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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15

Los continues encuentros de las tro-
pas smericanas con las tiIipinas en- Ell ar :
chipi6lago, oon resuItado adverse para
aquel!2s, han impnlssdo al General Nc
Arthur pedir la reforma del ej6rcito que
oombate bajo 81 mando.
= En- esta semana galdrAn de New
Yo'k Ios trasportes Shuman, Chym, Deade
y Hsnccak condaciendo soldados pertre.
chos para IL campsfla. El secretario de Ia
guerra ha declsrado que el Gobierno estl
3 oonceder los recursos que sean
necesarios para paoifear d los rebeldes.
- Las autoridades americanas de FL
lipinas dicen ror TELEGRAPH Mr.. Root,
que para contrarrester ell empuje de lae
guerrillas tsgalss Sc necesits IN ej6rcto
mas numeT $50 que 81 de 70. 600.
FL promedio de los contineI tales que
fslleoen en- operaciones, es de cuatro
cinco diario.
Acaba de publioarse ell informe annual
del General Nc Arthur. Este predice que
los iiipinos no oesar$n las Eostilidades,
taoitamente da muy pooas esperapzss de
terminar la guerra.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15
A LAS AGENCIAS De
Ia DEMOCRACIA. /"
AVIs0 IMPoRTAMTE

Las suscriciones a este diario Sc co
bran pOr meses inYariabIemente anti
cipadaS. Los suScritores que no acepten
eSe sistema, pOdran darse de baja cuan
do gusten. Hoy sc retirara el De
riodico a ToDoS sin exception, A ToDos
los que no hayan satisfecho sus Quotas
Las agencias Sc serviran pasarnos aYiso
81 no 10 paSareD, consideraremos re
caudadaS las SuScricioneS Y los senOres
agentes son reSponsabIeS de su impOrte.
ES eSta una medida neceSaria. Nues
trOS amigos c0mprender8n sin esfnerzo
que una empresa, despues de sufrir tan
tos contratiempOs Y perjuicios, ha me
hester tOdOS suS recuPSOS. No pide
nadie; pero desea la mayor puntualidad
en- los compromises que con su admins
TRACTION Sc cOntraen, fin de que pueda
ella ser puntual, a su vez, con los Fedac-
torres los operarios, los caseros, los que
surten de papel, tinta, etc etc.
LO repetlmOs. Ell dia Is SOLO RECI
CIRAN LA DEMoCRACIA los que tengan sa
Ell importe de su abono.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15
Mariana Ahri'.

laa contindas provoosoiones y los continues
escs ndslos. 10 1nico que quedo en- Ell local
tFeron los objetos de Antongiorgl. Cuando
este fac { recogerlos, diss. pGsados, sc en-
oontro con que las pCertaC da IL "ee2 qce
ooup6 aquel centro polftioo estaban abIer-
tas y habfsn desaparecido los instrumen
tos con cue CANADA la subsisteGo.s a .1fo
liz obrero, Ell catre y el baal con ropas
para su use.
lnteDto una reclamation, pero Ia
policfa extrem5 con Ell sus persecuoiones, y
tuVo que sbsndonar su deIecho, trss.adar-
lose a Arroyo dcnde setualmente vive.
En Juana Disz no hay jasticia para
los federales.
H. y ST, ell enoubrimiento la toIeraH
,ia para los incondicionales.
Al snds aquello !.....
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15

Yabucoa, 3 de Junio de 1900. Sr.
don Rafael Cortada. Ponce -Muy
Sr. mio y amigo; Tengo ell gusto de
cOmunicarle qua ell resultado de nnes
tro Alambique arreglado Y mejorado
por I'd. daspu6S de haber sido des
trOzado por el Cicl0n del 8 de Agos
to ppdo ia superad0 con exceso 4 to-
dos nuestros c IcuIos, pues en- rendi-
m1ento y calidad p0demos asegurar
que no tenemos competencia de min
gun OtrO elaborador.
Agradeciendo ell esmero que demos
raron todas las partes de- su trabajo,
queda sus 0rdenes su affmo. amigo
y 5. $. Francisco VGHecillo.
Los abaj0 firmados estan conformes
con 10 que en- esta carta espresa por
ser 1urdad cuant0 en- Ella Sc consi9
ma. Beltt'Gn Hernad9s0S.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15
A DIEST'RO Y SIIIKylRO

