The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-25
YARN OF CAPT. SIMON
VeraciOus Sailor Regales Guest
With a Tale.
WRESTLING NEGRO COOK
MYSTIFIES CAPTAIN AND CREW
BEFORE DISAPPEARING.
CNew York SUM-

(New York SUM
There are two Captains Kinsman down
Marblehead way on the Massachusetts
north shore, Captain Bill Kinsman and
his brother, Captain Simon Formerly
when New England had a merchant ma
/ rine, the two captains were men of repu-
tat:On anywhere from Salem harbor 10
Cebu. Latterly, they have eked out
modest existence at lobster fishing and
taking summer visitors out TO sail IN
this last field of endeavor Captain Bill
soutshines his brother pre-eminently. With
Captain Bill at the tiIIer one has a SYM
pathetic host as well as a skio2er, and
a juicy sea yarn or two well as a
sail For instance. If you ask captain
Simon, Captain, were you ever maroon
coIdly and saws ssNavr' and considers
himself to have fulfilled every obligation
| Captain Bill on the other hand, VIII nave
been set ashore with musket ana =
flask of rum on any one OF half dozen
| coasts, and you may take your Dick 1or
Last week, however, the worm turned
Captain Simon took out three summer
her daughter and old Dr.. Henry-and MISS
/ Bartlett took up position on the Othec
! side of the tiller from the captain and
proceeded to rush in where fools would
have feared to tread. 1t may be said
that on the rare occasions when Captain
/ ba-c in sentences of more than one Syl-
| liable the cause Of his apostasy mas IN
!
rs Captain Bill so much older than
you, captain?'' Miss Bartlett wished 10
Nav Seven year younger
We'll, did he follow the sea longer?
Had my ship fore e ever went out
/ side O. AIarblehead harbOr."
But Captain Bill has had so many
wonderful experiences He's told US
'7BiITs been eat so many times by can
l nybals L dunno why e aints lost more
flesh
The Worm Turned.
Whereupon the captain relapsed into
/ the passengers in the boat noticed his
/ face growing increasingly red and -, his
| features twitchinS with emotion Ihen
| it was that the worm turned
! Ever hear tell of the coon COOK o
! Boston?'' asked Captain Simon
/ An awed silence fell upon the boat
/ Then the doctor said, with admirable in
/ difference, Il don't believe we ever
The captain gazed with fixed severity
| across the weather bow
mast on board the bark HaIcyOn. Cam
| Baxter, 1th cargo NV mahogany OUT
| purity mean luck first part Q that v.age-
| dead Gains n headwinds n so hot the
decks blistered VI feet through yr
round Cuba, up comes the carpenter n
/ says one O. them big mahogany logs
worked int the tank n she'd leaked out
all but 800 or 400 gallons. No use tryin'
/ to git crost 18th that mount o. water, so
1 tn OF man cussed roun' a bit n put
/ back f'r the nearest port, which appened
| to be Charleston, South Car liny.
When we got to Charleston, Baxter
/ had the tank patched n filled up again
] firm the water boats, but first night IN
! the stream our ships cook got tired v Is
/ git breakfus' mex mornin', n Baxter be
I gin cussin' is luck up n down he
! aft'nOOn, but there e was 'thout any
/ ships cook
hunted UP n down the docks fr a
| cook. But e amt found none, n long
I bout eight bells e started on up town
/ Bout three blocks up e see a Likely
| lookin' niger come long whistlin'- BaX-
I ter said e amt ever hear nobody whistle
like that nigger. He didn't know what
ever hear. SOOn's the niSger come up e
! bezin to grin, n says:
Baxter SEE: We'll, m man. eff you
know I'm a ship cap'n, mebbe you kin
+ tel me where kin lay hold v good
''The nigger KEEP on GRIMM n scratch
/ ed is head, Then e SEE: Well. dunno.
.!Baxter SCI: I like y'r looks purity
well. Dyou know anythin' bout eookin'
:: dunno SEE the niger. I reckin'
I'd make out
Niger Took the Berth.
well. they talked a bit n ended up
by. III Niger takin' the berth;
I
/ ter. when they started down town.
| Then the Niger seq My names the
Coan Cook o, Boston,
! . The Coon Cook O Boston SEE the
nigger,, but if y. don't like the name y
An right, sam SEE Baxter Iaughin'
m little past eight bells they come
/ aboard
IF y want any clo'es,' SEE Baxter, I
1 kin advance Y some
But the niger SEE: That's all right,
m a rio n -
that e went on int the galley
All hands wuZ on deck gettin' ready
1 ley, N e had on a OF black coat n a
pair o jeans pants n, a straw hat n
no sign v bundle. Wen. sir. in less n
a mlnnit out e come agin rigged I'm top
| Z toe in clean white duck 18th one o
them white cooks caps on his head
Baxter looked kinder foolish n SEE TO
! the mate: The blame niger must a
come aboard 18th them clo'es under his
But the cook didn't let on. He set
down on a box one side the galley door,
! n then e begin t whistle Well, the
| stopped short L listen, n the mate stood
by 18th is mouth open The cap'n. who q
sood loolxin' down't the water. The mig
ger didn't take no notice, jest set. there
River, m tW1z the p@rtiest thing "a an9e
| body board O that ship ever hear Then
e begun 'MocAing Bird, n yd thought
the ships riggin' wuz fun O. singin' birds.
n, by by of e tackled int that OF
| sailGS song:
1T got 10 be mos two bells n time fr
supper n the cook Jest set there Whistlin'
i'm:
{" Look here. m man. we eat sumner
board o this ship I two bells
That's all right, cap'n,' SEE the Mig
ger. III nave er ready on time
Baxter pulls out is watch n seq;
| Well, you got jes' six minn1ts to do in
n they amt no man kin cook supper in
six minnits. You want TO hustle int that
there galley n git to work, n don't let
this happen agin-'
Went Into the Galley.
Then the niger seq: All right cam
yes ez you say, n got up m went OF
INT the galley. He come out in a r0inr7ft
n went below TO set the caD'n's table
n then comes back n went int the gaIl
icy aSlnr n Jes' as e went through The
Salley door two bells WuZ struck Wall
tne sound hadn't died away fore ont br
come aSln n you could a Knocked a ~
man board o that shin down 18th Z
Ieather: He had a waiter filled IN N
sInoAln tn the finest supper you ever set
: [Irled chicken n hot rolls m bakeS
rrostln or IL foot thick M a not -
stearnln coffee Come the crews S,rD-,s,
Ilme We had the same grub, chicken N
lemon pie n all n noren'n 'nouoh To o.
Iouhd. 1 reckon il wuz the finest stIpue,
VIZ ever eat on board a ship
; Ihat night We slipped cut to sea win
the turn o tide n the cook settin' nv n.
SaIIey door a-Whistlin.' N there = Saf
% iiloIIlln n night, one day after anofbar