The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-08
CHAPTER w.
THE SLEEP TALKER.

They talked over tins matter Oh en-
bozzlement and suicide In the forecastie
~ we'll as in the cabin. Were you ever
in ships forecastle? Did you never
soc a company of sailors dining IN their
parlor? IA, ,;..,o
SQUARE hole for light and escape called
a semitic. You may also enter 1T by way
Of the main deck round the windlass
ouds Nearly all hands are below. The
Kids full of smoking meat have been
brought along from the galley, and the
sailors are falling to- What fall to is
that no table. no chairs, no conven- |
fence of any sort. Hammocks bulge in |
primy bulk from the ceilings; few
hunks are shaped to the ships side and
vanish in the darkness of "the eyes"
right forward. There is not light enough
tosee by, although it is noon by the cap
taip's sextant. So Jack has lighted his
fare of wick and slush which confounds
the vision in the recess by dance OF
shadows.
Jack sits upon his chest or in his
DuUk, Ilt JuDONu oN phO SohNNh'' Va
the mess kid, and, having got his whack,
gone away with it like dog. You may
see him saving at cube Of bullock's
heart with the tarry blade he carries for
shipboard work in his sheath, munching
sulenly like an old goat, with curse
at the leather between his teeth, while
he balances his pannikin to the light,
watching the black rum and water sway
as though he expected some revelation
Of tadpole. He is happy at last when he
filings tin plate and tin pannikin down,
and, pulling out plug of tobacco, lei
surely cuts himself a pipeful.
81 say, mates, sings out Bill, light
ing his pipe with rope yarn at the
lamp, chow do "a man feel when he's
poisonedg"
GAS do " says Joe. "They spits bet
ter meat than this in London town for
cats. Why don't they send cat meat to
sea? It's nothing but dawg's meat for
sailors, allow.
II helped to tilt the poor devil on to
the grating" said one of the men, "aud
I'm bubhled if you couldn't feel him
a-stitfening just as with the eye you see
apiece Of wood a-curling when it's Oh
fire..
"Git out!'' said sulky sailor called
jim.
"Selp me, then, you old cuckoo, but
lought to know, for had the handling
Of him."
How much did he steal?" asked
sailor.
why, answered Tom gravely as one
who Is acquainted with the meaning of
hgures, Il hear it was matter of about
$3.50, 000."
Silence. No man had any notion of
that quantity, and none liked to expose
his ignorance.
when l first caught sight of that
chap, continued Tom, II guessed there
was something up. don't like man
VINO wears long WHISTLES. I once sailed
with man with long WHISTLES, and he
,ried to put his.ship ashore twice while
was on board. He managed it after
ieit her. When caught sight of him
tnis morning, l says to myself, thinks
LII you're going to sail along with us,
'nlnks !, stand by, my livelies, for a
voyage OF blue moons. Why" he con-
.lnued' extending his hand, "his chas-
ing Oh us showed him up. Why didn {
ne snip like the others? But he was of
'nat sort, l allow, who reckons that a
nan s nakedness can be hidden by his
'arrlng himself all over"
w hat did ko Al L. 4.
asked man.
Nobody knew.
!, reckon it slowed snugly and might
10 70; worth mans carrying about" con-
unueu the sailor. "Think of an open
. uoa' Ike what we passed yesterday
snroat so scorched that when Won mutter
sUlaurlnk You start and look round won
S;oling what devil in the air was mock
,n vi you. Wouldn't tho little portable
ts na"Ver 1t was that saved that man
d, vli chains and the lash come in mid
aiing handy at such a times,
o speaker resumed his pipe and
Sa1eu around to observe the effect pro.
.T oy his powerful imagination
i., wisn that old owl nd Delay his
NJ mes too gallus quick with his
frou, ngnts' sang out querulous voice
"om hammock.
m.r ~ ~ tell you what" exclaimed the
tba Iom In mysterious voice while
atmosphere Of slush flare and din
tHsn' turned Of faint blue with
Wa oo smoke. THAT there covey al
aho.s vox on amt the only rumdiddlel
'0Sard this ship"
ested. 'oen"e' "uon ih'er