The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-19


never know when you're away from
home when you may be required 70
rut on Fun dress. So 10 speak. So
ciaps me hat on my head ana sits on T
onto the deck % that submarine ana
jest fasleus tile has % his free and
glorious country % a boat hook ana
sticks il up on the deck.
when they got near enough sea
I that there was chap Id Tie stern
Who seemed TO De of different cut
from most of them Dagocs. knew he
was a Rooshlan the minute set eyes
ga him. lie had the same beard thar
every one of cm has, including the
\ crar and an The rest or course
stood ready with The ola musket in my
hands and tho Gag OF freedom huiier
ing just above my sunday hat. ! was
4 prepared to repel boarders but the
boat stopped when She was in good
1 hailing distance and the chap in the
stern stood up and shouted TO me IN
English.
Els ze gentleman. he says. that
has ze honor 10 address. ze captain OF
~ schooner
Il turns to the Rooshian and in an
swer 10 his question | says briefly
4 be- You see at that stage of the
game l didn't propose 70 waste nc
words and say something | might be
sorry for afterward Thereupon tbs
man in the boat begins again
III have ze honor to inform re cap
tain. he says i have re honor TO in
. a,fv xrr
ierstand) Eat ze submarine boat 70
which re captain has made fast during
70 night IS in my charge / present
my compliments TO re captain, and re
quest that he Will delivaire re sub
marine boat to me. its rightful pos
SCISSOR
Well. now. said, I have the hon
or to inform you-by Jehookibus, We
can be just as polite down in Friend
ship. Maine. as any foreigner that ever
sailed the Seven Seas-sO SEE 70 him.
4 have the honor 10 inform you that
having found the aforesaid submarine
derelick on the high seas. !. Solomon
B Peabbles. OF the town OF Friendship
in the grand old state OF Maine, have
legally taken possession Of the said
derelick. and anybody desiring to
prove claims can do so by appearing
before the proper authorities in the
courts of this great and glorious coun-
try
And then by way Of windup just
shouted at him. so that he would know
that knew what / was talking about,
And God save the United States OF
America
Then the man in the boat spoke
once more.
Would re Captain Pibbles nego
tiate as between friends without TAX
ing ze matter into ze courts
-Thets where them foreign chaps
has the advantage Of us They re
mighty smooth spoken. OF course. ht
-ee the game from the start. ! met
him halfway. but ! warn't taking n
chances. SO SEE 20 Bill: You ge'
aboard this craft and keep the hae
II a-aving while | receive this gent OF
the Polly T.
when we'd changed places. / SCI
y 70 the Rooshian Step aboard. / SEE
= and he warnt slow about stepping
,. bowed him into the cabin and we Sc
= down. He begun his little chanty tn
s moment be- got aboard. but I stoppe'
= him There warnt going to b'
4 aorthen irregular about them nego
tiations.
= Before we proceed SEE. I mus
I. respectfully remind YOU thet We didn'
Y Tex one Of your visiting cards hoa
I. down on the tide
1T would pretty near killed you {
/ hev seen him then. RE bowed an
q scraped like a dancing master. ThoI
I. sand pardons. he SEE. but IS il nece'
\. ary tibet / reveal re incOgnittog
= Well. SEE. you can keep that
4, YOU want 20, but ! guess ye'd bette
say who ye be-
N. He looked at me a minute. right
y. The ewes. and then he see / near
~ business and he give in. He kinds
j, rrinned and said he was Lieut.. Razo
II backski. or something similar. an
a. thet he had come here TO get the
a. submarines which was to be taken
a. Rooshy in tibet Dago steamer.
~ Wei. amt telling jest what ha
,et there ain't no mortgage on my pla'
~ down TO Friendship an my girl Pol
1T has got new pianner. When tn
no lieutenant had gone over to the steai
~ or and come back with bag whi'
M chinked when you shook Il, ! felt
a. good that I got out leetle somethir
~ / had on board for fear me or b
80 might be took sick. And then me-
a. the lieutenant crooked our elbow
ne once for the president and once T
49, the car And after the Rooshian h.
gone and the submarine had be-
:, fowed back TO the steamer. men y
"a lust took another to the mikado. 81
.rs there shouldn't be any Ill feeling an
for where.
,rh "Thet's why I changed the name
ION the Polly to Submarine. SOS there
,es be a sort OF record OF the AFFAIR.
,aa be sure. it's secret. Men Bill.
you n the folks 20 home, n Z