The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-07

tween Liverpool and New York az ~consc.en
accordion pumped and tho fiddle soucaked be
side him.. Tom Platt followed with somethin.
about The rough ana tough Mcpinn, wh'
ON Harvey. who felt very battered, 20 con
tribute to the entertainment; but alt that b,
I~reson's Ride that had been taught at Ga,
camp sclool IN tao Adrondacks. IL seemed
that they might be eppropriate to The time ept
title. when Disko brought down one foot with
o bang and. cried. Don't 20 on. young Teller.
kind. too. bccazc rs catcbin' to the oar"
NJ ortes ha' wa-ned YOU" s"id Dan. "rhc'
Whats wrong1" said Harvey. SUI prised and
"Aii you're goin' tn say. said Disko. IAN
lies Tn blame. 1've.no special call TO right
any Marblehend man. but weren't no fault o.
a aIS' again. any, sn, t ,sls Is h the 'S %sy me 'sw snt Yale time
-For tho wan hundredth time" put in Long
Jack under his breath.
young Teller. comm home irum tho Banks
that was before the war OF 1872, but je'tico
i've .e' q So ar ALL u .n' alb ISSs 3 fp ,Sa. t ,Ss A he
was her skipper: they fund her leakln' OF
Cape Cod light. There was q terrible gale on,
s as, they SsS' cs eai s srso~d 'n her. h''' we nH.a ireson ,f he
eaid there wasn't a"y sense TO reskin' u boat In
h iaai ia Ssa /, ' Ssfo %sa ,h sasy to w .tay By h nsy lii Iii s the
sea ran dsown a piece. They. wouldn't hev
that either. hanain' araound the Cape IN any
stay'sio an quit, naturally takin' ireson with
ON. Folks to Marblehead was mad at him
, runnin, the ssE m and i,S Ss9"rs asx' day, When IN
think o. that. some o. the Active's folk was
took OF by q 'rrpro man. They come into
how Ireson had snamed the town an 80 forth.
an so on an lreson's men they was scared.
sSsin on Pup Ire,o pe.t am "s s%or e% he ~" was sne ss, wss.
bic for tho hull net. Weren't The women
neither that tarrcd and fenthcrci him Mar.
pnsscl o. men an boys, an they. carted him
arnotnd town in an old dory till the bottom
foli f It sc, nm' d iaS'0n @ e. io'a the ,em fa sSay came me t Sort
later. same's they usually do, too late to he
any ways useful to an honest man; an Whit:
of q lyia' tale, and tarred an featherei Ken
!reson all owe: onct nore after he Vas dead.
.Twes the on'y ,imo wn Msaisd e bsn s snD1 ah "p;
be brought that uiece hack from school. You
don't know no letter. o course. but lve give
memtcred. Ben Ircson weren't no sech kind
o man as Whittier makes aout; my father
he knew him we'll. before an after that bust
fsii:r. an: N y"H beware o A'''y 'edsmen''' y'n"s
Harvey had never heard Disko talk 50 long.
and collapsed with burning cheeks: but. as
Dan raid promptly. n BOY could only learn
what he was taught ut school. and life was TOO
'h Tssb to l kssp sT"s ,ou OF sGeT fIs ne ,s nISIE the ,a rog,,;
little ma ,hctte TO n queer tune: and sang
something "a Portuguese about Nina. limo
centc.'" ending with n full-hnndcd sweep that
brought the song up with n jerk. Their. Disko
obliged with his second song. to an old-fnsh-
inned creaky tune. and all Joined in the chorus.
This Is Ole btanza:
Now Aprile 10 over md melted tho snow.
Ana outer Moo Bedford we shortly must tow:
Yes. out o. Moo Bedford we Shortly must clear.
Were the vnaiers that never see wheat In the ear.
Here the fiddle went very softly for n while
by itself. and then:
t,-su.. a. -. 49,. ,x,. tox.,, ,,., hto,tns,
wh-at.i in the ear. we're soin' on to sea:
wneat;in-the.e ear. I left you nj for sowin';
That made Harvey Almost weep. though he
could not tel why. But IL WAS much worse
when tie cook dropped the potatoes and held
out his hands for the fiddle. SIN ,caning
that was like somethinc very bad. but sure TO
happen whatever you diu. After n little he
sang. in an unknown tongue. mis- big chin
glaring In the lamplight. Harvey swung out
NJ his hunk to hear better: md amid the strain
Ing OF the timbers and the wash OF the waters
the tune crooned and moan eel on. ike lee surf
,Jiminy c9ris,%G,; The, gives me the
when lie wsss going TO norway" Ills Eng.
fish was not thick. but all clear cut, as though
that unwholesim noise; '"Ti- like tome
between" said Dan; and the accordion struck
no "a ~rattling. catchy tune that ended:
ITS six an twenty sundays sence las we saw the
With fifteen hunder auinta,.
An fifteen hunder Quintal.
Teen hundcr toopln' qnintal.
Hold on" roarcd Tom platt. ..D'ye want
to nail the trip. Dsn2 That's Jonah sure. less
ION sing It after all our nalt's wet"
mo. faint. Is IL. dad? Not unles. you sing
The very ms verse. You cnnl learn me my
=. WHAT'S thar" said Harvey. Whats a
"A Jonah.p anything that spoils the luck.
It's n man sometimes it's a boy
trips Till we was on u IT," said Tom Piait.
There's all sorts o. Joaahs. Jim Bourso was
one Till he was dro ~ned on Georges: I'd
never shin with Jim Bourke. not II was
s%tarvln'. There wuz a green dory on the Ezra
+ GOD, Thst was a Jonah. too the worst sor.
to shine fiery. o. nights in the nest"
memterins what Tom Plutt had said about
take what's serv-dy"
A mn,ter OF dissent ran round tho hunks.
SAID Disko. Don't Won go to maxim a mock OF
We'll. Hnrye, amt no jonah. Day after
toppln' good catch"
The cook threw up his head md laughed
,nddenly.a queer. thin laugh. He was a most
"M 4 SHS 'al% LoTg Jack; Don't do that
WHATS, wrong1" said Dan. Amt he our
we'd struck HIM.
''Oh yess." said the CO ok. II know that,
but the catch las not finish yet"
He amt eoin' to do us any harm" said
Dan; hotly;;, What aro We hintin' an cdsin'
so harm, But one day he will be your mas
Danny"
That ALI" said Dan. placidly. 'He wun't
'Matter.'' said tn. cook. pointing to Har.
vey. Man ~ and he pointed 10 Dan.
o laugh.
I'm some years. ard ] shall see IL. Master
and man man and master"
How In thunder dye work that out1' said
I'm my head. where I can ses."
How" This from all the others at once.
II 10 not know, but 40 IL will bs." lie
his head anG went on peeling the no.
latoes, and not another word could they get
out 81 him.
We'll" said Dan. "a he, ~ o. things IL
hev to come abaout fore Harve's any master
m'ne, but I'm glad tho Doctor ain't chosen
to mark him Cor q Jonah. Now. / mistrust
Salters fer the Jonerest Jonah in the
Fl it's spreadin' snmens smallpox. lie ought
to be on the Carrie Pftman. hat boats her