The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-12-20

eA,fu to drink my health, L put my |
Jhlnss in the boat and in half an hour !
was on board AS L got on deck boy, |
in the dirtiest condition possible, well !
coined me on board and asked me if L |
brought anything to eat with me.
Poor boy, what a picture of dirt he |
was. He had been by himself for sew
eral days without food, not even u bis |
cult being on board. l made some cof- |
fee, and with my private supply, he |
had the first good meal for weeks. |
After which, with plenty of hot water |
and soap, I got him clean. We then
cleaned up the cabin, or rather my
room, and then had supper, u good |
smoke, and turned in. My dreams that
night We're of all sorts, as may be well
imagined,
In the morning after breakfast, we
managed to clean the vessel somewhat. !
The coal dust was thick on her. a
week previous she had been recoppered
with coal tar and the operators not
being particular, left sundry splashes
here, there and everywhere. Towards
noon, the second mate came aboard,
and together we got the tub, after a
lot of hard work, fairly clean, cabin
included
Next day the ballast boats came off,
manned by girls with u man in charge.
AS they spoke in Irish l am unaware
of his brutal language, but his man
ner in ordering them to get on faster"
was unmistakable. 1 felt inclined to
put a lump of ballast at him. l had
sent the second mate on shore for
meat, vegetables, eggs and bread, and
when he arrived with a boat load the
ballasting was finished. 1 invited the
girls on board and gave each a few
biscuits.
In the evening we held a council of
war and determined to lay in a stock
of provisions privately, so taking the
boat l purchased potatoes, butter, ham
and bacon, and slowed them away.
Next day the captain came on board.
l told him there was nothing to eat
and that l had to purchase provisions,
. the account of which 1 would give him
:. later. l also incidentally remarked that
cook would be very welcome addi-
ton as l was heartily tired of cooking
, my own food. He said nothing but
went below. In an hour he came ur
and said the crew would be off next
t day and the provisions at the same
e time. He also remarked at the clean
1 illness of the vessel, but requested me
= not to scrub all the paint off the wood
r as he had no paint on board to renew
; it. I then mentioned the sad case OF
tho hnu-thoh ~,
absolutely necessary and a few bars OF
t soap, etc. Well, he said, he would see
s what could be done, but the owner
y would have to be consulted.
i Early next morning the provision
: came alongside, including two barrel!
OF herrings, and was taken aboard
me crew came on at noon, and tn,
Il y captain with his chronometer immedi
y ately afterwards. BY night sails wer,
a set and at daybreak next morning
q with good easterly breeze, we shape,
our course for Miramichi, Nova Scotia
Is there to load deals for a port in Eng
n land.
l. A brief description of the brig is du
to my readers. She was about ninet,
feet long, about twenty-six feet bean
1t and depth of hold cannot remember
r but 1t must be over twenty. Built O
good oak, she was as strong as yo
1t could make her. Her stern seemed t
* be cut off with a saw with a Sigh
70 very slight rake; the rudder was al
10 tached to the stern post with iro
% pintles and gridgevins, and then tn
~ >. stern was boarded up with oak plank
-, ing and covered with coal tar. 1t wa
:, manipulated by a shifting wheel.
w With all sails set we made, bein
m newly cleaned, about four knots.
s. We had steady easterly winds tn
whole way to Miramichi, which W
reached in two months. Nothing
g interest occurred during the trip. III
is two barrels Of herring were dashed, or
on each side of the pump rail. The
e, Were put there for the crew to steal, s
they could not complain of the atroc
ee Gus character of their food, but the
never took any and complaints were
daily occurrence.
Our food in the cabin was as bad Z
y, the men forward, but 1 made it bettu
~ iu with my supplies, which the skipp,
- duly appreciated.
"a "Ah, Meister Mate, it is a grand thir
~. to be a rich mans son." he would sa
IN as he munched buttered biscuit wit
or pork accompaniment. Owing to II
TO having a small stock of raisins We ha
plum duff twice a week. My crock
as butter lasted till We arrived in port.
We had our first quarrel when /
he fresh meat or vegetables We're fort
IS. coming at the cabin table the da
n after arrival.
He could not afford 1t, he said,
We
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