The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-12
CHAPTER VIII.-CoNr1NUEn.

put down Mr.. Tym's box and fetched a
glance around. BY degrees, as 4 be-
came accustomed to the duskiness,
made out the features of the place.
1t was low for the bigness of the
ship, and was furnished after very
poor and rough sort. The hunks and
hammocks were old and fit to drop
apart, none of the timbers or work of
the ship were smoothed except bJ the
friction of use, and II mere dilapidated
fence served as bulkhead to part eff
the cooks quarters. Luckily TIE
smells of the place, i'll as they were
for all was disordered and dirty-were
not of the worst, for at this time both
a windward and leeward port stood
partly open, and the passage of the
small breeze through served to sweep
out the chiefest of the odors.
We did not come by good lnowl-
edge of the place instantly, for it was
somewhat dimly lighted, the Port on
the larboard side being closed and that
upon the starboard standing scarce two
inches upon the hook, but upon peer
ing about bit at first one feature and
then another came OCT,
We had taken two or three steps for
ward, and | was casting glance IN
the direction of the cooks furnace,
when an object nearly concealed by it
moved, and this l presently saw was
the cook himself. He had been sitting
on box, with his elbows on his Knees,
or in some manner bowed forward, ana
rose up as we stopped and looked alert
ly at us. he was little fellow, IN
clined to be pursy, and near all his
figure was hidden by long white
apron, his face, however coming out
in the winks OF a short pipe l as
covered that ne had llghl mar, Nhlcli
is not common among the spanish ana
this made me notlce MN niue more
than l should otherwise nave zone
He came out from ms place, seeing US
halt, and made niue civil gesture
upon which bowed graVeiy ana gave
him good morning
"Beunos dias." he responded and
then, to my great surprise, softly
added: but gude marnlng IN tne
aud tongue, II sac yen nae IT,
q He took out has pipe as ne spoke ana
crossed over TO us. -,
what a SANDY! cTieu' oeliehteu'
and what Is ne uoing mere
selzed MS hana ana gave II a most
cordial grip as dld also my comPah-
IONS. 'uae DIT CAUTIOUSLY ne WINS
pered' win meaning hou to"aru 'ne
forecastle. 1e mauna seem over
pleased. 1ouu hnd TINS peasant
ship" he added in spanish, and aoie
n all weathers' l take IL yohder Is
where you are to sling your ham
mocks. .,
My companions caught the pomt ne
would make which was TO aVoid the
jealousy or suspicion OF the boat
swain, and they did not interrupt
while returned suitable answer
"Peteetion to sling your hammocks
noo," he swiftly whispered as ended
Likewise say bawldly that ye need a
mickle rest, and wad hae bit drink
and sup"
l nodded and asked aloudfor pipe.
mine is broken" I said in Spanish,
land you know what seaman is with
out his clay"
81 am to ask the boatswain TO grant
us little time below" whispered to
my companion. ''Feign overcoming
weariness as we pass out"
With this | signed to my companions
to follow, and returned to the fore
castle. The boatswain had lighted his
own pipe and was sitting on one of the
mems boxes, firing away in leisurely
puffs.
made heavily along to him, exng-
gerating my real weariness, and pre-
ferred my request,
"Aye, if you like" he replied, care