The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

tcDtlcD. lie was SO Om.Ortduie tDat
he really could not afford 10 q >turh
himself; tut "a the blcating became
louder and more unfortunate he
would become maniiestly troubled,
civ o. vent 10 his dissatisfaction with
low NOISES until q ally, no longer
able 10 hear the ,amb's pleading. he
wolld with a mighty effort hoist
himself 10 his legs stick his head
over the edge O tue troagn and yrunt
loudly al Silly, saying a. plainly Us
possible 10 ~pig-language
There, you silly little thing Now
you see where | am, and can't YOU lie
good enough 10 leave me In peace ard
ulet for a while:"
The bleating would thereupOn
cease and Dennis would lie uo~n and
resume hi, hath with "A serene sense
OF duty ne formed
IL dc seem as IL Dennis had every
PROS pect OF ! wing 10 "A green old age.
surrounded as hc Was with such dc.
voled love and care hut sad TO saw.
his c q was an untimely one. ana
thi> wa, The ann OF il The man
who d u The butte ler's work on the
' aDuerhI,t was a sour, surly fellow,
with an inunrn I ste for his trade.
HIS Dip sitlnn was uSt ugly 'nough
L. a'Ori mis- mes>mate> pleasure in
makIng BIN the butt OF their iukeS
n sore from n or 'wo re ent
spec. mems OF IN he cast about in
h. mind FOR sone suitable piece OF
revcnye
Having matured h : plans. he went
one day 10 Lieut. g. VINO WIS
then caterc. OF the ward room mess,
n Informing him that all the fresh
meat I'D gwen out, inquired whether
he sboEid kul the pix The officer
nudded d care e-> Il sent, pro ably
thinking, IL he gaNe the matter any
lhulIgnt At al, that The aniMal re-
terred TO WA, the last one of >eVecal
pOrHer, that had iecn taken aboard
not long ieiure. The idea Iha; such
IA question could Apply 10 e mis- the
spoiled darling OF tie crew, never en-
tered hi, head.
Word ca o describe the grief
and CommOtiOn forward when Jack
son the butcher, Wa discovered
dragg ng | enriS along the deck. and
his intentions in re. AID 10 the pig
were asc rtainel. lie was quick To
say that he had his orders from an
officer, justly experimenting that some
violence wuuld lie done him other
wise.
At first the sailors were so con
fused hy this UNEXPECTED turn OF
.. atr- fhaf ,hny D.,tlI ,nl- AN.lntn,
and wonder over IL: but as Jackson
calmly continued his PREPARATIONS
they took haSly council together. aui
nually a detachment OF them went to
the mast 10 ASK Lieut. G- II IL
were really true THAT he had given
such a comma III. The Lieutenant
was greatly surp;i-ei when informed
OF the true state OF the case. and told
one OF the men 10 run 70 ward immc-
diately and countermand the Order.
The message. alas. arr we'd toolate,
Poor Dennis had already received his
death blow. and the sorrow Of the
crew knew no hounds. The men
r%eSolutely declined to have any OF
the meat served out TO them, and
one grIllled quarter-gunner expires ed
the genera sentiment when he said,
in a voice suspicious y husky, ''!J'ye
s'pose, lad, I'd touch "A bit OF that
pig: Eat Dennis. | guess 10 ust
as soon Il one Of NV friends
Where'd he the difference? Might as
well turn cannibal at once and lie
done win il
80 hitter was the feeling aga nst
Jackson the butcher, that when his
death occurr d later ia the cruise
the current opinion among the men
was that a rIghtful retritution had
o~yertakeD him and one thing is GER
tain, that his mournerS we're by no
meanS AS numerous or a. sinceriy
afflicted a. those ~ Dennis, his VIC
tim Outh's Com panion.