New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

Doing wrong" ses Ginger Dick, staring 'Wo.
are you talking about?'
Something the landlady said showed US as we
was doin' wrong ses old Sam very solemn. gt
come over us in a FASH
Like lightning ses Peter
All of a sudden see wot a cruel ard thing
1T was to so and try to deceive a poor widder
woman, ses Sam, in a 'usky voice. we both see 1t
at once
Ginger Dick looks at 'em ard, e did. and then,
e ses. 1eering like:
"T 'spose you don't want any postofice money
orders sent you. then,' he ses
No. says Sam and Peter, both together.
You may have em ALL Sam: but If you'll
be ruled by US, Ginger. you'll give It up, same
wot we 'ave-you'll sleep the sweeter for it.
"'Give IT up! shouts Ginger. dancing up an
down the room, 'arter being tattooed all over?
Why. you must be crazy. sam-wot's the matter
with your
at amt fair play agin a woman says old
Sam. three strong men agin poor old woman;
that's wot feel. Ginger
"'Wel. I don't feel like it, ses Ginger; you
please yourself. and I'll please myself
'"E went off in a huf an next morning q
SO disagreeable that Sam an Peter went and
signed on board steamer called the Penguin.
which was to sail the day arter. They parted bad
friends all round, and Ginger Dick gave Peter
nasty black eye. and Sam said that when Ginger
came to see things In proper way agin he'd be
sorry for wot ed said And q said that i'm and
Peter never wanted to look 'is face agin.
lonesome
gone, but e thought it better let few days go
BY afore e went and adopted the reds aired land
lady. He waited week, and at last, unable to
wait any longer, g went out and 'ad shave and
smartened hisself up. and went OFF to the Blue
Lion.
1T was about three o'clock when g got there,
and the little public-ouse empty except for
two old men in the Jug-and-botte entrance. Gin
ger stopped outside minute or two to try and
stop is trembling. and then g walks into the pri-
nd
"Glass o. bitter, am, please he to the
old lady she out O. the little parlor at the
back o. the bar.
'.The old lady drew the beer. and then stood
with and holding the beer-puu and the other
the counter. looking at Ginger Dick in is
blue jersey and cloth cap.
:" Lovely weather. ma'am.' Ginger. putting
his left the counter and showing the
saor-boy dancing the hornpipe
Very NICE the landlady. catching sight
of is wrist an staring at it. suppose you sailors
like fine weather?
Yes ma'am.' Ginger. putting his elbows
the counter that the tattoo marks on both
wrists was showing Fine weather an fair
win suits us
Its ard life, the sea- the old lady.
'She kept wiping down the counter in front of
i'm an over agn, an e could see er staring
at is wrists though she could 'ardly believe her
eyes Then she went back into the parlor. and
Ginger card her whispering. and by and by she
agin with the blue-eyed barmaid.
- over twenty-three years, ma'am, Ginger
avoiding the barmad's eye. fixed on rs
wrists. and I've been shipwrecked four times: the
fust time when was little nipper O. fourteen
Z" Pore thing the landlady, shaking 'er ead.
4 feel for you: my boy went to at that
age, and I've i'm since
I'm sorry to ear it, ma am Ginger, very
respectful-like. suppose I've lost my mother, so
l feel for you
Suppose you've lost your mother' ses the bar
aid: don't you know whether you have?'
" No. ses Ginger Dick, very sad. When I was
wrecked the fust time l in a open boat for
three weeks, and, wot with the exposure and ardly
any food, got brain fever and lost my memory
" Pore thing the landlady agin.
" might well be a orin.' Ginger. looking
down; sometimes 1 kind. 'andsome
face bending me, and fancy it's my mothers.
but can't remember 'er name. my name. or
anythnk about 'er
d" You remind me o my boy very much ses the
landlady shaking 'er cad: you've got the same
colored air. and wots extraordinary, you've got
dancing and couple of dolphins on the
other. And q 'ad a little on lis eyebrow
much the same yours
' Good 'evinS' Ginger Dick. starting back
and looking as though e was trying to remember
something.
"T spose they're common among seafaring