The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-01

Whats to be doneY said Christian, ir-
ritated Mt sorle humiliating compliments
"Tve somethin terrible fine up here, )"
said Kisseck, tapping his forehead mys-
teriously. Christian smiled rather doubt
fully.
"It'll get you out of this shoal of water
anyhow" said the skipper
"What is it?" asked Christian
"The tack we've been on lately isn't
worth workin. 1t isn't what it was in the
good ould days when the Frenchmen and
the Dutchmen came along with the Injin
and Chinee goods and we just run along
side in wherries and whipped them up.
Too many hands at the trade now"
So smuggling, like everything else, has
gone to the dogs, said Christian with
another grim smile.
But I've big consarn on now," whis-
pcred Kisseck.
WHAT"
"Ooh, a shockin powerful SHAME Lis
ten"
And Kisseck whispered again in Chris
tian' ear, but the words escaped Danny.
"No no. That not do, " said Christian
emphatically,
Jaw, and why not at ALP"
"Why not? Why notY Because It's muir
der nothing less"
"Now, what's the use of sayin the lex
O. that? Aw, the shockin notionsl Well
WELL and do We raely think persons got
no feelin'sp MurderY Aw, well now
well now l didn't think it of we, Chris
tian, that didn't"
And Kisseck took a step or two up and
down the deck, with the air of an injured
man.
Just then Crennel, the cook, came up to
say breakfast was ready All hands, save
the man at the tiller, went below. A huge
dish of herrings and similar dish of po-
tatoes stood on the table. Each man dipped
in with his hands, lifted his heTrings on to
his plate, ran his fingers from tail to head,
swept all the flesh off the fresh fish, and
threw away the bare backbone. Such was
the breakfast, and while it was being eaten
there was much chaff among the men at
Danny Fayle's expense. 1t was:
Jaw, you wouldn't think it's true,
would We now?"
"And what's thatP" with a "glime" at
Danny.
"Why, that tho lex O. yander is tackin
round the gels"
"Do We raely name it?"
eyes, though, and snifin and snuflin
abaft of them astonishin."
CAV, well. well, well"
Not sign from Danny.
eyes, yes, the craythur's doin somethin
in the spoony line, )" said Kisseck. Him
as hasn't got the hayseed out of his hair
yet h."
and who's the lady, Danny" asked
Christian, with q smile.
Danny was silent.
"Why, who else but that gel of Kinvig S,
Mona Crcgcen," said Kisseck
Christian dropped his herring.
LAW, well, said Tommy Tear, "d'ye
name that gel on the brew with the widda,
and the wee craythurf"
Eyes, the little skite and the ould
sukec, the mawther," said Kisscck.
Davy Cain pretended to come to Danny's
relief
"And raal good gel anyhow, Danny, u
he said in a patronizing way.
'Amazin thick they are. Oh, aye, Danny
got to the lee of her--takes cup of tay VI
there, and the like of that"
CAV, well, it isn't reasonable but the
lad should be coortin some gel now," said
Davy.
whats thatP" shouted Kisseck, drop
ping the banter rather suddenly. what
and not farthin at himP And OWN mi
a fortune for the bringin upY'
ono matter Bill and don't ride MAJ
down like maintack. One Of these fin,
mornin's Danny will be payin his debt t.
you with the foretopsail. -
".And look at him there" said Tomm!
, Tear, reaching round Davy Cain to proc
Danny in the ribs, "look at him pretendil
he never knows nothin."
But the big tears were near to topplinl
out of Danny's eyes He got up, and leav
, ing his unfinished breakfast began Il
, climb the hatchways.
cav, now, look at that, " cried Tomm,
, Tear, with affected solemnity.
, Davy Cain followed Danny, put an arm
round his waist and tried to draw hin
r back Don't mind the loblolly boys
! Danny veg" said Davy coaxingly. Dan
ny pushed him away, with an angry word
"What's that he saidY' asked Kisseck
J "Nothin. He only cussed a bit" salt
Davy
Christian got up too. "I'n tell 70,
t what it is mates, " he said, "theres not
= man among you. You're a lot of skulkini
towards P"
) And Christian jumped on deck.
whats agate of the young masther a
. all, at all?"
? Then followed some talk of the herrinl
Z Meailley harvest home), which was to b
4 celebrated that night at the Jolly Her
' rings
S When the boats ran into Peel harbor, O
course TOMMY -Bill-beg was on the quay
q shouting at this man and that. AS eac
boat got into its mornings the men set Of
{ to their owners house for final squarln
$ up of the seasons accounts. Kerruish an
r his men, with Christian, walked up t
Balladhoo Danny was sent home by hi
4 uncle. The men laughed, but the lad wa
, accustomed to be ignored in these reckon
2 ings. His share never yet reached him
The wives of the fishermen had com
{ down on this occasion, and they went Of
with their husbands, Bridget, Kisseck'
4 wife, being among them.
: When they got to Balladhoo, the calcula