Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-01-22
The captain squatted on a rock.

1T amt" said the crew suspicious
ly. a...
And even If it's all right. we bein'
strangers might be led into maxim
treaty without KNOWN all there is to
know. vote waitin' till tine officers
comes up"
They squatted down on rocks and
on the Jumps of tussac grass till the
captain and the two mates came along
with the rest OF the Frenchmen. Hart
communicated his suspicious to the
skipper, who was decidedly under the
influence of alcohol. .as
That's all right" said the Guffin
thickly. I'VE can manage Frenchmen.
They amt goin' to make no French
shore question on no more of our ISL
ands. One Newfoundland's enough
for me. I'll show you gotiations-
'gotiaghuns is my forte" And ne led
| the way over the hill Below them
| they saw the wreck Of a French bar
| ggantile.
"Bliny," said the crowd, with a
froEn, IF they 'aven't got the best
| part Of orr hisland."
| II vas not to be endured by any lot
| Of EngIishmen under the sun that the
| best part OF this rock should be occu.
| pied by their natural foes. and soon
| there was evidence that in any at
| tempt to turn the Frenchmen out the
/ British leader would have united ma
| ton at his back.
The Gufiin and the two mates ar
| gued it, and Lampert was the Opposi.
| ton.
IVY, wot's this you're saying"
asked the Disguised skipper; did ]
think to ave shipped Verning Ar.
court among my lot? You're a Little
Highlander, and nothin' but it, Lam
pert"
"They was here first" said Lam.
pert obstinately.
But the hisland Is British ground
urged Simcox. "and where our flag
flies no Frenchman can have the best
We gives em liberty to trade, and
they can take what's left. What for
have we always beat EN- If we're to
/ give in now?"
| Continuously Of foreign politics is
| my motter," said the skipper. with
continuously and joodishus firmness
(. and polite 'hout o. this you'll see
EN- listen to reason, and evacuate.
! shall send hin my hultimatum this
! very afternoon. And you, Simcox
shall be the ambassador"
Simcox looked anxious.
well, captain, l was thinking il
\ would be iidicious policy to send III
the Dutchman. 1t will remind then
that Europe is more Or less agir
them, and to have a Dutchman here
will make 'em think twice afore they
elects for war"
The skipper shook his head.
mo, Simcox it looks judicious or
the surface, but takin' deeper thought
it amt. 1t would aggerawate them
and that amt policy. We fights if We
must, but don't start it by dom any
thin unpleasin' moren askin' for oul
rights. And in n'gotiashuns it ain
: policy to remind 'em deliberate Of the
time the Prcoshians beat en- Ant
moreover it's accordin' to no tradition
I've heard of to send a furriner a!
hambassador. No, Simcox. you shall
go. I'll draw up the hultimatum a
once"
He returned on board the wreck o
the Potlnck, and in company with {
bottle Of brandy strove with the situa
ton, while the crowd and their spokes
mar, Hart, argued like a house 0
commons,
ut ART any good talkin',' sal,
Jack, "and heverv one knows that give
Frenchman the chance of hargu
naent he'll talk a government mules
ind leg of 'Hout of this, is the on.
4 hargument Frenchman hunder
stands" - 81
d "But they seems to be d good man.
more of EN- than u.s. suggested thu
! crowd
q Come to that said Hart, it's! tn,
II on'y just ground we as to go for EN-
!. For if they was on'y elsalf numbersit'e
\ be cowardlvs.to 4whadk EN- end IIffe,
\ one would he, on the side Of just goin
y down there and shown. them ,ou
peaceful. I'm for the hultimatum RICH
!. of. | wonder 'ow the GufIln' will pu
It. Say. boys. ere e comes!"