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Its mutiny. If ye amt out OF. that
chair in a jiffy, I'll clap ye in irons" ..
Your" shouted Mr.. Wilson, hall
springing from his seat.
At this moment the door Of one OF the
after-cabins was opened, and two stout
sailors appeared, bearing the immense
shape of Capt. Punch in q chair, to
which poles had been lashed.
"Is dinner ready?" he called out.
Your chief mate is mutineer. He
refuses to obey my orders" cried Capt.
Parfitt.
"Up ye get, Wilson; that's my seat, "
said Capt. Punch, taking no notice OF
Parfitt.
Mr.. Wilson at once made way, and the
two sailors, broadly grinning, with much
pushing and showing, hove, or rather
pried, old Punch into the chair OF
honor. Mr.. Wilson swiftly seated him
self at the foot of the table.
"Sit We down, sir; sit ye down, cried
old Punch to me. who's got the look
out on deck?"
The ships watching herself, sulkily
growled Capt. Parftt.
+.Hadn't We better 60 up and lcok after
her?" said Punch to Parfitt.
What am I to understands" shouted
ParHtt.
Why, this" interrupted Capt. Punch;
that this is ship as could very well ha'
found her way home without ye. You
wasn't wanted, but since ye've made up
your mind to come, why durn my eyes,
Yell have to take things as ye find 'em.
Mr.. Wilson's the captain -helect by NY
authority, and whilst I've got lungs to
blow breath Of air out with I'm the
gorromighty of the Biddy McDougal,
understand that.
Without answering a word Capt. Par
fit flung his cap down upon the locker
and took his seat at the table abreast OF
me. On this Capt. Punch bade Mr..
Wilson tell the slips carpenter-who ID
seems acted as second mate-to keep q
lookout until he was relieved from the
cabin.
Seeing that I have paid for my pas
sage aboard this ship, and that 1t is high
ly desirable-absolutely essential, in a
word-that / should have some head to
refer to, some person in supreme au-
thority to complain to and appeal to In
case Of discomfort or difficulty, should
be glad to know. gentlemen, which OF
you I am to consider as captain OF the
Biddy McDougal2" said I, hoping by this
stilted but nevertheless resolutely ut
tered address to clear the air somewhat
and do some good.
Il am captain, said Punch, with his
mouth full of beef.
Yes, and I am in CHARGE" said Capt.
Parfltt.
r in hor
Wilson.
Il am captain of this ship and the su-
preme head, sir" cried Punch, address,
Ing me; but Mr.. Wilson represents me
while I'm off duty through illness, and
so long as he represents me he is master
helect, as aforesaid, and there's no
man aboard this ship who's going to say
contrary"
Yes, there is" said Capt. Paritt;
"but dom t mean to waste no words on
either of ye. You know where my au-
thority comes from. I'm master Of the
Biddy McDougall till I've berthed her
in the dock she's bound to, and il this
here mate Of yours interferes with me
I'll log him for mutiny. break him. and
send him forrards, as ye both know I've
| got the power to do. And if that don t
| answer"-he Interrupted himself by ex-
| claiming: But don't want no words. "
And so saying he rose. having eaten lit
tie OF nothing, and went on deck.
Well, as may he supposed, this was
but the first of long series of uncom-
Portable quarrels. l cannot positively
say that Capt. Parfltt did not log Mr..
Wilson for mutiny and order him for
ward into the forecastle to work before
the mast. This l cannot say, but it is
J certain that Mr.. Wilson did not 60 for
ward; on the contrary, he remained
very much aft, giving instructions with
out regard to Capt. Pariitt's orders, and
/ acting in all ways as though he, and he
alone, were master of the vessel.
| ITO BE Continued
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| Coyotes have killed all the cats In the
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