Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-13
CHAPTER ri.
WHAT I IEARD IN TIIE APPLl

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mo, not L." said Silver. FLINT was
| cap'n; was ouartelnaster, along o.
my timber leg The same broadside
| lost my leg old Pew lost his headlights
| 1t was a MISTER surgeon, him that am
putated me--out of college and all
| Latin by the bucket. and what not
/ hut he was hanged like a dog, and sun
dried like the rest, at Corso castle
| That was Roberts men, that was, ane
| coined of changing names to theil
| ships-sRoyal Fortune and so on. Now
| what a ship was christencd so let hel
stay, says /. SO 1t was with the Cas-.
sandra,' as brought us all safe home
| from Malabar, after England took the
| 'Viceroy of the Indies so it was Will
the old Walrus, lclint's old ship, as I've
seen amucl1 with The red blood and III
| to sink with gold
! "Al!" cried another voice. that of the
youngest hand on board, and evidently
full of admiration. ''he was the flower
| of the flock, was Flint!
| Davis was /; man, too. by all ac-
counts" said SILVER. Il never sailed
along of him; first with England, thef
| with Flint, that'S my story; and now
here on my account in Il manner OF
| speaking. laid by 500 safe, from Eng
| land, and 1000 after Flint. That ain'i
| bad for a man before the mast-all safe
| in bank. 'Tain't earning now; its saw
ing does 1t. you may lay to that
| Where's all England's men now?
dunno. Where's Flint's? Why, most
on ems abroad here. and glad to get
| the duff been begging before that
some on EN-. Old Pew, as has lost his
sight, and might have thought shame
| spends El,200 a year. like Il lord in
parliament Where is he now? Well
he's dead now, and under matches; but
| for two years before that, shivcr my
| tiInlers. that man was starving. He
| begged and he stole, and he cut throats
and starved al that, by the powers,'
'NVell, 1t amt much use, after all,
said the young seaman.
Tain much use for fools, You may
| lay 10 it-that, nor nothing. cried Sill
YER "Isut now, you look here; you're
young, you are, but you're as smart
as paint. see that when set my eyes
on you, and III talk to you like q
man.
You can imagine how ! felt when
heard this abominab.e old rogue adj
dressing another in the very same
words of nattery he had used to myself
i think. If had been able | would
have killed him through the barrel
Meantime he ran on, little suposing he
was overheard.
Here it is about gentlemen of for
tune. They lives rough, and they risk
swinging, but they eat and drink like
fighting cocks. and when a cruise is
| done, why it's hundreds of pounds in
steal of hundreds of farthings i'm theil
pockets. Now, the most goes for rum
and good fling, and TO sea again In
their ships. But that's not the course
l lay. ! puts 1t away. some here, some
n |,
by reason of suspicion. I'm so, mark
you; once back from this cruise, set ur
gentleman in earnest Time enough
too, say you. All. but I've lived easy
In the meantime; never denied myself
o. nothing heart desires, and slept
soft and eat dainty all my days, but
when at sea. Aud how did | begin:
Before the mast like you."
WELL" said the other, "but all the
other moneys gone now, amt it? YOU
daren't show face in Bristol after this
"Mhy where might you suppose il
was asked Silver. derisively.
".At Bristol in banks and places.
answered his companion.
cit We're, said the cook: lit We're
when we weighed anchor. But my old
1nissis has it all by now. And the Spy
glass is Sold lease and goodwill and
rigging; and the old girls off to meet
me. ! would tell you where, for
trust you; but it nd make Jealousy
among the mates
"And you can trust your missis? p
asked the other.
Gentlemen of fortune" returned
the cook, usually trusts little among
themselves, and right they are, YOU
may lay to it. But have a way Will
me. | have When mate brings a slil
ON his cable-one as knows me, j NEAR
lit wont be in the same world Will
old John. There was some that was
feared of Pew, and some that was
feared of Flint; but Flint his own sell
was feared of inc. Feared he was. ant
proud. They WAS the toughest crew
alloat, was Elint's; the devil himsel
would have been feared to go to Sc;
with them. Well, now, tell YOU, Tn
not :, hoasting man. and you seer
yourself how easy Keep company: fol-
when 1 was uual.termaster, lambs
wasn't the word for Islint's old buc
cancers. All, you may be sure of Your
self in old Johns ship
We'll, tell You NOW" replied the
lad, II didn't half quarter like the iol
till had this talk With you John; bu
there's my hand on ii now
And II brave lad you We're, ant
smart, too" answered Silver, shaking
hands so heartily that all the barre
shook. AND a finer 1igure-head for
gentleman of fortune | never clappet
my eyes on"
| BY this time | had begun to under
stand the meaning of their terms. ID,
II gentleman of fortune" they plainl,
meant neither more nor less than
common pirate, and the little seen,
i that | had overheard was the last ac
in the corruption of one of the homes
| hands, perhaps of the last one lief
aboard. But on this point | was sool
TO be relieved, for Silver giving Il littl,
! whistle, a third man strolled up, an,
sat down by the party.
"Dicll's square. said Silver
ooh, / knowed Dick was square.
returned the voice of the cockswain
Israel Hands. Hes no fool is Dick.
| Md he turned his quid and spat. but
look here he went ON, here's what
| want to know Barbecue-how long ar,
| we q going to stand off and on like ;
blessed BUM boat? I've had amos
! enough % Cap'n Smollett; he's haze,
M long enough. by thunder. l wan
to 80 into that cabin, do. l want the
| pickles and wines, and that
Israel" said Silver, your head aim
! much account nor never was. Blu
| you're able to hear, j reckon; least
| ways, your ears is big enough. Now
! here's what j say-youll berth for
ward, and you'll live hard. and your
| speak soft, and you'll keep sober, til