The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01
As scHLEY TELLS 1T.


~hen ne vas the executive officer
o. the Bs14cia In lssss asked a ma
val officer Of his party in the club
corner the other night. because II
you haven't you ought to. The commo-
core started to tel me that story enc night
about ten years ago IA the smoking cum
paFtnnens OF sleeping car going over 10
New York. and he hasn't entirely finished
II yea. Every time meet him and We have
time sor talk over q smoke he tells me az
insialinasfae Of that orang-outang yara- He
never repeats himself at ell, bss. his story
% that marvellous orang-oGtaag IL a con-
aected narrative of the adventures and
f1Asaasentures OF the anthropo.d. / am free
- say that the monkey must have been a
wonder. aTx. I've always been curious TO
ascertain what was his eventual end. But
tae commodore has always eyaded that is
Sue. Many TINES I've asked him fatty
what finally became Of the orang-ousang.
bat ne euris up when ask him that Quess-
tion and stalls me on by telling me some
further Instances OF the proweSs and mis-
ciasesous deviltry Of the ssmian. I'm IN
hopes OF learning some day what finish the
monkey met UP with. and before Schiey
goes ON the retired list he may relent and
tell me-
Anyhow. when Schley was first iieusen-
ant OF the Benacla, and that good old tub
was cruising through the Straits Of Sun1a,
thirty years ago, native b9mboat man
brought tie orang -oaiang aboard. The
ore lg -oa.ang was a natural born sailor,
and ne made himself SO at home with the
rigging and running gear OF the Benicia on
his first visit aboard that he caught
schleys eye-and Schleys eye when ne
was thirty years younger wasn't bit less
discerning than II Is now. Schley asked the
bufnooat man 10 name his figure for the
oTang-outang. The bumhoat man thought
a dollar d be about right. and when the
BeniciA picked up her anchor to resume
her cruise the orang-outang remained on
board and became, 10 al !uteBtS and pur-
poses. q member of the cre@. I've seen
the dampness come into Commodore
Schfey's eyes In telling about that orang
outang. Schiey turned the new member OF
the ships company over 20 the old chief
bo's'n's mate. 10 whom the brute took an
immediate fancy ard you know what it
means for an animal 10 be turned loose up
forward among the hiueiackets. II an
animal doesn't pick UP sense, not TO speak
I OF culture, audacity and the finer trim
m!nEs of humanity, in the course Of a few
months contact with the men forward OF
a man-owar, then the animal must De
eouatitnt.onaliy lacking. and there wasn't
anything lacking IN p0rkchops. this Grang-
outaug, Why. SchIey says that porkehops
Sas more than human
The ouHg-ontapg hadn't been aboard
| the BenieiA two days before his keeoer.
hiuejacket's hammock FOR the thing. and
Porkciops slept in it. Porkchops learned
| his hammock number, Scaiey says. within
week. and when the call To get ham
mocks cut of tho netting went forth IN the
evening. PorkcAopS woaid pick his own
OFT OF the bunch unesr!ngly every time.
carry IL below 20 the berth deck. where as
ssaag and rugged the hammock 80 the cor
rect billet every time without fail. uuiaSh-
Tag Il and getting il ready for occupancy
! himself AT all hands In the morning.
| Schiey says. the orang- outang 'ul lash up
his hammock and have Il In the MEETINGS
! before the rest 81 the blucjackets count
ing Porkchops as a bluejackeO woi.i he
| through rubbing their eyes. Then. Schley
says. Pofkehops got 10 be a valaa bic sea-
man when the ship Was cruising. HE mas
tered the running gear in no time and
| OF course. the Benicia SOS one OF the old
| time @lna3ammers-wlen there was heavy
| weather his services IN going aioft and
| Shortening saii we're. says Sclaley. worth
+. those of any I'VE men Of the ships COM
pany. Ioa just ought 20 hear ct the num-
b@r q tiules Forhehotas saved the Benlc.a
ana the lives OF the whole ships company
| thereof hy getting In the big spread OF
canvas jas in the nick OF time before the
squalls came along.
