The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-11-13

Cos he took up rum and turned down
beer.
And frequent threw his inner gear
All out Of Joint.
.'But cox'n Macgrlgor Calhoun. v. c."
HTHERE'S no doubt he's a very
diff'rent character" observed
my friend Chatty Mather, A. j. but
we don't want TO sit in this fog and
hear about it. There's 10 verses 70 that
hymn"
So we went out. We had been TO a
sing-song in rough" house in Port
sea, and it was getting towards that
time in the evening when hilarious
spirits insist on using the table as a
platform and make grave attempts TO
dance hornpipes on the mantelshelf.
.'But what's the song all about?'
asked, as we walked up Queen street.
Didn't / never tell ye about that?
No? 1t starts here, too. This yer Mac
prigor Calhoun was in the Dooke, layin'
in the stream, when Cap'n Billy Bunson
hoistedh his pennant on her. Fust gen'ral
leave after, Sandwich was the tally
Calhoun sailed under in that ship
didn't get back when he ought. lie
was adrift 49h hours, and then he ar
rove aboard in waterman's boat, wid
one boot on, no cap, and general tore
appearance. He limbered up afore the
skipper the followin Thursday, "A
course.
What's this?' says the Capn.
sBroke your leave by over AS hours
How's that?'
Missed me train, sir says Sam.
"What hole of n place was you in
then, where they on'y runs one train in
two days|
London, sir
Master-at-Arms, how many trains
from London in day?' said the Cap'n
turnin' TO the johndy.
"The johndy looks 'em up. Nearly
40. sir
"'Did you miss all the so, my man2'
"'On'y jist, sir Hardly TO be called
N miss it wasn't. sort OF a nouter
sir, | should call it,
"Indeedl Fourteen days ten A, an'
stop his leave for month, Master at
Arms
livery good, sir says the johndy
sBut he's already habitual leave, sir
(only going ashore once in tire
months.)
"Cap'n Bunson hung on mint
the beadle-which is the same as
iohndy-spoke, and Sam took the OF
portunity to say he'd rather have cell
than 10 A.
"The Cap'n looked him up and dow
for n mint or two. We'll, my man. /
says, we don't know each other yer
well yet, but think we shall. Oh
the impudent scoundrels / ever m'
wild, you're the worst. You con
aboard i'm filthy condition after
drinking turnout, and tell lies abo'
missin' trains 0n'y jist, sir whisper
Sam)-'and now you asst favorl &c
want TO choose your punishment, ell
WHY, If you told the truth / wouldn
give We any at ALL All you men lie al
say you miss trains, and none OF "
think of sendin' n chit of eXplaini
that you're dead drunk and can't com
"'No, sir. Never struck me as al
good, SIR says Sam.
"'Exactly. And yet you all knc
that know what's the matter.
eyes, sir
"'Try to tell the truth for the futu
then. And as you want cells, do seV
DAYS of 'em in addition to the 10 A.
"Sam done his cells, meditatin' de
all the time, and then done his 10
mournful. It's very wearin' is 10
while cells is quiet and peaceful.
10 A, when it's your watch below y
clean brass or paint work, or holysto
decks, or take rest for two or I'M
hours on the quarter deck, standlA
attention facin' the patchwork, a
two wards from anythink TO le
ag'inst. You eat under the sentr
owe land cat rapid, too, because "
times short) sittin' on the cable-de
which is the windicst place in the 81
It's fair torture of a punishment
though IL don't sound hard in ?
liamcnt, where they asts about II sol
times. Your grog's stopped in b
nunishments, and you mustn't smoke
course.
"When Sam next got leave he d
The usual-broke IL. lnstid OF hin
telegraph come 20 the Cap'n. !
,nornin' the Cap'n was the most Il
cious ON the defaulters ! ever seen !
lie gave 'em all the maxium pun
ment. He yappcd at the officers;
.oid there was court-martinls still
had: he swore he'd have a hangir
the yardarm; or, as there wasn't
ON some ships, he'd put up VIE
david.
owe was all In the dark, a COT
about what had upset him. We thor
his noolaids at breakfast was ony
ronteds or cookers, and a little {
Ike that is quite enough TO thr'
post-cap'n out o gear, ] can tell
ant when Sam arrovc, 60 hours LAT
usual. we heard diff'rent
"sam was put in irons at once,
piled down below before he i knew y
be was. He looked very hurt az
nd,, and nat him why he give