The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-10-20

hat-One l always carry, CAUSE yol
never know when you're away from
home when you may be required Il
put on full dress, SO to speak. SO
claps the hat on my head and gifts GU
onto the deck Of that submarine ant
jest fastens the flag Of this free ant
| glorious country to boat hook ant
sticks it up on the deck.
when they got near enough | SEE
that there was chap in the stern
who seemed to be Of different cu
| from most of them Dagoes. ! knew ne
was a Rooshian the minute | set eyes
on him. He had the same beard thai
every one Of 'em has, including the
car and all the rest. OF course,
stood ready with the old musket in my
| hands and the flag of freedom flutter
ing just above my Sunday hat, | was
| prepared to repel boarders, but the
| boat stopped when she was in good
| hailing distance and the chap in the
stern stood up and shouted to me IN
English.
Is re gentleman he says. that
has re honor to address, re captain OF
&c schooner"
Il turns to the Roc Shan and in an
swer to his question | says briefly:
I be- You see at that stage of the
game | didn't propose TO waste no
words and say something | might be
sorry for afterward. Thereupon the
man in the boat begins again.
81 have 20 honor to inform ze cap
tain he says. i have &c honor to in
form re captain (meanlng me, you I'M
derstand) Eat re submarine boat to
which re captain has made fast during
70 night is in my charge. | present
my compliments to 20 captain. and re-
quest that he will delivaire re Sub-
marine boat to me, its rightful pos.
sessOr.'
"'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 | sez to him,
1 have the honor to 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
derellck. 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 a wind.up 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 spoxe
once more.
Would 20 Captain Pibbles nego-
tiate as between friends without tax.
ing 20 matter into re courts?'
"Thet's where them foreign chaps
has the advantage Of us. They're
mighty smooth spoken. or course, he
see the game from the start. | met
him halfway, but | warn't taking no
chances. So | sez to Bill: You get
aboard this craft and keep the flag
atlying while | receive this gent on
the Polly r.
when we'd changed places, I seq
to the Rooshian: Step aboard, | seq,
and he warn't slow about stepping. |
showed him into the cabin and we set
down. He begun his little chanty the
moment he got aboard, but l stopped
l., .,,, II
northern irregular about them nego.
tlations,
Before we proceed scz, I must
respectfully remind you thet ye didn't
let one of your visiting cards float
down on the tide
ut would pretty near killed you to
hey seen him then He bowed and
scraped like dancing master. Thou
sand pardons,' he seq, but is it neces
sary thet reveal 20 incognitto%
We'll | seq, you can keep that II
YOU want to, but l guess ye'd better
say who ye be
"He looked at me minute, right in
the eyes, and then he see meant
business and he give in, He kinde,
grinned and said he was Lieut.. Razor
backski. or something similar, ant
tibet he had come here to get then
submarines which was To be taken e
Rooshy in tibet Dago steamer.
We'll, l amt telling Jest what hap
pened during them negotiations, bu
there amt no mortgage on my plac,
down TO Friendship an my girl Polly
has got new pianner. When tha
/ lieutenant had gone over to the steam
or aud come back with a bag which
/ chinked when you shook II. | felt s,
4 good chat ! got out a leetle someth,n,
I | had on board for fear me or Bill
might be took sick, And then men
| the lieutenant crooked our elbows
once for the president and once 10
! the car. And after the Roosh!au he
/ gone and the submarine had beer
/ towed back TO the steamer, mem Bill
/ Just took another 10 the mtRado. So
there shouldn't be any Ill feeling any
where.
"Thet's why | changed the name o
/ the Polly 10 Submarine SOS there,
! be sort OF record OF the AFFAIR. T,
be sure it's secret Men Bill n
yon n the folks 10 home, n n,