The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-13

do. During the last years he had scarcely had
Then ''Try to do your duty across his mind ~
suppose there is duty to be DONE he said to him
opportunity presented itself A palelooking woman,
evidently not yet recovered from seasckness trying
to look after five six little children. Bob at
walked across her.
''Will you let me help you9'' he said stI
toned to children, and have three sisters of own
mind for a little, my head is bad.'
In few minutes Bob at home with the children,
had two of his shoulders looking the
high bulwarks at the sea, and ship two that hap
pened to be passing while the others pulling at
his trousers shouting for their turn
and had regular game at romp with them and after
that he told them of the stories that Bessy and Polly
general favorte among the and
always rs the center of group of children, i,
: never saw such boy as that one woman said
and lets them make downright slave of him, and he
looks if he likes it, too; he is like girl than
boy with them What blessing such boy that must
|Ah, you may say that, . the other replied; cit must
have been day for her when she let him CO. He
told yesterday mother and three sisters,
and he hoped they would be able to join him the
CHE will get on wherever he goes Mrs Simpson;
mark my word if he doesn't He is fne strong young
chap to- tho ne is 50 gentle wish more boys were IKE
there against the buwark and smoking his pipe. You
him doing thing for any one and heard
him yesterday when of the children, who was
racing about up against him. Yesterday heard
him call young Hilton Nurse Molly
f'What did the boy say?''
s'He laughed and said that a fellow might do worse
than turn himself into when there was any
sion for it,
cit was shame,'' the other said angriy.
eyes, WASH It ita tell you my Jack took it up He
standing close by, and he said to young Brown: If
your head for you Two three other growled
that they would do it if Jack didn't, Brown put
his pipe in his pocket and skunk off
II don't mind young Hilton said. tWhat does it
matter about being called nursee am few nurses
on board this ship would be very useful
However, two days later there trouble between
Dick Brown and Bob The latter playing with
children and little girl who was racing along the deck
nearly lost her footing the vessel rolled and vo
lenty against Richard Browns legs The sudden shock
caused him nearly lose his balance; his pipe dropped
from his mouth and broken to pieces the deck.
his anger he gave the child sharp box the ear,
causing it to fall and to knock its head severely against
of the stanchions. In moment Bob stood before
him. his face blazing with anger.
There were not many things that excited Bob to
wrath but the tears of child among them and he
had had than tough fight with DULLES in the
village The sergeant, when Bob home with black
and bruised face had blamed him after learn
ing the of the fight.
it. Bob but You are quite right not to stand by and see
little bulled Never fight if you help it.
Never fight unless you quite that it is good
cause; but when you do fight, fight like man,
How dare you do that you coward?'' Bob
claimed, he faced Dick Brown.
''Whats that to you, Mollya' the other replied.
Bob's answer a practical one and Dick Brown
recle,l back from heavy blow in the face He would
have rushed at Bob, but Of the sailors seized him
by tic collar.
Ono fighting deck" he said; cit is against the
RULES If you want to fight 60 down below to the mems
cabin
Half dozen of the male passengers up. t'You
did quite right Hilton said '1He is cowardy
brute. You shant fight him unless you want to- If he
says anything to you will thrash him myself
81 don't want to fight him at all, :" Bob said; 'but
I'd rather fight him any day than him treat child
like that ,
''Of he wants to fight" two Of the
young men who were Jealous of Bobs popularity and
sympahized with Dick Brown, exclaimed and the bully
himself altho by eager agreed that of
he wanted to fight
''Well just go quietly down below the sailor said
ego down one by you will be stopped if the Of
fcers notice you.''
One by most of the male emgrants went below,
and the fight off. 1t neither long hard
nd int min,