The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

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=. than "A moderate
gale now. and We
lay hove to on the starbosrd tack under
our lower storm topsails. The hurricane
had passed. and besides having our decks
washed by the tremendous seas that al
ways run OF tho Horn We suffered little
damage. except the loss Of valuable can
vas. AZ noon We managed TO take q sight
and found we were in 90 degrees south lati-
-tuse. or near the Antarctic Circle. There
was plenty Of floating ice. and although 1t
was midsummer. and consequently daylight
nearly all the time. the air was as cold az
midwinter in the States. .
After supper I lit my pipe and started
for the carpenters room. in the forward
house..It was the second mates watch on
dscs, and I passed him at the break of the
poop and made my way carefully along un-
Ger the shelter Of the weather bulwarks.
Having gained the lee OF the house, 1 was
out Of danger OF being swept off my feet by
a sea, so. feeling hankfu for my dry
clothes. Sid back the door and en-
tered. ! soon added a few whiffs of decent
smoke to the fog from burning weed and
soaking fannels. and settled myself on a
corner Of the sea chest TO hear the news.
Inc DOS II duQ miro uldle were ndrQ at 1t
in an argument on navigation: the bos'n
having asked him the question, Suppose
you had an anchor tween decks an had no
tackle to get her ~out-how'd you dor" and
as the third mate swore he would let the
anchor and ship so bloody well to the bot
tom before he'd fool with IT. he had made
the bos'n mad.
Then followed a fierce haransue on the
part Of the bcs'n. accompanied by a de-
scriptfon Of the necessary maneuvers. in
terspersed with some choice phrases of a.
fercibie character relating to the third
mates knowledge OF things nautical.
The little room had no window. only .
snail scuttle overhead. and here IN this
dose boz the carpenter. always known
aboard as ..sChips. - slept. smoked and held
parliament with those Of the first watch be-
low and whoever eiso chose to ayaff them
selves Of the opportunity to breathe the
smoky fog and learn wisdom
AS the carpenter was rated an officer, he
vss allowed to burn a light in his room as
>lone rs he wished; go 1 often vent,ired In to
hear the learned debates and listen to the
yarns of those who robbed themselves Of
an hours rest for the pleasure Of dragging
our ,maginations through mazes Of wonder
full adventures and hairbreadth escapes.
6oLbo<1ufGD INC CIQ pldCh CCOh WOULD pOk0
his head In the door for a few minutes aft
Or washing up and lend the weight OF hs
opinion to one side or the other In argu-
ment.
The bos'n having by this time gained suf-
ncient ground against the third mate to
force him to be quiet. finally relinquished
the subject of Anchors This made q mo
mentary silence during y hich my blood
thawed q Httls.. and I began to distinguish
the smell Of my tobacco from the SURROUND
Ing haze.A HE/Ai
t~Dve' fat reaches" the carpenter was
/saxfnS to the quartermsster. as heard his
voice after the srowIings subsidized. They'll
cure you even time. It's old man Green's
sure remedy! for I heard him telling It to
the second mate"
Now. stave me. ~shipmate. but that would
be an ALFRED tough dish to swallow. Sup
posen they didn't die? They would make n
most eternal disagreeabie cargo to have
shifting about amongst your ribs. May the
devil grab me IL Lwouldn't rather swell up
an bust with the scurvy than swallow them
feilers kickinI.%
boil them. man: boil them in a pint OF
water-antNt hen throw them overheard.
Who H.e'devil would eat a roachg"
-XigBt you are. shipmate; ills an easy
db$e-fo take If all you have to do Is to
Ehhck them overheard"
well. by CORY. but you are a thick one.
What would you do but drink the water.
man-drink it for the acid in the critter.
For It's salt in the blood that causes scursy
from living SO long on salt Junk without
vegetables. Lime-juice acid. Is good. IL the
old mar gives it to you straight. but it's
expensive and adulterated.S >Anyhow. It
lo,S a.. ~ -.
>counteracting salt, md like wise hasn't the
Sfreshness. wfjcn is the main point. after
ALL" ~
Seeing hitheelf loft out OF the talk. and
having ccmpleteIy ,Growled down the third
mate. the boSn was not long starting an
other s1b5cct. This be did by beginning n
TRADE against shipping commissioners.
cringrs and sailors boardtngshouse keepers.