New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-29
JAMES b. CONNOLLY

Whatever 1t was, according 70 tide, you know
And next. Wind ard dory to the rail- and
when we'd gone ahead enough: Let 90 your
wind ard dory and 'Looard dorv the rail Let go
your looard dory Wind ard dory to the rail, and
on ike that till they were all over the side"
And suppose, they being all out it came on thick
or showing, and of them astray and il was
time to 60 home, you being full up
oh, I'd have TO wait, Of course, cruise around
and stand by
And suppose you never them again.
Why. after waiting till I sure they were gone
I'd come home"
And your flag"
Half-rnast, that's It. hope neither you nor nell
ever fly half-rnasted flag. Johnnie But suppose
YOU did see them and they shoal water, say, and
the shoals TO the looard and II blowing"
I'D stand IN and get them
And It blowing hard, blowing hard Johnnie and
shoal. shoal-water-tweve or ten, fathom. say,
Why Johnnie looking troubled" Why
I'd have 10 stand in just the same wouldn't l."
Your men and YOU ask me, Johnnie-boy:'
Why OF course Id stand in and get them, and
his face cleared
And If you got in 50 Tar you couldn't get out
YOU got smothered, saw
Why then-then we'd be lost-au hands would
be lost
That's il And that. Johnnie. IS where some would
say you showed yourself a man, and some fool. Now
. some would say, Use Judgment think Of the other
eighteen twenty aboard the vessel Would
you Judgment what. Johunie."
What would YOU do. Captain Clancy
What Y think I'd do Johnnie," Clancy drew
the boy up and tucked the little face his broad
breast. The rest Of knew well enough what Clancy
would DO. Judgment be hanged Clancy would saw,
and 60 IN and get lost But we wanted 10 hear what
Johnnie-such a little boy-would saw He said it
at last after looking long into Clancys face.
Il think you'd 60 in. Captain Clancy
Clancy laughed at that Lord, Johnne-boy, no
wonder everybody loves YOU, No matter what a man
does all YOU see IS the best that's in him
Somebody started to sweep up the floor just then
and Johnnie, OF course, bound 70 help. Whatu
I do with this he asked holding up a pan OF dust
oh that'-George Moore was in charge again
'heave it overheard. Ebb tdeu carry 1t away.
Heave il into the slip. Wait, you'll have hoist the
matches Tam raining much now, anyway. and it'll
stop altogether Might we'll 60 aloft
and make good job Of the matches hadn't he,
Peter,'
Wait a minute" Old Peter was squirting through
the portfolio. shouldn't wonder but this one Of
our fellows coming in. l know he's Banker salt
fisherman. The Enchantress think-four months
four months to a week gone Look, Tommy, and see
what you make of her.
Johnnie. you'll have a chance hoist the flag, nowl
Hurry aoft and tend to the matches, George says
and you hoist the flag for the Enchantress home
from the Banks"
In bad weather Ike it was that day. the little
balcony of Crows Nest shut in by little hatches
arranged that they could be up and down. the
same as matches are slid the companionway Of a
fisherman cabin forecaste. Johnnie was a pretty
active boy and he up the rope ladder and the
roof in a few seconds. We could hear him walking
above, and
''An right below" called out Johnnie
Not vet" answered Peter. He was standing by
the rail Of the balcony and untwsting the halyards
that served hoist the signal flags the masthead
Peter seemed slow at it. and Clancy called out Wait
Tho t,l1,,