The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-01-19
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his sweetheart the next night
II, seemed like hard luck to stay at al.
but managed 10 send word 10 my Girl
that couldn't come and turned in carly
20 make the time pass quickly Twas
soon asleep. but about 10 O'Clock came the
watc5Inal and knocked on my door.
There's two runners IN the fcrccaStle
trying 10 steal the crew. he said Mean
time he had called his son. who was watch
ing on bark NJ the wharf just astern OF
Us named the Lolie- and the son and
hid behind the longboat just abaft the
foremost, while the old man went TO warn
the runners TO leave the ship.
They were willing enough 70 leave by
that time, fo- they had one OF our best
men ali ooaxed up 10 go, and Up they
came, one Of them carrying the sailors
bag. while J1ck himself had his arms full
of dnnnege, and away the three went along
the deck toward the rail
Wiki that the son who was with me
/ slips around the foremast and up behind
/ them and welts the sailor over the head.
[ Down goes Jack in a heap, and then ia
3 tbcr and son climbs on one OF tho runners
and downs him.
AT that the other runner he's mind
10 help his mate, but he SEES ne coming,
with big iron Delaying pin IN hand.
That was enough fof him, and away he
ran aft, hut that belayi1g pin caught him
fair in the back and BOWED him over
across the main hatch rs neat as q pin IN
bowling alley.
Then / amounted him and began ham
mering in lis counteuance with my list.
he made bold 10 fight back for minute,
and was abouJ 70 rcach for the Delaying
pin 10 sooth him with it, when up went
his legs III the air, and lie quawked ike a
woman. The ships dog, u sewage brute.
had heard the commOtiOn. and coming up
the gangway companion way had nipped
him in the thigh till the blood How
We'll, now, ior few minutes we all
had a lot Ot :Cn with these two runners,
. and then | took them aft and locked them
in cabin closet till the captain came.
The captain brought them into thc saloon
ana stood them under the lamp. Que had
his nose ali over AT one side and a piece Of
scalp hanging down over his forehead so
the hair and blood hid his eyes altogether.
The Other-tha- was my Inan-haG both
eyes swellod shut and lis lips both split in
irons, while be walked with terrible
limp in the left leg where the deg had
been chewing him.
- You've got enough this time. said
the captain. You'd better hunt doctor.
Next night IL was my turn 20 so
ashore. / found ny sweet waiting for me,
and a more aiicctiOnate little darling than
she was that time no one ever saw. l
think we must have spooEod and held
hands for an hour or SO, and then shv said
10 me:
Bill, what ship do you belong to-
Somehow that question sent shiver
along ny backbone because il nade me
remember all about the licking this two
runners had got the night before. and
was now in Califat, where the runners all
stand together However, l made bold 10
lie about il promptly and say:
I'm mate OF The Lolier Why do you
ask
" And do you really and truly love me,
Bill;' she said. so that / couldn't help say
ing did, and did too
- knew 1t, Bill she SAYS. and you'll
do what l want you 10. You're the bull
liest sailor that comes into this port. and
you can lick anything. Last night my
brother, what a runner FOR Spui Muir
ply, and another one was down on the
Cresus looking for "a couple Of sailors 10 20
on deep sea voyage, with two months
advance. They got one maI. and the
promise Of another when, as they wero
leaving her, the mate and two N ore jumped
on them and beat them shameful, and
then that mate set his big dog on my
brother, and IL bit a whole mOuthful oUt
OF his leg. Oh. it was shameful. He
can't walk a step But the other one can,
and he II be here in half an hour HeJl .
20 down 70 the CrCcsus with you and pick /
fight with tbe mate, and want yOu 10 I
go along and take = hand in. VIII yen
do IT, Bili' I'll just 90 with you first 10
show you my brother ana then yoI won't .
need any more ccaIiug
she was rcs.ching for her hat on the I
bedpost when J stopped her
Wait bit said l. That mates on 4
shore. He told Iae where hc was going. /
and Il yOu want to see some FUN that's
worth while YOU get your friends ard
that other runner here. and / u be back
with this sucker In l. minutes.
Then ] kissed her and took a sneak
Ar, she he'd the rusiest cheeks and biuest
eyes ard tho sweetest disposition / ever
saw, brit, matte. / never went back 70 sce
her She lived IN Califat MP on the bin,
toward the bay, and they at sand to
sether up there New York sun.
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