Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-31

tumbel on the seat which enrirrled
the cockpit and, being completely worn
out went fast asleep The captain
watched him for Il minute or two.
smiled in a not unkndly way and go
ing into the cabin, brought out an old
pea Jacket and some other wraps with
which he covered the sleeper Then he,
Went back to his fishing.
When Josiah uwoke the Mary Ellen
WAS heolc.. over on her side. her sail
rs tight IL; :. t,r.ln'iestl. The wind
was wh:stltn% through the eord"G",
;s.i;s'' TX. l,o:t WA racing through seas
That we're see! blue :,t4s an&ry, wish
wEitecaps ON tlltir ere4t$. The sun
Wa ii.g..i@t ~ (.asi'iiIe=. Gust ""Ior"d
clouds. r.. 10y felt we....> al, s,i"'n@"-
~ hF.ftl <. lie t.l"#:.5y!i n;e''st.t WAS
$ ne.
e'.l....s:r !3ri, standing at tie t;il"r
reg.tfse.s.. liz. STORMY. i9at t'seTc WAS
t4.. - sric;o!, Of !, iNi,sile n his eye.
Want to ~nsoi.c again! i!pe right
there un the ;IWart.
NE; thank You. %.r."
IL NdS SDIl!e llllt It'ioIt >AN tn -
mere, WAS said Josiah was gazing at
the yellow sand cliffs that on every
tack grew nearer. at length the cap
tain again addressed him.
.Perez ever tell you bout our fust
wage? Never did, hey? Well, l will.
Him and he run away to sea together,
you know.
And then Captain Fri began tale
that caused the cold shlvers to chase
themselves from Josiah's big toe to the
lonyns; hair on his head. 1t was the
story of two boys who ran away and
shipped aboard an Australian sailing
packet. and contained more first class
horrors ti,ln amy one of his beloved
dime novels AS Il tinishn. touch the
narrator turned back the gr!ZZied hair
on his forehead and showed Il three
inch scar. souvenir of IA first mate and
a bcl# wing pin. He rolled UP his ti;un-
mel shirt sleeve and displayed slight
~ mis- :lnlpe;l left arm. broken by a
kick from drunken captain and bad
iy set hy The same individual.
Now" he said in conclusion, Il cal
ate you think l was pretty hard ON
:9u tbs morun', but what do You fig
81, that ,.vtl',i have got if you talked to
a mate the way YOU t:2nc TO iil":
Don't know. S'pose Id have been
killed, sir.''
"Well, YOU would, mighty nigh and
that's !; :act. Now. LII tell yo' s"llc-
a. ~. oil tn p1list in tiin
navy, understand You couldn't cit
in the navy, anyway: you're too Young.
But spose you could. what then!
You'd never git any lighe-'n Il petty
officer. cause YOU don't know enough.
'.'l.e O!:y way to gil into the navy ls
to 9, through Annapolis and Git AN
educ;1 on tell YOU, education counts.
Ne and Perez would have been some
Thin more'n cheap tshin' and coaSin
shippers if we'd had an education.
Don't forgit that.'
Il guess Cont want to be Il sailor,
anyway, sir, This one trip is enough
for me. thank yo}l.'
"CaHt he;p sllat. You shipped IN"
with me for two months. and YOU Il
sail with me- for two months. eve; :
time go out. You Won't run away
again neither. III look out for tl;At.
You'll sail with me- and you'll help clean
fish. and you'll mind Inc, and Eou'N say
sir You needn't smoke If you don'i
want to- with a smile. Il amt
pticlar about that.
Then" went on the captain. ''wl!ct
the two months is up you'll be E9"r
own master again. You can 60 hs>..
to Web Saunders and Squealer WiNon
and lily Tucker and their tribe. II
YOU want 10. and be town nuisance
aud good for r-nuthin', or YOU can d
this: You can go II school for leN
! years more and behave yourself. a'.>
! then. if I've got amy influence with TIE
congressman from this district-l.itl
sort of b'leve l have, seconlhaneot
at any rate-you can 90 to Ala3n~"-
ana learn TO ne navy officer. Iii'r-
ny "Icr Y"u'Yc got couple o'
months t. think it over in.'