The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-08-03

WDlBkey, Ihefe were ali KINDS OF Things
used 10 try TO inculcate In the minds Of
the young that there was really diff
ference IN the looks, manners and affec-
lions Of the two sections Of country;
but that has all passed away.
As soon as ! got to be q man at Is
years OF age, ! shipped on q vessel, and
thought couldn't become q man with
out doing that. had heard stories Of
hardships endured by sailors, and went
TO the banks Of Newfoundland. When
got up 70 Cape Cod | had $3.50 left,
and the snow was Is inches deep, and
q cotton gingham shirt and Rauze un-
dsrwear. and had whooping cough for
good measure. looked around and
could get no place TO board, but a good
Frenchman Gald he knew OF q good old
Scotchman that he knew wouldn't turn
rs out Of board. We found him getting
ready Tor cod fishing; we prevailed upon
him 70 let Us stop ut the house that
night. The next morning looked down
the street, and Il was very dreary TO
me, snow everywhere, nowhere TO 20.
] couldn't sleep In the woods because Il
was too cold, and couldn't eat without
paying for II, because / would get in
jail and Il looked very bad. After be-
Ing there two days, and not being able
TO find any employment, IL looked de-
cidediy bad. The people would tell US,
why, boys, II there II any work here
we would give IL to our own boys; we
have had a hard winter; II was very
long; people did not plan 10 lie idle so
long. Well, anyhow, my friend and
got TO quATTeling, like people generally
do when hard up. When we are all
flush and everything all right we get
along beautifully, but az sOon az hard
times come along and difficulties arise
we grow quarrelsome, and we no longer
get along as we ought 70. Well, he
said TO me, II there was only one of US
we could get Job, but two Of US scare
everybody. That made me mad right
of, 20 went out to hunt Tor position,
and ] went down to the captain of a
vessel which was lying there. took a
drink Of water before going to him so
a. 70 allal the cough; Twas afraid they
would think had consumption and
wouldn't hire me at all. ] said, Cap
tain, do you want 20 ship q mani He
looked up at me. He said, Yes, want
two greenhorns, ] said to myself, II
you get me you'll have one Of them.
He said, ] want you to 60 two trips,
and win give you 500 trip. ! didn't
AJAX him where he was going. said to
Can you steer q boat3 Yes. Can you
II could make q watch / would have
told him yes, for wanted that lob.
lie aatd, Come down tomorrow and sign
the articles. l said, Captain, II it Is all
the same 10 you, / would rather sign
now. He looked at me q minute, but
said all right, 80 | walked in and signed
the paper, and said hailed from Jack.
sonvilIe, Florida. He said, What In the
world are you doing up here on Cape
Cod this time Of year from Jacksonville,
FloridRf said, am up here for re-
creation. He says q man that would
come up here and 20 TO the banks of
Newfoundland for recreation would 20
20 Hadcs for supper Well, i didn't
know before that was where we were
going (laughterl, but the next morning
i came down and we took In 1917 hogs
heads Of salt In bulk, and said to the
mate, What will we do with all this
saltf He said, salt cod RBh. I said,
who catches themf He said, we catch
them. How many are wet Ten Of us.
How do we catch thsmf He said, with
hooks and lines. ! said % him. have
we 70 catch enough cod hsh with hooks
and lines before we come back TO use
up that saltf He said yes. said, we
will never come back IN the world. But
anyhow, 20 make q long story short, we
went, and I went the second time. I
went over 70 Nova Scotia and New
foundland, and the year afterwards
came back up 10 the north and worked
along shore among the loRgshoremen
from New York 10 Bay Chaleur, and
became acquainted very well with the
people along the Eastern coast IhAve
also been somewhat In the West.
have run . steamboat q great many
times with Northern people ~ tourists
ap and down the Sc, Johns river, IN
Ny wife Il q New York woman, born
IN New York. was born IN the State |