The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-08-26

keep on his pegs.
The amazement on the faces OF the
three gradually grew into shrewd IN
tellicence as they stared into the
twinl<ling eyes of the "old man..
Tell US what the trouble IS with
US" requested Berual, land we'll be
the sickest fellows you ever seed IN
about two fips of the fyin jib."
WALL" said the captain, Il amt as
good liar as l wish was, but guess
it'll be likely enough if truck fell
and smashed your jaw, Ozarias' frac-
tured your collar-bone and broke beru-
ais leg, eh?" And the skipper extend
cd a grin from his wrinkles.
"Hain't that putting considerable re-
sponsbility on one truck, cam! -
"Ther amt no telling WHIT truck
will do on rampage" cheer.uily re-
piled the captain.
Forthwith he bundled the tooth
achy Ozaras into his bunk and made
him wrap more elaborate bandages
about his head and shoulders.
Then he obliged Berual to remove
his trousers, and hastily but neatly he
strapped Il bit of board upon the cooks
leg. baDdaging it with strips from his
Gishcloths.
'I'd Kind Of like to know the nature
Of mv complaint" broke in Constant
Judkins, $50 that 1 can be practicin'."
The captain pondered. Il suppose |
might have your arm broken" he said.
obviously. "But one block couldn't
very we'll knock out the whole crew.
We've got to have a little variety, for
them frog-eaters are suspicious cusses.
Ever have yaller janders?" he asked of
Judkins.
NO"
"|Ncll, all you've got to do is to lay
still and haul your mouth down. I'll
daub on little slush," and the captain
shillfuly rubbed some of the yellow
oil ovcr the mates face.
"Nov: look sick, all of you," said the
captain as he prepared to go on deck
and receive the prize crew. It'll help
you to look sicl1er if you recollect that
the frog eaters have a way Of Sitting
wizens when they suspicion shenani-
gan"
And he left.
Of the Frcnchmen who came over the
rail none could talk English, and the
captain couldn't talk French. Yes, he
could-he could say Bong shur," but
he loftily forebore.
However, when the new arrivals
looked around suspiciously for the
crew, and unslung their carbines and
appeared to apprehend ambush, the
captain, with many waves of his hands
and much 'we-ing," led two Of the five
below it'll an air like a rooster gallant
ly conducting pullets to worm ban
quet. In pantomime he explained the
sad plight he was in, and his crew
groaned dolefully at the proper times.
He tried to explain to the Frenchmen
how glad he was they had come and
taken the Hester at this time of danger.
The men didn't seem to grasp that part
of the story, however. But the captain
didn't care. The prize men were evil
IDENTIFY thoroughly convinced that be-
low decks was just the hospital it
claimed to be, and after much inelfect-
ual jargon and much gesturing they
made the captain understand that he
was to stay down and nurse his men.
The captain was a good nurse. He
must have worked the faith cure on his
devoted crew, for in the deep gloom of
the dog watch three very determined
looking cOnvalescents sneaked bare
footed at his heels as he wormed aft in
the shadow Of the Hester's bulwark.
The night was made for the enter
prise. Twas clouded, and from the
murll of the west humming breeze
sung in the shrouds and murmured
down out of the hOllows of the sails.
One Frenchman was at the wheel and
one lNndulumed back and forward at
the head of the companionway. Another
was doubled up on coil Of rope in the
lee Of the house and the other two were
presumably below. All the men on
deck we're unarmed, for it wasn't to be
supposed that they would lug about an
arsenal to protect themselves against
@ nautical inyalids' home. So Capt
Dickey's miraculously healed body
guard had little trouble in downing and
tying all three before their surprise was
over
The only casualty was when &
squ:rming Frenchman trod upon Der
nails bare foot. In his anguish the cooL
let out a howl that started the two me1
below On rush for the deck. They
hCbEcd out Of the cOmpanion-hatc h like
two jaclsin-the-boN, saw the situation
and as quickly jerkcd themselves hack
They stayed barricaded in the cabin
till the schooner came up into Bristo
| harbor, ~ hours later, with a bone in
her mouth and the foam bells thinking
off her rudder. Capt. Dickey would, il
the Kindness of his heart, have fed thu
garrison in his cabin on plum duff ant
salt horse; but every time he tried te
explain his wishes through the cabir
window they rol1ed their gunharrels a
him. The noor chaps evidently though
their companions had been made way
with, and that the bluff-faced old skip
per was cajoling them to a similar fate
Whats your cargo, John, this trip?'
roared Job Brismon, from the wharf a.
he waited to catch the Line and fling i
over a spliing.
Rum, molaSses, sundries, an(
frenchmen," shouted back the captain
land IL you'll bear hand with planl
we'll unload the Frenchmen fust."
And all Bristol flocked down to fins
Il sarcastic polly VOC" at Capt. JOIN
Dickey's unhappy captives.-Lewistol
Journal.
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