The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-17
BY BASIL LUBBOCK,

He'd l7l' keep all right, II 1t was done
properly. asfss 81
"Didn't ] tell YOU i vas a jimsdahdy
picker, It's plumb-easy, and there's 800 9
dot? n Il " Il rs sS3 Il q H a.
We'll. IL YOU say you can pickle, I'm
In on the deal, y assented the doctor slow
1yf with some uneasit1ess.
After some further talk In perfecting
the mates scheme. the doctor went off to
obtain the consent OF the skipper. whilst
Mc1lroy alled up the bosun and the car;
penter whose services he bought for AZ
twenty dollar share apiece of the spoil.
With some hesitation the doctor asked
the captains permission to preserve the.
corpse. II 81 q.
But how on earth are you going to do!
II In this weather 2" 5enquired the skipper
The doctor explained haltingly.
Never heard or such a thing burst
out the old man. that, pickle corpse!
Well call that pretty rich y
!" Mr.. McIlroy's a flrst-rate hand at
spickling," put in the doctor.
5ssI'",oh, is hep said the old man, sarcas-.
Etically. Handy man, McTlroy, turn his
hand toianything, but has he been In this
corpse picklng business before r.
~ don't know thatshe's mado a profess
sion Of IT., replied the doctor. y guess
It's only n kind Of relaxation with him.
We'll. doctor, pickle your stun good;
and strong, we don't want plague
a board s sigS #
On returning from the interview with
h the old man, the doctor found the mate,
basun and carpenter, busy making brine
In an empty beef Ecask which they had
set up In port-alle ley way. Ft
AS soon as n potato would float in the
brine, the mate. as picking expert. de G.
cidcd that 1T was strong enough.
That night, In the middle watch the
four consplrators assembled secretly.
around the cask Of pickle, and presently
the corpse ppeared.F carried, silently by
two Cinnamon. Though the dead Celes-.
trial had been a small man, he was
trussed with his knees up to his chin
s by tho bosun. " N @ ID st 449i
& quite lin IN chop.chop" said the.
mate irnpatiently to the gaping long-
tails. him got coffin plenty big y
"Ge-lup! Ge-lup! him one piece mighty
fine coffinH@S chorused the admlrins
Cinnamon. ;s.@t
e.'Putte him IN yelly gently. no spilluml
medicine water said the doctor.
8"China boy like UNI taste heap plcttya
big said one Of them, looking longingly
at the brine 8s 4 49,
syvhereupons Chips produced an empty
Htobacco&t tin from his pocket. and dipping
1t In the brine gave 1t to the. 5inquisitlye3
one,rswho gulped 1T down eagerly.
ASchoke a splutter, and a s,ihdued roar
of laughter burst 5out in the alley way. $i
Hush !" called McIlroy anxiously. 'ors
they'll hear us on the bridge. But the
unfortunate Chinaman moaned pttifully.
81 tink UNI die 3penty soon. me heap
inaid. aie-yaf, aie-yah, he whimpered.
Its ony salt water, old Yellow Kin. Us
growled Fthe bosun's deep voice Ike sub
dued thund err 3{S"G God for the coats OF the
stoma eli, I've al ways been told. '.ss
ss'Do You lot. of good. then. bosun, = put
.in5the doctor. Have a Gulp ,
835''I darsent, sir, II darsent. It'd give me
such a thirst. Id have the price Of whis--
Ky up before we'd been in Shanghai
day AS E55
The Fdeasd man was now carefully lifted
into the casle, untlsfe was sauatting In
1T, with the brine just tapping round his
bald head. The {cask was headed up and
Chips pitched up the seams until he ex-i
claimed with a 2sa tisfied air, It Sts3 S3 81
His ghost AIM going to- get out er that
In q hurry s3ssS4 81 q 5a3t
VI The cask was dashed in@ the port alley
way. and he$conspirators retired to bed,
we'll pleased with their la diwork.
The following daySthe9 mysterious cask
caused some HcommentStn the port alley
way Dill no GlnlOT1Ild tIOllSOu LIE SuuJeCI
could be cleaned from any Of the four
@ Mc1lroy was to be seen constantly DUR dur
Ing the day$surveying an ordinary beef
ca SIX with aE1ueer look OF admirationsinA
\ his eyes Little did he know that a fteri
5harbouring salt junk for so long the scaski
had become the mausoleum Of aSwealthy
old CELESTIAL. III q 35ss ,Sss,SE
I'm thlnkln' he finds 1t mighty agree
able, sir. a-settn' there SO conn orta ble$
an quiet like said the bosnn$ as he
passed the mate standing gazing at his
.handiwork nsthe forenoon wa tch. 38f 4
4 IT reckon his relations ought to be-
mighty. ratefu to us for putting u p such
a good job" said the chief officer proudly.
lit sartinly was mighty fine b to-,
fpickling, sir" $SS $$ sf3 w
The weather got hotter nd hotter, and
after a sitting night King Sol glaref'dt
down upon the .Glenogle, until the paint
rose from his chair and drew himself up