The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-26


The vino was hllia OF, and we beat
up slew. When turnsd out, she was
clean cut against the sky, her nsiszen-
mast swayiR across the sssrs, but by the
tims we made her 10 wss gettiR day
light. The sea Wa like ell when we
came alsnssids snd hitchsd sato her fore
chains and climbed on deck.
II amt denyin, says Bill "that
there's comfort in standin on solid oak
agin, and she sin't 90 bad stove. but
reckon Wa could work her by riggin
some o. cur spare canvas forrid. Jist you
her inter the galley, Jack, says Bill,
"aneI'll spy out the cabin.
With that he went rellin aft till he
pitched mp alongside the stumps Of the
mainmast.
More dry rot, Jack. just like told
ye, 4" reared Bill, loskin back.
That minute | rear fell over into the
chains for up eat Of the cabin compan-
ion behind Bill was human head as
bald as a grape shot.
what the HI" SAYS the head,
and Bill was that skared, being power
iul supsrstirous, that he started TO run
and caught his tee in the main hatch
md rolled over on the deck. The bald
headed Enan came cut In his shirt. with
a bslsyin pm ia his hand, snortin like
a porpoiss. why don't ye speak a
ship afors 70 beard herr" says he. euss-
in awful. and then he threw up his
hands and dropped the pin.
my Gcd forgive mel" he says "It's
Bill Marlin.
"whas eft 'tis?" says Bill, gettin on
his pins, lightly sore and put out. what
sort of id blue nosed sea lawyer
Of a-wslkin ghost be you anyway to
shoot up out OF q wreck and nigh skeer
the life out o two honest sailormen often
a raft, and them swsmped and starvin?
I'm fo'castle cat stuck in tar ef
didn't think better @ you, Lige Haw-
kins, and with that they fell a-foul Of
each other, waltzin all over the deck,
aud while they was NJ il the Earsker
sailorman walked his black legs out of
ths cospanionway and began to dance
around the two.
To-day $ tho day, says Bill, punchin
Lige in tho chest and gsttin the Boston
newspaper ont Of his eilskins There's
the governors proclamation. Read it, Z"
"Well, I'm d--dp says Lige, leerin
at il upside down.
After Bill shook hands with the Kama
ker man from the gusno ship he intro
duccd me all round and explsined to
Hawkins how We had left the Nancy
and how wa had refused to 20 on board
the ship for Livsrpsel the night before.
BY thst time the sun was lightin up
Hawkins bald head, and he s-yrpin at
Bill, with his brssches in his hand,
which the niger had brsught to him.
Now" says Bill, what be you lay
in here for, Liss hawkins, and what's
become of the skipper and the crow of
the Lightfoot!"
what arm / layin here forr' says
Hawkins. I'm a-waitin for a ship into
Boston. The old man and the rest o. the
hands went aboard . bark bound into
Bristol two weeks ago, and wanted me
to 60 slshg with them, but j told 'em
ia see 'sm d--d hrst, hsvin a date
with shipmet in New Bedford on the
'Merican ooast.
"Git into yor toys" says Bill.
"Ws've got chest full Of plumduff and
grog aboard the raft
The Lightfoot was loaded with wool
and some light merchandise. and when
the crew left her Hawkins said the sea
was 80 rough the skipper expected her to
swamp, and it was all they could do to
get on the mon. There was no lack Of
provisions and stores on board, and the
Kanaksr nan and turnsd in and did
the cookin, and Bill nailed ths govern
or's proclamation to the miz,onmast.
Cuisines is business, SAYS Bill.
What's the bleonin cargo worth,
Ligse'
"Nothin where she lays, says Haw-
kins, sorrsyful "If We had her into
port, she'd he good for f1so, 600. It's
pity, Bill, 80 'tis. but there amt yard
Of canvas onto 'sr. +"
THAT 'u'd BE- Ss5, 900 apiece, allowin
four lays into 'sr share and share" says
Bill
WAL, says Hawkins, what of it9"
"Nothin, says Bill, "only I've
brought along two msinssils and yer
Tar sticks.
And with that the two went down
the fore eksins onto the raft
BY dinner time they had got n new
ret Of sails onto the rairr.nmast, hoist
sd the cksst on board and laid their
plans for riggin light canvas forward
md estin the prise iRts New York, all
IF which we aftsrwara sid.
When we sat down to the spread on
seck, besides the plumduT and tho
Prog, we had soup and salt junk and
snarmslade and coffee, ard Bill said,
,onsiderin of what we'd gone through
and what we had before uk, he'd be will
in to give 3 small lay into the cargo
for sea parson to say grace onto the
grub.
When we had cleared the board, we
brought out the pipes and bacy from
The chest, and all hands lowed we had
plenty to be thankful for
I'm plain sailorman, says Bill
Marlin, land a yo heave no, but when l