The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-12

they know how ter swim, an then some
aaV they go down and don't come up
aein | don't SWIM. an they al get
lire 0ut ter me in hurry. I've been
overheard in about every port You can
mention an I Amt dead yet The boys
ai'us keeps a wa'ShfBl eye on me. KNOWN
ms faslin. an when they see me liguored
up an startin' fur The water. they jes'
say. There goes Mac get the rope
ready Then they let ME tumble in fur
The sake ~ baulin' me out"
Aft"r warming up with the beverage
which a salt-sea sailor considers essential
20 health after a dousing ia the water
Mackey ard his friend wandered down
hy the water front.
sfNow on the last trip with the Mary
Am I tumblei overheard three times an
half--once in Boston harbor. t'other
time AZ sea an the last time down the
hAv los afaye W got Up 10 GuFnors
island" Mackty continued An the half?
ph that was OF cape God. 1t Was a
cold ussht 5es' afore Christmas. an On
rs4- watch had e. take a drink to keep
sarf0 guess / must hev taken a drop
sao much / SEES had sense enough 10
Know was startin' far the water.
Knew thew I was lo<t IL somebody didn't
sac rse So jes' let osit "A Riid yell that
could ~ heard % mile away. co0i5u't
stop go strong was the fascination Of the
water tur me- an les tumbiea over
board ;ss heerd nv mates come runnln'
ar the cofnnausonwsy h~erd one of
'orn cay. There gees Mac overheard ge.
rope quick Then ! ildn't know 40
more"
Wei. what eisc9''
We'll. I fea' woke NJ au' found I had
only half fallen in the water Ny feat
vas n ugin' in, bat n,Y head and arms
was mixed up tn the rigging % the prov
: .s.-e IN .f+-. 2 49,
SIN falR 'bout me II sounded queer lke
far they was a-talkin' about disposi4 o
n,y thinEs.
wet. he's gene far saro this time.
f,r5r Mac" jim lacey was a-sayin
'th. va, be tumblod overheard ono:
ta, ofsen' chimes IN Tod wiley. 4 al'us
told hip he'd die that way. guess ha
believes ne
Ute 4ant leave no relatives. does hoe'
asked Jim.
's 'Nane what I knows Of
'' sThva guess BIS things b'lonss 20 Us.
an' Ne might divide an
.ye@. htie aso~e he turnblefi overheard
Ma saws ter n2e that could have his
pipe az eaecy a. thst new suit II
clothes ~ hts'H. don't yare far none
81 TIE rest % his duds Hn you can have
'sgn an' welcome
NJ vors don't con3e 10 such ear7re a$
tret cu ule Tu8 WILEY Isns answered
Guirk It}E ~ fAit dtVvH. 0r nnf. ut
am want haif the 'baecy an the pipe
or enc s3cth~S'
" 'fsye tnean ter saw tnat I'm alvin
ser We s9v-sarar1 Tvd sharp Hike. Tssl
al.cs wss better fighter than i'm bat
Jim p'as rlucky
&c aza't eayF ahat ;hsak yoar'e
*o.a' hut en- t-sHfn' ser aaTs nav share
We are ehe Wa 80 1uss STRAIT ~.
anv. or E'li send 20 overheard after Mac
an' sca cau settle 81 SttA hlna down 81
sHse bottom
" ! Eaees twe ran play a. THAI. ! ate't
s-feereA - 80 Tos Wi1ey an' - ~ wait
t-r rrav@ ~ ge~- ssl 3n no0
,-rFers wa~ p s09rH ~ sea9i3r' au de
Ysphs over the eew whsre ] was A-hArEin'.
an kaFw thev Was staTtgn ~ Ter se5-
go among themselves wt1a, each would
take 10 n,y rt{-Es. s. up ar y11ls IKE
htoaaF ua~irr. sh0att1 nrsf - TcA ss.
-hen fe va kgH e&w tet tEey sgupness
ss~tH 3- f>Hl4e~aa1c& tisuv TAsY wa=
aote so ScAro~t tAat eoulant see nsstheF
era e ern so help MS PEP a glag..@d lcas
tire
" rs Mess voice flssally heard I'm
$50. nFzs e was s-4HaXeFls' 50 ! hardly
a~w ~
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