Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-01-20

wanted 1t after death. l jawed 'em both
little and sent 'em forrard, but next
watch Jim come on deck with his eyes
nearly scratched out, and his wife's
were closed tight and black as your
hat, and she seemed proud of 'em, SO
proud that hoped she'd stick to the
man that give 'em; and so she might.
for that's their nature, young man.
But the rest got to takin' sides, and
for awhile there was hades to pay and
no pitch hot forrard. A big Liverpool
Irishman got too sympathetic for the
woman, and Jim slugged him. Then
Mr.. johnson took hand and licked
'em both, but Jim's wife and her WOO
man friends did him up. and he come
aft joost able to see.
$50 had to separate this couple.
called all hands for witnesses, put 'em
through some mummery, swore 'em
clear Of one another and pronounced
'em two. Then entered the job in
the log, and as the woman was n
grass widow now, with no husband to
protect her, gave her a stateroom aft,
with the run of the forrard cabin and
poop. Jim was much obliged to me
and would go round the deck smilin'.
he was SO happy, and he and the young
woman would pass without speakin'.
But after Il few days noticed her
watchin' him more than thought he
deserved and concluded she was comm
round. Jim paid no attention, and that
seemed to worry her. She sneaked aft
next time he took the wheel and sat
down behind him on the gratin', and l
moved round where could see them
and not be seen myself. "
"'Fine day., she said, but Jim didn't
hear.
Elbow fast be we goin' now, Jim?
she said next, and Jim looked aloft and
said nothin'.
"'Jimv she said again, and still Jim
didn't hear.
'"rhen she got pin out Of her dress
and reached softly toward Jim and
jabbed him in the leg. He let hor-
rible yell nut Of him that woke the
watch below, for they all turned out.
lie let GO the wheel and, still yellfn',
80 = hntss
VI Tue sore e..
run a y. iact' ai' nahas were COM
IA Ia1'u .ne young "ooiian' very whi.e
in the face and scared, run forrard
tother sue. i was mau ciean through
and l lifted Jim on the toe of my boot
and made him take the wheel and shut
up. Then / caught the young woman
sno 'oA ner II sue ever taikeo 10 the
man at the wheel again I'd nnt her
fore the mast. So she Lot lin alone
after that.
"But that was only one thing. There
was a scrap or hair pullin' most ey-
cry mealtime forrard, and could only
pretend not to hear it and wish that
fool owner was long to regulate 'em.
But wouldn't have a row on deck to
break up the watch on duty. and told
my two buckle mates to stop the first
signs of trouble, even though they had
to use force. Now, that was dangerous
license to give such fellows, for they'd
hit woman rs Quick as man,
1.-THE steward was a mild hammered
old codger. who suffered badly, and as
he was aft most of the time he didn't
get well acquainted forrard. One even
in at supper time big, strappin' WOO
man met him near the main hatch and
said, 4 say, cheward, can you gimme
some Her
"Now, she may have wanted coal oil
for the lamp down forrard. out the
steward didn't know but what she
wanted some of the olive oil he had in
his basket. SO he said:
"'Wha wha-wha-what k-k-k-kind do
you want?'
'D-d-d-d-don't you m-m-m-m mimi
mike gyme of me, you f-f-f-four legged
old b-b-b-b-bumblebee.' she said, squar.
In up to kim. Him lydy. HI am
"J-j-j-joost tell me Northumberland
YOU want said the old man. backin'
off. but she followed and smashed him
on the nose, and the cabin supper went
into the scuppers. You see, the woom-
an suffered, too, when she got worked
up. and she thought the steward knew
1t and was mockin' her.
well, along come Mr.. Dunkherst
from forrard, joost as the big woom-
ans husband come from the wheel.
and the mate got between the woman
and the steward, but she was encour-
aged by the sight of her man, and she
soaked the mate tween the eyes. Then
he knocked her down, and she lay
kickin' on the deck, squallln' bloody
murder, and her husband went for the
mate. Then all hands come out of the
forecastle. and the second mate and
run forrard, and pretty soon there was
a general all round catch as catch can
cotillon on that deck. Every one was
in 1t but the man at the wheel, and
while the men. to the last one, went