En- Vieques, despues de 10 haber vo
tado un solo federal;
Despues de recha7ar los secretarios
federaleF por 40 cotcs7rir d Ia kora;
despues de aber hecho 10 que les
plugo;
El partido republican,, para celebrar
ell buen exito de las elecciones, serendte6
al alcalde, did M bsnquete monstruo,
al cual, seguq dicen, asistio ell Presidente
del mite federal.
No quiero Greer este u timo.
NueEtro eorreligionsrio no pudo asis
tir, porque ese bsnquete era ell de los trai
dores, en- que sc trinehqba la honrs de Ia
patria.
Para conner dos manos
al festfn,
se utilizaban, en- fin
trinchantes republioanos.
En- Hato.Rey. Sc piensa estableoer
una coma neutral.
Para los ca-reroe que no puedea lie
gar con sus carros b aeta la Capital.
Es decir, para los oarreros federales,
d qUienes, fespues de molerlos garrota
zos, les roban las cargas.
Lo de coma neutral. no resut8.
Serfa neutral, 81 en- los pueblos fede
rales sc usase igual procedimiento.
Pero no es aef.
En- los pueblos federales se respet2
todo ell mundo.
En- ves de zona neutral, debieran LA
maria coma hnattrofe. Limftrofe al saliva
jismo.
Es decif, IN punto donde es precise
llegar para entendernos con los saIvaies.
Como en- ell interior del Africa.
Nosotros les llevaremos cuentas de
yidrio, campanillas, oasoabeles, etc. etc.,
= ellos, en- cambio, dejar&n pasar nuestras !
IVaya una zona neutral .....!
La xona da resGltado
siu Gu auxilio no hay viaje,
hacia Ia turba salYaje,
del pats clvilizado.
En- Cabo Rojo, Sc ho sacaczo tambien
la gran manifestaci6n.
Goa una bandeta cue, seg1u xLa Co
sespondencia2, se elevaba 80 pi6s; pc.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15
BDIF[CI0 ADMIRABLE
$50, o. d liars 81 presupnesto

En uno de- los despsohos telegra6cos
que insertamoe eyer, ir;gidos & eete dia
RIO por nue-tro Cores ponsal de San Juan,
dimos Is notioia de ls prtxima construo
oi6n allf, de M gran hotel con capaoidad
para trescieutos hu6spedes.
Hoy podemos an sdir a'guuos detslles.
Mr. 6. L Leoneri, de n York. es
ell que tiene tales propositos, So 81 estado
cks cosds sc 10 permite. Ha prosupuestsdo
$3.50 600 con el fa de lleysT aysnte la
empresa. In Enero de l 992 asegura qqe
Sc Veran abiertas al p1blioo las pueTtas del
nuevo editi3io Este tendra dos pisos. con
estruotura moderns, de acero, y cubrira
800 pies cus1ratos de teTrenos, poseyendo
an iardfn en- Ell centro.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15
SAN JUAN
In bar arquefe mas6nicO

Ei domingo pasado tuvo efeoto en-
San Juan un banquete de ami. tad en- Ia
preciosa guinta del sefior Meseguer.
El seflor n. Canton m rchsba para sc
pstria -Espsna-y antes quiso reunir d sus
q1eridos hermanos de Palsf K. Rssulto
ell acto fraternal = esplendido. Alif Ia
blaron los sefores Meseguer, Arrastia 2
Canton. Todos tuvieron frases alagado
RS para Ell porVenir Luego se hizo una
colecta ga producto ee repsrti6 juioio
lie la sefiora del hsTm4no Meseguer. en-
tre los pobres mas cercanos.
E fot6grsfo sefior Alfonso, tom6 una
vista de sqael copjunto hermoso de la fra
srnidad Ia 6'antropfa.
Mas srde, Ell hsrmano Esquira invit6
los aiif reunidos para que pasasen su
norsda, donde les obaeqaio con maehA
A las einoo de Ia tarde se retiraron
% ios, llevSndo Las mas gratas impresiones
9 aquella fiesta masoniea.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15

