The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-08-11

to keep the boat in order and to pull
the captain ashore or aboard when the
ship was in harbor.
This was the first time the gig had
been lowered since the Rajah had
sailed from Liverpool, and the boys
wondered what on earth the "old man
was after. John Campbell suggested
that the gig was going to tow the ship
to the Hoogh}y and wished his mates
joy of the job.
The skipper came down the side lad
der, stepped into the boat, and, shov.
ing off, oars were manned and the boat
headed away from the ship to point
astern. The boys wondered where
their skipper was bound, but 1t was
no part of their business to question
a sea captain, and if they had they would
not have received an answer.
Soon came the order: WAY enough!'
The boys ceased rowing. The gigs
helm was showed hard a-starboard, the
boat described semicircle, the skip.
per leaned over the side, seized some
thing, hauled it aboard and dropped ii
into the stern sheets, where it topped
with great vigor.
The animal was a large turtle, which
the shippers keen eye had discovered
asleep on the water. The catching of
turtle while sleeping requires kind
of knack gained only by practice. You
must approach him with caution, as
well as CELEBRITY, and you must grab
him by the hind ripper and yank him
aboard before he awakens or your
quest will be in vain. If you catch
him by one of his fore f1ippers the
chances are that he will bite your hand
before you get him in the boat, and a
bite of a turtle is by no means a joke
When the skipper grabbed the tur-
tie and landed him in the gig he handled
him SO as to let him fall back down.
ward in the boat. A turtle is not
able to turn over; SO when once on
his back he is at the mercy of his cap
tors. The captain tied his beak to-
gether with rope yarn, and thus dis
abled he was taken alongside the Rajah,
where he was hauled up on deck and
turned over to the cook, an African
of great skill in the cooking of all kinds
Of birds, beasts, fishes and reptiles.
The capture of the turtle excited the
steward, who was a cockney, and had
never seen the animal as he appears
in his native element, his only deal
ings with him being after he waz killed,
cooked and canned. The skipper or
dered the steward to kill the turtle and
prepare him for dinner next day. This
command upset the steward terribly,
for he had not the slightest idea how
to go about the job. And worst of all,
he and the cook were not on good terms
and he hated to ask favor from an
African.
But his fear of the skipper was so
great that he pocketed his pride, and,
going forward to the galley with a
huge piece of tobacco slowed away un-
der his coat, he opened peace negotia-
tons with the cook.
Twill you ave a chew of 'baccy, doc
tori" asked the steward, in his softest
society voice.
"Well, sab, being as it's you, and you
axes me so kindly, don't mind if l
do. This is hot weather, sab, and the
last chew you gave me was so long ago
it never seems to have happened" re-
piled the cook.
"'Elp~ yourself, doctor, dear" said
the steward, passing the piece to the
cook, who took a big bite. A beam
of smiling happiness played over his
shining features, Illuminating them with
JOY. -
Its about that ERE turtle, doctor. /
guess you know all about 'em. Meyer
afore did I set eyes on the beast; ard
sech a object to look at, swear"
s"Mebbe he amt pretty to look at,
,ah, but he's simply gorgeous to eat.
Many turtle I've cooked for the Phila-
delphia Turtle club. and if any help Of
mine is needed, 1'myah man, sab. can
kill 'em, cook 'em, and when cooked |
scanseat em, sab When do you calcu-
hate to serve him up?"
The old man wants it for dinner to-
morrow evening, and he's SIGH epicure,
|hsil break my back Il It amt SERVED