The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-03

That's the Kind OF q man / likes to see.
wen 1 was In Melbourne about a year ago
wilder wot run a boardin' 'ouse there wanted
FOR 'eavens sake. Bill. don't tell US that
there yarn again. seq Jim Anderson, we're
only out " days an I'm blamed II I don't
-"weil. SEE Jack Williams. a little sawed-of
EnsliShman, I'm glad the old man as men-
toned 70 that there mate that e must let w
brace last night an lookin'' up aloft at the same
time, tryin to see II the buntlin' stop on the
royal were busted. wen Q comes along an SEE;
"'Wot are you lookin' up in the air for. you fat
'eaded dun bag. do you think you're one OF
on your work."
The next time e seq anythin' like that 20
me lin q goin' 70 ave il out with i'm, SEE e.
swelllnllke "A balloon. III give i'm the IAN a..
You'd best ave yonr lafr fust. then, like ne
teller wot tried 10 throw the bull over inc
well, sir. that crew wen We sailed from
New York, was as lively an able q crowd as
week they was the most good for nothln, set
you ever see. II were not so much the reellgen
Itself as II Eere the lnterferin' OF the old man
with the hoflcers. An hoficer must andle the
ave showed that he can't do II that captn
should hinterfere, Let a crew, once see that
capt,n amt back of Is mates an there's no ION
1T we're surprisin' to me that our old man
should ave SO little sense. No ship ever ipr-
| n'rLtu DttttIk Iuod n hO cAVW WV
time, yet 1t were growl from mornin' Ill night.
The old man were kept busy ,lookln' into me
complaints they made, The bread were too
fresh. the meat were too salt. the coffee Were
weak an the water we're stale, An the hofi-
GERS were nearly crazy, could see murder in
the mate eve wen e looked at the men;
"'Starb'd main brace'i . sings ont, Come
on therel' sez e TO a couple Of ieliers wot
wa; loafn' along behind. don't go to sleep
THE battle amt to the swift or the race to
the strong seZ one.
Them that is last shall be fust. seq the
THE old man was standing by and the mate
didn't dare TO IL EN- but e was hanRry enough
70 bust. This wage Ia just begun. SEE e.
but before we're through with II the old mar
ii come to Is senses an then Ill show you
Things went on In this fashion until wewas
well round the 'orn an, i got 50 II were r. s| mes
Gers we're that disguised that they only at
tended to the sailin. of the ship an let most
s sssn hn1yste s,ss f Site sa an' ' sissn. w" Sss sS SiaSI s an
dirty; the chain gear was Angling from the
TtSsin IN string: an altogether the shiplooked
""B, this time he old man 'ad begun to get
tired Of it. The sarmons an prayers went on
Just the same. but g 'adn't 40 much to say TO
men: an the night before Thankssiying Day
e seq TO the mate; Mr.. 'Askel!. I'm afraid I've
made a mistake tryin' TO DO too much Tor
the sailors: they amt used to bein treated so
I'm sure YOU ave, sir, SEE the mate. Rec
liTen are all right, but sailors need some one TO
N"Weii, seq the old man, tomorrow =
Thanksgivin,, an, don't want to say aaythin'
TO 'em until the day after. but then III ave to
THE next day bein' an 'ollday We tYok Il
easy. The old man ..ad give the cook orders TO
ave an extra good dinner an never sas; be;
a ship. There was soup. plum dun with raisins
in 1t an a bottle Of beer an 'alf a pumpkin pie
You'd ave thought they would ave been
we'll pleased, but no, that want their style.
Some grumbled about this an some about that,
but DIn the s,i mos Ji OF ,sT ir see% NJ !. ans GSm soR boxl Inc
along the lee side Of the poop. an, ], bein' at
the wheel, card the ole thing They goes up
to the old man who was walkin' the deck an
The cook onlv give us arr a pie each, sir.
an, The men sent rs af IT. to say we should ave
never was ina ship were they only give an
arr a pie on an 'oliday, SEE the other.
The old man looked at 'em most a minute
to get red an. | could see e was hangry,
look ere sez e. In a voice that made 'em
jump. I've 'ad enough OF your growlin' on this
scrubs YOU get for ard an tell ali iands to some
aft. I'm a goin' to talk to EN- about pie
The men looked very much astonished, but
old man got on top Of the cabin adj give em a
good dressin' down. wich they was %needin'. >.
II understan,' ser he, that you fellers atnf
an I've called you aft, to say that from. this
time on YOU II be fed on the Gov 'ment hallow:
anoe. I've done my best to please Re. ap, all
There amt a man in this ship that ever sec
pie in a fo'c'stle in "a life before, let alone beer,
s sfou 81 "a" %i. Se So yGq fe ss%a e h,t th iS y snf VI ia Sstn u res
too well; you've 'ad too much to eat an too
little to d. an I'm Soin' to try you on another
From this time on you'll get no watch below
afternoons an you II move about the decks OF
this ship more lively than you ave been doin'
hofacer disrespectfui ri put in in irons, Now.
You never see a more surprised crowd than
wen, the the old I man tslfin' an could on ear s"A 'em n
from the wheel mumblin' an grumbin' as they
went forard. The change, from the grub we
myself, but I could see that the old man were
enough; they Srnmbled an erowied an threat
e' The i Rofiosr;s oT !nd I'D fun o'' M Anderson sez
this way'' An'as old Jim came creepin. along
Get up there. you barnacied. backedsold duff
fer seq ., you run wen l bark do you 'ear9,
",,Mr. Williams. seq the second mate. you II
overhaul the skysail %buntlin'. ere Is a bit of twine
to make 1t fast with
Jack Williams reached out for Tho twine an
e got a cum side OF the cad that laid i'm fat on
is back. Take that. YOU pigeon-toed soldier.
ser the second, you've been a cheekin' me the
ole wage because you know ] couldn't 1t
yern. -,
seq the bosun. az he was wipin' up the deck with
Dutch Charlie.
"'Do good 10 them that 'ates you,' remarks
clout.
AN so II went. sir, for about a week, wen
things began 10 quiet down; an by the time we
'ad got up to the line you never see a better be-
'aved crew
witch only goes TO show" concluded the old
sailor. that ~reeligen are a good thing for sail
ora. but 1t must be applied proper"
PESTS IN THE FRUIT ORCHARDS.
Birds Destroy Peach Blossoms and the Cater
pltIar ARMY Il ~ Wovk