Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-09-27

No nlace for a poor man WISE
tin, anyways ould." vouus
The Icelander was q brawny se,rrj
fellow of about twenty ,of srea' rod
and bis muscles, and with ione 9.y,k
hair He had shipped at nad
= .,o roor Of an Irishman, "ho
d,ad on the outward trip ana -
s,r,sd a. sea off Engy island
was not favorite among 'ne 100
no smoke English well, but was no :,
a. warn in the, forecastle; ne was
lent gloomy. not too fond OF "oH'
80 of+an tbe butt of his mates "
manv a numbering jest he did not SEE
to see. He had signed on tne
on the morning the schooner saileu' 60
the only kit he had brought aOoaiu
rush cage with a canary he huHe
tho bird in the darkness above MS
hpnk. and if was all but his sole com
panion. Now and again ne sPoAe
old Kerruish, but hardly ever 10
other men.
..och. soI,un and quiet lex. oio
Davv would say at the galley nre' Ou'
none so simple at all. AW no. NO. ~
and wonderful curious about my wv
bit of an island Wander
The Tcelander was Jason, son Oh L."
chel and Stephen Orry.
There is not a more treacherous chad
mel around the British Isles than tna'
which lies between st. Bees heao' 'he
Null Of Galloway. and the POINT %
Ayre, for four strong currents he9'
and fight in that neck OF the lrlSn seN-
With a stiff breeze on the port quar-
fer the Peveril had been driven due
west from Whitehaven on the neaVy
current from the Solway Fr1tn' uh'h
she had met the current from the NorIn
Channel and then she had tacKed To-
wards the Isle of Man. 1t was darH
by that time. and the skipper had lean
ed over the starboard gangway untl
he had sighted the light on the POM
Of Ayre. Even then he had been puz-
zled. for the light was feebler than ne
remembered it.
Can you make it out, DaVy! ne
had said to old Kerruish.
"Aw, yes, though, and plain as plain
said Davy; and then the skipper had
gone below.
The Manxman had been at the helm,
and Jason, who was on the same watch
had sidled up to him at intervals and
held a conversation with him in snatch
es, of which this is the sum and sub
stance:
'Tt is the Isle of Man on the star
board bow, Davy?"
ST darn say no, boy"
Lived there long, Davy?"
cav, thirty years afore you were
born, maybe"
Ever known any of my countrymeL
en- the island?"
"Just one, boy; just one"
What was hep
"a big chap. six feet six, if an inch,
and terrible strong! and fist at him
like a sledge; and a rough enough divil
too, and ye darn spit afore him; but
quiet for all-aw, yes, wonderful quiet"
who was he, Davy?"
"a widda man these teens of years"
"But what was his name?'
"Paul?-nol Peter?-no! Chut, bless
We, it's clane gone at me: but it's one
of the lot in the Guild book, any way"
''Was it stephen?"
"Ry cough, yes, and a middlin' good
guess, too"
stephen what?"
''Stephen-shoo, it's gone at me again
What's that they're callin the ould
king that's gone buryin' down Laxey
way?"
"Orry?"
stephen Orry it is. for sure. The,
it's like you knew him, boy?'
"No-that is-no, no."
mo relations?"
mo. But is he still alive?'
"Aaw, yes, though. It's unknownced
to me that he's dead, anyway"
"Where is he living now?''
Down Port Erin way, by the Sound,
some place"
'Davy, do we put into the harbor
at Ramsey?"
"Aw, divil chance of that, boy, with
sperrits comm over the side quiet-like
in the night, you know, eighteen-pence
a gallon, and as much as you can
drink for nothin'.''
How far do we lie outsider
Maybe biscuit throw or two. Wa
never useder lie farther. boy.'
That's nothing, Davy."
Go be continued)