The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-01

the diVarShion. Come this way, bhoyS.
Now, all together Well, sor, ton av
San Francisco polls hit that door wild a
bang that w'ud a smashed a football
team, but ne'r a CULVER
Trapped" hollers the Sargint.
'Hinnissey,' he ses, III have We dis
charged
This mint Sargint,' answers, if
it PLACE We! For l shmelt a quare
shmell, sweet an sicknin', an l was
thinkin' In nivir see Biddy Hinnissey
any more. Wurroo! 1t was powerful.
Like 40 drug stores, on'y stronger
Thin me head began to go round an
round.
Holy shmoke,' SEES Crossman.
'Chloroform! May the Lord have mercy
on We, Hinnissey.' Then he keeled over
an lay quiet. The min banged about,
gaspin' an chokin'. an fallin' over one
another for a while, thin the sthuff
got into me lungs an / followed the
Sargin't lead an shapes quiet as a
babe"
The reporters pencil raced over his
paper. Have another" he said, while
1 catch up"
Thank you, will So" said Hennes-
sey. Here's to that old crimp.
May the divil soon get him!"
We'll, what happened next?'
''Sorra a thing I rimimber till hears
| voice roarin' in me ear an a big
fut lands in me ribs. Get up. Jack
Smith, ses the voice, we've had time
to shape off your drink
'Arrah. be aisy, Biddy.' I ses.
Thought / was in me bed at home.
Yer fists gettin' powerful heavy, me
| girl. Get out wild yer Jack Smiths,
I grumbes without opening me eyes,
or it's combin' yez hair wild the poker
| I'll be-.
Thin big fist landed on me nose.
| I'll tache yez to cheek yer officer, ses
the voice. Be the rod of Moses. sorr,
| jumps up fightin mad. But the sight
1 seed TUX all the grit out av me.
I Il was in the middle av a dirty lit
tie room liped wild hunks all round. 1t
was dark an gloomy an be the light
av a slush lamp I saw a dozen min
sittin' wild the legs av thin danglin'
| from the hunks. A big man stood over
me with raised fist.
| Tumble up. he ses, Jack Smith
"'An I'd be glad to do that same.
ses 1. An I know what it names For
I didn't like his luks, he was powerful
big. hairy. an savage lukin.'
Git. he ses.
Now, thin I replies. we're sphak-
in American 1 got. Up a ladder 1
stumbles wild the man afther me hot
| foot, an behave me whin l got to the
top 1 nearly tainted from surprise.
rubbed me eyes an hung on to rope
to keep from fallin'. Water, water
everywhere! A-pitchin' an tossin';
gray in the distance like the clouds, an
! black close up, with a spharkle av
froth on the crist av each wave. The
big masts rose straight above an made
me dizzy to LUX up, with the little round
tops av thin slipping acrost the sky;
the wind whistled mournful through
| the riggin': an the heave av the YES
sci turned me sick at me stumick.
'Swab thin decks. Jack Smith, ses
| the big man. Mate he was. sorr. an a
hard man. but I wasn't goin' to
knuckle down widout a struggle.
| 7" Jack Smith. yerself. ses l. Hin
misery's me name. B Al av the San
Francisco polls force. A good man, be
the same token. an no tarry sailor,
Put me ashore, We blatherin' ruffin,' l
continued, that / may resume me pub
lie duties
Jack Smiths yer name ses the
| man. Jack Smith av the ship Polly
| Ann. two days out from Frisco on a
| three years whalin' cruise Thin he
smiles pleasant, an fetches me clip
betwixt the eyes av me.
+" Jack Smith let ut be- ses l, whin
me emotion had subsidized little. It's
ncognhito I'm travelin this v'vige, but
if liver I catch We in San FRANCISCO,
! nj"
'Ye may do that same, ses the
mate. an welcome, but for the prisint
.ye'H take your watch, We son av a sea-
| cooki'
AN Jack Smith it was for better nor
| a year We sailed to the north, an
manny's the fat whales we sthruck,
an terrible the storms we weathered
| be the grace av God. Mountains av
| ice sailed past us. an sometimes the
! decks was covered wild snow an ice.
But av that I'll say nothin'. Whin win
| ter come on we laid up in a northern
port. The Mkt season the luck follow
| ed us again; for be the summer was
past we'd a full ship an pulled for
| home"
Didn't you see anything of Cross
man or the other boys?" asked the re-
! porter.
"Crossman I saw, but the devil an
eve did / set on the others. A shang-
haied sailors gin'rilly shipped for a
| long vvige, an there's little doubt the
squads scattered from japan to Jerus-
| alenn. This was the way av me seein'
| Crossman Whin a days run home
ward bound, we sighted a whaler, an
she sgnaled US to take her letters.
The weather bein' fine an the sea calm,
! we ran right dDOOIO DIV hCl. was Oii
the lu'kout, an sees a big tarry sailor
starin' over the side.
'Hinnisseyi Be me fathers bones"
he hollers. 'Hinnissey!' he roars. Come
aboord an report to yer SUPERIOR off,
Ger. I'm minded ses he, to station yez
| aboord this here vessel while makes
me report ip Frisco.
| 'Sargint Crossman,' answers, soft
| and calm. dissimbling me astonishmint.
| 'Sargint Crossman, We may go TO hen.
| I'm for maxim me own report to Biddy
Hinnissey. I'll give yer best rispicts!'
I continues, very polite an pleasant
| to yer wife
" Come aboord, We villin' he roars.
or yen be tried for INSTRUMENTATION
III tell your wife ses l, soft an
sweet, as we were lost in bad sthorm
| also that ye're spiced to an Esquimaux
woman It's married she'll be afore
| yez arrive home!
" 'Ye wu'dn't do that, Hinnissey?' he
SEES. GRIMM like the lady wild her head
| in the lions mouth. No, Hinnissey, me
good friend, We wu'dn't do that?'
" Faith an l wu'd,' ses /, firmly
| AN what's more I ses, I'll have the
crimp killed afore you see Frisco
| t. 'Iye will not, replied Crossman, con-
| fdent.
{" 4 will
q" 'Nivir,' ses he, GRIMM, an just
| then a little man jumps into the riggin'
an halls me.