The Delta independent., 1900-05-11
Winning THE CAPTAIN.
II Wa EAsetsd ~ Q oirl, hue e
tbs Expense o1 ths 0hip.

1:@%@~ H~vS-@s-teS
-womcn aboar,i ship" said the bo',
sun OF the British Queen. rs like cats
IN . conservatory. They wont ksrr
still for minute. II thcy ,At up anlD
asking the skipper 'ow far II b 10 ~
next port. they has to In. getting thrns-
selves In n musl.lic with the ross-s and
xi,ars and a-trying to turn q business
like ship into . sort Of 'iarnal lsoudolr.
Or wbatsoever they calls 'e0. - =
siecked out with ribbons and fancy
touclSeA
I'VE 'ad a woman once aboard the
Liza Jane. as was crossing from Car.
dliH to the Thames with steam eoaL
AMI hack aEen with anything N Ne.
cOulsl get hold Of. She was on the boooE1
as . pams<rsigrr. and when she couse
aloar, at GravesepL xith . rcd paso-
sori spd . brown 'andbas and asked
the way TO hcr room We knOwesl ou IT,
instant TINT sb~re was something -.
Ing to happen. and We ehanee6 -
Hives just A. II we'd bin born agra so6
coulsln't help II.
why. afore We was o4 the Nov
blest u she 'sdn't begun a-talking - the
cook about the gr~asy knives assl -
spoons. sill the poor fs.llei was iu such
. nutter tbat Le took . two houry' tura
a-pollshinE every bit Of Lrass ~ might
'appeE to come under 'er eye.
"And then she started on the meA.
The ropes was all sticky and nasty. sts
-. and no was the burarks. - sho
eouItln't lran agenst without messing
'er blouse And the mes oeves ~
DothInG. bot Just went below ss0 -.
I'd sut their bess toGs and took 70 sesso
Ing away the coal dust and tas vhe1
they ought TO be- been bes0w and 10
their banks.
The fact u. We was an kooe1o9
'eed over 'eels and silly with feeP an4
admiration. For. no mistake. sAs waa
- trim enl ~ ever art . pasasesl
That h TO aay. We was all seuck 'egp1
the skipper. and z wasat that sseG !.
They did say o. . was . we0an
'ateS and dldn't see - uar - 'em, -
! dare say % that wss ~ fse WAlo
- was - deek a-ols1nD hsR -
thiaaS aob a-maklag - poog 49,
wiaA we was goaD 1sskiaG soeagA -
~ oar 'earts st - feet = wss a-so1na.
ipg cat o. the way ans1 eaoy eame %
deck wbes e kpowesI she'L he besow
eariiaG 'er air or srttisx 'erseif up for
smother attack.
-well this state Of things esstip0ee
fer . euopse - days. ssd theo enc
morning shs eone light sp 70 NJ ~
was a-sp,Irias lashlasn and Doked me
h the ebssa with 'es parasoe-
'SaiDR. she 50 WHAT'S your
Damer
..Bm Ssiega miss. " yos pseass.'
seA. with ny knses s-slsakiag - 70
they was spruu9.
ives. BsH.' sbe sea .yoa Doek 10 me
70 be thc klnslest 'eartet1 and the hon
estrss man aboard. assl vast you To
DO ~ . favor - ] Gan neves repay.
WIN your
- will- ! snswers. seriosa Just ~
when they take 'rm for bettes a. wusA
And when she smiled and showed 'er
pretty teeth and 'rr eyes shoos Nike
melted rssrs thought slosSd ~ had
70 back on tIse sisck '0ssr for support.
Now. ssiiOr.' slse m. I'm signing
10 take yos Into my eoooslcsee. T1rxs
sf all ! must tell yoa 1'm - 10ve.' .
was almost a-falIIns % my knrss 70
tell ~ I kp0wed Il. Now. rss'e you
G,srss with whom? Why. ~ c0uvSc.
with your slesr. esosl skiUpsS: Bwt. Oh.
drar. . y 70 'oSy11Dly hsctwar6! e
wou't eves lusk % n,e. r koows .
sane 'rre % u,uspoee - - Deas I'm
and 10 tan 10 Inn ssn1 - 'ow e neg
Drrss me sssi kss1D eut es ~ wsy!
o.. saiDos. am 70 'orrsi ami agiyr
Il told 'cr NJ we'll ~ I eoao6 -
didn't thluk the okl mau Dppd TAKE on
%. COS sbe wasn't arr he'd 10 look At
On the coetrsry. she wss sbout -
pr~ssy . p'cser - yos'd see 10 .
months cruise.
"'weil sailor sbr west -. what
10 yo0 slsSek I've drseSMjor6 10 aof
, l,elsevs ~ won't have snythisg ~ d.
with ne simply i,ersuse In . wsnan.
esd so1e ss1ly prOpsc sislsk . wonss
eap do ssahsn9 hus srrrive sd0isHsboa.
Now. 10 ! coaD6 show him tbss ! 80
bsave and stroag sUd 90 shink as1
act fsP mysriS perhsps ~ wOse6 kssB
70 sove ~. 10 wass yos " ~ ~.
wsse yss - esll Sssssssos6 - ~
Ne jump sss<s yos-'
1T roDe % me- . blt sU111nnta. ao1
! ssrsps rvpsp6 weeb assooisoOsol DUo ]
sAe sosk 'sssI ~ ~ 'saI sos1 soUssss1
Il tiM Z sksaght . sbs0o6 ssiss away
- 'ev arDeL
"'k0W. doo'f hDnA sWYssssA' ehe
~: 'Cm % sweul gOsa swi00ssi Tve
voc soss ~ v<txr~ ns oar issshn. aod -
- iboe ~ shrow . tsasS - ~ ssee
Assre. - sssss wS sssssss - ~ dDN0e3
AMI wss~s " vv~r. sstkw. ~ Rivv yuu
g. Vow yvw asst ssy - 10 ~. suG
Ws-St1 A3ts6aa uy1sy!
ma I euuoxlo's. sss snss Wss . esee
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