The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-25

like the way things Is goin' board ., :,
l don't like this here whistlin' III OTer
like TINS mere gruD. II may souo6 S0onr
sezzee' may taS good, but ID 500 go,
like a reStawraW fer nigh onto > TSI Is
whoever seen i'm do any cOokir,Se n
settin' on a box a-whistlinF N ne ne that
whistle hymn-tune? ar In
The mess set there lOOkin' AZ 5
'thout eatin any more. for thew " OH
man I hadn't been Jhinkin' thirr.e1S a.
lookin' queer Purity soon Somebo5sss WuZ
up n asst Bill wat q made o. ir@S -sp0ke
Wen. mates, eff you'll blieve ma ..
my pinion that that niger cook aj.sss rs
buddy but the devil hiSself' -1 no
Talked the Thing Over.
THAT night Baxter an the nata +.,,-
the thing over. n mex moran nine talked
sent the cook down TO is cabin IS9Aler
mate took augur n bored a little me ne
in one corner o the galley, bout tvvo -15o-a
IT m the deck When the cook COM eet
deck agin he goes over an sets = lug UP
side the saIiey door n whistles strsigb,
through the forenoon watch RTrr S-t
nOugh, bout five minnits fore tins re
dinner up e gets n loafs int the ssrcsr
Now 5 our time, says Baxter n 80
n the mate crawls for ard to yyhAr. IA Ia
augur hole wuZ, n Baxter CLUES is - ~ ne
t The mex minnit e drOrs back, is faC -
"a
look Then the mate put is eve up T5oSSo
wuZ the cook Settin' on is box ieSr fr-SS55e
the galley door 'ith is hands in is - T~IIe
cts, n blue flame burnin' in the p ETI1IA-
stove, n workin round like time -
bout fifty little red devils sons ~, n ~
miXin' biscuit n some wUz chopin has
n some Wuz stirrin DIumduf n s l-S-Sn
WuZ fryin' ham n one wUz maxim coos
n two er three wuZ BLOWN up the Mn
flame in the stove The mate watched 's s-s
bout a minnit; then him n Psvt1
grabbed each other n wObbled crost he
lSch n OOHu lIle companion way IOOkiDF
Ike men d been drowned n The wsTa-
They had TO drink more'n half n.
Cap'n stock o rum fore they could rhiTI-
straight Then they see SOmethin' eof -
be oone right OF II they wuz goin' to save
= But Jest what to do seq Ravra-
'stumps me We got TO get sheu V n,
'thOUI hurtin' is Ieelins, n our o7i-
chanst tar ez 1 Kin see IS 10 give i'm Is
full pay n coax i'm ont the first west
bound vessel
That's what they fn'Iy. settled to do ~,
! bout six bells that AFT noon Baxter Out a
Bible in is pocket n went up On decIZ -
where the Niger wuz seJtin' by the galley
:. We'll, SAM SEE Baxter. yer a purr,-
blame good cook N what's more, I liz
you yourself fust rate
- Mighty glad you do, cap'n,' SEE the
But, Sam SEE Baxter. bad. ez I bsts
TO do il, got TO make change
." You got 20 make change SEE the
7WeH, tell the truth SEE Baxter. -ro-,
don't take long 'nough 10 git out yer
Z meals. N then agin the crew complains
thet your settin' there whistlin' sortgr
breaks I'D their work
a. All right, cap'n,' SEE the Niger. .You
gimme my pay n III quit right here
. Course. N dear boy Sez Baxter. III
see YOU safe aboard the first west-bo1n+
vessel We hail
But the niger SEE: You les gimms
my pay n I won't trouble you SO Bay-
tel. counts out is pay n gives il TO i'm.
n the niger puts il in is pocket n mex
minnft over e goes n ketches holt Y a
backstay n hops up on the starboard rail
| jest abaft the main riggin'- Then e be-
gan TO whistle, Shadln Is eyes with is
hand n lOOkin' OF over the sea
g Fore you could think, right up over
the edge o the horizon come a big black
coach drawn by four pair o horses black
ez coal M up on the drivers box. hold
in the TeinS, was a big red devil. it'll an
other red devil, nigh ez Big Settln' along
side him UD they come, hckety split,
right on top the sea foam flynn n whip
crackin' n horses eyes a-hashin', n
! 'longside, while the smaller O. the Two
! devils jumps down n hofs open the
kerriage door
SEE to Baxter, BY, caD'n, III SEE YOU
! later, n the sweat come out on Bakers
fore cad in beads. Then the niger jumps
! down on TO the water. walks over n glls
| -.,-' the coach, n the devil slams the
door n climbs upon the seat, n E-2D
/ dash. or they go till they want nothiH'
! left v EN- but a sOrter haze on the h0ri-
| Zon line
Captain Simon paused for such a long
! tina that Miss Bartlett finally ventu-ed:
WAS that the last you saw OF the COOkT'
| Captain Simon regarded the young
woman shrewdly.
That's the queer part O the yarn
said he. I'VE had a fine run rest O Iha
/ V'yag@fair winds n clear SkieS-JhOUga
| the grub that carpenter served up WI
sOmethin terrible When We got &c
Liverpool. n Wuz gOin into dock, BaX-
/ ter wuz Standin' up r'ard by the star
board rail looking arJer the cables. Al
! of a sudden the crew see i'm turn saIs
n mex minniJ come a sound they
I Wuzn't no mistaken We rushed over 10
the side, n there Standin' on the dock.
I it'll IS old suit on, n is hands in is
/ pockets, WIZ that niger WnisJlia Ike
! q cage o Canaries."
Captain Bills yarns sound tame now
and Captain Simon is getting all tbs
| sailing parties