The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-02-04
WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK
BY Morgan Robertson.

and chief mlite. lie would Whrl nel.y Y
ing pins. heavcrs and hanI spike
about the decks. and by his success il
knocking down, tl'icing up and work
ing up sailors who dispIcased him
With a blow of his fisl IL had broker
the jaw of n man hclplc.Sly ironed il
the tween deck, and on !he same v2y
age, armed with 4 simp'c Delaying pin
had sprung alone into Il circle oi
brandishing sheath knives and Quellet
4 mutiny. He was short. broad. beetle
brOwed and gray-cye1, cf undoubict
courage, but with The quality o. sym
pathy left out of lis nature.
During the ten years IN which he hat
been in command he wGs relieved oi
much of the executive work that had
made him famous WneI he StUot
watch, but was always ready 10 ratif!
his reputation as = ''Bucko' should
friction With the crew occur past the
power of hiS officers to cope with. His
ship, the Wilmington, a sky-s;iil-yard
clipper, was rated by sailor men as the
| ilotttSt INC <hihN. ~ ss'l
flag, AMI Captain Beicllior himself WAS
| spoken Of by cOnsuls and commission
ers, far and near, as man particularly
unfortunate in his selection of men. fol
| plainant against one or more heavily
ironed and badly used up members of
| his crew
His officers were. in the language of
one of these defendants. 20 the same
| breed o dorg'' No others could OF
would sign With him. His crews were
invariably put on board in the stream
| or at anchorage; never at I'll. dock.
Drunk when cOercei by The boarding
masters into signing the ships ARTICLES.
kept drunk until delivery, for no sober
men able to run would join her. they
We're driven or hoistcd up the side like
animals-some in Il stupor frOSl drink
or drugs, some tied ha.id and foot,
struggling ana cursing with returning
reason.
Equipped thus. the Wilmington,
bound for Melbourne, discharged her
tug and pilot off Sandy Hook one
summer morning, and with fresh
quartering wind and raising sea.
headed for the southeast. The
day was spent in getting her sail on,
and i'm the licking into shape" Of the
men as fast as they recovered their
senses. Oaths and missiles flew about
the deck, knock downs We're frequent,
and by eight bells in the evening. when
the two mates chose the watches
much as boys chose sides in Il ball game
the sailors were well convinced that
their masters lived aft.
Three men. long-haired fellows.
sprawled on the mainhatch, helpless
from seasickneSs, were left TO the las;
in the choosing. and then hustled into
the light from the nearby galley door
to be examined. They had been drag
gcd from the forecastlc ut the mates
call for ''-All hands,
Call yourselves able seamen. | sup
pose" he said with an oath. as he
giared into rheir woe-begone faces.
NO. pard. said the tallest and elI-
est of the three in Il weak voice. We're
not seamen; We don't know how we got
here, neither
The mates answer WAS Il ~ blow
under the ear that sent the man head
long into the scuppcrs, where he lay.
quiet.
Say sir when you speak 10 me. you
bandylegged farmers he sIlarlerl.
glowering hard ut the other TWO, as
I'm parl 10 none of ye.'
They made him no answer ana he
hirncd away in contempt. Mr.
Tomm." he called, want these chaps
In your watch:'
NO. sir" said the second mate: Il
don't waTt 'em. They're no more use
than Il spare pump
I'll make 'em useful fore I'm done
with 'em. Go forrard-you three. Get
the bile out o yer giZZarils fore morn
il f ye value Yer good looks He
delivered a vicious kick at each of the
two standing men, bawlcd out: Re
lieve the wheel an lookout-tlat'lI do
the wTtcl,' and Went aft. while the
crew assisted the seasick men To the
fCrecastlc and into three bcdlcss bunks
-beileSs, because sailors must furnish
their own. and these men had been
"shanghaied.'
The wind died away during the night
and they Iwoke in the morning w.gh /
their scasiclineSs gone. AMI appe.itrS !
riveDOus. Sombre and OminCUS was
t'hair bearing ais they silently ate of the
breakfast in the forecastle and stepped |
our on deck With the rest in answer to |
the mates roar: .'-All hands spread |
dunnage.' Having no dunnage bur |
what they wore. they drew Oh toward |
the windlasS and conferred together |
while chests and bags We're dragged |
out on deck and oyerhauled by the Off |
GERS for whiskcy AMI sheath knives. |
What they founI of Tire former they
Where are the canal driverS!" de-
mandod the chief mate, as he raised his
head from the last chest: where are
,ur seasick gentlemen, who Sleep all
lrt-what-what," he added. in
.tutter of surprise
He was looking down three S-inca
Jarrels of three heavy Coft revolvers.
-ockcd and held by three scowling, sun
burned men, each of whom was tuck
ng with disepcaged left hanI The cor
Ter Of a shirt into Il waisiqband. around
which was strapped belt fun Of cart
'idgeS.
Hands up snapped The tall man:
hands up, every one of We. Up with
Yer heads. That's right
Nhe pistols wandered around the heads
f THE crowd ami every hand was ele-
ated.
What's this: What dye mean?
'ut those pistols down. Give them up.
-ay aft. there. some o ye. and call the