The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-09-30
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ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON /Ssw
PART II.
THE SEA COOK.
CHAPTER VII.
I GO TO BRISTOL.

1t was longer than the squire i'm
agined ere we were ready for the sea,
and none of our first plans-not even
DIR. Livesey's, of keeping me beside him
The doctor had to go to London for
physician to take charge of his prac-
tice; the squire was hard at work at
Bristol; and l lived on at the Hall I'M
der the charge Of old Redruth, the
gamekeeper, almost a prisoner but full
of sea dreams and the most charming
anticipations of strange islands and adj
ventures l brooded by the hour to-
gether over the map, all the details of
which we'll remembered Sitting by
the fire in the housekeeper's room, L
approached that island in my fancy,
from every possible direction; l eX-
plored, every acre of its surface; l
climbed thousand times to that tall
hill they call the Spy-glass, and from
the top enjoyed the most wonderful
and changing prospects Sometimes
the isle was thick with savages, with
whom we fought; sometimes full OF
dangerous animals that hunted us; but
in all my fancies nothing occurred to
me so strange and tragic as our actual
adventures.
So the weeks passed on, till one fine
day there came letter addressed to DR..
Livesey, with this additions: ITO be
opened in the case of his absence by
Tom Redruth, or young Hawkins
Obeying this order we found, or rather
/ found--for the gamekeeper was a
poor hand at reading anything but
print-thc following important news;
"Old Anchor Inn, Bristol, March /, IL.
Dear Livesey: AS do not know wheth-
or you are at the Hall or still in London, I
send this in double to both places
1.-THE ship is bought and fitted. She lies
at anchor, ready for sea. You never i'm
agined sweeter schooner-a child might
sail her-two hundred tons; name, His
PAMELA
II got her through my old friend, Bland
ly, who has proved himself throughout the
most surprising trump. The admirable
fellow literally shaved in my interest, and
so, I may say did every one in Bristol, as
soon as they got wind of the port we sailed
for-treasure. mean"
"Redruth," said l, interrupting the
letter, "Dr. Livesey will not like that
The squire has been talking after ALL
well, who's got better right?'
growled the gamekeeper. "a pretty
rum go ifesquire amt to talk for DR.
Livesey, should think"
At that gave up all attempts at com
mentary, and read straight on:
''Blandly himself found the 'Hispaniola,
and by the most admirable management
got her for the merest trifie. There is 6
class of men in Bristol monstrously preju
diced against Blandly They go the length
of declaring that this honest creature
would do anything for money, that The
'Hispaniola' belonged to him and that hi
sold it me absurdly high-the most trans
parent calumnies. None of them dare
however, to deny the merits of the ship.
80 far there was not hitch. The work
people to be sure-riggers and what not
were most annoyingly slow; but time curet
that. 1t was the crew that troubled me-
IT wished round score of men-in cast
Of natives, buccaneers, or the odiou'
l.
itself to find so much as half dozen. til
the most remarkable stroke of fortune
brought me the very man that required.
II was standing on the dock, when, by
the merest accident, fell In talk with him
I found he was an old sailor. kept publ,
house, knew all the seafaring men in Bris
toll, had lost his health ashore, and want
ed good berth as cook 20 get to sea again
He had hobbled down there that morning
he said, to get smell of the salt.
"Igwas monstrously touched-so would
you have been-and. out of pure pity, en-
gagged him on the spot to be ships cook
Long John Silver, he Is called, and has los
aleg; but that regarded as a recommends
ton, since he lost it in his country's serv
ice, under the immortal Hawke. He has n,
pension, Livesey. Imagine the abomin
able age we live in!
well, sir, 1 thought I had only found
cook, but 1t was crew had discovered
Between Silver and myself we got to
gether in few days company of tn
toughest old salts imaginable-not prett.
to look at. but fellows, by their faces, of tn
most indomitable spirit declare we coul
fight a frigate.
Long John even got rid of two out of tn
six or seven l had already engaged. II
showed me- in a moment that they wer
just the sort of fresh-water swabs we ha
to fear in an adventure of Importance.
II am in the most magnificent health an
spirits, eating like a bull, sleeping like
tree, yet l shall not enjoy a moment till
hear my old tarpaulins tramping round tn
capstan. Seward no! Hang the treasure
It's the glory of the sea that has turne
my head. So now, Livesey, come post; d
not lose an hour. If you respect me.
Let young Hawkins go at once to Sc
his mother, with Redruth for a guard; an
then both come full speed to Bristol.
JOHN TRELAWNEY.
"P. ST. did not tell you that Blandly
who, by the way. is to send n consort afte
us IL we don't turn up by the end of Au
gust, lad found an admirable fellow 70
sailing stiff man, which regre
but, in all other respects. treasure. Lon
John Silver unearthed a very competcr
man for a mate, a man named Arrow.
have boatswain who pipes, Livesey; S
things shall go man-owar fashion o
board the good ship 'Hispaniola.'
II forgot to tell you that Silver Is a ma
&C substance; l know Of my own knowlcdG