Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-05-03

Put me ashore. ye blatherin' rutf1an,'
continued, that may resume me pub.
lie duties
Jack Smiths yer name,' says the
man, Jack Smith av the ship Polly
Ann. two days out from Frisco on
three years whalin' cruise Then he
smiles pleasant an fetches me . clip
betwixt the eyes av me-.
"'Jack Smith let it be-, says | whin
me emotion had subsidized little. It's
-incognhito I'm travelin' this v'yige, but
If iver | catch ye in San Francisco
M
aye may do that same says the
mate. AN welcome, but for the prisint
ye'll take yer watch. ye son av sea
coOkv
AN Jack Smith it was for better nor
year. We sailed to the north, an
manny's the fat whales we sthruck,
an terrible the storms we weathered
be the grace av God. Mountains av Ice
sailed past us, an sometimes the decks
was covered wild snow an ice. But av
that I'll say nothin'. Whin winter come
on we laid up in northern port. The
mkt season the luck followed us ag1n,
for be the summer was past we'd
full ship an pulled for home"
Didn't you see anything Of Cross
man or the other boys" asked the re
porter.
"Crossman saw. but the divil an eye
did I set on the others. A shanghaied
sailors gin'rilly shipped for a long
y'yice. an there's little doubt the
squads scattered from Japan to Jeru'
salem. This was the way av me seein
Crossman Whin days run home
ward bound we sighted whaler. an
she signaled us to take her letters. Ihe
weather bein' fine an the sea calm, we
run right aboOrd of her. ! was on the
lookout an sees big tarry sailor star
in over the side
'Hinnissey, be my fathers bones.
he hollers. 'Hinnissey" he roars. Come
aboord an rapport to yer supherior Off
Ger. I'm minded says he, to station ye
aboord this here vessel while ! makes
me rapport in Frisco.
"'Sargint Crossman. | answers, soft
an calm dissimbling me astonishmint
-'Sargint Crossman, ye may go 10
hades. I'm for maxim me own rapport
to Biddy Hinnissey. III give yer best
rispicts ! continues, very polite an
pleasant, to yer Wife
"'Come aboord, We villin,' he roars'
.or veil be tried for inshubordination!
"I'Il tell yer wife says l. soft an
sweet. as ye were lost in bad sthorm;
also that ye're spliced to an Eskimo
woman. It's married she'll be afOre ye
arrive home
"'Ye wouldn't do that. Hinnissey: he
saws. GRIMM like the lady wild her
head in the lions mouth. NO. Hinnis-
sey. me good friend. ye wouldn't do
thatT
"'Faith an l would says firmly.
An, what's more l says. III have the
crimp killed afore We see Frisco.
"'Ye will not replied Crossman, con-
fident.
81 will
".Nivir.' says he. grinning, an just
then little man jumps into the riggln
an halls ne.
"'Noble captain he howls. 4 appale
to We for the redress av me wrongs m
q passige home. have bin.' he whines,
'brutally shanghaied. Whin captured
saws he, its plyin' me lawful thrade
av imploymint agint in San Franciscy
harbor ] was. Even this omhadaun,'
pointin' at Crossman. will bear me out
in that
1.-THE gintleman.' says Crossman.
putin away at his pipe, will behave
ye.'
"As tolt ye,' wint on the little man,
4 delivered a cargo Of drunken sailors
aboord this vessel. Then. afther bein
enticed into the fo'castle on the pritince
av samplin' some rale Irish. | was. he
screams, 'sandbagged an was two days
out afore | KEN to-
"'The man what did it claimed rs ye
shanrhaied him on a former vyige.
says Crossman, winkin' at m.
HE lies. noble captain" yrlls the
crimp. He lies! It's the dogs life
they're leadn' me. It's kick an cuff
all over this floatin' hell from dawn to
dark
Crossmanr l halls, spittin' on me
hands.
'Hinnissey! says he.
"Hit him wan for me! I'll tell Yer
wife ye're gettin' thin mournin' afther
her."
did he hit him?" inquired Halliday.
"Did hew echoed Hennessey enthu-
siaStically. Did he!"
And thus it was that Halliday got
his second great scoop on the lost
Snuad