Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14
HE MADMAN.
BY K, l..
Observation-Disclosures

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sense Of the phrase. She was we'll
rod and manned, and the treatment,
nr;ne and morale of the whole ship S
Ia,,,, were such as to make the voy-
pleasant one.
;o;red her at Coquimbo, on the coast
Chill shipping simply for the run.
Toroov where she received her first
srImcnt Of cargo, a man was shipped
signed his name Edward Barry.
lack never goes as far the ship S
lies to seek a name for new ship
From his grave, serious express
of face and certain little peculiarl-
Of manner Barry received the title
.tbo Parson;" and as "Parson' was
& known and addressed thenceforth.
par,on was a tall, muscular fellow and
s8 bod seaman. But he was moody and
81 brvcd. acting very strangely at times,
st hat the boys stood in fear of him and
81 men shook their heads sagely, de
ing that Parsons ballast wasn't
ST nerly slowed and that there was
hething cranky" about him.
he would 90 aside from his watch
SD les and walk the deck by himself for
hrs together, sometimes Tapping his
rs about and gesticulating furiously,
"a again folding his hands behind his
and marching with his face upturn-
to the sky.
He was also given to a sort of walk
b somnambulism during his watches
low. and was likely to be found in the
Oa unlikely and out-of-the-way places
Shcn called at eight bells Thus, it was
uncommon thing to find that he had
bile on several occasions he had been
scovcrcd astride the flying jibboom
and once on the lee fore-yard arm.
while acting under any direct or
he was intelligent and willing, and
Eays respectful to his officer.
kpt under his bunk, instead of in it:
We had a quick passage round the
prn and had run down into the low
b iudc on the Atlantic side. when one
ebt it was Parsons turnout wheel i'll
SN .,r 1
',."'.S ""'0''' anu ne was not ~ NC
's '''u "''y.' every WS'l-lollutC'eu oo"
f'l' '' ,"pI',''I" ~ NC d. o1Cil 'i,'ie'
Aorng Justify in his bunk. Search was
ldc for him at first without success,
IN the boy IonaWanda ESQ called
Cm the name of a Philadelphia ship in
Nh,ch he had saled), looking over the
Rws. discovered him riding the chain
0S.'9 ;, WI" ms PACK agal''S, tlle S4lve
",S vi" mead ana MS long legs
81 n&I,S Almost III me water
-'@.''o, I arse" l hahed' looking
v ~ srl ,'> %,E ., = L., 1911,
r.. he inquired, in an absent way
81 W. " just w "''N'''S'
49, 1t 5 your turnout "iiee'' you
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d 5nl .,..t.
.,J. ' r ,.'''.''''S III between tne hli,Sli'
br,u, ny w (''' 81, 'o'I'S "tl Win ms lledu
,o".' '''>N ana me point OF MS nose
s. ..,. .'.'' "''' 0I'llS iiot d "olu ~
H"'SI,''S ana remarks OF his snip
rm ,(l. -. '"' we mad all become acGuS,
H. w. NC ms e0eeilIIlcltleS ana naa
- ceased to regard them with fear
~,.N.l''' Iney furnished rather
Z %, ave o, amusement to us.
n- ISro, s"1d I'ttIe Chlieno' Augustln'
j ~Ar
B., ,b5 ,' - ..'"l wen say It, SAID ola
8c,r'o.,,+ > ,,. .'1''. % war S man he the
H. rL L..@P 'la' ever l was Shipmate
Is .n '%:. Is 10 say he SHIFTS his bal
Sga.n ,"' o'.s"eS'' but he always rights
Prescott. 49,
j. The w;@1 ''.g ; snip came tiylng up IN
All G- ...0 WIN heaa-SalIS stating.
PEARSON. l.,. ~, "@Iu ), sang out boH-
owen ... gazing, he added, in
Mimi ,-...,,
kre vor ', f",,, lg IL, there, Pars9n What
a'Hard IT,, G I,,;E shouted the mate;
The ,..,. ...,'SN' oI you IL nave her
Bound NJ @, .I r. was cut short by the
f1eat the Parson hat1eSs u,;th h;a 1ona