The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-09-05

piaf-one VI the uicIBe hfemen Wns
substituted. 1t was only a half honr.a
run to the 500, and twas expected thas
the captain could pick up new fireman
there.
At the 500 the captain received ~.
needed repairs, took on few boxes .,
vegetables for the dredge and was read.
for the return. He had not been ablo -
find a new fireman in any of the loatino.
places or saloons on Water stree,
Jakey went to the post office for hi.
mail. expecting, of course, that the fro.
man would stay on the tug and keen
up steam, but what was his cbaprin
TO find the fireman gone, and the steam
low on his return. Any hitch in tbe
workings on his part of the boatwason
annoyance to Jakey; and then the can
tain was particular and liked the In,
to carry good head of steam. Jakev
climbed down into the firehole and
fixed the fire, and just as he came nm
the fireman and the captain came back
The old man was feeling pretty testv
at his failure to find new man. and
the man who had fired coming IN had
been drinking somewhat. "Jetzt wird's
los gehen." said Jakey TO himself in
German. then relapsing into English.
Die old man he get mad and die foirei ia
most oudt.'
They cast off the lines and backed ont
Of the slip. There were n number of
boats passing. and the captain signaled
to go ahead, and reverse, and to slow up.
and to put on steam, till poor Jakey
was wild. "Py gracious! Die captain
he Won wild mani" he kept mutternp
10 himself, as he sat al the lever. and
the signals came pouring in like news
on election night. A half mile down
the river the signal bell again clanged.
Full steam Full steam Full
steam" TOD und teufel!" said Jakey,
aloud. Full steam! Dot vas shote;
We aindt full steam"
"Jakey," yelled the captain. there
comes Morrison's tug for a race! Open
her up"
Jakey was beside himself He
crawled out and ran TO the pilothouse.
"Cabtain, We no have shteam. Dot fire.
man he let die foire most go oudt,"
MAKE him fire up!" shrieked tho
captain.
II the "old man" on the w. II. Max.
we'll had one pride more than another
in his old age it was that his tug should
lever be passed.
Jakey hurried TO the fireman, who
sat on the hawser post of the rear deck,
looking stolidly at the approaching tug.
"Ny you make no fire, Spitzbub?" he
said with excited volubility. eve must
have shteam! We must have foire!
They beat u.s."
shut up. old sauerkraut! In taxi
ing a rest answered the fireman.
you no shoke now. Iwant shteam,"
said Jakey, but. the man only laughed;
he was drunk enough TO be ugly, and
then he knew it was only Jakey.
In the meantime the bells came faster
and faster to the engine-room. Him
melsherrgott!" calculated Jakey. We
no have shteam, und yet the cabtain he
bust"
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, yor, said
he TO the captain, "but donnerwetter!
/ tink We viii have peace!" Here ne
marched up to the fireman. His hat
was off and his fiaxen hair was tlutter-
ing in the wind "Vill you make
foire? ?" he demanded.
Hello! You here, Germany"
growled the fireman. II don't have 20
work for YOU
"oh, you DON'T l makes you rurk''
and Jaley 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 a war of conquest; old Mlrsh1l
Butcher moving once more to battle,
and his slow Teutonic blood was up ut
last The fireman was surprised. The
combat was soon decided, and Jakey sat
upon his antagonist upon the deck
Give it to him!" yelled the captain.
You shoke! You play fool pant
ed Jakey. IVY you no laugh now
Suddenly thought came to him;
he quickly pulled off the cover TO the
manhole of the deck, then pic6cd mp
the fireman. doubled him together, and
literally poked him down belo". -
was only the work of a momeat 10
| T.
Jakey now went back TO the tirchoe
and stocked up. Then he took his seat
in the engne-room and opened tie
lever. In a little while Morrison tug
was losing again and soon dropped odt
of the race. The captain was jubilan'
and kept signaling for more s'ealn'
You have a good fireman nov, eao,
tain" called Jalley. as he disappearsa
down into the firehole
With great putting and snortinS' ara
rolling out big clouds of smoke tae
W. II. Maxwell steamed up to No. Il
Groans, oaths and entreaties were COM
ing up out Of the manhole on the upper
deck. The captain soon proclaimed tAe
news, and all the dredge hands stooa
around TO see the unfortunate tirem'u
crawl out. Yankee generosity was qu'ch
togive Jakey the palm; and thenc7for'h
he was treated with respect-the re-
spect of the river, which, though y
may be coarse, is always genuine nc
triumph of the Teuton was complete
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