The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-07
Adventures on High Seas.


&c Dr. Shuts.
Adventures on High Seas.
Captain Thomas Cubbon has a hand
some silver watch charm presented 20
him BY a former apprentice Of his or the
good ship vixea- The charm IS the coat
OF arms OF the Isle OF Man and is in the
shape OF fiHgree or ring with three boot
ed legs within IT, The legs are bent IN the
act OF kicking and evidently furnished
artists the idea FOR self kicking machines
one sees in the papers Mr. Cubbon says
thar one Of the legs Is kicking al England
and one at ireland and one at Scotland
He admits that that Interpretation
OF their meaning may not be the right
one The man who sent him the watch
charm was an apprentice OF his dfty
years ago. Who deserted in Australia and
became rich in the gold diggings. laid
ny hands on Johnnie twice afterwards.
said Captain CubbOa. and could Jug
him FOR a year and q day. but what good
would that DO me- Johnnie made money
in the gold diggings. went back 10 his
Isle Of Nan when his father was washed
overheard in the Bay OF Biscay and ind
ing his mother also dead he took good
care II the seven orphan children"
Captain Cubbon IL a very interesting
cid gentleman with great sailors heart
in him once ne put in at Tory Island.
on the North Atlantic for a cargo u
kelp. He found nobody in the island
able 10 speak English but a schooimaster,
but as he himself could speak Gailc,
it didn't maze much difference to him.
The day he landed Re learned that
man had died on the island and his
friends had no way TO bring him across to
Donegal for burial. The captain lowered
his boats. placed them at the disposal
OF the friends and the funeral across 10
the main land was the most imposing
ever seen b. the Tory islanders. There
after. when the captain put in az Tory
Island the people received him as II he
was a king
With the history and tradition OF the
Isle OF Man Captain Cubbon IS very
familiar. The island has q home-ri,e
government which Il said to De the oldest
IN the world. II is composed Of the Txn-
valid court ard the house OF KEYS. the
latter consisting OF t7yenty-four mem
bers. They pass their own laws and
when they are approved they are promul-
gated by announcement or Tynwald I'm
at Douglass This TynwaId HfH is made
ground, and as Captain Cubbon says
Eve OF six good men with shoveis could
have built il in a day But il is a
sacred spot TO the Man islanders Eng
land sends p governor. an attorney-gen-
eral and a clerk OF the rolls there and
outside OF that It Is practically inde-
pendent
Captain Cubbon and Captain strong
had race from London 10 Australia
once. Captain Cubbon left on one tide
and Captain Strong on the next Captain
Cubb0n escaped a big storm az the Ca
nary Islands and he sailed thirty-three
days without tacsing He made Aus
tralia in 81 days and out OK three barrels
- osten meal bread he had some left
he had discharged his cargo and was
leaving the hsroor after reloadiag. when
he soied a three-master- He sailed up 70
IT, spoke 70 Captain Strong and 3oshed
him good and strong.
~ another time Captain Cubboa came
near having a Gght with the captain OF
a boat in The Mediterranean trade Thsy
sailed from Sicily together. but the first
night cut a storm carried away the main
mast SAT- and bowsFri. Of the captains
ship. He was in a terrible FIX but be was
~ brave a captain as ever cut the water
and he shot through the straits % Gi-
bTsltar. Encouraged hy the success he
determined 10 reach England w.th Ms
crippled ship and made u IN 2 days ahead
OF his rivals boat And what were you
doing all this time asked Captain Cub
bon Of the other captain lost ny
main TOP sail and bowsprit and here 1
an in Tendon . days ahead u you
The rival captain was so much put out
o. humor that he vas nearly provoked %
fight
IN The ola days he sailors would CO a
li,tie smuggling and the captains zlnl,ed
az T. "Cne day. SAID Captain CubSon.
we were putting into Newcastle IN Ire
laui-there az the foot &c TIE Mor1a
u0ultai1s. We knew cur Irizh cousins
were fond of Little good brandy ard
We sacH % us put Two ruari Jugs ra8er
our arms fastened around aur necks uffh
strings ard went past rhe co1sr Sua-d
WhistH-E He watched IS CLOSELY ard
followed atfer Bogs ] said. Keep a
steady step fer 1irs Teers and they
did We'll Te reached her little shop.
end deposited err 3aes-
she SAID. You hogs seen 20 - af-ait
~ sonsthius Tou neeea't - that cosss
gsa-d Is ny son-i--iaw
Captain Cubooa hss had many sdreu-
lures AZ sea ard i Is g delight 70 hear
hin tax saolt RS seventies years sail
luE f. ;he f7gr quarters q Ire zo-ic-