trabaJos del establecimiento
YabucOa, II de Ju1io de 1900. -Sr'
don Rafael COrtada. Ponce. Muy Sr'
mlo Gustesos cump'imos e. ofreci-
mlent0 que a uStei niciera don Jose
Facu0do Cintr6n de una carta espe
Gle de certifica do-crediuya del re-
suitado del trabajo que usted realizara
en- Ell aparato de destilar brica
<Gall eX'stente en- eSta Hacienda
Laura.
Declmos guStOs0S, porlue no solo
en- La prueba, siBO en- Su marcha DOS
terror, dicho aparato marcia econ
perfecta regularidad, mas aprovecha
mieato &c Ylnazas Dor 10 tantO
rlndlendo IN protu3t5 que antes con
los mismos gastos.
Sin otTO particular, nos SuScribimOs
De listed altos. y 5. S. q. b. IN.
Cf'1tr0a He1'ntanoS.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15

70 no sobre ell nivel del mar, sino .oh..
las cabezas de los manifestantes.
Accomplishments, en- efgie, B t,5ca.
B4ldorioty y Washington go.
iQu6 escandalo!
B=tances, ell prototype del amor ~,
trio;
B aldorioty, Ell prototype de la honr,
dez polftioa,
Y Washington, ell prototype de la \.
bertad
Llevados entire una comparsa de Csi
nes; entire una comparsa de servilones.
Horror ......!
Yo estoy seguro que desde >sus tum.
bas habran protestado de la profitscj6n
No en- valde la bandera americans "a
elevo treinta pies de aItura.
ST Ia jejsn, So remonta hasta las nm
hes no la vuelven yer.
Como que esa bandera no Sc hizo "a
ra los comparsas.
Sc hizo para representa- la dignidad
de una nacion augusta, en- q7e la iusticia
no es palabra inutil, nj la dignidad andra.
10 miserable.
Y esa rabiosa jaurfa,
levanta, 6bria de algeria
la ensef1a de la nacion,
creyendo que Ell pdbelZ6n
cubre 0Qut u naercdncid
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15

gionarios piensan solioitar Ia installation
en- aquel t6rmino de un Iuatituto Hieto
Qufmico B2cteriol6gico, con ell fin de lie
var las sesiones del Cons.jo un POGO de
virus anti. abico, en- dep6sito al hoe, para
iuocular los incondieionalea.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15
JUANAuDTAZ
Las hOrdss repub'icanas

Nuestro correligionario Manuel An
tongiorgi, conocido con ell apellido Rive
"a, nos ipforma que hace algunos mes>s
tuvo que salir de Jusns DiaE por lss perse
cuciones y los stropellos de las hordas re
publicanas.
ALI, en- IN departamento del Club
federal, deio sus herramientas de earpinte
RIA, M catre an baul con vsrias piezas
de Yestir.
Al clausursrse Ell referido eCIub, por
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15
DEM0cRAC1A, Ga guas.

Comanoan de los E.t dos Unidos,
que exlsto un proyecto de ley sobre ell
Immediate esfsblecimiepto de una .fnes de
vapores entire B fillmore, Cuba Puerto
Rioo. Este proporcionsria facilidad co
modidsdea para pasajeros, oondaccion de
oargss, d. = CorresponsQL
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15

l3 de Noyiembre.

