Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-10

er, possibly frightened by the deafcnIny
din of the chain going out. remained
silent. and the guilty ones hoped for
chance to silence his voice forever, as
Captain Tom was in no humor to take
joke But Captain Tom stad forward,
blowing the horn at intervals and look
ing anxious
Daylight came and with it a change
Of wind which scattered the dense fog
into curious, detached masses of smoky
shapes, showing the north shore fully
two miles away and not farm. barn
yard or rooster within range of the
astounded captains vision His face
was a study.
With open mouth, puckered forehead
and bullying eyes, his gaze wandered
from the shore TO the water each side,
TO his innocent looking crew, to his own
long figure, which be scanned from his
feet up as though doubling his own ex-
istence, and back to the shore.
The mate and the cook were called,
and all hands manned the windlass, the
captain holding slack and earnestly ex-
planning to the mate the ghostly inter-
ference of the night what you grin
min at. you three he suddenly de-
manded.
As he SPOKE, the rooster encouraged
by the faint diffusion of the morning
light in his prison, crowed again. 1t
was startling, enthusiastic crow. long
and weird In 1t he expressed his ap.
probation Of the kindly light, his dis.
gust at his treatment and defiance to
his enemies, his hunger, his thirst. hi
memory of the happy barnyard home
and his desire TO get back. 1t was his
souls tribute to liberty and happiness,
but il was his deathknell.
II was followed by an uproarious
hurst of laughter, and Captain Tom,
with a reproachful glance at his men,
descended and wrung his neck. Then
he reappenred, and with legs apart and
arms waving, acclaimed. Nothing
would excuse an exact repetition of his
language Chicken thieves scoundrels,
ingrates. miserable low down "whit-
tins of nothn' were some Of the
names no called them, well spriDkled
with shocking, piratical profanity.
"Might ha' known somethin was mp.
he concluded. you're been so all fired
civil" After breakfast, while steering,
Dunkirk Sam ventured to expostulate.
"we lifted him, csppen, cause we
don't get much fresh meat in your yes
sci. Now, I'll tell you what well do.
II you II let the cook fix him up for
potpie dinner, and you'll promise
yourself not TO pay MS Oft, as you said
why, We'll all promise, every one OF us
not to tell the other cappens 'bout II
and we won't tell the minister 'bou
the way you cussed. neither" Withou
answering, Captain Tom shamefacedl
went below. Ten minutes later II
cook asked Bill for the roo,ter. TIL
story has no moral. Not that in IL
eternal fiji, ,ess OF things this Il hould b
It ought to - ON record that the pc
pie choked them. but nothing Of Il
kind happened. TIL ere Is not . n tint @
which moral can hi.>og.
Captain Tom steered, as was hfl' hal
1t, while the rest mustere.S arouna tn
cabin table. The cook dividsd the POI
pie into six sections and ate his share
In the galley. The mate finished hi
dinner and went up to relieve the skip
per, who not having quite forgiven his
"boys. waited until they had finished
before going down-an unwise delay.
Three pairs of eyes lifted from three
well emptied plates and gazed longingly
at the remaining share Of potpie.
Chances and grins were exchanged
then three spoons reached toward the
platter, and the captains dinner was
, removed II vns sbnuor,l