Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-01-13

my wages, cap'ns. ships? Pipe up?
What was it?
I'VE was a-talkin' of keel-hau!ing."
answered Morgan.
'Keel-hauling. was you? and mighty
suitable thing, too, and you may lay to
that. Get back TO your place for
lubber, Tom"
And then, as Morgan rolled back TO
his seat. Silver added TO me in a conf
Dental whisper, that was very fatter-
ing, as l thought:
Hes quite an honest man, Tom Nor
gan, only stupid. And now" he ran on
again, aloud, Tets setback Dog?
No, I don't know the name, not |. Yet
kind of think I've-yes, I've seen the
swab. He used to come here with
blind beggar, he used"
THAT he did, you may be sure" said
7 at knew that blind man. too. His
name was Pew"
at wasl" cried Silver, now quite ex'
cited. "Pewl That were his name for
certain. All. he looked a shark, he did,
II we run down this Black Dog, now,
thereIl be news for Cap'n Trelawney!
Ren's n rood runner; few seamen run
better than Ben. He should run him
down. hand over hand, by the powers
He talked O. keel-hauling, did he? III
keel haul him!"
All the time he was jerking out these
phrases he was stumping up and down
the tavern on his crutch, slapping
tables with his hand, and giving such
show of excitement as would have con-
vinced an Old Bailey judge or Bow
street runner. My suspicious had been
thoroughly reawakened on finding
Black Dog at the Spyglass, and
watched the cook narrowly. But he
was too deep, and too ready, and too
clever for me, and by the time the two
men had come back out of breath, and
confessed that they had lost the track
in n crowd, and been scolded Ike
thieves, l would have gone bail for the
innocence of Long John Silver.
"See here, now, Hawkins" said he.
"here's blessed hard thing on man
like me now, amt it? There's Cap'n
Trelawney-what's he to think? Here
/ have this eonfounded son of Dutch
man sitting in my own house, drinking
of my own rum! Here you comes and
tells me OF It plain; and here l let
him give US all the slip before my
blessed headlights! Now, Hawkins,
YOU do me justice with the cap n
You're lad, you are, but you're a.
smart as paint. l see that when you
first came in. Now, here 1t Is: What
could do, with this old timber hobbie
on? When / was an A B master mar
liner I'd have come up alongside OF hlIn'
hand over hand, and broached him to
I'm a brace of old shakes, 1 would; and
now"
And then, all of a sudden, he stopped
and his jaw dropped as though he had
remembered something.
'"rhe score!" he burst out. Three
goes o. rum! Why, shiver my tim.
bers, If l hadn't forgotten my score!
And, falling on a bench, he laughed
until the tears ran down his cheeks.
/ could not help joining; and we
laughed, together, peal after peal, until
the tavern rang again.
why, what a precious old sea-calf
l ami" he said, at last, wiping his
cheeks. "You and me should get on
well, Hawkins, for I'll take my davy
| should be rated ships boy. But,
come, now, stand by to go about. This
won't do. Dooty is dooty, messmates
I'll put on my old cooked hat, and step
along of you to Cap'n Trelawney, and
report this here affair. For, mind you,
it's serious, young Hawkins; and
neither you nor mes come out OF II
with what l should make SO bold as to
call credit. Nor you, neither, says you;
not smart-none of the pair OF us smart.
But dash my buttons! that was good
'un about my score"
And he began to laugh again, and
that so heartily that, though did not
see the joke as he did, / was again
Obliged to join him In his mirth.
On our little walk along the quays,
he made himself the most interesting
companion, telling me about the diff
ferent ships that we passed by, their
rig tonnage, and nationality, explain
ing the work that was going forward
how one was discharging. another
taking in cargo, and a third making
ready for sea: and every now and then
telling me some little anecdote OF ships
or seamen, or repeating nautical
phrase till / had learned 1t perfectly.
| began to see that here was one OF the
best of possible shipmates.
When we got TO the inn, the squire
and DR.. Liyesey were seated together,
finishing quart of ale with n toast
in it, before they should 20 aboard
the schooner on n visit OF inspection.
Long John told the story from first
to last, with great deal of spirit and
the most perfect truth. THAT was how
it were, now, weren't it, Hnwkins?"
he would say, now and again, and ]
could always bear him entirely out.
The two gentlemen regretted that
Black Dog had got away; but we all
agreed there was nothing to be done,
and after he had been complimented,
Long John took up his crutch and dc
parted.
"All hands aboard by four this aftei.
noon" shouted this squire after him.
"Ay, ny, SIR" cried the cook. In the
passage.
wen, SQUIRE, bdlu l'i' llNtStyt 4
don't put much faith in your discover.
les, ns a general thing; but l will say
| thls-John Silver suits me-"
THAT mans Il perfect trump" de
clared the squire.
"And, now," added the doctor, Jim
may come on board with us. may he
not2"
"To be sure, he may" says the squire.
Take your hat, Hawkins, and We'll see
the ship"
CHAPTER TX.
POWDER AND ARMS.
The Hispaniola lay some way out,
| and we went under the fgurehcads and
round the sterDs of many other shiDs