The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-02
Gan1e by q SneeZe.

tf1hIH HEN / was a kid I used to cry
wv to have my father tell me a
story after I'd been put to bed
every night an he'd lay down along
side me an ned say: once there was
man who heard there was a country
off on the other side O. the world
where there was millions O. gold money
layin' out under the trees. an he'd
built ship to so after it, an he sailed
an he sailed, an he sailed an he
sailed-an' then I'd burst in an say:
An then what, pop?' An he'd say:
Hull OF there, he amt got far enough
yet An then he'd start in again
where he left Off an say: An he
sailed, an he sailed. an he sailed. an
be sailed. an ne sailed. an he sailed :
until he'd hear yours truly snorin'. an
then he'd carefully get his arm from
under my head an light his pine an
shake hands with himself Cor havin'
fooled the kid another night.
That was the way with the durn
old whalin' boat we was on VIXEN we
left the Island o Fuiobenes an old
man Robinson an his nine O. trained
monks. She juht sailed. an sailed.
an sailed. an we got sitter an sitter.
an tircder an tiTeder. Wed keen i'm
condition THROWN the ball around the
deck an runnin' up an down the rig
gin an CuSsin' at the captain an
swimmin'. Only You had to be care
ful in swimmin' ON account O the
sharks. There was lots o them around
.
like better than nice we'll conditioned
ban player from the United states ina
amt chewed too much tobacker or
drunk too much liquor durin' his life
time. LeastwiSe that's what the cap
tain said. lie said that If the faarks
would nay him he'd carry bail plav-
Crs out there an feed EN- an the rest
o his days for thcre'd be big money
In II, they was 50 many hungry
mouths to fill. But you can't believe
p sailor any mOUc'n YOU can a ball
player When il comes TO lyu' it's
stand-Off between the two sects. VIC
lined Pinch Hobbs an Pete Brown up
against the captain an the first mate
one night. an Pinch an Fete Quilted
'em 80 they was ashamed to look
above the hatchway for two DAYS. an
the cook had to steer.
We'll, about the ninety-second day
out from the island the captain run
his old boat into a fierce storm.
There was the same old mountain
high waves an the same old whistlin'
winds an the same old dashin' surf
that we had experienced before an
when the mornin' broke it found US
tumbled around in the sand OF an
other Out-Of-the-Way island, an the
whalin' schooner was most out o.
sight 20 the north. We thought tie
guy had done it on purpose. an meb-
be he did, but we got up 10 investigate
We hadn't travelled over the beach
more'n a mile when we came on big
boat pulled upon the shore. 1t was as
long as the schooner we had just left.
an fully as wide. but il hadn't any
sails. It was just fitted up witk oars.
an Josh says: Good heavens TO gosh.
VINO In thunder is durn fool enough to
row boat the size O. that an just
then the ground begun 10 shake an
we looked up an there was an i'm
mense giant comm down the hill with
2 pair o oars IN his hand. an they
We're DIG as telegraph poles We lay
low behind some willow bushes an
the giant did not see US He pushed
OF the boat an when he stepDed I'm
her the water I'm the bay riz up a cou-
pie o inches. He rowed out around a /
bend in the shore an disappeared the |
boat maxim a wave like a ocean
steamer.
Josh HapgoOd stepped out on the
Eand an looked at the giants track. !
Yes. yes says he it's the same
What same2' says I.
" 'Fellers. SAYS he. We've struck |
he long lost Island o. Brobnygag.
But says Pinch Hobbs. this ain'6 |