The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-06-02

XAt-watchman, thOughtfully. It's human nature
& rumble, and s'pose they keep on grumbling and
itkng to it because there amt much else they can
MAI There's not many shoregoing berths that
<iIorman is fit for, and those that they are-such
Az night-watchman's, for instance-wants such
Mud character that there's few as are to equal it.
6ometimes they get things to do ashore. l knew
0ne man that took up butchering, and e did very
&&ll at it till the police took him up. Another man
new gave up the sea to marry washerwoman,
44d they hadn't been married six months afore she
died and back he ad to 60 to sea agin, pore chap.
al man who used to grumble awful about the sea
Wn8 old Sam Small-a man I've spoke of to you
hefpre. To hear i'm 60 about the sea, arter he
&& spent four of five months money in fortnight,
WNB 'artbreakng. He used to ask us wOt was going
t happen to i'm in his old age and when pointed
0q that he wouldn't be likely to ave any old age If
Ne wasn't more careful of 'imsef, he used to fly
into temper and call us everything e could lay his
f6ngue to.
Dine time when e was ashore with Peter Russell
ana Ginger Dick he seemed to ave got it on the
bxAn He started being careful of is money instead
~ bpending it, and three mornings running he bought
II newspaper and read the advertisements to see
neither there any comfortable berth for strong,
&aod- Parted man wot didn't like work.
He actually went arter one situation and, If it
xAdnt ha been for seventy.nin other men, he said
M believed he'd ha had good chance of getting it.
Ae it was, all e got was a black eye for showing
&s,other man, and for day or two he was SO down
#rted that e was no company at all for the other
For three or four days e went out by 'imself, and
Len, all of sudden, Ginger Dick and Peter began
$a notice great change in him. He seemed to ave
Hot quite cheerful and 'appy He answered 'em back
4}easant when they spoke to 'im and one night he
My in lis bed whistling comic songs until Ginger
md Peter Russell 'ad to get out o bed to him.
Then he bought new necktie and smart cap and
Nashed 'imself twice in one day they fust began to
k each other wot was up, and then they asked him.
W"UpW ses Sam; nothing"
M "He's in love-" ses Peter Russell.
#"You're liar" ses Sam, without turning round.
M"He'll ave it bad at is age" ses Ginger.
Sam didn't say nothing, but he kept fdgeting
bout though ed got something on his mind.
bne and at last, looking at very fierce, he took
toothbrush wrapped in paper out of is pocket
md began to clean is teeth
"He is in love-" ses Ginger, as soon as he could
peak.
Tor else 'es CORN mad" ses Peter, watching i'm.
(which is it, Sam?"
Sam made believe that he couldn't answer i'm be-
tause O. the toothbrush, and arter he'd finished he
Ia such a raging toothache that e sat in a
hoding lis face and looking the pictur' O misery.
they couldn't get word out OF him till they asked
I'm to 90 out with them, and then he said e
Ding to bed Twenty minutes afterwards, when
Finger Dick stepped back for is pipe, he found he
I'd CORN.
N He tried the same game next night but the other
Two wouldn't ave it, and they stayed in 80 long
Mat at last e lost is temper, and, arter wondering
Fot Ginger's father and mother could ha' been
thinking about, and saying that he believed Peter
Russet 'ad been changed at birth for sea.sick
monkey, he put on is cap and went out. Both of
Fem fOllored i'm sharp, but when he led 'em to
missiOnaryhall, and actually went inside, they left
Inn and went off on their own
They talked it over that night between themselves,
md next evening they went out fust and hid them.
@elves round the corner. Ten minutes afterwards
pld Sam came out, walking as though e was going
10 catch q train; and smiling to think ow he 'ad
bhaken them off. At the corner of Commercial Road
be stopped and bought 'mself button hole for is
eoat, and Ginger was 80 surprised that e pinched
Peter Russet to make sure that he wasn't dreaming
Old Sam walked straight on whistling, and every
bow and then looking down at lis button'hole until
py-and-by he turned down street on the right and
went into little shop. Ginger Dick and Peter
waited for i'm at the corner but he inside for
ong that at last they got tired O. waiting and crept
pp and peeped through the winder.
It was little tobacconist's shop, with newspapers
and penny toys and suchlke; but, as far as Ginger
could see through two rows o pipes and the Police