The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-09-07


He is" said the astronomer, land
pray to heaven that he doesn't find
any rum on board"
But heaven did not listen, and the
captain presently came on deck with
a flushed face.
"Simpkins." roared Prowse. as his
head appeared over the edge of the
scuttle.
Yes, sir" said the new mate.
us that lumber over the side YETI"
Quick, for Gawd's sake said
Simpkins, and the reluctant men of
science commenced sliding the boards
over.
ITS going. sir" answered simp-
kins.
"Goinn" said Prowse, when he got
his hands on the after poop rail.
COIN should say so. What a
crowd! Oh, you miserable things. I'll
shape you; I'll get you into condition;
I'll make sailors of you. Get two of
these boosters on TO the pumps and
,see II she's leaxin' very bad, and then
well make sail This ere Kamma
Funder won't make a quick passage.
but by the time we're picked up. or
sail 'er ome, I'll make you chaps At
to ship in the worst Cape Horner that
ever sailed"
He turned away but stopped.
And when the decks clear, Simp.
hns, you can let 'em eat what they
can get. There's plenty of biscuit.
but mighty little else. Now then, you
Stars, pump"
And the astronomer and entomolo-
gist pumped for their lives, while the
sea round about the waterlogged
barque was whitening rapidly with
lumber. For when the captain was
out of sight, Simpkins was encourag-
ing, and talked what he told them was
horse" sense.
"You wants to get back 'ome to
your families, don't you" he asked.
''and TO your instruments and your
usual ways of livin'? Why, of course
you does. Then buck up, and pitch in.
and learn to do your dooty. I'm not
a hard man. can make. allowances.
know you didn't ship to do this. But
it's your luck, and you must. Now
then, thatll do the deck Just lay
into this pump all of you. and Ill
sound 'er again"
And as good luck would have t..
there soon appeared some reason for
hoping that the leaks In the Kamma
Funder had closed.
"Blimy." said Simpkins, "we'll ave
'er sailin' like a witch yet. Chuck
yerselves into II, and I'll call the cap
tain"
But the captain was fast asleep in
the bunk of the late skipper.
whats become of her crew." asked
the new crew, as they sat round the
deck and ate their biscuit.
Took off by a steamer" said Simp-
kins; you see they've left their boats
and the captain says the ships papers
as gone, so they was took off, for
sure"
81 wish we were taken on" said
the weary astronomer.
"Thatll come. dessay," replied the
consolatory Simpldns. but If we sails
'er ome, we'll get salvage, and your
time won't be wasted. So cheer up.
and let's make sail, while a couple
of you keeps the pumps a'goin"
The wind by now was light north
westerly breeze and though the barque
worked heavily and wallowed in the
sea, Slmpkins took her as she went
round and put the geologist at the
helm.
Keep the wind in the back o. your
neck" said Simpkins to the nervous
helmsman, "and I'll loose the fore
sail"
He jumped up aloft and loosed the
foresail and two fore-topsails. Com
ing down, he got the scientific crew to
work.
Here, you, ketch hold of this and
pull. There, that will do. Belayl Tie
the thing up, | mean, on that thing,
you silly asst"
And the member of the Royal So.
ciety, who was thus addressed for the
first time since he had left school,
made the starboard foresheet fast to
the cleat.
"You amt such an ass as you wants
to make out" said Simpkins, as he
watched him critically; me and the
captain will soon put you chaps In
shape. Now, then, all of you! Fore
topsail 'alliardsl Stretch II out and
lay back Which OF you can sing?'
They declared that none of them
could
Then must" said Simpkins; "and
he gave them the chanty, "Handily
boys, 80 handy" until he had the top
sail well up, And just as the crew
We're looking aloft with a strange new
feeling of actual pleasure in seeing
results grow under their hands, a
sudden row arose aft The captain
was interviewing the geologist.
steer small, said Captain Prowse;
don't work the bally wheel as if you
was worlSin' a chaf-cutter."
I'm doin' my best, said the furious
man of science. and l BEES you will
speak TO me civilly"
"Tll speak to you how | like" said
Prowse; didn't | tell you while
back as you wasn't a passenger nc
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