The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27
TIE olrrAIN rHAr cor 1BFr.
Yarn or q sailor About . Deck Lssaa or Luuber
That wan All Clear ProGt.

Yarn OF - HnlInE hNuuk - - AN2Au y - ~
That was All Clear Front.
"Ahoy, sonny, what's yer course IL ye'ro bound
70 the nor ward an tho wins over the;starboard
after ~quarteri Don't know, hcyi Wal, no
moro do I. But II 20 como up here on the TO-
casle head a boil or two, why I don't know but
what 1 might tell ye q true yarn about n oap'n
as got left. l s'pose 20 know all my yarns are
good hemp yarns an none of these here wishy.
washy land lubbcrs' ravellin's. Maybe ye hev
plug or Yeller Jack In yer pocket, which seems
ter me ter smell like n steep tub at wash decks
time, on'y not 30 avast as that there. MOI
Well. hero we are. with q fair wind an the
mate a lookin' at tho riggin', SO I guess he hain't
his weather headlight on tho green hands. So
let's luff up a little an let 'er go a pint or two.
"wo were down in latitude som'ers around %
south, an maybe in longitude 100 west, an
~a.sailin' along free with q fair wind boun' for
Callao. which you,know, sonny, might DO in Tas.
many; 1 say It might, but 1t amt, fer by tho
mercy Of Providence It war put in P'ru, so thot
thoro would be some way to get to Lima. There
70 were, as l says, ~a.sailin' toward the mormon
cast an the sky war bright; at night we could
see the Southern Cross. which Ia a most beauti-
full conspiration, an also the Seven Sleepers; an
the Fisherman's Guide war in plain sight. l
war at the wheel whom this what / am a-tellin'
ye happened, an 30 ye know 1t is true. The
Cap'n comes on deck an heavcs a.sigh like. a
deep sea lead. It war that heavy. He looks
around and secs tibet tho watch warn't dom
notbin' but tar down tho standin' rigRin' an
scrapin' paint work an holystonin' an mendin'
sails, an som war a-poundin' the cable, 30 no
sighe an says:
"'Mr. jackson, them men amt got enough to
keep 'em busy. Here. set tibet boy a-cleanin'
them brass work an wash down decks afore 70
turn in
"Then he heaves another sigh, but Il war as II
the lead he'd dropped often the line, an he won't
down tho companion. Wal, sonny, hev ye ever
seen a rockoti Thet man looked like one, he
came up 30 Quick.
L" Mr.. Jackson says he. take in all sail.
Theirs a hurricane a-comin' an be lively
All hans on deck ter trim sail, yells tho
mate.
Then there war some jumpin' ye may be-
hove. She was stripped to main an fore lower
topsails. an fore and main topmast staysails,
an there we lay. a.waitin' fer somethin' to hap
pen. an it did happen, but before tibet eight bells
went an the watch went below fer the long
watch. The men war a-discussin' tho chances
while they swallered their salt horse an chased
their hard tack, but nothin' happened an we
all turned In. Jest as l he'd got ter the Yellow
Dog tavern an war ~a-eatin' of a magnificent
mess OF ice cream an billed Holsters a most enor-
nous animile stuck It's head in the door an
sung out, All hands on deck to shorten SAIL
" course we he'd ter tumble up an put on our
lleskins an get aloft. 1t tuck US q whole watch
to take In the fore lower topsail an the main
topmast %staysail, an then the other watch went
below. Wal, to make this q yarn the size of O
royal rovin, an not to make spun yarn outen q
piece Of sennet, We he'd tibet storm on us fer
three weeks, an there war a crew OF fifteen
weaks aboard wen the blue sky showed again.
Then we war in about 20 south an q good breeze
over the quarter. The day war the 32d Of Do
vember. an along about noon, wen / war ut the
Wneel again, tho mate comes uD TO take the sun
an he takes a long look along the horizon. Then
glass su am pin to It tn of H to- Wind'arG. ana grabs a
Call the oil man, you, says he to the boy.
When the OIL man comes on deck the mate says,
might be a wreck The oil man says II is lum.
Der, an says, Bear up a couple OF points an
the means OF savin' some poor soul from perdi:
lumber, which will be clear profit
I'VE came up TO the wrack in about three
hours an as there were no sign of anybody
around, alive or dead. the Cap'n orders al
nigh up to the tuttock shrouds.
An all clear profit says the oil man. nudg-
""Ay, ay. sir. tits that. Mighty rough at frat.
though, SIR says the mate. a nudgin' the second
mate, an. sonny, tibet second mate were that
he threw a mariinspike at the boy becnz he
grinned like q skate.
After this VIC bore away an reached Callao
without any more trouble an with tibet i'm
mense load of clear profit all right. AS soon
as the anchor wa dropped. the Of man ordered
gather in thet clear profit an have a good
time. There is an oil leller in Callao tibet the
awtul rich, but he never did blow any one
down; he war too stingy. Why, s~onny-would
you blieve mci-he war tibet mean he refused
want TO send good money to the devil, an
she'd get her wish any way. Did you ever hear
such ongratcfulncssi
Wal. they came on board, the Cap'n and
OIL Blow, an Blow says. oh. a most enormous
sum. but the .Cap'n says, TN sec yc washin''
down in-oh. a most awful hot ~placc-fust.'
Them warn't his words, but it is bad fur a
young Teller to hear those swear words, l think.
Double IT., or quits said the oil man. An
half more, an the other Teller unloads it.
Tibet night the Cap'n an the mate went
bells next morning. They war too tired to walk
nearly; ,,on, ,o.o,o. ~. 49,.
get on tibet lumber. he says.
so we heaved off the hatch covers, an the
Cap'n looked down. Then no jest tainted.
The mate he looked an he war tho maddest
"say,, you thief. where is my share of this
lumberf be says, an tibet brought the ap'n to,
"i guess tibet war it we sold
THE mate he went off an never came back.
in NebIaskce. I'm here. Ye see, the bottom
he'd dropped ,outen tho vessel. an we he'd
R Pilifk Clear up pr Saa sol" @hpa part are Ge o ys gown sSin. 'n so soo an,
Wal, If ye go down town, ye might stop an
get me a pound OF, Rose Leaf, an a quart or
linseed lie, not billed. fer my ilcskins. An
model of a clipper to sail inside of six points
of the wind. I'm q little bye, the wind to-day,
around III tell ye about the Frenchman who
fought in the war OF 1871 an war only 7
years old. He killed a PrussiaI. an, in conse.
Guence. he'd to, wear a medal. an he'd to cat
longshore swash until he war forced TO desart
the navy. But tibet war after the war. an no
he'd some more medals an a bayinet wound
In his sea chest. So long,"
~ 1UnuT TuRvR u1ra