Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-06

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hitch in the workings of his part OF
the boat was ar annoyance to Jakey;
and then the captain was particular
and liked the tug 10 carry good head
of steam. Jakey climbed down into
the fire-hole and fixed the fire, and
just as he came up the fireman and
captain came back. The old man was
feeling pretty testy at his failure to
find new man, and the man who had
fired coming up had been drinking
somewhat. "Jetzt wird's los gehen,"
said Jakey TO himself i'm German, then
relapsing into English-"Die old man
he get mad and die foire is most oudt."
They cast OF the lines and backed
out OF the slip. There was n number
Of boats passing and the captain sig
nailed 10 60 ahead, and reverse and to
slow up, and TO put on steam, till poor
Jakey was wild. 'Py gracious! die
cabtain he Won Wild man, he kept
muttering TO himself, as he sat at the
lever, and the signals came pouring in
like news on election night. A half
mile diwn the river the signal bell
again changed, Full steam! Full
steam! Full steamv' "Tod und teu.
! felw said Jakey aloud. Full steam!
Dot vas shoke; We a!ndt full steam"
"Jakey" yelled the captain, ''there
comes Mor'ison's tug for race! Open
her up"
Jakey was beside himself He
crawled out and ran to the pilot house.
'Cabtain, We no have shteam. Dot fire.
man he let die fire most go oudt."
Make him fire up 'shrieked the cap
tain.
If the "old man" on the w. III. Max
well had one pride more than another
in his old age 1t was that his tug
should never be passed.
Jakey hurried to the fireman, who
sat on the hawser post of the rear
deck, looking stolidly at the approach
ing tug. IVY you make no fire, SpitZ-
bubT' he said with excited volubility.
We must have shteam! We must have
fire! They beat u.s.
"Shut up, old sauerkraut! I'm tax
! ing rest" answered the fireman.
You no shoke now, want shteam,"
said Jakey; but the man only laughed
he was drunk enough to be ugly, and
then he knew ii was only Jakey.
In the meantime the bells came fas-
ter and faster to the engine room.
acknowledgements calculated Jakey,
I've no have shteam, ind yet the cab
tain he bust"
The fireman was now around ON the
bow and the captain was swearing at
him and telling him to fire up. Finally
Jakey appeared again at the pilot
house. I've have a krieg. a vor," said
he to the captain, but donnerwetter.
l tink We will have peace! Here he
marched up to the fireman. His hat
was off and his flaXen hair was tiutter-
ing in the wind. "Vill you make fire.
he demanded.
Hello! You here Germany" growl-
ed the fireman. IL don't have to work
for you"
"Oh, you don't! l makes you vurkv'
and Jakey grabbed the rebel by the
collar.
Give it to him, Jakey" yelled the
captain. Give it to him.
But Jakey needed no encouragement;
it was war of conquest; old Marshal
Plucher moving once more to battle,
and his slow Teutonic blood was up
at last. The fireman was surprised.
/ The combat was soon decided, and
I Jakey sat upoy his antagonist upon the
/ deck
Give it to him. yelled the captain.
You shoke! You play fool" painted
Jakey. IVY you no laugh now?"
Suddenly thought came to him.
\ He quickly pulled off the cover of the
manhole of the deck, then picked up
the fireman, doubled him together and
/ literally poked him down below. 1t
was only the work of q moment to
4 fasten the cover-the revolt was over.
Jakey now went back to the fire.
hole and stocked up. Then he took his
seat in the engine room and opened
the lever. In a little while Morrison S
tug was losing again and soon dropped
out of the race. The captain was jubi-
liant and kept signalling for more
steam. You have good fireman
now. cabtain," called Jakey as he dis
appeared down into the fire hole.
u great putting and snorting, and
rolling out big clouds of smoke, the
w II. Maxwell steamed up to No.
Groans, oaths and entreaties were
coming up out OF the man-hole on the
upper deck. The captain soon pro-
claimed the news, and all the dredge
hands stood around TO see the unfortu-
nate fireman crawl out Yankee gen.
crosby was quick to give Jakey the
palm; and henceforth he was treated
with respect-the respect Of the river,
which, though it MY be coarse, is al
ways genuine. The triumph Of the
Teuton was complete.-Detroit Free
Press.