Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-10
HEAVE no THERE, LADS
Where Jack Tar Generally Goes
When Ashore.
THE BowERy HAS NO CHARMS FOR INN


| Sing. my lads. yol hcave, my lRds no,
| ana see the king with his golden crown
| fehNc. my lads. yo-hol
very popular notion prevails ,hat
when Jack comes home from sea his snug
harbor Is that most cosmopolitan OF All
thoroughiares, immortalised In song. the
| Buwery. TO which his minds eye wanders
| from far across the waste OF waters rs
green oasis where lovely damsels anu
cool beer abound.
As a matter OF fact however the men
that 'go down TO the sea In ships" have
other places whore they can meet aud
pass pleasant evening without running
the gauntlet OF the seductiya Bowory. And
II YOU wish TO see Jack at his best
be he the gallant tar Just In from years
OF tedious service on some far-off station
or Jack OF the mercantile marine fresh
from q 200 days battle with old Neptunc's
forces around the treRchcrous Horn, you
must wander around the queer old streets
In the Vicinity OF the piers OF the great
transatlantic lines.
There. within u stones throw OF tho
North river you VIII lind Jack In all his
glory. II Il be night time. and you are
fortunate. you may hear. these atlll.
summer nights. the Etrass OF music float
linz In the air. The music will be that
OF SOME weird sea song, or. maybe some
sentimental ballad; but, In either case.
they arc the aonga and "shantioa" that
have been popular with the craft since
flfty years ago.
Trace the music TO its source and IL viii
lead you 10 u weather.stalncd old i,ouae
that might, perhaps. have been modern In
tho early days OF the present century,
Up few riektty, wooden atnira YOU en-
ter the safe Return" tho sailorman'H
Rialto. II unaoconpanied By ono OF IN,
fraternity you VIII meet with scant oour-
tesy for, II ia argued, IL not a snllorman,
what the mischief brings you here?
~ you enter u dense cloud OF tobacco
smoke partly conceals low wsinscnted
room, the highly POLISHED and dark wood
and vanished walls and ceiling rejecting
the light OF several gaa Jets running down
the center Of the long apartment The
walls are covered with oil paintings of a
nautical character. which. tradition has
H. were old when Fulton dreamed of a
ship crossing the ocean under ntenm.
ships scuddlng along bare poles before
hurricane lltoboat to the rescue OF a
sinking ship; storms at aea.-these Are tho
subjects OF collection witch could not
be purchased for their weight In gold.
Az your eyes become accustomed toxhe
smoke they rest upon a. strange n crew
as ever gathcrei together afoat or ashore.
~ piano In one corner. presided over
by a man who mlght have sailed under
Hendrix Hudson himself. 30 ancient and
nautical IN his whole bearing, stands a
brawny Jack Tar, hia hronEol cheeks.
sturdy frame and bright eye contrnyiInw
strangely with a weRtherlhctten growth
or iron aray whisker. which runs not
around his neck and sets OF a atror,
elm ana mouth, which arc clean shavon.
In fine. deep bass this Bon Bolt OF tho
salt sea gale " telling OF a sinking ehip
aud the medltatinnH OF the crew lie has
reached the little apprentice
Then outspoke our little cabin boy,
If4Ir ali d. a..
"A father and mother VIII tonight mourn
for US
A. ne bottom Of ,9s deep blue sea"
whom IN a moment he goeS Oni
Then vi and tnoke our Jnlly.hearlod cook.
A hobby old man was he
u don't give damn for the pot or the
They nay all 40 TO the bottom OF ths
sen, the sea-
They may an 10 10 the bottom Of the
sen"
A cheer goes mp from the crowd for the
hobby old oook who expresses himself
vigorously. and all handu join Ia lie
chufuag
ror while stormy seas do rage,
Ana stormy Winds do blow,
We Jolly sailor boya are hauling up aloft
And the land lubbers lying down below,
below, below
Al one table Ia seated the qunftermas-
tor. the boaiswaln and his mate, with
TWO Ut ihfft lhic tNAUitn OF u Ncil hIloMh
trans-Atiantio steamship, All have seen
service Ia tho British navy. At present
they are hCbnobbing with u score OF Jaos
Tars from one OF Uncle sani's cruisers.
recently returned from her Ahiatic sta
tinn.
a brace OF bronzed "shellbacks" lust
on clipper ship, 100 days out from the
East lndiea. are swapping lca yarns with
nc me natty-looking mon, who, tho trained
eye can detect, arc supercarEoes. or
clerks, on Southern freight steamers.
On the tables arc the "churchwarden"
long English clay pipca and huge boxes
OF tobacco. Beer, not OF pale amber hue,
but good old nui-brown ale, that makes
the blood leap through the veins and
cauaea the city brain TO throb, 10 quaffed
out OF pewter measures that hold sem
erous pint.
.Ahi'' growls a "sheilback," raising his
pot sententiously: "thnt Ia tho right
STUFF. Plenty Of body In IT,"
"Ayei" acqulsscos another land legs
ana wings. too. you might say"
Old sea dogs are there. with the rear
Ing fortles" Ia their hair and IN thulr
clothes, huasiiy refreshing one anothgrs
memories with yarns that would hsys
made Clark Russell Equirm with envy.
Ths men hail each other by tho name OF
their respective ships OF ysHsela In which
they have served together. What cheer.
ocean WhNtt onohth .out ucTpha tue
room. AYE. aye, Briatoi city" replies the
Wave.
Every sailor called upon Ia bound 70
contribute hls share to the evenings en-
tertainment. tho penalty being drinks
round" The song most In favor are those
OF adventure on tho Rio Grande. sham
tics'' zatirixins tho bullying sldppcr.
duties of Jacks exploits
when ashore and sentimental ballads of
tho vintage OF 1885 and whereabouts.
The gala nights arc those when a big
ocean liner arrives In port. These are
known as Majestic" nights NEW York"
nights, az the cam may be. On these fes-
tive occasions no visitor IL permitted -
pay for his entertainment He Is the
guest Of the crew. No women are ever
admitted TO tho safe Return" ami, u
should be added. tho police wisely refrain
from interfering. but wink vi the feoh-
MEAL breach OF tho ordinance respecting
music. II is an old Institution, and ksaps
tho sailor out OF Questionable ilcensva
music halls.
After Wire Cutters.
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