Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-07-08

II was the tune sac l"'tn"u MIN.
Go on" | urged. when the captain
showed symptoms Of vehement hii1r-
ity again; go on and tell me-
ut was in 81 he said. "anl If
God had let a pin drop you'd ha'
heard it all over the sound, times wer.
so duh. | was finicking between there
and the Columbia river a while and
then my coaster was laid Up, on ac-
count of no freight Offering. So |
took the masters berth on the lorna
do. running three trips a week from
Port Townsend to Tacoma. We used
70 overhaul the Swan every day or so,
lettering from back door to back door,
| with Nudge drunk and growing in the
pilot house, and Mrs. Nudge selling
| groceries in the aftcr-cabin to the is
land people. Yes. sir. you could buy
anything from a needle to a bay steer
on that Swan, and if Mrs. Nudge
hadn't got it in stock she'd fetch II
10 YOU from town next trip
pretty soon | got acquainted and
found Nudge was ill-using the little
mife-not beating her or anything like
that. but bed sit in the cabin and tell
her the food "a poor and She was
cheating him to stand in with the peo-
pie she dealt with. and made himself
generally an idiot. She took il all
quite meek. but | surmisr" Twizllc
continued. cautiously. that she did
talk back some. But if was the az
lravatiue Kind, and didn't only make
matters worse. but when she did
finally sit mp and ta,c notice Nudge
got a lesson he never will forget. He'd
have learned that stint sooner If Mrs.
Nudge had boon bigger. She never
RIGHTLY attracted his attention, don't
You know? She IT, 90 small. But when
she did get her old mans eye. let me
tell You he come up With a round
turn" Twizllc was quite overcome
with his rrcolloctions and barhed
loudly to the sun. There was a time
IN Seattle ne resumed, presently.
when | saw just how the thing was,
If Nudgc had taken my advice then,
he'd ma spared himself being made "A
curious show Of and embarrassing re-
marks 'l%ongshorc aitcrWard. was
up at "A market laying in some stores,
and there was Mrs. Nudge after som"
stuff FOR customers of tn" swan. Il
was nigh sailing time, and she was
rushing the markctman around and
telling him he'd have to pc, thos"
goods right down to the wharf, and
noticed he did exactly what she told
him to. In comes Nudge, drunk, and
white about the mouth. I'm going
10 pull ont from the dock in five min
utes,' he crOaks. Hurry down, Mrs
NJ and get aboard with your trucE.'
"'You'll just have to wait ton min,
utcs more for these Goods. explains
Mrs. Nudge.
"'Not a minute, o on" second,
, says he. IF you think the Swan is 20.
Ing to loaf and lose time just becar. {
! YOU haven't gumptiOn enough to gel
through your work in time, you're mis-
taken, Mrs. NJ
Il thought" said Twizzlc. mclita
lively. that sh" would cry. She
didn't She swcllcd up all of a Sudden
till she looked about ten feet high
and she says to Nudge, You wait.
Sort Of caught his eye, don't yoD
know? They tell me it was the frs
back talk she ever malc stick. Mudg'
said AN right sort of astonished
and | took him on" side. Look here
V | remarks, i amt drunk and | ain
up in WIN n ways, but | think II
= lush a little less and talk pleasant
. little more if wanted to keep ahca'
Of Mrs. Nudge Yes, that's what
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