The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-09-03

as I'd explained to him what he WA
wanted for he went right off into
fit of outrageous bad language an hi
me. He came right up on deck il
his pants an socks, most disre
spekful way to come to the cap'n
but he was that hot an excited b,
didn't care what he did
"'Mr. Salmon, SEES the cap'n grave
~, I've just had most solemn
warning, an want to-
81 know, ses the mate grufly.
What, have you heard it, toop
ses the cap'n in surprise. Three
times?' ~
al heard it from him, ses the
mate, pointing to me. Nightmare
sir, nightmare.
ut was not nightmare, sir, ses
the cap'n, very huffy, an if / hear
it again I'm going to alter this ships
course
"Well, the fust mate was in hole.
He wanted to call the skipper some.
thing which he knew wasn't disci-
pline ! knew what it was, an ]
knew If the mate didn't do some
thing he'd be ill--he was that sort
o. aman, everything flew to his head.
He walked away an put his head
over the side for bit, an at last
when he came back he was, compar-
atively speaking, calm.
"'You mustn't hear them words
again, sir, ses he. Don't go to sleep
again tonight. Stay up, an we'll have
a hand O. cards, an in the morning
you take good stiff dose O. roobarb
Don't spoil one O. the best trips
we've ever had for the sake of a pen
nyworth o. roobarb, ses he, plead
inglike.
Mr.. Salmon, SEES the cap'n, very
angry, I shall not fly in the face o.
Providence in any such way. l shall
sleep as usual, an as for your roo
barb, ses the cap'n, working hisself
up into passion, 'damme, sir, I'll
I'll dose the whole crew with it, from
the fust mate to cabin boy, if 1 have
any impertinence.
well, Mr.. Salmon, who was get
ting very mad, stalks down below,
followed by the cap'n, an Mr.. Nc
MILAN was that excited that he even
started talking to me about it. Half
an hour afterwards the cap'n comes
running up on deck again.
"'Mr. Mcmillan, SEES he excitedly,
steer nor'nor'west until further or
ders. I've heard it again, an this
time it nearly split the drum O. my
ear
1.-THE ships course was altered, an
after the old man was satisfied he
went to bed again, an directly arter
eight bells went, an / was relieved.
I wasn't on deck when the fust mate
come up, but those that were said he
took it very calm. He didn't say
word. He just sat down on the poop
an blew his cheeks out
"As soon as ever it was daylight
the skipper was on deck with his
glasses. He sent men up to the
masthead to keep a good lookout,
an he was dancing about like cat
on hot bricks all morning.
"'How long are we to go on this
course, sir?' asks Mr.. Salmon, about
10 o'clock in the morning.
" I've not made up my mind,
sir, ses the cap'n very stately, but
1 could see he was looking a trife
foolish.
"At 10 O'Clock in the day the fust
mate got cough, an every time
he coughed it seemed to act upon
the skipper and made him madden
and madden. Now that it was broad
daylight, Mr.. Mcmillan didn't seem
to be so creepy as the night before,
an / could see the cap'n was only
waiting for the slightest excuse to
get into our proper course again.
" That's nasty, bad cough O.
yours, Mr.. Salmon, ses he, eying
the mate very hard.
Eyes, a nasty, irritating sort O.
cough, sir, ses the other; it wor-
ries me a great deal. It's this going
up nor'ard what's sticking in my
throat, ses he.
1.-THE cap'n give gulp an walked
off, but he comes back in minute,
an ses he:
Il" Mr.. Salmon, / should think it
a great pity to lose O. valuable Officer
like yourself even to do good to 9th
ers There's hard ring about that
cough / don't like, an if you really
think it's going up this bit north,
why, I don't mind putting the ship
in her course again.
"Well, the mate thanked him
kindly, an he was just about to give
the orders when one O. the men who
was at the masthead suddenly shouts
out:
Alloy! Small boat on the port
how