The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-01

Murphy stood Ave extra large police
then. twiriing their clubs.
NOW. men," said Mr.. Murphy with
kindly smile. advancing to the string
piece and looking down ON the monitor.
see that you load her smartiy." Then
Within nve minutes the procession
| of cases came down the pier and the
xuncotton began to swing abroad the
vessel.
Presently Captain Bascom. feeling
thirsty from a solid half hours swear
Ing to make the work go right. felt
| the need OF q drink. He swung himself
| UP to the stringpiece OF the pier amt
| the next instant was knocked head
over heels back TO the deck by the
hard INST Of n New Jersey policeman.
He jumped up with n yell Of rage and
reached the stringpiecc the second time,
only to 70 down again.
There were some among the niibus-
tiers who snickered. for they had sailed
/ with the old man and II tickled them tn
behold his own medicine served out tn
| the famous sen terror, who was ac-
customed 10 hit sailor nrst and talk
/ afterward.
but the snIckering stopped when one
OF the gunners. grown suddenly weary
of the work Of loading guncotton.
/ seized what he thought was a good
chance To desert. He fell Imply TO the
deck with a bruise m big as trade
dollar decorating his left eye.
IT'S no use. you fellows" said the
biggest policeman. not unsmiably.
"weve got the straight tip about
youse. and your captain has given us
| permission TO half murder youse II
they's any try at deserving. So right
ahead with your work and be good"
| Captain Bascom picked up his ears
and reared: Captain. Who told he
II .s<fa Ina I'm he nf n m N
blink. blank OUTFIT. blink blank ditto
ditto blank"
| "Aii right. old boy" said the. police
man. soothinEiy. I'VE don't blame you,
but you stay right aboard. nice and
quiet lust the same
Two hours later. when the last load
/ of guncotton swung aboard. Mr. Muir
ply. smiling. happy. irradiating good
nature. stroiled jauntiiy to the monitor.
/ where he was received with chorus or
\ execration from men who were laboring
under the double sorrow or work ana
| thirst.
But Mr.. Murphy only yawned. Al q
signal from him the tug hauled the
monitor on and the last OF a rsving
band OF flibusters saw OF him was AZ
1 he kissed his finger tips tn them after
he had distributed handouts of fat
cigars among the policemen.
Subsequent history. gathered from
the brave and reckless heroes piecemcsl
/ as they struggled back to South street.
shows that the monitor was laid along
side OF the steamship that evening and
/ q az the indignant liberators had To
sweat the guncotton aboard. Then they
steamed To where glory awaited them.
| But nj ~. Thomas. instead OF an adj
miral. an agent came aboard and. paid
on all hands. The merchant had sue
ceeded In making dollars do the work of
| bullets.
There was nothing surprising about
| that. Fiiibusters become accustomed
To such happenings. but what none OF
them could understand was how II hap
pened that the state OF New Jersey had
gone '~'n partnership with this par
ticuiar nIibustering expedition. That
was something that had never hap
pcned before.
Because the ship stoker In Irish. the
mystery can be dispelled here. Jim
Murphy. though he does not TO abroad
on the street like the ancient mariner.
unbosoming himself TO all whom he
may meet, still esteems the Joke too
good To keep entirely to i..mseif.
1T was so simple" says he. II just
walked into the police station stifr and
dignified. and I said to the sergeant I'm
charge: Sergeant says 7. I'm the
captain OF United States monitor
down here that we're loading with gun
jump ship for drunk on shore. No
doubt you're m willing to get that gun
cotton loaded and away from your own
town as I'll he. 40 " you can spare me
| "A few policemen to prevent any OF my
men from going ashore I'll he Obliged
Aud those Ave bully cops stood there
so cocky and proud To think that they
were guarding n Uni q States war
ship that ] had TO go away To a quiet
place and laugh"