The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-06-02

, happy insect man. This Prowse
seems a regular BRUTE
"He u.s." said the astronomer, land l
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
flushed face.
"Simpkins," roared Prowse, as his
head appeared over the edge OF the
| scuttle.
Eyes, SIR" said the new mate.
"Is that lumber over the side YETI
"Quick, for Gawd's sake" said
Simpkins, and the reluctant men OF
science commenced sliding the boards
over.
"It's going, SIR" answered Simp.
klns.
"Goin'!" said Prowse, when he got
his hands on the after poop rail.
Coin! I 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 if she's leakin very bad, and then
we'll make sail. This ere Kamma
| Funder won't make quick passage,
but by the time we're picked up, or
sail 'er 'ome, I'll make you chaps fit
to ship in the worst Cape Horner that
ever sailed"
He turned away, but stopped.
"And when the decks clear, Simp'
kins, 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
many thousand feet of Nova Scotian
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.
land to your instruments and your
usual ways of Twin? Why, of course
you does. Then buck up, and pitch in.
and learn to do your dooty. I'm not
hard man. l can make allowances.
I know you didn't ship to do this. But
it's your luck, and you must. Now.
hot do ha dnNlk JY1ct Low
into this pump all of you, and I'll
sound 'er again"
And as good luck would have 1t.
there soon appeared some reason for
hoping that the leaks in the Kamma
Funder had closed.
"Blimy," said Simpkins, well ave
'er sailin' like a witch yet. Chuck
yerselves into it, 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 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 off," said
the weary astronomer.
"Thatll come, l dessay," replied the
consolatory Simpkins, "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 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, Simpkins 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. Delay! 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 billiards! Stretch it out and
lay back. Which of you can sing?
They declared that none Of them
could.
Then I must" said Simpkins; "and
he gave them the chanty, "Handily
boys, so handy" until he had the top.
sail well up. And just as the crew
were 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;
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