. de NOVlemOre,
Aver dos republicsnos agolpearon d
pedradas s IN federal llamad Nic6medes,
Y por la noche uno de los sgresores que es
ell prohombre de los bsrbosos de este
pueblo, paseaba por las GALES dirigiendo o
injufias nuestros oorreigionsrios pro.
vooando Uns question que hubiera trafdo
muy fataieG resnltsdos 81 personss sensa
tss nc interviewer en- ell amino de nuestros
amigos, que no estbbsn dispuestos sopor
tar tales gros. rfss.
Aquf SO respeta sc tolers los ineon-
dicicnales, pero no saIdrSn muy bien Ii
brados 81 producer un d!sturbio.
I4s poblacion estA en- alarma con una
partida de bandidos, desnndos, que inter
nados en- los csflaversles, segtu Sc dice,
ecechsn los csmiuantes para quitsries las
ropas.
Despu6s de mas de sesents amos de
buenos serViaios, b. renuuciado So empleo
ell decano De los esc-ibienJes municipales
da Puerto. Rico, ell honorable anciano don
Manuel Gutierrez
COrFespOnsaI.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15

(P< r TELECRAFO)
DEMoCRAcIA, = Caguaa.

Sc ha asptursdo en- Vieques al indio
Jusu Carppson, asesino del americana
John Hun. Fl crfmen 10 reaiizo en- IN ca
fetiu de la eaile de San jose. como "a 10
dijo ese peri6dioo. Eta idert foado, con
las seflales que expresa Ia requisitoris Ii
ora Ia. = CorYesponseE
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15
Rafael Cortada
CALDERERO DE coBRE.--PoNcE

oreee su serVcios proeconae
de cae
A1N--' 00 O"
carderas - ~0A '1'0' 40
ce 10 de Agost0 10A
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15
MAR ANJITo

Per provocsci6n 6 insulto, al vecino
Juan Nsgroni, Ia corte de policfa de aquel
pueblo oondeno nueve repnblieanos con-
victos de Is fs!ta.
A pedimento de don Macario Rivera
y don Jos6 b .rreras, correligionarios de
los dttenidos, Ia sutoridad local perdono
6stos Ia sentencia impuesta, disponier-
DO Sc ss deisIa en- libertsd.
Tomen nota los alcaldes republic
nos.
Sc asegura que alguien hs remitido &
b yam0n una lista nominal de varios fs-
dersles de EaraDjito, para que sean com
Ponteados cGando Vayan d aquel pueblo.
May bien.
Nos informan que nuestros correli
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15
DEMoCRACIA, - Csguas.

Aver ssli6 de NV York la baterfs
primers, destinada uno de los fuertes de
este isla. - CorrespoaSGE.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15

El rumor de que van destituir los
alcaldes federales Sc aceutus. ~
Parece que sc coDfecciona una 6rden.
donde Sc les advierte, que de no apaciguar
los tumultos que Sc formen en- sus respec
tivos rueblos, Sc les suspendera inmedia
mente.
Eel medic, aunque burlo, dara resul-
tado.
Els decir, que para suprimir todos los
alcaldes de nuestro psrtido, no habra mss
que avisar los republicanos de cada pue.
bio, donde los kaya, y que former u DO
cht7ache
Sc telegraffa al Gobernador.
Z inmediatamente ..... suspense la
vfctims.
10 malo que 20 veo aquf, es formar
escs beehinohes, en- los pueblos donde So
mos naGs naoyorta.
Sc apactquartGn en- ell acto.
quedarfa satisfecho ell sefior Go
bernador.
Siempre eI Mismc.
Puede que nos equivoquemos;
pero nosotros no damos importancia esoa
rumores sobre nombr mientos de alcaldes
de ofcio en- los pueblos federales N de
la I2ed9cct6n.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-11-15

Nos informan que nuestros Correli
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-03-13
Cost of Living Abroad /.

