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

snlters cxplninei. "an' what would hapuen
them" So they sonpromiT.d on his r'i,dinE
an old leaiher-bound volume, smelling ~ a
hundred trips, very. solid, and worry like the
and sleecs; and tbey read it nearly from cover
TO cover. Otherwise Penn was n silent little
SSa. on He cv MOULD !dm "eI r,.'r t : wSFd ne for pi haTei
checkers. listened TO the songs, and laughed
At the s,orie;. ,Nh.n they tried to stir . him
to Nay. NY head feels aSite empty I've nj /
Uncle. salters with au eSpectant smile.
Why, pcnnsyl ynnia Pratt" ,!snitcrs would
Sh" :No-n rxSgH P isrsi' m ms a' say. shutting hi.
lips firmly. 'Pcnnsli wanna Pratt Of course"
he would rcneat over and over. sometime It
ho was HaskIns or Rich or Mcvitty, but Penn
va, eGusliy content. I'LL the neg, Tine.
whom he piticd both as II lest child nnd Ms u lun-
attic; aud when sslters saw Penn liked The boy.
person the esteemed It HIS business to keen the
boys In order ana the nrst tune Harvey; IN
shin up TO the main truck Dan WIS beiind
him ready To- help. he esteemed y his duty TO
nsn y, S nn s5s dS dig ss~ 20 OG ,hs n "p rnefs sohos snsE'
WIFI Disko. Harvey took no liberties; not even
chen The old man %nrorped his direct orders mud
treated i'm. like the rest OF the crew, to don't
bet:cr." and so forth. There wns something
about she clcan-shayen lips and the puckercd
corner. of the eyes that sobered young blood.
Disko. showed him the meaning OF the
,humhel and pricsyd chart. Hhieh. he said.
over: lei him. pcncil IN hand, fr.i N berth to
berth oyer tho whole string Of bnnks-Le
ana Grand talking cod" meantime. Taught
him. too. :he principle on which tho hog.
In this Harvey cxrclle1 Dan. for he had In
hcrited n head for figures, aud the notion cf
stealing information from q riimpse Of the sui
len Bank sun appealed To- all his Keen wits. In
other sea matters. lis nEs handicapped him.
A. D!sko said. he should have hcEnn when lie
was ten. Dan could bal. w ,rnwl or Law .;is
hand or any rnpe In the dark: aad ~ n pinch,
when Uncle. Sal;crs hnd n rurrY.sore ON his
palm. could dress.down 10y sens. of touch. Hc
could steer IN anything .hort Of half . gallo by
tho feel OK the wind on his face. humoring tho
things hc did ps automatically rs hc siiDpcd
about the iissing, or III ,de his dorv u part Of
Stiil there was u good deal OF general infor-
nation living about The SCHOONER on stormy
the caoin lockers, where spare eye. bolts. lends.
and rings roll"i aud ratified In tho pouses OF the
taik. lisko si,oks OF whaling 70, ayes IN tho
young. OF death ng"nlcs on the black tossing
seas. and blood that spu-;ed forty feet In tao
air: of boat~ smashed Ia splinters: of patent
rockets that went or wr5nR.cnd srst and BON.
barled the trembling crews: Of cutting in and
boiling down. and tho terrible nip OF II,
when twelve hundred men were made home
less on the ice In three days-wonde-ful tales,
all true.
the cod. and how they ..reu.d and reasoned on
their private businesses dccp down below tho
pcrnatural. lie held thefl silent with CHASTITY
s,or!c> of tho "io-hocs' on Monomoy Beach.
that mock and terrify lonely clam d!pgers: Of
sand walkers. and dune h%nunters who were
never properly buried; OF hidden treasure on
Fire leland guarded by the spirlts Of HidG's
inen; Of ships tina. sailed in the fog slap over
Truro town-h'p: 81 that harbor In Maine where
no one but STRANGER will lie at anchor twice
IN a%certain place because Of n dead crew who
row alongside at midnight with the anchor in
the bow q their old. fashioned boat, s~h!stiing
NOT calling, but whlstllnG- for the soul OF the
nOn who broke Their rest.
