The National tribune., 1902-01-23

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Of tablespOonfuls of castor oil, his insides
-liuW that something got TO be done, ana
stop Idiing.'
Though every effort was made to get
the snip out that evening, it was not until
inul ming that she was ready to sail.
The biz sea-guing ship--it was really a
very small transport, but looked very large
10 Il man accustomed to the boats on the
Wabash Canal-was q great curiosity to
,hc Deacon. But he was kept so busy
.uuking out for his stores, in listening to
tiIc .siati actions of the Superintendent, and
Ia keel.ing out of everybOdys way, that
he G.d not have any opportunity TO graf
lly his curiosity. His appearance, Us he
marched up the gang-plank, with his
.eugh beaver hat, and overcOat, his car
uct-sack, umbrella, and packages of hoop
skirts, was Il subject Of limitless merrl-
ment to party of tough substitutes and
drafted men from New York City, who
were being sent forward to join their
regiments. They shouted:
Say, cullies, stag his nibs from the
iiuof-Pole Townships"
''Jee. a delegation from de hayfields. y
Say, stag dat tile, won't ye, fellers
Reg lar Broadway shape"
20, jes' look at dem mits. Dem amt
no kid gloves"
Wat you got in dat suushade, Uncle
Punkinseed? Search it, Sergeant. It's
full Of whisky bottles"
''.Ies' look ut de hayseed in de farmer
bloke's hair"
Say, ole Corntossel, did you fodder dc
geese an milk de ducks before you start
ed?"
Look ont for dat carpet-sack dere. It's
Plum-full of TASKS
Stag de hOop-skirts long wild him. HIS
uib's going to visit de ladies down at Sa-
vannah. o. he's fly 'mOng de gals, tell
Nice way to talk to u man who's just
shaken hands with the President of the
United States,'' thought the Deacon. an
eliy, but he was too much Interested i'll
his work to mediate long about their
jlbcs The Superintendent took him down
into the cabin, and found his room for
him, and it was the Deacon'S first act to
get carefully acquainted with the num-
bcr on the door.
Don't seem to be no old maids aboard ~
he explained to the Superintendent; but
amt going to take no chances.
He deIosited his things there, went up
for IL while on deck, to watch the storage
Of tlfeir goods in the cavernouS hold, but
as the deck was too noisy for the hnal
instructions the Superintendent wanted
to give, they returned to the room
md talked an hour or two, when the Su-
crintendent left, with warm wishes tor
n pleasant voyage and successful mis-
sion, and injunctions to get to bed for
much-needed rest.
The Deacon WAS certainly tired enough
to go to sleep anywhere, even upon the
lumpy surface of a transport mattress.
''"Tain't what you'd call curled-hair
mattress, nor yet Mothers bed, but it
heats a car-seat about 500 yards to the
mile, and is probably a thousand times
better than poor 81 has"
When he awakened, early the next
morning, he glanced eagerly out of his
bulls-tye window to see what new strange
startled to find the ship still at the dock,
though he could feel the engines throb-
bing.
d On large building near the revivalists
"THEY WHO GO DOWN TO THE
SEA IN GREAT SHIPS
PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD"
voyages have usually been in prairie
schooners," mused the Deacon. But
these fellows who talk so much about
storms ut sea never had to round up a
herd o. cattle on IL 4O-mile prairie in a
November blizzard Then they'd have
something to talk about"
He dressed himself and went up on
deck. 1t was the early daylight of
fresh, chill, Winter morning, and the
barefOoted sailors were skipping about
the decks with brooms, while two of them
were washing down" with vigorous
streams of very cold water from hose. All
were rushing to put ropes and buckets.
mats, tenders, hatches. etc, shipshape,
and incidentally to keep the breath of
life warm within them while the icy
drench was going on.
"Humph. there's some things worse
than going out in the morning and SHOW
cling the snow Off the wood-pile to get
wood to build fire." thought the D,a-
ron. Don't think pay of six bits day
would tempt me 10 be sailor. But /
expect 81 has to do much worse than
this"
AS the Mate who was experimenting
the work was denied by the dignity of his
position an opportunity OF taking eXer
else, he was keeping as warm as he could
by a vigorous cursing Of the Inen, sever