The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-02

"u!phy ftood NV extra large police
men. twirling their clubs.
Now, metl,' said Mir. Murphy with =
klhdiy smile. advancing 10 the string.
piece and looking down on the monitor
see That you load her sInartly." Their
he vanished.
WITHIN tive minutes the procession
OK cases came down the pier and The
vessel.
Presently Captain Bascom, feeling
thlrsty from a solid half hours swear.
ing to make the worh go right. fel,
The heed of a drink. He swung himself
up 70 the s~triHspicce Of the pier ant
ehe heAt ahst"n, was knocked head
over heels back TO the deck by the
iard INST of a New Jersey policeman.
Ike Jumped up with q yell of rage and
reached the stringpiece the second time,
only TO go down again.
There We're some among the flibus-
1ers Who snickered, for they had sailed
Win the old man and it tickled them 10
behold his WI medicine served out To
the famous sea terror, who was ac-
customed TO hit d Sailor first and talk
a~fterWard.
But the snickering stopped when one
o. 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 as big as a trade
dollar decorating his left eye
'lts no use. you fellows" said the
biggest policeman. O unamiably.
We've got the straight tip about
Souse' n your captain has given US
PERMISSION TO half murder ous If
theys any try at deserving. So right
ahead with you work and be GOOD"
Captain Bascom picked up his ears
and roared: Captain? Who told he
was captain? I'm the captain of this
blink. blank outfit, blink blank ditto
ditto blank"
AN right. old boy said the police
man, soothingly. We 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
phN' smiling, happy, irradiating good
nature, strolled jauntily 10 the monitor,
where he was received with a chorus Of
eNeeration from men who were laboring
under the double sorrow of work and
thirst.
But Mr.. Murphy only yawned. At a
signal from him the tug hauled the
monitor off u the last of a raving
band of tilibusters saw of him was as
he kissed his finger tips 10 them after
he had distributed handfuls of fat
cigars among the policemen.
subsequent history. gathered from
the brave and reckless heroes piecemeal
d ties strasgled BACK TO South street.
shoWst mat the monitor was laid along.
sac OF the steamship that evening and
I NJ the Indignant liberators had 10
sweat the gullcotton aboard. Then they
steamed to where glory awaited them.
But at st. Thomas, instead of an ad-
lnlHa!, an agent came aboard and maid
off all hands. The merchant had sue
ceeded IN making dollars do the work of
bullets.
There was nothing surprising about
Filibusters become accustomed
to such happenings. Blu, what none of
Them could understand was how it hap
pened that the state of New JERSEY had
gone 80 partnership with this par
tlcu!ar filibustering expedition. That
was something that had never hap
pened before.
Because the ship stoker is Irish. the
can be dispelled here. linn
Murphy. though he Goes not go ahrcaa
on the street like the ancient mariner.
u%nbosoming himself tc all whom he
meet, still esteems the O * TOO
good 10 keep entirely 10 l-:.mself.
II was so simple" says he. II lust
walked into the police station stiff and
dlghlhed, and l said to the sergeant in
shaTse: ,sefgeant.' says 1, I'm the
here that We're loading with gun
.olton. I've got a bad crew. crazy TO
lump ship for e drunk on shore No
loupt you're as willing TO get that gum
-otton loaded and away from YOUR own
" as lH be. So if YOU can spare me
l lew policemen 10 prevent any of my
men from gong ashore III be obliged.
aha .hose 1lVe bully ops stood there
30 cocky and proud to think that they
we're guarding a Uni d States war.
mp that | had to so away 10 y oniet
,laee and laugh"