The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-06

mate, Mr. Matthews, where docs Mr.
Poole, TIE second mate, diner
Here, when the others have finished
and have gone Oh deck, answered
the mate
81 came out with that gentleman In
the Golden Ball, 4" said Mr.. Han1ey-
"He was third mate Of her. / sould
say better sailor never jockeyed "a
yardarm.
"That's good expression, said Mr.
Matthews, smiling slowly.
"Were you ever at sea professional
lyf" inquired the surgeon
"Ask no questions Of man who has
sought luck in Australia" answered
Hankey with bland smile and bow
Here the black, Jewish looking man
named Caldwell broke in;
81 did not receive much encourage
ment when / came out. They told me
that last voyage the son of baronet,-
whose father lived in mansion in
Hyde park, had sailed as saloon passen-
ger for the gold rush. The ship arrived
and was within a day or two of her
sailing for England full up with WOOL,
| NuGu luC Ne VIZ 6s@Ab 'N-'g
saw a scarecrow crawl over the side. 1T
J touched the remains of its hat, its rags
fluttered, its face was Of beastly yell
low and hollow with famine and suffer
ing. Don't you remember me? it sigh
ed. Tie midshipman, who was wlthouS
sentiment, said no. The scarecrow
named himself. He was the baronet's
son. He had been knocking about for
three months, had found no gold, could
get no food, had pawned himself down
to his socks and had come to beg pas
sage home. They took pity on the poor
devil and gave him an understeward's
berth; that is, he was not even Thoughts
good enough to wait at the table Az
which he had formerly sat. He had to-
take the dirty dishes forward to tne
galley and wash them. Those were en-
couraging yarns to man like me.
He was about to add something, bur
cboked the words down with glass O.
wine.
The conversation prospered after this
Mr.. Caldwell's anecdote set the others
, chatting Those who had looked some
, what askance at one another now faAA
into talk, and the captain found him
self at the head of tableful OF peopis
, who promised on the whole, to form m
q agreeable and sociable party. There
a was some reference TO gold.
q "Who knows the latest value OF the
a nugget?' said Mr. Davenire, the bag
= man with the bright waistcoat and slL
% yer chain.
a "Three pun to three pun one PEI
n ounce, answered Mr.. Dent.
;. ut was the story Of Hargreaves' dis
IA covery that brought me out here, sai'
N one of the gentlemen, named MI. Pete
A. Johnson. "That fellow j mean who NJ
in Bathurst knocked a hundredw elgn
va of gold worth GA, 900 out Of rock
=. Good angels, what JOY for HargreavesF
=. did the gold rush bring you outs
N said Mr.. Masters, languishing acros
"a the table as he addressed Miss ManseL
IN 81 came TO better myself as a govern
ess and am driven home again by colo
% NAL indifference to my few gifts, sal
is the girl, blushing.
80 zone and all; one and all!'' exciaiu
N ed Captain Trollope.
- "The colonies are mere rattraps fC
= the catching Of the vermin of the ol
no country, said Mr.. Storr.
i. MANY suicides happen IN your e.
an perience, captain, during your rui
%. home since the gold fnd?" inquire
ar Mr.. Hankey.
-, lone man died suddenly last 70.
age" answered the old skipper. IN
.et thought it was suicide till the doct'
90 discovered that ardent spirits hs
w burned up his viscera. Why should
ON man kill himself" he continus
az thoughtfully. looking at Mrs. Holroy'
,rf "when he has paid his passage and vi
nd get ho'ho Nv Link
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