And then-Schiey says P0rkchops got
| 10 Be confirmed tobacco tez9d The old
be s'n's mate flied a pipe one day. lighted
! 81 gor tho orang-outang, handed II 20 the
thing quickly. ami then gailopei Cor the
| t0pgaiiant focsle. fearing that when The
anthropcd took a Whit from the pipe and
found out what he was Up against. he d
try 10 tear iha ship apart. But. instead Of
+. that. Psrkchcps just pulled away AT the
pseo-~schley says~isso a royal marine. and
seemed 80 get ali kinds Of enjoyment out
/ Of tho tobacco, and whats more. Pork
chops. waen he wanted go expectorate,
would Use tAe sp.tk.s for the purpose.
! After thai. Pogkohcps was pulling away az
| q plpe al the time. ard Schiey had 10 in
| elisle in his monthly expense account a
couple or pounds 81 navy piUg for the
Grams -ousaug consumption. Schley says
| that Il VAS a touching ami aniabla sigh.
/ 20 seq the ola 90 rs mate and TIE orang-
| o3@anE walking fore and at on the spar
/ deck linked arms after mess OF ar aven-
| Tag. both az them chewing % old cay
/ pigeS AMI thinking ever TIE happenings OF
/ ;he dayton. strangely enough. PorEchops
never QHite attained a mastery or the ESe-
/ si!$h laue13age however gUuca he may
/ have known % i.e pstois prevailing around
! tia1 straits ~ Sag8a
/ *sscagey waited - asscarsAfn the effce. q
! slsnsssaas arinS upon tbs Grated tang
/ ueasesg 81 IT'S general characteristics 10
/ u'an, ANA SIS. uge evening. sia called Pork
s c3szgs fnte hia room &rtl handed th@ crang-
0}taas B t8gga r.ass q aH ois, notty
/ SHERRY thas be hal Of ske& up somewhere.
/ T&e e-asE-oaesuS sHlffe3 me sherry ~
( FIRST. @u,s i.sea pat t5se NaAss % - bps.
I TIE Sra, taSys seemed - hit a.rn about
tiSht~ SSA5eT sxFs~ao3 visa his iegE hand
ha rastsi Aia stg.s3isg = aap rec. &siFefg. TAga
I hs begun to s!cNa tg1e S.5eyTy ia g;8sg2 s:ii
( I'.Z&r5gog-A a1G s<aieg SAYS Z. wasn't tires
sfl4a'5tes AsFors he Ga! ths GrlTk@sf cTyang-
o1sAn.e oa &ss harris sEat ever p.st 81 ma
+ s.re's ean oH one ss4s - his 3ls28 ana
: ASsS@5 r4kss}a- Eata aTsns~asatanE. VIA
faHHy tS9resst0a X 2FunSas ea}ey ageHg GA
{ Bis faee-~S2Ts - be s-~t9u2pexsa cls 90 tae
o@an, aaa aoage.j se ass PSI gaa ols c5llss
a@S CnAke, NEtn EaE&c,sos@ t~ua& Ats
! lat ~ s.Tuea a aTgukea asu1zee before
+ h3us ~ mara a$ - say. 'HeEara usa esafu,
" a-ss @s %<s ta.fss = ths Es~ :. s--tga.-
3 57f~nt3@Y <aEF Tae araas~Cs}ca1E ,ss8 IS
hs $685. ia a4s GsEaees-k feAt nsSas gsr Is
SsE s@a3s3 nat gafa.5t * ats .1snrS IA ans
8ss.s}e,t. @a4 myea Be- aNose a. aU a4a@S
/ tse n@xs z&,Triax 10 mas tas y4esu-a a.
{ gsn .Hncr. aEs4 FRESH t-.as tSue 1a h1 co43.&
+ never - c2&za5 - cs3a2e8-- ssey tells
. nas~t3 Ike aost:1ex ay3aA ae asecsasse