The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-25

II hope you VIII take care or that
money, Calkins," spoke up the COM
handing officer. who was standing oy
watching the operation. Better put 1t
away in some safe bank and let IT draw
interest for your old age. Another
cruise of the same
Saving your pardon, I amt coming
back" interrupted Bill, proudly. I've
had enough of the service, sir. I've got
a little girl a-waitin' for me, and me
and her are going to start a farm out
on Long island. I've been raising hell
long enough. and now I'm going to raise
something more respectable
Those of his shipmates within hearing
grfnned broadly. Bill as a farmer was
the best joke of the cruise. As he went
below to pack his bag he was the sub
ject of much good-natured raillery.
'Better steer a course by night,
mate" advised the master at arms.
IT'S mighty bad. cruising now adays
along York street" why don't You
charter a canal boat to take you to
| Hayseed harbor?" said another nip
| mate. with mock concern. I'm help 10
smuggle you out OF the snip aiter eish.
bells if you pass the word" I'll lay
you a double eagle you are
al the navy yard gate before this time
next week" was the ships cooks COM
ment, n at last Bills ire was arous-
ed.
you blemed muddle fingers don't
seem TO understand the case, confound
YOU he shouted. This amt no sud
den resolve. When / got home from
the China station last cruise / found
that my little girl had gro1ed almost
into a woman. She was staying with
her grandmother, and 1t struck me II
was near time I helped her along In
the world. We talked it over. and |
promised to save every penny and we'd
Chant "a Ifttla farm I've saved the
money, and I'm going 10 put that lit
tie girl beyond want, s'help me II l
don't. Goodbye, fellers.'
The Nipsic was put under repairs
without going out of commission, and
preparations for shipping a new crew
were in operation, when one evening
after 9 o'clock a man limped up to the
sentry at the York street gate and de-
manded admittance. He was battered
and bruised, a nondescript suit of rag
ged overalls clothed him. and he spoke
in a hesitating, rambling way, as II
his mind was affected. Want to ship
he whispered. Got a big discharge
and a ratin' of chief quartermaster. Got
a little girl, too. Maybe I'll buy a farm
fur her some day. We talked IL over,
and-say. want to go aboard and sign
In. Had a terrible tint shore and want
to get back in service again. Lemme
in, will your"
Its Bill CalklnS, Sdlu the "dlNlAilldh
70 the marine. THE sharks got him
after all. / heard he was paid off with
a wad as big as your right leg. No use
in talking, there are strings on the rum
over in the Bowery, and you can't no
how resist EN-"
Bin was escorted TO the receiving ship
and permitted to sleep upon an old
hammock mattress spread on the for
ward berth deck. About eight bells
(midnight) the sergeant of the guard
and the mate, acting as the officer OF
the deck, attempted to rouse aim,
Here's a telegram, Calkins," exclaim-
ed the officer. IT'S from your home
and it says that your little girl Is dead
Brace up, man. You must go at once
w talked it over, Mile and me-
mumbled the form on the mattress. II
was a farm we decided or. 1 was to be
captain and Mile was to be first huff
We was going to raise-to raise garden
truck and-and'- He slept again.
When the Vandalia was laid off after
a cruise in the later eighties a wiry
little Irishman named Duffy, a fireman
on board, left the ship with a cool $500
in his monk bag" He was ashore fol
a good time, and he went to the Bowery
to find il. That night he was found II
a hallway, stripped of every cent. drug
ged and beaten. A policeman paid hi
car fare to the yard, and he shipped a
once. n "tGh ldlti dlNti TX a 49,
ed up and recovered some of his usua
good spirits. Duffy asked for liberty
but ii was denied him because he wa
: in debt for his new outfit.
Shortly after midnight he slipped owe
the side to the dock by way of a moor
: ing hawser and made his escape from
, the ward through the swamp" as tn
|. land north of the marine barracks wa
: called. There was just a touch of gra,
: in the east when Duffy, hilarious AM
: Iurching. appeared on the dock again
= He saluted the astonished sentry wit
a wave of his hand, staggered up tn
? gangway, and. as he stepped on board
his foot slipped and he fell prostrat
on the edge of the quarterback. Their
was a loud juggling of coin, and a vas
: number of dimes, nickels. quarters an
= half dollar fell from Duffy's pocket
: and rolled h~aphazard over the deck.
. Gather thin oop, me b'yes," h
j shouted proudly to the anchor waite
Which had FASTENED to his assistance
: IT'S al money av that haste av
thafe. Murphy, who kapes the ginmi
forninst the Bowery! Whoop! 1t
= meself as is square wild i'm"
He subsidized into a peaceful sleep !
the brig" and the mystery RENAME
unsolved until the morning papers az
peared with an article announcing tha
the saloon of one Murphy on the Bow
cry had been entered during the nigh
that the cash drawer had been robbie
of its contents, that Murphy himse
had been set upon by the burglars an
beaten insensible, and that a sailor
knife and lanyard had been found o
the premises. A few detectives prowle
around the yard for several days, bI
Duffy was kept under cover by his al
miring shipmates, and the affair wa
7 finally forgotten.
One night recently a man living O
one of the side streets Of New Yor
was awakened by a ringing of his frol
door bell. CHANGING from a windoy
he saw the shadowy outlines of a ma
on the stoop working vigorously at II
, knob.
!, Hey. there; what's the matter
/, called out the citizen.
: The figure swaYed u~nsteadily. then