The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-07

out to Bill Bill sez |, you hustle
down below and get me the glorious
Stars and Stripes and at the same
time you bring up my grand(athe
Green's old musket that's down there,
Il ran down, too, and got my sill
hat--one | always carry cause yol
never know when you're away from
home when YOU may be required tc
put on full dress, so to speak So
claps the hat on my head and gifts ou
onto the deck Of that submarine anc
! jest fastens the flag of this free anC
! glorious country to a boat hook anc
! sticks II up on the deck Then | sets
/ down there, holding that old musket
| in my hands and wait for the boat
from that steamer to get along.
when they got near enough see
that there was a chap in the stern
who seemed to be of a different cut
from most Of them Dagoes, ! knew he
was a Rooshan the minute | set eyes
on him. He had the same beard that
every one of 'em has, including the
car and all the rest or 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
haiing 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
re schooner
II turns to the Rooshian 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 re honor to inform re cap
tain, he says, 1 have re honor to in.
form re captain tmeaning me, you I'M
derstand) Eat re submarine boat to
which re captain has made fast during
re 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 E2reigner that ever
sailed the Seven seas--so SEE to him.
I have the honor to inform you that
"a oi gth trt1 vi
derelick on the high seas, l. Solomon
B. peabbes, 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 a wlnd-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 spoke
once more.
Would re Captain Pibbles nego-
tate as between friends without TAX.
ing ze matter into re courts?'
"Thet's where them foreign chaps
has the advantage of us. They're
mighty smooth spoken. OF course he
see the game from the start. met
him halfway, but | warnt taking no
chances. So | SEE to Bill: You get
aboard this craft and keep the flag
a.hying while | receive this gent on
the Polly p.
When we'd changed places, seq
to the Rooshian. Step aboard, | seq,
and he warn't slow about stepping. I
showed him into the cabin and we set
down. He begun his little chanty the
moment he got aboard, but / stopped |
him. There warn't going to be
northern irregular about them nego-
tiatiOns.
Before We proceed, | seq. must |
respectfully remind you tibet We didn't |
let one OF your visiting cards float |
down on the tide.
1T would pretty near killed you to .
hev seen him then. He bowed and +.
like a dancing master. Thou |
sand pardons,' he seq. but is 1t neces-
sary thet | reveal re incOgnitto?'
We'll ! SEE. you can keep that II
you want to, bst | guess ye'd better
say who We be
He looked at me a minute. right in
he eyes. and then he see meant
business and he give in. He kinder
yrinned and said he was Lieut. Razor
jacksN, or something similar and
het he had come here to get them
which Gas to be taken to
3Coshv in thet i)sE.' steamer Then
- delicately points rat thet it warn't
10 ways necessary 10 go to law and
tir MP trouble between friends
Well, I amt telling jest what hap.
'ened during them negotiations. but
here amt no mortgage on my place
own 10 Friendship an my girl Polly
las got new pianner When that
lieutenant had gone over TO the steam
r and come back with a bag which
linked when you shook II. / felt so
God that | got out a leetle something
had on board for fear me or Bill
hight he took sick. And then mem |
he 1iautopanf crooi-ad onr oib,vrs |