Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-09
WHOLE NO, 2.7l7

| "u'Sr on ootn snouluers about as weA
as arybody. We hnd 10 piss abotit ~
secretariea Ind asslstant secretaties, and
every blessed one or 'cin hat din ob1ec-
tion, but Absalori outhidneptered all OK
them. The foreign secretaty was sit
tin In chair az If IL had bceh bhilt iib
nround him. Whit ,lb yoh want? sa IA
he, lookin' nj his watch. pctnissioti..'
Gays Absalon, TO catch Wuliy DO AopA
and his cannyb;lls.' You havS III, snH
the secretary, 'and u you Hte sHetesssl-
full, her majesty will bc iilcased 70 eS.
tend to you her grateful thqIks and
grncious commehdatlon.' AID whne
might TINT combihutl6h. BE tsofthS'
asked Absaloiii Biggs. sfsn thoiisand
pomnds,' shid the sctretary, shortly.
When we Had note tS That efYect. ,cR
left. fl 80. r
so I'VE sailed down the Affidah SoasS
with cargo part OF ruin and part az
water. we had no firearms. 'hmmy.
nltion.' said Absalom. costs inDney., 4
didn't understand his plan, ONCE be.
fore irnder hnd tried to do business
nnd Wnlly Do .Logn at the sntne time
with rum. but that sly old chap otetbs
trader first and DRINK ,hls rim aftcy.
wards. business before pieha,irc,' ~
marked Wnily 10 togn.
1--WE went inshore ut hight by tho
dark OF the'mooh, and while the hcoth,
en- war sleepin', i've iightered Tint rufi
to lnnd. And then ii ddybrehk wo
stood Off. There Riong lhk 6SAcH atood
barrel after barrel ot Fliin. Aid every
barrel had o spigot ind Il ;brlGht hcw
tin cup. chalncd fast, tot tih sGts kost
money. was what Absaloii siud.
"Thc heather en,nc down. TO look at
the brig and speculate nbout the chnnceS
for breakfast; tho TN cups cnught thc,f
eye, and then, pretty soon. tho rum
cnught them. Absalom stood on tho
upper deck md watched tliriii. They're
strong In tho body. but weak In the
head Then he went down below. and
read his 'PIlgrIm'i Progress and Guido
TO Wealth. "&F.
I'm the afternoon, Absnlom Biggs Rur..
vcycd tho scene again. He seemed kind
OF pleased. And finally. when Waily I,o
Iogn got his smarine emp jnmmed down
over his eyes and HIS lieutenant'a y sword
tangled up with hls legs and sat dowd
to unmiX himself, Absnlom ordered out
the boats. luke care ofull OF them thnt
can't take care Of themselves,' kihuiS
snid he. by nIghtfnil we had M tho
heather carefully slowed i,eib,S.
"'Thcsc nra yonr instrtirtibhs. kecp
the brig out OF sight bf Hind untN
further notice And thet kbsn,bib
went bnck to hiB 'Giilue TO Wehith., let
I'VE sailed up und we sailed down;
We tackesl this way and TINT, and
ronmcd nrohnd ut our own free will
One more order we bud from Nbsaiom:
All you need give the savvidges ,is
plenty OF water a;a room 10 I,idy.. no
rum. lie added: absent-ihindedly. 'fot
rum costs money And then | henrd
him chuckle ngnih; and say; They're
rtrohg in the body. thotigh weak In tho
hcud.' N'I
well. we went on h-saiiin'. And dAb.
SALON. consulted me just once more.
What do you know about rthmeticai
retrogresslon?' lie asked me. wns
young In those dnys-Rlmost young
enough 10 know cvctythlng-hnd. hhv-
~ the cnnhybhis on my mind, am
swered up stiiartly: The wnter is d
lettle brneklsh. but The ihrbor is foirr
and there ate plenty ~ palms. IL tiiadh,t
any infinbitnnts the Inst tiipe !, &RS
there 'Neyct mind he saidi ~ ydu
take TOO and divide II III two. and ther
every four days cut your hggcrs down
onc-hnlf. how longil IL bc until You hnvG
only one?' lleip' little wcnk on flg!
! gers. ! said nothing. And then he fell
I'd ciphcrin'.
after that Absalom didn't seem to
take any interest In our cargo. He
usually stayed In the cabin and read.
And the Keep Mum kept thilih' on,
sometimes towards the tt6pics hnd
sometimes towdrds the pdie. II tiisiu.t
seem 10 mike ihy difference to Absa:
lofn whether her ctihvgs from sly-sails
TO courses was sprenf t6 d spankih'
breeze or tapped Idly In dead cam. y
"But finally. one day. nfter be had
held deep consultation with the al:
inanaci BUR toiitse was laid for London.
The morhip' @c went up The Thames;
Absnlofn's interest in our cargo came
to life. lie lifted Up the hatch. care
less like, aad tftff d SIT. .WaIiy DO
Iogh's block head appeared. Now;
through lIyh' with ind on mission:
nnries. Mr.. 30 T.oRn cohld speak Eng.
lish. 'Wcfe goih' hshore..', said Ab:
salon. ITO eNf?' asked Wnlly. 10 Eogn.
Yes replied Absafomn. and Wnlly nod
ded his head. So we. disguised him with
q linen duster that fitted him rather
soon. and added some other old clotheS
by way OF adornment; then up went We
to the foreign secretary. fSetween yo,i'i
me. he's Better man to do business
With than the lord high ADMIRAL. not
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