The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03

sprung spar That's what he's like"
The mate, tough-looking dog with
hair like anaemic tussac grass in
patches on his face, shook his head.
i've got a greater opinion of him.
captain, than you have. All his double
shuttle is cunning. It's getting back
SOS to lead them French on. Mark
me, he'll play them yet fair knock
out"
The Guffin sneered.
"He may have cunnln', Lampert, but
he amt no real tact. Now, diplomat
ic tact, take II, is not givin' way into
the gutter, but just shown as you're
a nice pleasant-spoken chap as don't
mean TO be put on. It's my good opin-
ion as these foreigners don't yearn
to fight us. And men like you and me,
Lampert. gets to learn the way Of
handlin' foreigners. Who has so much
experience with EN- as them in com.
mand of English shlps?"
That's so" said the second mate
who had been listening. Now last
v'y'ge In the Battleaxe, there was a
Dago in my watch as come from the
betwixt and between land where
Spain fines France. And he was the
Dagoest Dago | ever sailed with. But
| knew the breed. and the first time
he opens his garlicky mouth hauled
on and hit him. And then | took my
knife away and snapped the point off.
And l says to him, Now, you black
beggar, every time at muster you'll
show me that knife. and therell be
peace in the land And he done so,
and there was peace"
The captain (Cf "GufIin') smote his
thigh.
You're right, Simcox, you're right,
and II Salisbury was to take a leaf out
of your logbook In respects of handlin
Dagoes, 'twould be better for all con.
cerned. But no. not him. He goes on
SEEM them French make a feet and
he let's 'eml He actually sees 'em
with their feet sharpenin' on the
grindstone and never sayS from the
poop. Chuck that overheard you
swine. or I'll come and 'andle you SOS
you'll be glad to die"
The second mate was much gratified
as was obvious by his standing first
on one foot and then on another. But
Lampert was not 80 pleased.
why you talk--you. captain. and
you. Simcox-as II they had feet.
Why, it's my opinion-and experts say
ditto TO me there-that a string o.
band-boxes with crackers in 'em, and
ali on a mud-hat. would do as much
harm as the French fieet-unless they
blows up when we takes EN-"
The Gufin shook his head.
"Well, you know. Lampert. as
never 'ad no opinion of their feet. But
that amt the question. Salisbury may
have is reasons for not talSin' II away.
though l fails to see EN-: but the real
question is. why we don't have a man
with CUTS and go In command. It's
my firm belief as there's many a mer-
chant captain as could work the di.
plomatic game to better hadvantage
Look at the experience we has, dealing
with owners contrary as hell and with
consignees and with 'arbour-masters
and pilots. Where Salisbury is wrong,
Is in his not goin' about and freshin'
up his mind. And he works by rule o.
thumb and dead reckoning. It amt no
wonder we can see where's his eyes
out"
1T Amt" said the compliant Sim.
cox.
Well" sighed Lampert, IL owns
freely as | don't feel that sure I'd
like to run his show"
The Gufin laughed.
"But you amt 'ad my experience
yet. Lampert. Now, I'd undertake
to come right down into the harena.
and make them French and Germans
sit up like monkeys on a horgan while
played the tune"
Il believe you" said Simcox. rub
bling his hard hands.
Look at the difficulties we as to
contend with" said the skipper, with
a rapidly thickening utterance and an
increasing loss of aspirates-'look at
the vigilance we AS to use. Rocks and
shoals and bother ships. It's Ugh edu.
cation to be a master-marlner, and the
Board of Trade knows it-knows II
well. This ere crowds all English
except that one Dutchman. and Dutch
men and Calashees. I'd ave showed
you and Salisbury 'ow 10 'andle mixed
sweets. Vigilance, difficulties. bright
lookout, and the rule O. the road
And look at the chart! That's mel"
And very shortly afterwards the
triple conversation ceased. for the
captain lay snoring In his cabin.
The Potluck was a barque OF eleven
hundred tons register, and was bound
for Adelaide, with a general cargo OF
all mixed things under heaven anc
on earth. Now she was engaged IN
running down her casting. and, as her
skipper believed, was somewhere
about Lat. "A degrees 30 minutes s.
Long. so degrees e., and not far OF
the Crozets. The westerly winds were
blowing hard but had the worst chill
OF winter on. for the month was Sep
TENDER Nevertheless, as old Jones
the skipper. was on a composite track
with a maximum latitude of As de
grees s., and was bound farther soutl
still Il might have been TO the adyan
tage OF all concerned II he had DRUM
less, talked little, and minded his Owl