Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-01
DISCRETION.


consisting Of captain, mato and boy.
who were doing thoir first trip ON
steamer, bad boon transferred nc tho
last mom1ut from thoir sailing barge,
tho Witch, and found 90 thcir diacom.
fort that Tho engineer. who had mot OK.
pcctod Co sail ro soon was terribly and
ahudvoly drunk Every moment he
could spare from his engines ho thrust
the upper part Of his body through tho
small hltchwny md rowcd with his
commander
"Ahoy barge, ho shouted popping
mp like % iack I'm the box, after "a brief
cessation Of hostiliios
Don take no notice uf Inn, " said
Tho mate. "'E's got bottle Of brandy
down thore, ana hos 'ulf mad.
III know anything Of them blessed
ongiucl rr1wlod tho skipper. "I'd go
nn hit i'm over tho head
"But you dou't said tho mate.
"and uoithor do /, no you'd bottor keep
Quot
"You think you'roa iuo fellow " con.
tinued tho engineer, standing mp there
an playing with that little wheel. You
think you 'ro doing all the work What's
that boy doius' send him down 90
stoke
60 down. said tho skipper grin.
ming with fury. and tho boy reluctantly
ob0yod.
'iYou think. raid tho engineer pa.
thotically after ho had cuiTod the boys
head and dropped him down below by
the scru1 " his neck. You think be.
cause I've got black face I'm not a
man There's many holly face 'idcs a
good art.
II don't think nothing about Il, 4"
gruntcd tho skipper you do your
work. and I'm do mine
Don't you giyo me mono Of Your
back auswcH' beloved tho engineer
4" COS / won't ave 'cm
The skipper shrugged his shoulders
and exchanged g'1ncOs with his symul.
thotio mate "Wlit tin / gct iu
ashore " no murmurod.
"Tho bilor is wore ont, said the on.
Rincor, roappOuIng after a hasty dive
below 1t may bust at any moment
As though 90 confirm his words, fear
full sounds were heard proceeding from
below.
Its only tho boy, " said tho mate.
Hes scHrud-nHtuml
81 Thought was tho b'ilcr. said tho
skipper. with "a sigh Of relief "lt was
loud enough
As no spoke the boy got his head out
Of the hatchwny and rendered desperate
with fear fairly fought his way past tho
engineer and gained the dock
IVORY good, said the engineer o. no
followed him ON doci, and staggered to
the side. 'I'yo bad enough o. You lot
Hadn't you better go down to thom
engineer shouted thu skipper
"Am / your sluyps' demanded tho
engineer tcartully ''Toll mo that-am
your slavos'
Go down and do your work like q
sensible man. was the ruply.
AZ these words the engineer took um.
bragg at once, and Fcowling horcoly TO.
moved his greasy Jacket and flung his
zap ON the deck He thon finished tho
brandy which be- bad brought mp with
Iim and gssCd Owlishly at tho Koutish
,horc
"Im going to have d wash. " no said
loudly, and sitting down removed his
boots.
600 down 20 tho epcinos first % said
the alippor ,,,ud mi .rBd tbo nov 10
Won y3tb n bucket and sg1,r s5gp B"
"BuokCtl replied tho engineer scorn.
lully az lac tiggrl On the side. "Tm I'D.
ing 10 have a ur9prr wash
"Hold him. " roaItd tho skipper sud.
denly. nHold hImr'
Tho mate. realizing tho situation.
rushed to rsiso him. hut tho engineer.
with o. mad laugh. nut his hands ON tho
side and yault1d into tho water When
ho roso. the steamer was 90 Yards ahead.
100 artsrnr yelled the mate.
"How can no artarn whom thoro's
nobody at tho ongincgg' shouted tho