The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19

home when you may be required to
put on full dress, so to speak So !
Claps the hat on my head and gifts out
onto the deck OF that submarine and
Jest fastens the flag Of this free and
glorious country to . boat hook and
| sticks 1t up on the deck.
when they got near enough | see
that there was a chap in the stern
who seemed to be of different cut
from most of them Dagoes. knew he
was a Rooshlan the minute set eyes
on him. He had the same beard that
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 ~ honor to address. re captain of
re schooner
II turns to the Rooshian and in an
swcr 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 Thercupon the
man in the boat begins again.
81 have 70 honor to inform re cap
tain. he says, I have re honor to in.
form 70 captain tmeaning me. you un.
derstandJ Eat re submarine boat TO
which 2e captain has made fast during
re night is in my charge | present
my compliments to re captain, and re
quest that he will deiyaire re sub
marine boat TO me, its rightful pos
SCISSOR
We'll now, said, L 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 to him,
I have the honor to inform you that
having found the aforesaid submarine
dcrelick on the high seas, l. Solomon
b. Peabbles OF the town Of Friendship,
in the grand old state Of Maine, have
legally taken possession Of the said
dcrellck, 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 spoke
once more.
would 70 Captain Pibbles nego
tiate as between friends without TAX.
ing re matter into re courts?
"Thets 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 l warn't taking no
aboard this craft and keep the flag
a.nying 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. !
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
northcn irregular about them ncgo.
tiatiUus,
Before We proceed, | SEE, 4 must
respectfully remind you thet ye 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
scraped like a dancing master. Thou.
sand pardons,' he seq, but is it neccs.
sary tibet | reveal re incognitto?
We'll, ] seq, you can keep that If
you want to, but l guess ye'd better
say who yc be-
He looked at me minute, right in
the eyes, and then he see | meant
business and he give in. He kinder
grlnned and said he was Lieut.. Razor.
backski, or something similar, and
thet he had come here to get them
submarines which was to be taken tC
Rooshy In tibet Dago steamer
We'll. | amt telling jest what hap.
pened during them negotiations, but
there amt no mortgage on my place
down to Friendship an my girl Polly
has got a new pianner. When that
lieutenant had gone over to the steam.
err and come back with a bag which
chinked when you shook II, felt so
good that | got out leetle something
| had on board for fear me or Bill
might be took sick And then me n
tho lieutenant crooked our elbows
once for the president and once for
the car. And after the Rooshian he'd
gone and the submarine had been
lowed back to the steamer, mem Bill
Just took another TO the mlkado SOS
there shouldn't be any Ill feeling any.
where.
"Thets why | changed the name OF
the Polly TO Submarine. SOS there'd
be a sort OF record Of the affair. To
be sure, It's a secret Men Bill, n
YOU n the folks to hoTe, m the
Rooshian s all that knows II. The