The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-03

pickering and eventually to a vacancy
In the second officers cabin.
Since then the meaning of Mr.. Enlis'
enconium was left to work itself out
among those who were unfortunate enough
to have heard 1t.
81 don't want no more dead beats with
twisted ideas, a'comin' aboard this here
ship as mates" said Capt. Breeze, the
morning after the Northern Light had
finished loading and was about to pull out
of the river Plate.
AYE, aye, sir" said Mr. Enlis, who
sat at the end of the cabin table.
"An' / don't want no remarks made
forrads concernin. the running of this yes
sci, neither" continued the captain. "Jf
i hear any more concernin' me or my af-
fairs therll be some whanging a'takin'
place. Dye take me for fool. Mr. En-
LISP"
mo. sir; you ain't no fool, an that's
fact" said the mate
Dye think / can't size up a manor
woman, either. for that matter-because
I've trusted in one or two male or female
raskils, hey?"
Il never could say any sech thing
cap'n," replied the mate penitently.
II didn't ask you what We cud say"
roared Jimmy Breeze. I'm talkin' O.
what We might say-an' IL We do here
he looked straight at Mr.. Enlis and set
his wide jaw tight until his large mouth
drew into line. Mr. Enlis looked meek
Iy at the salt junk on his plate and said
nothing. There was very little left to he
said, and he was satisfied 10 leave that
little where 1t was.
"Ill have second mate aboard before
noon thatn be a credit to this here shin. -
continued the skipper, 80 you'll be on
the watch for him. He's a gentleman.
that's what he is, an a man l ain /
ashamed of at the table-like some I
know-or on the poop. An besides that
ne don't talk too much. ] got him UP at
Jackson's, an he's been captain O. one
o them bone vessels before"
once went out in a bone vessel, said
Enlis by way of turning the subject Fan
] call to mind how the scorpions and CEN
upedes took charge. They was more n
million in the bones an everyone was
bit. He'll be all right If he ever sailed In
O bone ship. I reckon he'll do"
You reckon he will do, hey?"
Il do, sir"
"wel. you've got another reckon
Reckon again. Don't go taking any.
thing for granted aboard here see?''
Ef you mean for me to take him in
hand, say so.''
mean 90 have you do yer duty Oh
whang yer hide loose. That's what" said
Jimmy Breeze. AS Mr.. Enlis' duty was
perfectly plain there was nothing NOR,
worth discussing. The meal ended IL
silence.
At four bells in the morning the craU
had ell been mustered and the new sec
ond mate had arrived. He was a tai
man, thin and gaunt. His face wa.
smooth shaver and the lack of beard dis
closed strangely angular Jaw will
many lines and creases about the mouth
His eyes looked out from straight brow,
and had a peculiar shifting motion. focus
sing for moment upon the skipper an,
drawing to small glinting points. TO in
stantly shift again and resume their an
parent restless search for something. hi,
voice had harsh drawl but he evident
ly had IL well in hand, for I'm spite of II,
grating sound the words were gentle ane
the tone conciliatory
MY forte is the running of a shin III,
way she should 60" said Jimmy Breeze
after meeting him at the gangway. az
you know your business you'll soon Sc
the lay o. that. My forte is running
ship without any extra advice from for
RAIDS, see? I know a thing or two abou
men when / see them an iii lust MAX
II known now, that I'm the whole thin,
aboard here. This Is Mr. Enlis frs
mate. There're the men-an' the soone
you get down on that main deck the bet
ter. You say you haven't any paper. q
discharge? The newcomer looked sharp
" at him with his glinting eyes shift
inF them from mate 10 skipper while h
spoke.
mo, haven't no mates certificate. no
discharge an hays 10 60 on tick b