The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-19

two days We paid the men OF. for they
had been shipped by the run. and there
wasn't hardly anything coming TO any Of
them. seeing a. they had all had their
months advance. Thompson hadn't q
penny in his pocket. and owed the slOp-
chest FOR considerable clothes and tobacco.
aiui when Smedley handed him his dis
charge. which was ~. c." for as l have
said. h. was an Al sailor. he told him 10
step aside and walt Tor a few minutes.
What OF that says l. Amt all the
rest ~ the men fixed the same way Let
him get another ship. same a. the others
will do"
.Nlr. Foster. said Smediey. when Thomp-
son was out of hearing. I'm worried about
that man. lie hasn't got the price Of a meal
in his pocket" t
suppose" saws Smedley. that when he
gets back 10 New York ne sues US. and
proves that his story IL true: II would
about ruin the owners. and me too. and /
should probably lose my ship before was
through with it
III that's your ida says J. perhaps
you'd better give the man a saloon pas
sage home. I said this I'm what YOU might
call a a sarcastic waSs but Smcdiey Jumped
At It.
That's just what I think is my chris
tian duty 4" says he. III the mans a clergy
man. and I'm pretty we'll convinced that he
=. he ought TO have the best the ship can
give him. Don't the Scripture say some
thing about making friends with uurighte-
ousnesSs That's what I'm going To do In
mis- matter. III treat Thompson 50 that
by the time We get hack to New York he'u
az soon think OF suing his brother as OF
suing me"
I saw that SmedIcy wasn't in a state OF
mind 10 b. reasoned with. and so / let
him talk. and when he had got through
with irving 10 tell me that he was going
10, make an ass Of himself. I went about my
own.buslness / saw him call up Thompson
aneehave a long talk with him and then
Thompson went ashore j didn't ser him
again tin We were ready TO sail and the
passengers came aboard There were only
fvo OF them and one or the two was
Tbomusou and the other was a chan that
Vas a sure enough Methodist minister.
was dressed In a suit OF cheap
parSon's slopS. and the old man called him
The Reverend Mr.. Wilson. and treated him
with more respect and more attention than
he ever treated any passenger before or
since. though We used 10 have mighty dis
tfnguished people along with us.E such as
an ex-President % the United States and
the champion miadie weight OF America.
and the editor 81 the Smedleyville Banner
OF Freedom. Thompson took Il all in with
a solemn face and sort Of met the old mans
kindness half way. as you might say. But
I noticed that we didn't have any Sunday
services during the passage home. Smedley
allowed that he had enough Of ThOmpson's
preaching, ana that II was calculated 70
lead to 4 breach OF the peace. or course.
II he didn't Jet Thompson preach he couldn't
let the other man preach. and 80 he allowed
that ne didn't consider sunday service safe
In bad weather and that the men didn't
consider them necessary in fair weather.
and would mutiny II he ordered them aft
To attend service.
The Methodist chap and Thompson didn't
get on together. \ L first tho Methodist.
who was a good sort OF chap. wanted TO
be friendly and 20 talk theology with
Thompson. hut Thompson wOuidn't hear to
II. and treated him with such a highland
mighty air that the Methodist got mad. and
no wonder. He privately told Smedley that
he had his doubts about Thompson. and
believed that he was a Jesuit In disguise,