The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-20
WRECK or THE PEnnr-xHsTlE.
By TUDOR jerks.


AlOnE tlt b1ufuNNlk lI0m NUN Tpifis aihl
evidently making for the life-saving station.
Here he comes again. remarked Ben
TO himself rs he kno,ted n new cord into
the seino he was mending. But who II
the city chap along with him2-
Tho old mans question vas soon An
swered. for tho boy brought the young
man directly up to Ben and introduced him.
sSailor Ben he said. this Is my friend.
Mr.. Oscar Averill. who Is going to marry
my sister.
Sailor Ben and Mr. Averill bowed and
the old man said: Most happy. I'm sure.
sir: and I wish you the best Of fortune
Il hear said Mr.. Averill. that you
have been pleasing our young friend with
some stories Of your adventures
Sailor Ben looked up with an odd little
smile.
Yes. SIR be answered. But he takes
'em as they come. as fo'castle yarns. you
know. He don't ask my affidavy To en-
'Oh. I understand said MIR Averill.
AN Sailor Ben needs said the boy.
els something 60 start him. II You toll a
story first. he will afterward. I'm sure"
Sure aid Sailor Ben. %grinning.
'No.hin' could he fairer nor that. It's
Q poor man-o'-var man that won't follow
where his officer leads
well. here goes then said Mr.. Averill.
drawing a long breath and gazing down
at the small boy. who had seated himself
on the sand just at their feet. Would
you like To hear about the time when We
dug up the treasure ship. or about how
we were wrecked and lost tho good ship
Penny whistler
II was a puzzling question.
what kind 81 a wreck was IT," tho small
boy asked az last, n fter digging a hole in
the sand.
a whale wreck, said Mr.. Averill
Let's hear about that said the boy.
sitting down at full length
.very well. the Penny Whistle n Il. them
said Mr.. Averill. If Sailor Ben agrees
'Heave away. akin your pardon said
Che sailor.
And Mr.. Avcrill hea we'd away thus.
1T vas thu year OF III yellow typhoon
IN the China Seas, when. having triced
mp our anchor, -et our jibboom taut and
hauled close upon tho brerzs. va drew
out Cf the harbor ~ Chopstick Kong. hound
for Sumatra. We were loaded 10 the b,lge-
line with a cargo Of silks. satin-. horss-
shoes. telephones and carpet tacks.
The ship was harkentine-rigged on tho
mizzen-mast. and sloop-rigged 90 tho fore.
and from heel 20 truck was fitted with
wire ropes. Our captains name was
Adolphus F~tzstcphen, and the mates
name was Valentine Van Spitzenberg.
The crew consisted Of coolies. Malays
and Manxmen. but was not large, as there
were only two OF each. I was midshipman,
and a colored cook was the only other
member OF the. crew
For a week. and two days everything
went m swimmingly and then Capt. Fitz-
stephen came running up the companion
way with his face as white as a boiled turnip,
and carrying the ther1nometss in his
hand.
SILVER my boltropc-.' he remarked
uneasily. there's going 20 lie a regular
shindy soon
What il II, your honor' I asked
Here's tho Thermometer has fallen
twenty inches in thirteen minutes. and
the mercury has turned pink no replied
Shin up 10 the main truck. YOU young
powder monkey. and report on the theo-
dolite''
Il was young then and hadn't the least
idea what he meant. but the FIRST duty
OF an officer is to obey. and I went hand
overland up the stays. crawled through
the lubber's holc, ran up the ratline, and
M aIoi' III wv NEu'h
What do you mako outF roared the
captain through his ereaying trumpet.
Nothingi'1 shricked hack
rwhere avayF asked the captain.
'Nor'-nor'east hy an eighth degrees
vest" shouted, withou, thinking much
What ] was saving.
Just then heard tho ho-'n's whistle
PIPE all hands 10 dinner, and ! slid down
TO splice the main brac"
After dinner the captain appeared again
on deck dressed In a noreaSter Of oiled tar
paulin. trimmed With oll-skin and India
rubber.
Mr.. Van s~ritzcnberg, said the cap
tain, have all hnnds called 20 hnlyra one
the deck, and piTs-clay The sfarboari
lantern. The ihermomefsy has fallen
three feet more, and we must make nll
tsut To- a regular zephyr
When these orders had hren carried out
Van spitzenberg touched his cap and re-
ported: Come aboard, cir. Shall ! reef
M a littler
Certainly, sir, said the captain. and
put an extra bit OF oakum on the capstnn-
bar I'm afraid We shall have n tycoon
-~Typhoon'- asked the small hoy
certainly said Mr. AVerill. 'he meant
typhoon. OF oourse.
u never Sailor Ben said slowly. knew
nj slIOh n GtafA ~ fhtNara aboard aRw -