The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-28

Capt. Joe and Capt. Bill met quite
by chance in the lounging room Of i
hotel in Fulton street. near South,
where every skipper who amounts to
larything Is to be found at some time
or other. Capt. Joe a been out for
three years on a New Bedford whaler,
lwLile Capt. Bill, retired. had not been
north of Fulton street nor south of
1.-The Battery in four years. Neverless
he was entitled to much respect and
consideration, having money enough
Ito live outside of Sailors Snug Har-
Dor, and then. too. he had been a
famous skipper in his day. He had
been porting over the pages of a ma
rine register when Capt. Joe enter
ed and both were hurrying to the bar
to drink each others health-at Capt.
Joe's expense-with the peculiar
South street beverage know as hot
coppers' when they almost fell over
iCapt. Jerry. who had been to Hong
kong with a cargo of case oil. They
were. all old cronies and the lusty
roars of laughter as such a meeting
were heard in the street; it is hardly
necessary to say that the thirsty W
were quickly augmented to a thirstier
TIN ee. In an hour there was a cloud of
tobacco smoke as heavy as a thunder
cloud over the table where the three
aged mariners sat in relaxed positions
of exceeding comfort. while the huge
breakers of "coppers'' had been refllei
seven times.
They told the story of their recent
Ivoyages-at least Capt. Joe and Capt.
Jerry did-with the strictest regard for
the truth. Indeed. there was nothing
remarkable to relate, for that matter,
the voyage of the oil ship having been
most uneventful. while the two years
ljaunt of the whaler, though attended
with sufficient catch of sperm whales
to stir the dry bones of New Bedford's
whaling interests into something like
Excitement, was otherwise a most
monotonous venture. Capt. Bill was
disappointed; he was in a mood to
hear something good, and the MARIA
tives of his friends were essentially
tame and devoid of ginger. In brief.
capt. Joe and Capt. Jerry were not re-
spending properly to their stages.
They usually have several stages, do
these old salts. With three glasses
there is great comfort and warm
friendship and peace with the world.
six glasses. a closer bond of sympathy
| around the table, words of mutual re-
gard and admiration and all sorts Of
we'll wishes; the eigth glass brings on
the reminiscent mood. and under its
influence the old men expand glorious
ly. careering over all the seven seas
into multifarious adventures. with all
canvas set and everything drawing.
When these stages do not progress in
the order named all concerned are
bound to feel that there is a decided
hitch to an otherwise joyous occasion.
Capt. Bill felt this. and he told him
self that an evening was being lost
!, The ~veracity of Capt. Joe and Capt
} Jerry was too impeccable to suit him.
} THE two last felt the hitch. also, but
} they were too comfortable to have II
} otherwise, it being their first evening
: in South street in some time. But the
evening was not going to be lost il
! Capt. Bill could help it. He snorted
|. impatiently and exclaimed:
well, dash my sIablines, but We two
, hev had a lively time OF late! AS sure
! as stars 1 amt been off South street
, in two years, and I've seen more
things wuth dom in that time n a
] you in all yer salin' about"
The two captains saw their old
1 crony's drift and smiled comfortably.
wall" said Capt. Joe. II allu said
! there was more to see on land thar
sea, but what might it be that we are
! referrin' to in particularwise, as ye
J may say?" he concluded, languidly
/ draining his ninth thimbleful.
II was only thinkin' of a bit OF a
l gale we had from the northwest o.
\ p'raps it twas a little no'th-no'thwes'