The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-10

bought . great iron-sray shawl which he wore
about and found very comfortable He writes
that he made love TO the women IN Providence
and had great suocess with them. "The truth
10, Peter," no says, that I am here at tho
time mainly In the midst Of female
women, some Of them young and Jolly, and
meet them most every evening In COM
pany, and the way In which this aged party
comes MP to the scratch and outs out
the youthful parties and hlls their hearts with
envy IL absolutely o caution. You would be
astonished, my con-, TO zoe the brass and GOODNESS
and the capacity Of irritation and carrying on
with the girls. would never have believed 10
OF myself. Brought horo by destiny, surrounded
In this way. and, as 1 in self-defence would mod
estly state. sought for. seized upon, and raven
ously devoured by those creatures-and 30 nice
and smart some ofthem are, and Handsome, too
there 10 nothing for me, IL there, but to go in
VI course, young man, you understand It IL all
on the square. MY going In amounts to Just
talking and Joking and having q devil of q jolly
time carrying on-that's all. They are all as
good girls 40 ever lived. I have already had
three or four such parties here, which you will
certainly admit, considering my age and heft, to
say nothing Of my reputation, Ia doing pretty
well. This 10 as handsome . city as I ever saw;
some Of the streets run up steep hills"
Not all the letters are as vivid 90 tho ono from
Providence-the inspiration Of one day 10 not
80 hat OF another-nor are they all as cheerful.
Sorrowu come on. From one letter It IL evident
that Peter has been laid of from his Job.
"Dear Pete" says Whitman. whatever hap
pens, In such ups and downs, you must try to
meet It with o stout heart. As long
as the Almighty vouchsafes you health.
strength. and q clear conscience, let
other things do their worst, and let
Riker 60 to hell. You are better of to-day to DO
what you are than to DO him. with his 10000
~year-poor thin-livered cuss that he Ii. My
darling son. I will send you S5 every Saturday.
should you DO idle, as I can easily spare that,
and you can depend upon It. It won't go far. but
It may take the edge OF. Many, many loving
kisses to you. my dear son-for I munt close, or
I shall lose to-nighths mail"
And 90 the letters go. They tell Of . visit with
q policeman to the Five Points, of "a lovely
broiled steak and perfect coffee" for breakfast.
OF Julius Cesar" at Niblo's. and Of the poets
opinion Of the French.German war and "the
pegging out Of the Pope and all his gang Of Car
dinals and priests and entry Of Victor Emanuel
into Rome" Thoy were not written to be pub
lished, and perhaps they have certain qualities
Of superior interest for that reason.
The reader who enjoys a hearty laugh will ind
In Mr.. w. w. Jacobs's MANY Cargoes Erred
erick A. Stokes) q collection Of genuinely funny
sailor yarns. any one OF which may be warranted
to cure tho most obstinate attack Of blues
From the first page the fun begins, when the
night Waterman tells the story Of an ingenious
skipper whose hobby 1t was to act as an amateur
doctor to his crew.
81 don't mind saws and knives hung round
the cabin ses the now second mate to the fust
mate, but when a chap has q 'uman and along
side Is plate, studying IL while folks 10 at their
food, it's moro than o Christian man can stand
k"'That's nothing ses the fust mate. who had
sailed with the bark atore. Hes half crazy on
doctoring. We nearlyhad q mutiny aboard once
owing TO his wanting to hold a post-mortem on
a man what fell from tho masthead. Wanted
to SEQ what the poor Teller died Of
"'I call 1t unwholesome,' SEES the second r,ato
very savage"
How some Of tho crew took advantage Of thu
shippers weakness and developed alarming
symptoms OF several diseases, and how they
were.eventually restored to health by the drastic
treatment of the drst mate, is told in the yarn.
"a Change of Treatment" All these sailors.
longshoremen. Thames bargees. pilots, and
tugboat shippers of Mr.. Jacobs's are re-
freshing types to make acquaintance with.
and their humor. even when most bois-
ferrous. 10 natural and enforced. 'Co-trs-
band Of War" tells Of tho adventures Of Private
Smith. q d~eserter. who Is slowed away in the
fo'c'sle Of the schooner Greyhound. He has no
clothes other than his uniform, and. as the skip
per here announced that he Is going to inspect
the ~fo'c'sle. the crew have to decide how either
10 get rid of their passenger or to account for
him After various suggestions the cabin boy
comes to the rescue.
".Iknow.' said Billy shrIly. ciapping his hands
i've got itl After he's chucksd his clothes overheard
o might, let him 60 overheard 700. with Q line.'
land tow him the rest O. the way. and chuck bis
quits to him, l suppose snaried Dan.
mo said the young genius scornfully. pretend
he's been upset from a boat. and has boon swimming
about, and we heard him cry out for help and rescued
him.
".wouidnt 10 do II you inst chueted q bucket o.
water over mo and said you'd pulled me out. " = sug
gssted the victim. The other thing seems Q down
right Ia
mo- said Billy autho1tatveiy. You've got X
look half-drownod, and swallow Q lot OF water. ant
your eyes be all bloodshot.' .
"sorely against his inclinationP Private Smith tool
hold of the line. and. hanging over the side Of tn,
schooner. felt the temperature with his foot and
slowly and tenderiy. with many little gasps. commit
ted his body to tho deep. Joe paid out the line ant
waited. letting out moro line. when the man in thu
water. who was getting anxious. started to COMO II
hand over hand.
".Thatud do said Dan at length
"'I think 10 WILL said Joe, and. putting his hand u
his mouth. gave . mighty shout It was answered
almost directly by startled roar from the cabin. AM
the skipper and mate came rushing hastily upon deck
".wbAt's tho matter p demanded the skipper.
".somebody in the water. SIR said Joe, hauling n
the line. I heard a cry from the water and threw
line, and. by gum. I've hooked it.
"He hauled in Justify, aided by the shipper. unit
the long. white body Of Private Smith. blanohed b.
the cold. came humping against the schooner side.
".Its a mermaid said the mate. who was incline,
to be superstitiouS- Let It go. Joe"
.luaul ~ I'm hnya aaIl tho altman tpnnaffawf1w
and thOn two OF the mon clambered over the side an,
STOPPING down raised IT from the wator.
"In the midSt OF . puddle. which he brought wit
him. Private smith was laid on the deck. and. way
ing his arms about, fought wildly for his breath.
Fetch one OF them empties.' said the skipps
quickly, AZ he pointed to some barrels ranged alon
the side.
1.-THE men rolled ono over and then aided the skippe
in placing the long. fair form Of their visitor acros
IL, and to rundle IL hastily up and down the deck, hi