An investigation into the compare.
tive cost of living ut the various Eu.
ropean capitals resulted In the follow
ing facts: At Vienna the prices OF most
articles Of food are lowest. At Madrid
they are dearer than In any other capi-
tai, and such things as bread, meat,
sugar and coal are very expensive in
deed. At 81. Petersburg also the price
Of bread Is still considered luxury
above the means OF the working class
es. Next to Vienna. Brussels Is an In
expensive city; Paris is little higher
In the scale. while London is still more
expensive.
An American spends on an average
$50 year for food, Frenchman S4s'
a German S45, Spaniard S33, an ltal-
ian S24 and a Russian $40. or meat
the American eats 100 pounds year,
the Frenchman 81 pounds, the German
Ga pounds. the Italian % pounds and
the Russian 81 pounds. OF bread the
American consumes $50 pounds, the
Frenchman $40 pounds, the German
SEQ pounds. the Spaniard 4S0 pounds,
the Italian 400 pounds and the Russian
855 pounds.
Outside of Europe. Manila Is cheaper
to live In than any other city In the
world.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-03-13

The mighty Jowett OF Oxford Invited
O student TO walk with him. After
they had been on the road for about
30 minutes the pupil finally spunked
up courage and remarked. Nice day
professor.
do you really think soY was the
faraway answer OF Jowett
Another half hour passed, and the
boy stammered out:
Mice road, professor"
The teacher responded. do you real
ly think soT
The matriculate began 10 boil In his
bones and To get even more frightened
but he managed To again blurt out
Clouds seem 10 be filling up with rain
professor" 10 which the answer was:
DO you really think soy'
The two returned to the college
ground, and the professor said, Well
young man, We have been walking for
severa! hours, and everything you said
has been as stupid as ir'possibly could
be-"
His companion replied, do you real
ly think sof'
The professor looked ut the young
man n moment Then he smiled and
grasped his hands warmly. From that
time on conversation never tagged
during their enthusiastically Evening
Post.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-03-13
Puzzled the Porter.

The pet fad OF certain actress Is
shoes. and she never travels without a
pair OF shoe trees in her satchel One
season she was touring the west. When
she went to bed in the Pullman the
first night eastward from Butte. she
took of her trim walking boots and
as her custom is, slipped the trees into
them and set them under the edge OF
the berth. IL was broad daylight when
she was awakened by the respectful
and somewhat awestricken voice o;
the porter. She drew the curtains
aside and looked out into the aisle
The porter was standing there, holding
the shoes In his hand.
Here they is, lady," he said.
"Well. just put them down under the
berth. please" said she. The man hes.
itated a moment
Can you-can you put them on by
youse'fy' he asked.
what. the shoes?" asked the lady.
"No. MISS" answered the porter. IL
means your feet. Amt these yere
things feetY'
Since then she has carried the ghast'
ly looking boot trees in her trunk
Washington Post.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-03-13
CASHING DRAFTS ABROAD.
Easy Banking Methods which Cause
Americans Much Surprise.

Enay ban KING nttnOu> W uicu sa"~T
Americans Much surprise.
"The continental banking methods
are great surprise to Americana
said a resident OF New Orleans who
has Just returned from n trip abroad.
when was In Paris last month, !
met a friend one day who had an
English draft for f1O0 on one OF the
largest banks In the city and wanted
to get the money. He had nobody to
identify him. but said, half jokingly,
that he was going to try for it any
how. and we went TO the place to-
gether
"We were shown up stairs TO large
reception room set aside especially for
customers, and presently messenger
came in and took the draft About a
dozen other people were also waiting
In the room. and after a delay Of about
ten minutes a well dressed young gen.
tleman came 10 the door and bawled
out In n loud voice, Mr.. Iohn Smith?
Ny friend (call him John Smith for
Short got up and was handed bun
die OF bank notes. No questions were
asked.
81 was astonished, and in going out
took occasion TO ask the well dressed
young gentleman whether the bank
wasn't taking desperate chances doing
business in that catch as catch can
fashion. And whyY be inquired, open
Ing his eyes. tried to explain, and
he shrugged his shoulders. We have
never had any losses he said."-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-03-13
Greatest Kni,ter. In the world.

