The Portland daily press., 1896-06-09
HE WAS SEA SICK.
And Then Conscience Got in Its
Work.

Deep Sea Fishing Trip-A Few Minor
Locals of Dull Day.
He was such perfect type of human
misery that the old citizen rather hest
tated about addressing him, although
they had met every day on Commercial
street for years, but rejecting that he
might commit suicide, he walked up to
him and said: "I'm sorry to see that
there's sickness in your family"
Every one of em is as strong as a
moose, and eat like bears in the spring, 4"
replied the dismal looking man.
Nov if can be- of any assistance to
you il business let ME know and I will
help you gladly
"My business is all right, in fact I'd
rather have my run of luck for the last
year than a license to steal"
my friend you are taking the course
of political events too much at heart
The Demoora tic parity
'fWill be out of power hope for the
next thousand years. I'm an original
Republican, bat that don't make the
least bit of difference with man who is
|
you've been sea sick then?"
"Who said had? No 1 haven't. I've
just been playing seasick. I've been
throwing up my vital organs, and my
religious principles just to encourage
others. -
How did you happen to go outsider"
said the old citizen thinking that it
would be good thing to lead the sick
man to talk and in that way to draw his
mind from his troubles.
"How did 1 come to go outsider Be-
cause 1t was the misfortune of my
parents that one of their sons was born
into this world without good common
horse sense, because he came mighty
close to being a blamed idiot. My twin
brother John who gave every promise of
being credit to tho family died, while l
lived on to disgrace my friends and to
make holy show of myself generally.
Invent outside because one of my
friends said that deep sea fishing was the
browning dissipation of the ages. He
told me what fun it was looking down
over the side Of your schooner and draw
ing up the fish. He informed me that
there was more soul cheering enjoyment
In taking the prize for the biggest fish,
than in capturing dozen jack pots, and
| believed him. Nothing but the watch
full care Of protecting Providence ever
steered mo down to the present time
without my throwing my substance away
Oh green goods men, and the fellows with
| bogus checks"
Don't take this too much at heart, !"
interrupted the cid citizen. "We all
| mako more or less m istakes -
| 81 went ut. - said the other not heed
ing his words, with a skipper and the
rest of the crowd. We began to feel sick
soon after we LETT port, but 1t wasn't then
but little later that we throw overheard
ths blooming idiot who would insist on
singing A Life on tho Ocean Wave. )
He's gone and Pm glad of it. The
thought that assisted in sending him to
feed the fishes will comfort my last
| hours.'
- And for such trifie as tDat?'
"Trifle? I guess not. My conscience
will trouble me as long as live because
We didn't reserve him for worse fate,
and ono in some degree worthy of his
crime. Then we grew sicker, and began
to give up things, to simply throw them
away as it were. You've heard of the
primitive churoh?'
"Of course.''
| "Well, we beat any set of primitive
churches you ever heard of in giving up
things I only sa we'd my bank account
| because it was pa st hank hours I was
fortunate in another respect that saved
| my immortal soul, because at one time I
/ nearly threw it up. I know I retained it
because I feel the fortunes of conscience
every time l think how lightly we Let
that young idiot off. I was a good deal
more fortunate than SOME Others Of the
party. There was one young man.
Did he loose his soulf" asked the old
citizen thoroughly horrifed.'
"No, but he threw up 81, 500 situation
before we anchored. We anchored after
awhile. o, yes, we anchored, but that
WAS only another name for saying that
we got in "a position where we could look
| GOWN lntO the QoptDS DelOW ana envy he
early martyrs who were fed TO the lions.
What did they have to complain of any
wayf A lion would just give roar,
shake himself, and then the sign was out
| Fox This Particular Martyr Please En-
quire Within They didn't as a rule
suffer over three seconds while we had
| thee hours of it.
You'll feel better for it In the long
rum" said the old citizen consolingly.
Maybe l shall, but think what it will
| cost me. 1 distinctly recollect when I
threw up my organs IF digestion, and of
course I'll have to have fresh SET and
that will cost money. I can count up
eleven organs all highly useful, and most
Of them absolutely necessary to my we'll
being that Pm shy Of, and thorough
aud scientific examination will pronably
show a grand total of baker's dozen at
the very least You mean WE'LL but mine
| is case where comfort don't work In
worth a cont, I've got to suffer it out
| aIona