The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-07

If anyone cares to look up the Pa
triarch in Lloyd's List it viii be dis
covered that the owner of her was T.
Tyser, but it matters very little wheth-
er she was built of heavier plating than
the rules required, or whether she was
cemented or built under special survey
or what not. For T. Tyser. otherwise
Mr.. Thomas Tyser, was not only the
owner of the Patriarch, but also the
owner of dozen other vessels all be-
ginning with a Pr He was, more
over be owner of large block of land
in thd heart of Melbourne; he had
severt streets, of which the biggest
was Tyser Street, Sc, in London, and
his banking account was certainly of
heavier metal than he had any personal
use for. He was a. rough dog from the
north country, and in the course of half
a century's fight in London he came out
top dog in his own line and was more
or less of millionaire.
And he's my uncle" said Geordie
Potts; This sister was my mother, and
here am before the stick in one OF his
old wind-jammers and gettin' two-pun-
ten in this here Patriarch of his, and
hang me if 1 believe the old bloke has
another relation in the world. It's hard
lines, mates-it's hard lines Don't you
allow it's hard lines?''
1t was Sunday morning in the south
east trades and every sail was drawing
like a. bally droring-master,'' as Geor-
die once said, and the crowd" of the
Patriarch were all fairly easy in their
minds and ready for a discussion.
eff so be you are lis nevvy, as you
state said the port watch, cautiously,
1--WE allow it's hard lines.'
rive stated it frequent" said Geor-
die, "and it's the truth, the whole truth,
and nothin' but it, so help me. Dye
think I'd claim to be old Tyser's sisters
son if wasn't? I'd scorn to claim it."
ANY man would scorn to be Tyser's
sisters son." said the starboard watch.
He'd scorn to be i'm unless he was,
for Tyser's a mean old dog amt he,
Recorder
Geordie thanked his watch mates for
backing him up so.
That's right, chaps There's no
meaIek in the north of England-or the
south& for that matter-and the way
this ships found is scandalous."
1.-The grub's horrid," said both
watches.
..And look at the gear said Geordie;
Everything ready to part deal easier
than my uncle is. / never lays hold
of ballard but I'm thinking I'll go
on ny back if L pulls heavy Oh, it's
a fair scandal"'
He considered the scandal soberly
and with some sadness
He might leave you some dibs, Geor-
die" suggested his mate, Jack Brady
He might, after all.
Not a solitary dime" said Geordie.
Him and me quarreIled because my
father fought him in the street, and
/ hit the old hunks with a bit of a
brick because he got my dad down."
''Wot was the row about?' asked the
others, eagerly.
''Nothin' to speak Of" said Geordie.
my old man said he was bloodsuck-
er, and that led to words And I never
hurt him to speak of. And yet I've
shipped in one of his ships and am as
Door as he's rich. He allowed none OF
us would get a farthing; he shouted 1t
out in the market-place and said hos
pitfalls would get it, because one of his
shippers that he'd sacked cut him up
awful with a staysail hank, and they
sewed him very neat at one of 'em."
There's nothin' so good in fight as
a staysail 'ank." said Jack Brady, con-
temp1atively. at cut a policeman all to
rags wiv one once"
WAS that the time you done three
months 'ard?'' asked the port watch
six" said Brady, proudly; land 1
told the beak I could do it on my cad.
ButS Geordie, if you was owner your
self what would you do?'
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