The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-17

- j. NNFi' UP an lOUlN mat
! had onlS half fallen in the water NV
feet was -hanein in. but N, head ana
arms was mixed up in the rigging Of
the prov | couldn't see the deck. but 1
could hear 'em talk bout me. II
sounded queer like. fur they was a.
ialhin' about disposin' o. my things
well, he's gone fur sure this time.
Poor Mac.' Jim Lacey was a-sayin
oh, yes; he tumbleG overheard
onet TOO often chimes in Tod Wiley.
\ aFuA told him he'd die that way.
guess he believes me-
lie don't leave no relatives. does
he?' asked Jim.
None " hat knows Of
"'Ihcn | guess his things b'longs to
as. an we might divide EN-
"'Ncs. but afore he tumblcd over
board Mac says ter me that could have
Iii, pipe an baccy an that new suit Of
clothes Of his'n. | don't care fur none
O. the rest o his buds an you can have
EN- an welcome
y o. you DON'T come no such game
as thei Oh me- Tod Wiley Jim an
swercd, quick. 'It'll be a fair divvy. or
none at all. want half the 'baccy an
the pipe or the clothes.
Dye mean ter say that I'm a-lyin
tor Ne. demanded Tod. sharp like.
Tod al'us was better fighter than jim,
but Jim was plucky
"'I amt sayin' what | think you re
doin'. but I'm a-goin' ter have my
share
~'Ne are. eh? Wei. ye Just shut up
no~, or I'll send Sc overheard after
Mac. an you can settle II With him
down at the bottom
"'I guess two can play az that
amt Altered Of yc Tod Wiley an il
We want ter prove / jes' sailin now
There WAS a souuG ~ scutllin' on
deck right over tile bow whore J was a
hangin' an knew iAcy was siartin
in ter settle among themselves what
each would take Of my things SO up
: an Wells like bloody murder shoutin
first 10 Tod an then 10 Jim You can
bet they stopped iigh'in IN double
quick time They was both so scarce
that / couldn't get neither one Of en-
[, to helpme for a plagued long time.
\ Its Mae voice. finally heerd jim
Z say. but il Was a-quMerin 80 hardl.
, knew it,
+ mo lis his ghost replied Tod
its come back ter settle this DISPUTE
r atween u.s..
mo amt ghost. yelled back
= I'm jest as live a : any d ye .Jes' drol
!, rope down here an I'll come UP an
I show Sc.
j "Well, they finally got back thei
4 senses 'nough 70 drop me a line, bu
when Ic~awlel mp on deck they kinde
+ steered Gear O. me. Ii was nigh ont
/ a weekafore they were convinced tina
u wasn't Mae. ghost"
r. Mackcy and bis friend reached th
deck Of the Mary Ann bS this time, an
i a. Mackcx helped his friend up III
plank to hercleau deck lac added. chan,
Il ING the subject:
/. shes r,g'icr dowrcasicr spiel
/. an span fir.i.clasS Maine schooner tn.
ain'i got Ter s'perior ou the seas. ~
hcr crew. thes IRE ies' IS good as NJ
slip. exec ~ may be ihe captain ne
q little queer an fines. Ncw. there
rod MileN over there sce him with d
y, biuo jumper un aa' thtfs Jim Lace.
(, one q The best sailors am swimmers
!, the country. But what's he .-tn N
y. do2 Get cold BATH?
b The sailor pointed out as Lacey v;
leaning over the bnlwArk. a. il tryin
rs inspect something or the bottom (
the schooner. udGenlN.withoutwari
ing. he lost his balance and tumble
With splash into the river.
us that Mac overheard on. no. il
only Jim Lacey" cried some one.
Mac smiled ut this remark
".Jim's good swimmer, YOU see, a
they think he can take care Of himsel
Now. If ii was me-.
He walked up toward the stern !
the schooner where group Of sailo
were laughing M Lacey antics III II
water. The best swimmer in the wor
was acting very queerlN. splulierir
aud spa~ hing around. and going dow
for some seconds at time.
~.Jim's a good one like a duck
water" remarked one Of them.
The sport was entertaining. and u
sailors seemed 10 enjoy n; but Jim co
~ tinued to act quecrly.
Mac isn't he" bt gan Mackey
n, friend.
n. But Mae had gone away. The ne
IL moment there was asplash IN the wats
X, Then somebody shouted.
en- Hello, There goes Mac oNerboar
nc Get & line quick: he can't swim.
AZ How he had managed tc get IN 7
ct water SO quickly was a my Sery' =
en- long familiarity with the business ~
an made him an adept The next nome
IS bis head came up TO the surface, al
r. ne was houndering around. The actl
no sailors already had line dangling oN
Or the schooncr's side.
81 Here. Mae. take this
ne With quick grab the ilounderil
ne man grasped the end Of the rope a.
chung tenaciously 70 it. His other al
re was around the waist Of jim Lacey.
m .Say, jcs' drop another rope do'
va here" he shouted. 81 i'm has tainted
ed When the astonished sailors "A