The Washington times., 1904-10-02

TX THEN L was a Kid i used "a
M cry TO have nay father tel
v v me a story after I'd been
put 20 bed every night
an he'd lay down alongside me an
he'd say;
once there was a man who heard
there was a country on on the other side
O. the world where there was millions
o gold money Iayin' out under the trees,
an he'd built a ship 10 go after il. an
he sailed. an he sailed, an he sailed an
he sailed-au' then I'd burst in an say:
An then what. pop?' An he'd say.
Hull on there he amt got far enough
yet
An then he'd start in again where he
left on an say: AN he sailed. an he
sailed. an he sailed an ne sailed, an
he sailed. an he sailed until he'd hear
yours truly suOriu an then he'd care
fully get his arm from under my head
an light his pipe an shake shands with
himself Tor havin' fooled the kid an
other night.
Way With the Boat.
That was the way with the durn old
whaliE' boat We was on when we left
the Island o. Fulobenes an old man
Robinson an his nine o. trained monks.
she just sailed. an sailed, an sailed, an
We got sitter an sitter, an tireder an
IiFeder. Wed keep,in condition THROWN
the ball around -he deck an runnin' up
an down the riggjn' an cussin' az the
captain an swimmin.'
Only you had 20 be careful in swim
min on account o. the sharks. There
was lots o. them around there. an
there's n0tntu' them sharks like better
Jhen nee. wen conditioned bail play
sr from the United States that amt
cheWed too much tobacbCT or drunk too
much liquor durin' his lifetime. Least
wise that's what the captain said He
said thai Il the sharks would pay him
he'd cErry bail players out there an
feed EN- al the rest o. his days. Tor
there'd be big money In II. they was so
many hungry mouths 10 Ill. But you
can't believe a sailor any EnoFe'n you
can a ban player.
When il comes TO lyiu' it's a stand
on between The two sects. We lined
Pinch Hobbs an Pete Brown up AGAINST
NE captain an the nrst mate one night
an pinch an Pete Quilted EN- so they
vas ashamed 10 look above the hatch
steer
Run Into Storm.
We'll about the ninety-secoud day
out from the island the captain run his
old boat into fierce storm. There was
the same old mountain high waves an
the same old whistlin' winds an the
Some old dashin surf that We had ex-
peTienced before. an when the mornin'
broke IL found Us tumbled IN the sand
of another out-of-the-vgay island an
The whslin' schooner was most out O.
sight 10 the north We thought the guy
had done 1t on purpose. an mebbe he
old, but we got uD 10 investigate.
We haon't Travelled over the beach
more'n a mile when we came on a big
boat pulled upon the shore. II was as
long as the schooner we had Just left
an fully as wide, but fl hadn't any
sails II was just fitted up with oars
an Josh says: Good heavens to gosh
who Ia thunder is durn fool enough TO
row a boat the size o. that an lust
then the ground begun to shake. an
We looked up an there was an immense
giant comm down the hill with q pair
o. oars IN his hand. an they were big
as telegraph poles.
We lay low behind some willow bushes
an the giant did not see Us. He pushed
on the boat. an when he stepped In
her the water IN the bay riz up q couple
9. Inches. lie ToWed out around q bend
~ Lne shore an. disappeared. the boat
MAXIM a wave like a ocean steamer.
Island o. Brobnygag.
'Josh HapEood stepped out on the
sand an looked at the giants track.
Yes, yes says he it's the same
What sans?' says l.
-Fenerz.' says he we've struck the
long-lost Island o. Brobnygag.'
But says Pinch Hobba. this amt
no sag. We're up against a giant
Yea an a race o. EN-. There's q
hull country o. 'em here Once fbera
We a Keller named CULVER that was
east ashore on this very spot. am he
Q. MS adventures with the biz peoDIa
mere an no one would believe IL ~
Just because he couldn't md the vav
an diEEraced
90 Now, We can DO two things. We
can prove that old man CULVER was
O. bail with the BrobnyRsp tenn az
put them wise 20 tha neyF tbirgs in
tins baseball line
Surprise and Wonder.
Wen, I can't begin 10 ten Won fba
surprise an wonder that greeted uz
when We hOofed Il along the streets D.,
brobnygaB an asked for the nearest
saloon. When We got there We had M
stand up on high stools 10 reach the
bar, an even then Pint Billings ana
Pinch Hobbs couldn't get their heads
over the edge; an when Pete Brown
asked For schooner % beer they I5zrFz5
out g glass that must a-held about fGur
Balions. Pete pat II up 10 ms m5,ifI
with both hands like a Teller dos
orlnkln out o. a horse pau. ue 1ooiri-f
on In amaIemeut. an tipped ID IN am
up. an np. an up. till there was q
sucAln. SOUND In his mouth am then he
put % down. GOV
:. e Gosh says he. that was good. Do
q again
We Were Some Shucks.
well, that little Performance o.,
Fete's showed them giants that we wsra
some shucks. even n We were little An.
when We told EN- we were a BAH nine
they looked Interested. and said tbey
had ban nine. too. But when we saw
their ball. an their bats we threw up
our hands.
''rhe baseball they used was the size
o. one O. these black rubber footballs
YOU kick around. an as hard as iron
Their bats didn't need 10 have wagon
tongue stamped on 'em. for they'd a
made the biggest wagon tongues YOU
ever see, an Pint Billings could Just
1tt one END o. one III looked as though
al o. our long Journey 10 get on a game
would 80 for uauEhr till finally the cam
d All