Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-07-23
A VICTIM OF PEFORr1,
How tbs Captain ST the Coaster s,, anto.;, .
By john Fleming Vii wilson.
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eHiS painted and her skipper had 90
East to get married.
10 the friends of Captain Van OH
os the tWo facts were indicative of
revolution. To think that the grin
oan Anton should glory in fresh co
ersl To thirk tif. her stin.,aspc
ihEeavy;hafided3 htarse-vo:ced tyrar
sheald take q wife! Now that the da
approached when tic Bridal paiF wer
expected. the mate and engineer Ere,
strangely uneasy: Il don't like il
,l,i FIT said the mate: Il tell you, Ben
When q Scared old ruffian like th,
Skipper gets Wife; there's tffubl.
oleTlns' Why, he can't even get alons
with U.S. N'
Ben Harris, the chief engineer, gr,,nt.
Cd amiably; "oh, you take it toe hard,
sam; One 'ud think it was you in
seeaa of Van, that was getting spliced.
Il IT,. won't make any such tremendous
difereuee IL you and me: We'll lust
WORK on tWenty-four hours day; same
as usual Ola man may beef around
little more; may lat the niess=boy a
neEle ettener, but reckon we'll make
aseut the sali.e number OF revolutions
per minute: Nothing make, n1t,cb 1if-
iesence 20 me, s. long as have boilers
made 6f tomato-ins: t horfify to
think what'll happen Some day When
they get really het up"
Ge on" grun;bled the mate: "vou
slt around in any old weather ana
watch your stew-pans, and run that
egg-oeater engine of yours, while I'm
trying to tell by the color of the va
Ter whefe we're at, and hanging Old
slethes on a rotten clothes-line to try
ana claw on lee-shore. And then
When the old man fnis we've gone
oaek twenty miles instead OF fetching
lIty, he blames ME-"
-,., 30 ne does, so he does. And {
s'pose you'll be pretty sore when they
pe TWO Of 'effl to euss you. Likely I
enough the new nlissus is ten feet long, S
ana mas an arm as heavy as packing
case: But she can't fool with me. If S
she does, III accidentally rock mn A
against the main-steam a,e scaid her 70 l.
DEATH Say Sam, have ye got some W
good, stiH putty? The donkey-boiler,s q
! sos . hole in it, and I'd like to patch oi
It. I've used up ali the oilers sboes
Already Oh that hole. Somehow, 1eatb. -,
Or WON'T hoid.s 49, w w
Ihe rate gave no response tn tbis,
'leasantfy, and went forward to hit a
80 -sass>aatid Who, was oYer-anxionslys stt
I ~ afrs Van were q
aet at tie gan gway Of The San Ant0hie s e
" this mate, y, .,.,s,,ar Or
Z Hello, san!, shouted the skipper - -
rHow's every thing ,.a ~ ~
,sFirst.rate, SIR" answered tne hia'e' =. -
vith .jhe eye on the "missus. sr sv
!. ssah this is my wife. Mrs. van 81 81
o,inda ~ said the captain, prouuiy. ''
MRS. Van, this is Mr. l~lzz'e' n'' cb
mate" ,a,;,, m
.Mr rwizzle, I'm glad to meet you' IL
the lady. ,,use fe
"so'm l." said tine mate, after p.use ~
of desperation. For the lady, ih'o :,
whose face he was looking, was c'
1vbol .sore. clear-eyed matron OF per u
haps thirty-fve-thc opposite OF al ne " "
had fancied. The husband did not ho. !,
tice his mates embarrassment pG. ~ v
stan+orian notes he was calling: Ben
psn Harris! Hang you, Ben, Where
do you keep yourself!
The engineer rose out of the engine
room depths and walked steadlly up :
with outstretched hand. Glau " %
YOU back, sir. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
nliments"-this last to the lady.
"Mr Harris, I'm pleased to make
vour acquaintance said Mrs. van
olinda, without waiting for her nus
band.
Hope you'll never regret IT. an
swered the chief, politely. He, 700,
was surprised, but he pfumed hlmsei
ON never showing his feelings. -,
II was late that evening before the
ssn Antonio reached her new place
IN San francisco waterfront. When
all was fast for the night, the mate anu
engineer washed away the most OIL Tue
crime and went aft to dinner. Inc III
tle saloon was spick and span III ne"
white paint, and, to the mates ols-
gnst an inadvertent placing OF ms
bandyon the bulklead left smut un.
mistakable. "And | just wasnea H.
he muttered to the engineer.
"p,raps it was the other one," sug-
gested the chief. .,,o,,
This did not mend matters, and they
devoured their meal in silence. but
with a full stomach there usually steals
over rfe normal man sense OF the
completeness Of life, and vague ap-.
nreciation of blessing. Both the ON
cers of the San Antonio yielded to thls'
and over their pipes they sought each
the others opinion on the new mistress
of their ship. : =
"she's too good for him. said Har-
ris, finally. -, .,;,d
Tw;zzle. at doesn't lower any wo'
man to marry good, skillful seaman
And he evidently sets his course u
nlease her. They're gone to the pia!
tonight
go the mess-boy told me when wa
cleaning up"
"Well. now, Ben, doesn't that shoN
he's hound to do the square thlng
Not but that agree with you tnat sne
all right. Somehow. she reminds M
of my mother.
Tookee here" suggested the mat
.The old shippers married see
what's to hinder us getting few we'
ding presents ourselves? l need he
stores-sails and such-and you d
forever cussin' your boilers. u
s'pose we could get 'em?"
1"sort O. mean" answered the eng
noor .sort O. mean to mix her up WI