The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-29


himself bore no malice when his sup
planter not only showed none, but af-
ter knocking the bosons head against
a bollard. gave his place to the former
mate Though he kept the men work
ing and got the last ounce out of
them. none of them were down on
him.
81 tell you, he's an admiral, sure"
they said.
He's got all the ways of one.
own" said Bill. an old man-o-war's
man. Il spoke to an admiral myself
once. or rather he spoke to me-"
What did he say?" asked the rest
of his watch.
He said" replied Bill proudly-"he
upped and said. You cross-eyed son
OF dog, II you don't jump I'll bash
the ugly head off you And you bet
| jumped. Oh. he's all the ways OF
some admirals, he has"
We'll, admiral or none" said the
rest of the crowd, things goes on
pleasanter than they done when you
was mate, Simpson"
And Simpson grunted.
And he gets more work out OF us
than you done, either, Simpson, for
all your hammerin' OF us" -
"Pll likely be hammerin some OF
you again shortly" said Simpson. And
as he was cock of the walk in the
foc'sle. whatever he was in the ship.
the others dried up.
Nothing of great interest happened
till they were well east of the Horn
And then Baker took to religion Cor
what he called religion) and rum In
equally undiluted doses.
I'm a miserable sinner, | am" he
said to the admiral, but all the same
I'll do my duty to the crowd"
He called them aft and preached
to them for two hours. And when
with a well-directed Delaying pin.
The next day, when It breezed up
heavily and they were shortening sail,
he called all hands down from aloft
on the ground that their souls we're
of more Importance than the work
in hand.
Come down on deck. you misera-
BILE sinners" said Baker. through a
speaking trumpet His voice rose tri-
umphantly above the roar OF the
gale. Come down on deck and listen
to me. For, though I'm a miserable
sinner, too. there's hopes for me, and
for you there's none. unless you mend
your ways, In accordance with what
I'm telling YOU"
could hardly make himself heard ov-f
the roar OF the increasing gale and
the thunderous Stating OF the top
sails In the spilling-lines.
Don't you think, sir, that they'd
better make the topsails fast before
you speak to them?" said the admiral.
mo, don't" replied Blaker-"not
much don't, not by a jugful. For II
one of 'em went overheard, I'd be re-
sponsible before the throne. And don't
you forget it."
"Damme, he's mad" said Sir Rich
ard-"mad as a march hare. She'll
be shaking the sticks out of her
soon"
He leant over the break OF the
poop and called up Virgins.
"Mr. Virgins, one word with you"
Virgins came up, as Baker roared
his text through the trumpet.
"Will you stand by me, Mr.. Wig
gins, If | knock him down and take
commando"
81 viii; but mind his gum" said
Virgins. when he's very bad, he'll
shoot"
It was not any fear of Bakers six
shooter that made the admiral hesi-
tate. To take the command, even
from a mailman, at sea is ticklish
task and may land man in goal for
all his being a Shanghaied admiral.
Il tell you, Mr.. Virgins, that Simp-
son is good man. I'll bring him aft
again"
And Virgins made no objection
when Simpson was called up by the
admiral
"Mr. Simpson" said the mate, this
is getting past a joke. Have you any
objection to taking on your cid job
If secure this preaching mailman and
take commando"
Simpson was full up" of the foc'sle
and as he had very wholesome ad-
miration for the admiral, he was by
no means 10th to return To his old
quarters.
"Im with you, sir. In another quar-
ter of an hour We shall have the
sticks out Of her"
And still Blaker beloved Scripture
down the wind. He was still below
ing, though what he beloved wasn't
Scripture, when Simpson and Wig
gins took him down below after Ave
minutes of row in which the de-
posed captain showed something of
his ancient form as the terror of the
Western Ocean. AS they went, the
admiral now promoted to being cap
tain of Cape Horner, picked up the
battered speaking trumpet and wiped
some of the blood from his face,
which had been in collision.
up aloft with you and make those
topsails fast" he reared Look alive