All the women Of Shetland knit.
They learn the art In early childhood
and continue II all through their lives.
The wool used for their knitting Is
grown on the islands and Is carded
and spun by the people themselves.
Machinery they have not except the
primitive spinning wheel. Many or
the most elaborate shawls have taken
months to make and some even years,
SO that very fine shawl may be worth
as much as $3.50 or 500. Most Of the
knitting is. however, OF the more home
ly and serviceable kind and may be
bought from the women themselves for
a very moderate price.
The manner In which the washing OF
knit shawls is accomplished In Shet-
land is a matter OF interest to most
visitors. They are washed carefully
In soap lather, and then to prevent
their shrinking they are laced from
point to point of the scalloped border
In a large square wooden frame and
placed outside the cottage to dry.-Chi-
cago News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-03-13
GROWING BEANS.

The present short supply Of beans viii
make IL profitable crop 70 grow this
year, says the American Cultivstor. II
probably would be for those who have
the right sort Of soil IL there were 4
surety Of the prices holding as high q:
they are now. The bean crop needs q
light, warm soil, and IL should not be
TOO heavily manured, as very rank
growth not only causes too much foliage
out may cause the vines TO crop over sc
that the pods will lie upon the ground
and rot. We do not think any one In
New England can afford TO grow field
beans Mt the price they have been solo
for few years past. This has beer
possible only where they had large tracts
of land suitable for the crop, easily
plowed, the seed put in with grain drill
thst not only does the work quickly but
uses less seed than is usually put IL
when they are sown by hand. The
land has but few weeds, easily kep'
do An by the sulky cultivator; the vines
are pulled or moved by machine snc
perhaps threshed by machine, and the
" hole crop handled with about one-hali
the labor that would be given 10 IL BY
one rot accustomed 10 growing them
As fertilizer the bean likes but little
nitrogen and plenty Of phosphoric aciC
aud potash. A good crop OF the whit'
field bean is 60 bushels per acre, and moi
many get as much as that.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-03-13
SOME THINGS WORTH WORKING FOR

SOME THINGS WORT ~ WOhNiNo rOh'
The rural free delivery of mail is es-
sentially grange measure, having been
earnestly advocated by oranges In Va
rIous sections of the country since 1871,
when il rirst received the Endorsement OF
the national grange. The first appro-
priation by congress for giving the sys-
| tenn a trial was in 1895, when SlO.OOO
MAS appropriated for experimental
routes. The result WAS so satisfactory,
and subsequent trials indicated so clear
lv that the system would be nearly self
supporting, through increased postal
revenues, that the amount appropriated
for It's extension has been annually IN
creased. and during the present nscai
yesr $500, 900 is being expended In this
work. Eminent statesmen claim that
the present congress should appropriate
ali that can be judiciously expended In
the establishment of new routes, IA the
net expense to the government would oe
very slight.
We call attention Of the members OF
the grange 10 this matter In order that
they NAV realize the necessity OF acting
promptly and vigorously in securing the
widest practicable extension or the sys-
tenn In our state Pomona and subordi-
nate oranges should discuss this subject,
adopt resolutions fsvoriDg It's extension,
and write personal letters TO representa-.
tives and senators in congress. IL we
fail TO do this, they may construe II 81
Indifference In this important matter. II
the members of the grange cooperate 10
this matter, as it Is their privilege aud
duty TO do, they viii not only aid In Sc
touring liberal extension Of the system
TO all sections of the country, but may
secure its adoption in New Hampshire tt
such an extent as TO render the state as
famous for irs free rural mail system Al
Liz now is for the strength and virility o.
its grange OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES New
Hampshire State Grange In n. Z. Home
stead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-03-13

was under the quarter ana nung on TO
the rudder. Then climbed the rudder
peudants, found window loose enough
to open and got in. Twas stronger then.
Biscuits and tank water weaken man.
I've been in the half deck since.
Except when you played ghost. SO
that's where our biscuits went.
"I didn't mean TO drown the mate,
captain. thought the jig was up when
he found me, and wanted one good
knock down before / went in irons /;
then saw how scared he was and kept
il mp. but I never saw him after he
struck the water or would have help
ed him. I knew he couldn't swim (;
we've been shipmates before Then l
caught the rudder again and climbed
in.
Billings, my brother Is in port, and
I've just left him. He told me about
the trouble you had with carp some
time ago. Come aboard and get some
thing to eat
John Billings went home chief mate
Of the Athol