The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-07

sseHtiyo onlceE, who hsard, the marine oinser,s
THIS hour OF tho morning ?"
The marine officer struggled below, and. hold.
lng ms side9 pretty, hard, he told what ne mad
s SSS do whe III Jimmy any Legs went up and g ;Go D sGlS.
navy term for o ten-day trick in the brig. He
ship was milking It's wake In the marlboro Of Nice.
into a lighting TOP, in, order TO have an undis-
tuI9cd sleep, He had II and he was content.
I've get 9 good mind to break you. Dona-
yam said the skipper when Donavan was
Drought 70 the mast, sober. but not particularly
An q good JOB, sorr." said Donavun. "oi
behave Ohm maxim too mooch money wit me
But he conduit be spared. being one o. the
nest men or HE ratio in the service. and Dona-
van IS sui q chief carpenters mate under an
other Mulliean name than Donavan. however.
as, he always has been.
Another Mulllgan, a bos'un'S mate. whose
name Is too well known throughout thu, service
70 make the mention of his nume desirable, had
about n OOY saved when he was paid OF ut tho
Mate island Navy Yard u few years ago, and he
said 10 was through with sleeping. In ,an old
bag. &c. the, same general line OF talk that
vice whom they are about to wind up an enlist
m men nre So I'll, tai !, b2 hi "a mate ~ who was was a gen
and eefGiciSntt man, went zen over > to Vallejo, across
the river from the Mare Island Navy Yard, AMI
OF SEPttRh the rS UP a FasnS Of s tEe m gin IN m war, h @a got aS aI
he Melted $50 a day after he had been in bust
ness .eiss for a month, But he was not content; He
- "a'N aANSNA iAAp y ~. iSN hAtS
',trigates' alone. but he listened TO the man-
o'-war news retalled in front Of his bar by
former shipmates with u perpetual cooking OF
the ear.
hIi nSnU are y9a goIpg to chip again ''his old
.,NiverP' was the reply.
Three months after he had started in bust
ness, this bo'sgn's mate appeared aboard the
receiving ship lnde pendence one day.
Oi want all o. yeez %fellers." said he to all
hands, serving on the receiving ship. II be
Rrlsipt A. me- lint aerost n way this evenin'.
yen fOlnd 1t worth yere whole"
He went to every ship lying at the yard docks
and repeated the invitation. The bluejackets
thought the old man was celebrating his birth
day, and was going to. blow them Off. When
about bOO man-o'-war's mon assembled ut his
saloon that evening. the Mnlligan was logged
Help ye-selvcs." said he to all hands.
"OPve got twinty barrels av good whisky down
In me ell lar. barrin' what ye sees here. an the
soft stool. such as champagne. an the rid wine
an fancy thruck. vi wa-ant yeez t help me
He did not need to make. this invitation any
longer. The gang jumped In and cleaned out
the stun in liR-timc. with the help Of about
f.our-tifths of the male population of Vallejo.
bo,sun's mate:
An, While yeez is about it. ye may smash
me mirrors an enJy yee2selveS."
Here was another invitation that, needed no
repetition, The wreck the pack of bluejackets
made of the place within ten minutes was
something wonderful to see.
The next morning the Mulligan. bo'sun'S
mate was aboard the receiving ship Independ-
rate for his ninth three-year cruise.
The sea is ever calling, calling for her own"
remarked the recruiting officer who shipped
to another officer.