The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-12-05
COSTLY ATTENDANCE
PROFIT AND LOSS THE MOONSHINERS G


tthis was before the time OF bridges
aboard ship, working ont OF New York
harbor, when man came up the com
panion way, looked wildly about him
and gasped in astonishment
well, my man." | sang out, what's
the mattert"
Il don't know" he said. How did
/ get aboard this shiDT'
You probably skulked aboard. but
you won't skulk now you've got aboard
You'll work your passage
You see. we had so much of this sort
OF deadbeat that we'd got tired OF II,
and | didn't propose to be humbugged
The man was well dressed-in fact. too
well dressed 10 make a sailor Of or for
him to stand heaving coal into the fur
naces. | looked him over and made up
my mind to make cabin boy of him.
'NUw, see here" | said; iii Is too late
you wouldn't have shown yourself till
later. I've got to take you to Liver
pool You go to the head steward and
tell him 3, get what he can out OF you
While | was speaking the man seem
ed to be trying to recall something.
Then he thrust his hands into his trou-
sers pocket. then into all the rest of
his pockets evidently looking for mon
ey. Then he turned to me and said:
Put me ashore"
"Put you ashorei ! would without
your asking If | could. I've got the
mails on board. and | daren't lose an
hour"
| was watching him like cat and
felt sure he was playing the emotions
that would he expected of him under
the circumstances.
what am to do, captainT'
ado what I told you to do-go to the
head steward for work"
He disappeared from above the com
panlonway, and | heard nothing more
of him TIL went to my cabin, where
| found a protest drawn up in legal
form against my taking him to Liver
pool and demanding to be put ashore.
At first | was staggered. but I'd seen
many sharper dodge than that, and
assumed that the man had brought the
paper aboard with him. paid no at
tention to 1t and IN a few days forgot
all about the fellow. till one day he
appeared in the saloon, where | was
at dinner, and handed me a plate of
soup.
used to waiting on tablet" | asked.
"Oh. yes"
"Where have you done any waitingT
"Summers-hotels."
Like itT
ITS the easiest Job you could have
given me- but it IL bn rather expensive
for you before my bill is paid"
what do you meanT
81 mean that every time | hand you
a plate of soup it II cost your company
$1,000"
| smiled good humoredly, being quite
amused at the mans gall" 1t was
evident he was trying to bluff me into
giving him a first class passage out
and home again. Still the next morn
ing | awoke before daylight and got
to thinking about the fellow till | be-
gan to be worried. Caution said treat
him as II you believed him. You'n lose
nothing. Whereas II you don't and he's
all right he may make trouble for you,
But the matter had gone too far for
me TO retreat and | took no action.
On the return trip, the second morn
ing out. who should | see on deck.
dressed in jaunty English suit. puff
ing good cigar, but my shanghaied
man
Good morning. captain he said,
what II be the run today
looked at him pretty steadily for
moment. then turned on my heel and
went to the purser. who told me the
man was down on the list as Nelson
Brentwood of New York. | began 10
fear | was In for trouble.
Just before we reached New York,
going into my cabin one morning, |
saw on my bunk a paper. ! opened il
and read:
THE - STEAMSHIP co.
To Nelson Brentwood. Or.
Handing the captain fve plates of
Other services as cabin bOy.......... 5000
Loss of time. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4VWO
Total S"Voo