The Washington times., 1906-12-09

Nhat the result Is TX a DIT o hdccds
or a shilling. or anything like that:
Not bit OF IT.; Just a thank you.
an said in a way as though they've
been giving you a perfect treat by
talking TO you.
They're a contrary seots too. Ask
girl civilly to stand OF line you
want to coil up. and she'll Eet on an
look AT YOU as though YOU ought 20
have waited until she 'ad offered to
shift. Pull on it without asking her
to step off fust, an the ship won't old
her 'Ardly. A man I knew once-hes
dead now, poor chap. and three Wild
ders mourning for 'im-said that with
all Is. experience wimmin was as much
a riddle to i'm as when he fust mar
ried
90 course, sometimes you get
Eal down the fo'e's'le pretending to be
man. shipping IS ordinary seaman
or boy. and nobody not q penny the
wiser. It's happened before. an I've
no doubt it will again,
We 'sd a queer case once on
barque / vas on as steward. called
the Tower OF London. bound from the
Albert Docks 10 Melbourne with
general cargo. We shipped a new boy
just after we started as was entered
in the ships books as Emery MaIlow,
an the first thing We noticed about
. Emery was as e had a great dislike
TO work and was terrible seasicl<.
Every time there vas job as wanted
10 be done, tina. lad I'D go and be
took bad quite Independent OF the
weather
Then Bill Dowsett adopted i'm,
and said he'd make a sailor OF i'm.
believe il Emery could ave chose
rs father, he'd sooner 'ad any man
than Bill. and / would sooner have
been a orphan than a son 20 any Of
EN-. BIZ relied on his IangwidKe
mostly, but when that failed he'd Just
fetch I'm a cuff. Nothing more than
was good for boy wot 'ad got rs
living 20 earn. but Emery used to
hin got almost TO be afraid OF
lifting Inn al last. and used 10 try wot
being sarcastic would do. Then he
found as Emery was ten times as
sarcastic as Billed talk all round
i'm. so 10 speak. an even take
the words out Of Bits mouth
70 use agin i'm. Then Bill
would turn to is great natural gifts,
and the end OF it was when we was
about a fortnight out that the boy
ran up on deck and went ait TO the
skipper and complained OF Blrs
!ergwidge.
90 Langw ldge.' ses the old man. glar-
ing at i'm as II ed eat 'im-'what
sort o Iangwidge:'
o. Bad langwidge, sir sss Emery.
Repeat IT,. ses the skipper,
Emery gives little shiver. I
couldn't do It, sir he ses very sol
emn; It's Ike-Iike YOU was talking
10 the ho'en Yesterday.
Go to youI duties, roars the skip
per: go TO yorr duties at once, and
don't let me ear any more Of Il.
Why, YOU ought 10 be at a young
ladies school.
7 know 7 ought. sir Emery ses.
With a v'lmper, but I never thought
it'd he like this
The old man stares at him. and
then he rubs his eyes and stares again.
Emery wiped his eyes and stood look
ing down at the deck
''~Eavens above ses the old man.
in a dazed voice. don't tell me you're
a gall
- won't II you don't want me to-
ses Emery. wipfug his eyes agin.
What's your name ses the old
man. ct last
Mary AfaHow, sir ses Emery, very
soft
''.what made YOU do itc' ses the
skipper at last.
Ny father wanted me to marry
man 7 didn't want to- ses Miss Nal
low. He used 10 admire my hair very
much. so I cut It on. Then I got fright
ened at what I'll done. and as / looked
like boy I thought Ia go TO sea
We'll. it's a nice responsibility Cor
ne ses the skipper. and he called the
mate. who 'ad just come on deck, and
asked his advice. TIE mate was very
Etraitlaced mentor mate-and at
fust he was so shocked e couldn't
speak
"'sheu have to come an he ses,
At last
20 course she Will ses tie skip
per, and he called me up and told me
20 clear a spare cabin out for her
We carried a passenger or two some
times-and TO fetch her chest up,
- 7 suppose you've got some clothes
in ito he ses, anNious-Hke.
"'onIy these sort O. things. ses Miss
MalIow. bashfully.
land send DoWsett TO me ses the
skipper. turning 10 me asih.
I'VE 'ad 20 Shove pore Bill up on
deck Almost. and the way ,he skipper
went on at i'm. you'd thought 2 vas