The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-23

Sepulchre business was done by the
mates.
IN Kettles first and only interview
| with the cattle boats captain he saw
tins operation going on through Il hatch
way before his very face. The mate
and the second mate clambcred down
by the hattens and went along the
filthy ICY below, dragging the
filthy gagway below. dragging the winch
chain after them. The place was 4 chaos
to the roll Of the ship. The loWlngS ana
the grOanS of the cattle were awful.
But ut last a blight of rope was made
fast round Il dead beasts horns. and the
word was given TO haul. The winch
chartered and the chain drew. The two
men nelow. jumping to this side and that
| for their lives. lowered the carcass free
of Obstacles. and at last it came mp :hc
| hatch. Il battered. shapeless rag. almost
unrecogniZablc.
\ mob Of men. sulky. Sullen ami
| afraid. stood round the hatch. and one
of these. when the poor remains came
| IN. and swung to the roll of the ship
| over the side. cut the howline with his
knife and let the carcass plop into the
| racing seas. The chain FLASHED back
again down between the IRON comblngs
of the hatch and the two mates below
went on with their work. No ONE offer
ed to help them. No one. as keftle
! grimly noted. was made to do so.
do your three mates run this hi,
| captain?" asked Kettle at last.
They are handy elbows
eff You ask me, | should call them
poor drivers. What for do they put
in all the work themselves when there
are that mob Of deck hands and cattle
| hands standing round doin" the gentle
men rs though they were in the gallery
of 4 theator:'
s.There was some misunderstanding
when the crew were shipped. They say
they never signed on to handle deld
cattle
Eve seen those kind Of misunder-
standings before. captain. and We start
ed in to smooth them away
"Well?" said the captain Of the cattle
boat.
20 with me-" said Kettle truculently:
''they Strengthened ont 50 soon as sTer
I began to hit. If your mates knew
their business they'd soon nave tlllt
crew in hand again
4 don't allow my mates to knock the
men about. To give them their due they
wanted to: they were brought up i'll 4
school which would probably suit yo'.
captain all three Of them: but | don't
permit that sort of thing. | am Il CHRIS
tan man and | will not order my fellow
men to be struck. If the fellows refuse
their duty. it lies etwee them and
their conscience.
AS if an old sailor had 4 conscience.
murmured Kettle to himself. We'll.
| captain. I'm no small piece of q Chris
tan myself. but | was taught that
| whatever my hand findeth to do TO do It
with All my might. and | guess flashing
a lazy crew comes under that head.
L don't want either you advice or
| Your theolOgy.'
IF | wasn't 4 passenger here. sald
Kettle. I'D like to tell YOU what |
, thought Of your seamanShip. and your
| notion of making Il masters ticket re-
| spected. But I'll hold my tongue on
that. AS it is | think I ought just 10
say I don't consider this ships safe.
; run the way she IS
The captain of the cattle boat flushed
darkly. He jerked his head towards the
ladder. sect down off this bridge" lie
said.
.Whatr,'
sYou hear me. Get down off my
bridge. If you've learnt anything about
your profession. Won must know this is
private up here. and no place for bloom
ing passengers
Kettle glared and hesitated. He was
not used 10 receiving orders of this de-
scription. and the innovation did not
please him. But for once in his life he