Harvey had n notion that tho east coast OF his
naI,ye la"u. iron Nom, besHr: s1u,h, was
horses here tn tho summer and entertained in
country houses with hardwood floors aud por-
much MS lie would have donsn month before
but enGed by si;tlns still and shuddering.
VCn Plat dealt " III his ~interminable trip
rnuEd the Horn ON the old Ohio Ia the ilogzlng
days; with p navy more extinct than the dodo,
lie told Them ,IaI how tS'i rel. HSH sho III are rSe dr TrSas T ,ni;
a cannon. n wad OF wet clay between them aud
the cartridge; how Ihcv sil1le and reck when
they strike wood. and how the little ship's boys
OF the. Miss Jim buck" hove water over them
and shouted 70 the fort to try again. Aud lie
~ aachOr-varied only hy the de 3arture md re-
turn OF steamers which had used IN their coal
gales and cold cold that kept two hund~ri men
night and day. ! oundiie and c~h"puinc ut tho
He on cable. blocks. and rigging. when the gal.
- -" - ~ 'HA - no ~ W s'li iutl D
drank cocoa by the bucket. Tom Plat had no
use for steam. His, service closed when that
that IL was II spccious invention in time Of
peace, but looked for rs dnv whcr sail. should
como ,ncN again on tcn-thuussud. ION frigat-s
win hundred aud ninCtr.fuoi bOOms.
Manuel's talk was slow ard gentle all about
pretty ,cirlSin Madeira washing clothes In the
o., beds OF streams. by moonlight, under waving
bananas: legends 90 saints, and taos of queer
dances @. lights away, "a the cold Ncwfouud-
cultural. for. though he read ''Io,epius" and
cNeoundcd Il. his mission in life was 10 prove
the value 81 green manurcs. and especially Of
clover. against every form of piosi hate what.
soevrr. lie grew ~libellous about phosphstes;
hts SurfSS and ffif ntonod V .Ssia. ~%rilns i Sis a irsm
20 Harvey. to whom 1t vas all Greek. littlo
Penn was so genuinely Gained when Harvey
gave II NJ and suffered In polite silence.
The cook naturally, did not Join in these con.
was absolutely nee, ssary: but AT times n queer
gilt of speech descended on hiih. and he held
IN hour at t;nl,. lie vas sreciallv m
cattvc with tho boys. and he never withdrew
h,s ps"phrGy that one day liaryeI would DO
tcld them OF NAL. CARRYING in the winter up
cnoe breton, way. % The dog trait That goes TO
toudray. aud fthc steamer a%rctic, that freaks
the ice between, the mainland and Prince Ed
yard Island. Thea hc 'old them stories that
his mother had told him. Of lie far down To the
said that when he dicl. h!s sou, would 20 TO lie
down on VAIN white hench OF sand with
w WIZ
boys u Nc v odd idea 'or u man who had never
seen q p3lil IN his lie. Then. to-, reg llnrly ut !
each n.cnl he would ask Harvey. AMI Harvey
alonr, wlietNc Tho cooking WAS to his taste; |
nna TIM always mnde the - second hair" laugh.
hut they hhd II great respect for tho Cooks
judgment. and In tllcir hearts considered Hair
vey some hing Of a mascot 10y consequence.
.lbut while iia-vcY was taking IN knowledge
OF new things at each pore and hard ncalth with
every gulp OF the good air. the We're Here
Selt her WAYS ana lid her business on the
bank, aud the silvcry-grty kencheS NJ we'll
pressed fish mounted higher ana Ligher In the
hold. No on" days work was ont of tho COM
mon, hut the average days were many and
close tugnthcr.
Naturally. Il man ~ Disko's reputation WAS
sso-elV ~alcarl 'scrowged npAn,' Dan called
ny h's nrighbors. hut he lut u very pretty
:nnCk 81 giving them the SIM through, the
~curditng. Elidy rng banks. D!skn nvnide / com
ranv for WA reasons. lie wished 10 make his
own experimcnts, III tho first place. ana In the
second, he objected To the mixed and curious
gathering Of a fleet Of ali nations. TIE hulk
OF them were mainly Gloucester hoafs. with n
scattering from Provlncctown, ~IIarwirh, Chat.
ham. ana son OF the Maine ports. but tie
crows drew from gOolneS' knows where.
ltiSl. breeds rccklcssness. and when greed i.
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