The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-05

lay o. that. Ny forte is running 2 snip
without any extra advice from lofFads'
see? | know d thing or two aboht men
when / see them. an III just make II
known now, that I'm the whole thlhs
aboard here. This is Mr.. Enlis, frst
mate. There're the men-an the sooner
YOU get down ON that main deck the pet-
ter. You say YOU haven't any paper, or
a discharge?
The newcomer looked sharply at him
with his e~linting eyes. shifting them from
mate to skipper while he spoke.
\ haven't no mates certificate,
nor discharge. III have to go on tick,
he drlwlea slowly. when you get tired
Of ne, put me ashore, hey?' Amt that
it? Any passengers"'
Well. IN trust you, | know some
thing about handling men, an reckon
know a good one when see hun.
There's some passengers coming along
an the rules is, politene5a at all times.
They amt enemies of the company, an !
/, won't have them treated that way, see?
The new mate glanced quickly aft, but
seeing no one on deck, he nodded to the
skipper and declared that was the W2Y
he liked to hear n captain talk.
and now" said the skipper, you turn
to an get your dunnage slowed. an then
Stl " Nblh tiiiii " 49, 49,
aft. Well get to sea before night. My
forte is gettin' away while the breeze
holds, an on time. A good start an a
quick passage, says T.
BY noon the royals were sent up and
bent, and the passengers all aboard.
There were several Of them. Three were
coast traders bound to Rio, the bark's des-
t~ination. and they were Of the nondescript
aaeo type. small. why men, dark hair,
dark skin and having the cigarette habit
| while chattering neryously in bad Span
ish. The other two We're q stout ford
| man with a clcan-shaved clerical looking
face. and his wife. They were evidently
either English or American by their
speech and general appearance, but long
residence in South America had given
both the air and accent of laSSitue to
their talk. The man had q way Of look
ing b~enignly upOn every one through
sold trimmed spectacles, and when Capt.
Breeze addressed him he smiled gently
and beamed upon him.
Now. Mr.. Goodman said the skipper,
here you are aboard the finest ship on
the coast. | got your letter and check
for passage money, an if its the same
to you Wei keep this little dicker
among ourselves. My forte is running
Il shin. an l don't want no owners a
miXin' in the affairs OF the cabin. You
get your passage reduced one-half, seeaa'
II see. of course" said Mr.. Goodman.
heamins upon him, Il never interfere
with those in charge"
No" said Mrs. Goodman, lit would
be very unjust"
Thai afternoon the bark pulled out
and started down the River Plat. The
Iomrero season was at hand and the
heavy banks Of vapor rose i'll the west
trn Sky as the sun sank behind them.
The lightning was vivid and incessant by
dark and Mr.. Enlis had her down to her
tOpsails. drifting like 4 log through the
swirling, muddy current. BY midnight.
however, she had cleared the point and
The first weight of the squat struck her.
The wind came from almost due west, and
she tore alCng before it through a COM
i'aratively smooth sea in the river mouth.
BY morning she had cleared the land and
was heading more to the northward, with
a heavy gale on her quarter.
Mr.. Algernon Goodman came on deck
10 have q look around. The heavy masses
Of leaden varcr flying before the pompe-
TO made the light dim and gray even at
10 in the morning. The quick run Of the
following sea made the bark jerk and
roll badly, but she was TOO close I'M
der the land to fear being popped, al
though once in a while q combcr would
start over the t'sallant rail abaft the
main rigging and go roaring along over
onto the main deck, filling it full Of wa
ter.
But the Northern Light was not deep.
She sat high and buoyant, and with her
fore and main topSailS close reefed, and
q 1ofeSail with its sheets Stacked off to
let II lit over the gale, she went to the
ioftllWard at the rate of II knots an
iiour.
Mr.. Coodman wiped his glasses to clear
them of the flying drift, and then he adj
lu3fed them ard beamed satisfaction
upon the wide, snowy path that plIro,ad
aHd roared On both sides and astprn.
Dlfty weather a-comin',' said Jimmy