he shook hands
with the Infanta''
sasped.
Yes, why not?" resumed the pilot "And
ne says that same Infanta is the .prettiest
ana pleasantest woman he ever laid ewes
on and that he would rather answer her
questions than pilot the Campania. You
remember she came to the worlds fair last
year to represent Spain. She was on the
Reina Maria Cristina, which had been
nxed up especially for her Foster cot
the steamer. And as soon as the Infanta
Eulalia saw him she smiled and went up
10 him on the deck and passed the time of
gay with him, and Foster, being a gal
liant man, put out his hand. She smiled
and put out her hand, and Foster gave
her a grip that made her jump. Some of
me fellows in gold lace looked Mortified
out Foster didn't mind that a bit. She
asked him all sorts of questions about New
11ork, which he answered at great length.
one told him that she wouldn't have much
urne to stop in the city, as she was going
right on to Chicago.
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