Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

dare say you've never heard tell Of my
wis grandfather. capt. John Tackdbird -
or CIp-u Jacka. as he was always called
He was a remarkable man altogether, and
he died ut "A seizure in the Waterloo year.
an earnest Methody all his days. ard 20
ward the end a highly respected class
leader. To tell you the truth he wasn't
much To look at being bald as a c1nt and
blind of one eve. besides other defects.
His mother let him run TOO soon. AID thai
mJd, his legs handy Ard then bee stunS
him. and all his hair came off. And his eye
he. lost in a little job with the preventive
men. but his lid dropped so you'd hardly
know twas missing. He'd way, too. of
talking to himself he went along. so
that folks reckOned him silly. 1t was queer
how that maggot stuck in their heads; for
in handling a privatCcr or a Guernsey car
go-Sink the crop or run it straight-there
wasn't his master in Polperro. The very
children could ten 'ee.
I'm telling of the year five, when the
most nf the business in Polperrn-free trade
and privateering-wa managed. as the
world knows. by Mr. Zephaniah Job. This
Job. ne came from St. Ann S-by reason of
Ms having SHE'D some persons child out of
a window in Il fit of temDer-and opened
school at fOlpcrrN. where he taught rule
ri three and mensuration; also navigation.
though he only know about il on paper.
Gy and ny ~ became accountant TO all the
froe-trade companies and agent for the
Guernsey merchants: ana at last biossomed
"t' ana "peheh a hank with II ana T. notes
ana ".ESer ones when ne Grew on 'hrlS-
J"pher Smith. alderman of London. In
these daNS s"ld Wa ;" scarce tnat the
Jews Were puNinS Sunras Tor - ShllHngs
apiece. collecting them. folks said. for gov
eminent to send to the armies You
wouldn't see a gold piece in PolperTo not
once in twelve months.
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mo So, M, me-, Nd gn,,fnrtabia Sba
~. Vino. an, m ,,-e,-s ra,d,, To I.rncb
and Mr. J,b r,ronosa5 IN Can,p JaclZa IN
sail oyer Ia Airyae,isScv and have a look ut
her.
t'au-D r,clza r-gs ,IaaSaI nc Pinch Of
cnrir-. He'd quite made IN his mird he
was IN command hr- seeing that first and
last i'm the old Prid, lugcor he had cleared
over IL per cent for this very company So
thsv sailed over and took thorough stock
IF IN new craft. and Jacka praised this
and suggested that. and carried on Guite
Us if he'd got Il captains orders inside his
hat-vnich was whore ne USUALLY carried
them. Mr.. Job looked sideIong down his
siiveriSh gray hair and a iaWbone long
enough 10 make Cap'n Jacka a new pair Of
her.
Well" said Jackd any fool can see
she'll run. and any fool can see she'll each
| reckon she'll come about as fast as til
Did Pride, and if she don't sit higher the
wind than the new revenue cutter it'll be
your ~aihnaker's fault
That's a fiTSt-cIaSs report said Mr.
Job Il was thinking Of Offering Won the
post of mate in her
Capn JaCka l-It poorly all If n sudden.
Nv h. asked Who's to he skinner
them"
TIL. company was thinking If vCunp,
IHc< Hewitt
'-Aw~ said Cap'a Jacka again and shut
his mouth tight Young Dick Hewitt's
ia't"F hth ShtfsS IN the company and
money tp buy V"t-S besides.
What Gr'te fhiAk2f asked Mr. Jnb still
sf4nrirs his eve down his ros.
I % :" home an take my wife's opn-