The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-21

way. Take a Synch from me, cap
tain, and don't. The old mans in such
a mortal fear for the ship, that he's
, fair crying with it If he'd had his
way, I don't fancy he'd have seen your
boat at all. He said it was suicide to
try and pick you up with such a sea
running. But the second mate and 1
put in some ugly talk and so he just
had to do it. Here's the companion.
Step inside, and I'll shut the door"
Pretty sort of captain to let his
mates boss him.
quite agree with you, captain; quite
agree with you all the way. But that's
whats done on this ship, and there S
no getting over it. It's not to my liking
either: I'm an old Conway boy, and
was brought UP to respect discipline.
However, L dareSay you'll see for your
self how things run before we dump
you back on dry mud again. Now
here We are at my room. and there's
a change of clothes in that drawer be-
meath the bed, and underwear below
the settee here. You and 1 are much
of a build and the kits quite at your
service till your own is dry again"
The mate was back again in 10 min
utes, dripping, cheerful, hospitable.
Holy Tailorsi" said he, how you do
set off clothes, Those old buds came
out of a Stop chest once, and I've been
ashamed of their shabbiness more years
than l care to think about; but you've
Il way of carrying them that makes
them look well-fitting and quite new.
Well, I tell you, I'm pleased to see a
spruce man on this ship. Come into the
cabin now. and peck a bit I ordered
you a meal, and I saw the steward as l
came past the door trying to hold it
down II the fiddleS The old girl can
roll . bit, can't she?'
ting wen churned up
you should just go into those cattle
decks and see. Its just hades for the
poor brUJes. We're out OF the River
Plate, you know, and we've carried bad
weather with US ever since we got our
anchors. The beasts were badly slowed,
and there were TOO many OF them put
aboard. The old man grumbled, but the
shippers didn't take any notice of him.
They'd signed for the whole ship, ana
they just cTammed as many sheep and
COWS INTO her as she'd hold
you'll have the cruelty to animals
people on board of you before you're
docked, and then your skipper had bet
ter 4ooI, OUT
He knows that, captain, quite as
we'll IS you do and there isn't man
mere sorry for himself in ali the west
ern- ocean. He'll be fined heavily, and
he sets a foot ashore. Legally, l sup
pose, he's responsible, but really he's no
more to blame than you. He is part OF
the ship, as the tablespoons are, and
the mates, and the whole bag OF tricks
was let by wire from Liverpool 10 a
South american dago. If he'd talked,
he'd have got the straight kickout from
the owners, and no further argument.
You see they are little bits OF ow---
ers."
They're the worst sort
1T doesn't matter who they are. A
shippers got to do as he's told
y es." said Kettle, with a sigh, Il
know that"
We'll" said the mate, you may
thank your best little star that you're
only here as a passenger. The grub's
beastly, the ship stinks, the cooks a
fool, and everything's as uncomfortable
as can be. But there's one fine amuse-
ment ahead of you, and that try and
cheer I'D the other passenger.
''Stowaway?"
mo, a bona fide passenger, iffJou can
imagine anyone being mug enough TO
book room on a foul, cattle-loaded
tramp like this. But I guess it was
because she was hard W. She was a i
governess. or something of that sort, in |
Buenos Ares. lost her berth, and |
wanted to get back again cheap. 1 |
guess we could afford to cut rates and |
make a profit there"
Poor iadyi"
i've not seen much of her myself. |
The second mate and / are most of,the |
crew of this ship, as the old man OBJ
jects to our driving the regular deck |
hands, and when we're not at work I
we're asleep. L can't stop and intro
iuee you. You must chum on. Her.
names Carnegie"
Miss Carnegie?'' Kettle repeated.