The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-09-26
COSTLY ATTENDANCE



(this was before the time of bridges
aboard ship, working out of New YORK
harbor, when man came up the com
panlon way. looked wildly about him
and gasped in establishment.
"Well, my man." | sang out, what's
the matterT
II don't know" he said How did
I get aboard this shIpT
"You probably skulked aboard, but
you won't skulk now you've got aboard.
YOull work your passage
You see, we had so much Of this sort
of deadbeat that we'd got tired OF 1t,
and didn't propose 10 be humbugged.
The man was well drcssed-in fact too
well dressed to make a sailor OF or for
him to stand hcavlng coal into the FUR
naces. looked him over and made up
my mind % make cabin boy Of him.
"Now, see here" | sald lit Is too late
TO put you ashore. You know that or
you wouldn't have shown yourself till
Inter I've got to take you to Liver
pool You 20 to the head steward and
tell him u get what he can out of you,
While was speaking the man seem
cd to be trying to recall something,
Then he thrust his hands into his tron-
GERS 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 ashorc2 ! would without
your asking II I could. I've got the
mails on board, and darcn'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.
"W hat am 10 do, captainT
"Do what told you to do 90 to tho
head steward for work"
He disappeared from above the com
pa nionway and | heard nothing more
OF him til went To my cabin. where
| found protest drawn up In legal
form against my taking him to Liver
pool and demanding 10 be put ashore
At first | was staggered but Ia seen
many n sharper dodge than that, md |
assumed that the man had brought the
paper aboard with him, paid no at
tentiou to IT and In II few days forgot
all about the fellow, tin one day he
appeared In the saloon, where | was
at dinner. and handed me a plate of
soup.
Used to waiting on table, | asked
"Oh, yes"
"Wherc have you done any waitingT
'Summcfs-hO hotels"
Like itf"
ITS the easiest Job you could have
given me, but II II be rather expensive
for YOU before my bin Is paid
what do yon mean
81 mean that every time | hand you |
, plate of soup IL II cost your company !
81 600"
smiled good humordly. being quite
unused nj the mans "gDll" II was
'vidcnt ne was trying to blum me into
yivlug him FIRST class passage out
nd home again. Still the next morn,
ny | uwoke before daylight aud got
o thinking about the fellow til be-
nm To bc worried. Caution said treat
i'm as If you believed him You'Il lose
othing whereas II you don't and he's
II right he may make trouble for you
'ut the matter Ind gone too far for
ne To retreat, and | took no action,
On the return trip, the second morn
NJ out. who should | see ON deck.
rcsscd In u iHunty English suit. pun
ng n good cigar, but my shanghaied
nan,
Good morning, captain" he said
What II be the run today7"
! looked nj him pretty steadily for
Moment then turned on my heel and
vent TO the pursrr who told me the
nan was down on the list IA Nelson
brentwood Of New York. began 10
ear was In for trouble
Just before we reached New York.
;oing into my cabin one morning,
Jaw ON my bunk II paper. | opened II
md read
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