The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-08-26
A SIJLOR'S LOVE STORT.
Makes the skipper Gasp When He Thinks
OF His Sweetheart and How Hc Lost Her.

Ever go to st. john. New brunswick -
asked the Captain Of the tramp steamer over ut
Roberts's stores. NO? Then go Just as soon
as you can. I've been in every port ON the west
ern ocean and II good many on other oceans. but
the rosiest cheeks and the bluest eyes and the
sweetest dispositions that ever | fell foul Of are
right there on the banks of the Bay of Fundy.
II gives rIe the queers every time I think of that
town-two queers. I may say. for | have to catch
my breath when think Of the sweetheart l had
there up in Califat, on the hill toward the hay.
and then l have to catch it again and catch
hard when I think of how I lost her.
You see, l was mate of the bark Crnsus,
carrying deals from st. John to Grecnock. I
made the acquaintance of this lassie the first
time in port, and was clean gone daft, ! may say.
over her: and for that matter she had II soft
spot in her heart for me. rs | have reason TO be-
lieve. And so every night | used to take leave
and 20 ashore for two or three hours. and may
he more, To soc her, till one night the Captain.
who had been ashore to see his sweetheart, hap
pened to come on board before I did and found
no ono on deck but the Waterman, and
no ono in the cabin at all. so. being a
fair-minded man, as well as one who wanted to
keep the ship in order, he agreed to stay on
board one night and me the next. turn about,
only | was to have the first night On board, hc-
cause lie had II very particular engagement with
his sweetheart the next night.
ut seemed like hard luck to stay at all, but
managed to send word to my girl that | couldn't
come, and turned In early to make the time pass
quickly. | was soon asleep, but about 10 O'Clock
came the Waterman and knocked on my door.
There's two runners in the forecastle trying
to steal the crew. he said. Meantime he had
called his son. whit was watching On "a bark at
The wharf lust astern or us named the LOlicr.
abaft the foremast. while the old man went To
warn the runners 20 leave the ship.
They were willing enough Ia leave by that
time, for they had one of our best men all cOaxed
up 10 go, and up they came. one OF them carry
arms full Of dunnage, and away the three went
along the deck toward the rail,
WIN that the son who was. with me slips
around the fOremast and mp behind them aud
welts the sailor over the head. Down goes Jack
in a heap, aud then father and son climbs On
one OF the runners and downs him.
that the other runner has u mind to help
his mate, but he sees me Coming with "A big iron
him, and away he ran aft. but that Delaying Din
caught him fair in tho haCk and bowled him
over across the main hatch as neat rs II pin ia a
Then | mounted him and began hammerlnG
IN his cGuntensnce with my fists. lie made bold
Ia night back Ter n minute, ard | WAS about to
reach for the belay ing pin Ia sO0th Kim with IL,
when ,uP, went his legs in the air, and he
squawked like q woman, Tile ships dog, a saw
age brute, had heard the commouron. and, COM
ing UP the eomI@nionway, had niPped him in
the thigh till the blOUt flew.
We'll. now. for u few minutes We all had
a lot Of fun with these two runners and
men a ca sSRS c ins% III If tF Fad c, l9Gksa them tns@
The Captain brought them into the salnnn
and stood them under the lamp. One had his
nose all over 10 one side and a piece OF ScAlp
hnngingdown over his forehead 80 the hair and
blood hid his eyes altogether. The other that
his lips both split in front, while he walked with
z terrible limp Ia the left leg where the dog had
you've got enough this time said tho Can
TAIN You'd better hunt a Doctor
+" Next night It was my, turn To 20 ashore. l
fe~cttonate little darling than she was that time
no one eyer saw. think We must have spooned
Bill, what ship do you belong toy
Somehow that question sent q SILVER along
my back bone, hecause il made me- remember all
about the licking the two runners had got the
The runners and eyerybody stand t6gstReroa
However, / made bold 10 lis about it promptly
I'm mate Of the Lolier. WHY do YOU ask p
And do you really and truly love me, BilP
she saidi so that couldn't help saying did,
81 knew it. Bill she says. and you'u do
what want you, 70. You're the bulliest sailor
thing. Last night my brother, what's a runner
Tor spud Murphy, and another one was down
20 on q Ieep-sea voyage with two months adj
vance. They got one man and the promise ~
anothsr, when as they were leaving her the
hem shameful, and then that mate set his big
cog on my brother, and II bit a " lule mnUthful
out OF MS leg, Oh, II was shameful. He can't
walk a step. But the other one can. aid he'll he
here In h9lf an hour. He'll go down 10 the
Cresus with you and pick a tight with the
mate, and ! want you TO 90 along and take a
hand In. WIZ you do II, BilE I'll just 90 with
need any more CoaX.ng.'
post = hen l stopped her.
WYATT a biz saidI That mates on shore.
He told me where he was going. aud n YOU want
70 sax some fun that's worth while. you get YOU
lrienda ana that Other runner here. and Ill b.
bark with the sucker in nfteen minutes
Then kissed her and took a sneak. Al, she
had the rostest cheeks aud bluezt eyes aud The
sweetest disposition / ever saw. but, matte, I /
never went, hack 20 see her. she lived Ia cali
stand together W thers'