New-York tribune., 1906-10-28

work for anybody: consequently when she wasn't
receiving good advice from the skipper and the
mate, she was receiving attention from both the
second and third officers Mr.. Scott, the second.
oldnt seem TO take much notice Of her for a day
or TWO. and the first L of his being In love
was is being very rude TO Mr.. Fisher and giving
up bad langwidge sudden it's wonder it didn't
do I'm injury.
II think the gal rather enjoyed their attentions
at first, but arter time got fairly tired of it
She never ad no rest. pore thing If she was up
on deck looking the side the third officer would
come UP and talk romantic to 'er about the sea
and the lonely lives Of sailor men, and actually
card Mr.. Scott repeating poetry to her. The skip
per card It, too. and being suspicious poetry and
not having heard clearly, called him up TO i'm
and made i'm say 1t all again to i'm. e didn't
seem quite to know wot 70 make OF It. so e calls
up the mate for I'm to hear 1t. The mate said 1t
rubbish. and the skipper told Mr.. Scott that
If he taken that way asin ed ear more
of 1t.
There was no doubt about them two young tel-
lers being genuine She 'appened to say ons day
that she could never never care for man who
drank smoked, and I'm blest If both OF 'em
didn't take TO water and give 'er their pipes to
chuck overheard, and the agony those two chaps
used to suffer when they saw other peop. smok-
ing pitful to witness
TT got to such pitch at last that the mate
who said afore, very particular man.
called another committee meeting. It very
solemn affair, and q made q long speech IN which
he said he the father OF family and that
second and third officers far too attentive
to Miss Mallow. and e asked the skipper to stop
IT.
'How?' the skipper
stop the drsught playing and the card play
ing and the poetry. the mate; the gals getting
too much attention; she'll have 'er cad turned
Put your foot down, sir. and stop IT.
1.-The skipper struck by what he said that
he not only did that. but he went and forbid them
two young men to speak to the gal except at meal
times, when the conversation was general None
of 'em liked it. though the gal pretended to. and
for the matter of a week things very quiet in
the cabin. not to say sulky
Things got back TO their old style astn IN very
curious way Ia Just set the tea in the cabin one
afternoon. and ad stopped at the foot Of the COM
panion ladder to let the skipper and Mr.. Fisher
come down. when suddenly card a loud box on
the ear We all rushed into the cabin at once, md
there was the mate looking fairly thunderstruck
with his hand to his face and Miss Mallow glaring
at i'm.
| Mr. Jackson ses the skipper. In a awful voice.
| what's this?
ASK her. shouts the mate l thlnk shes gone
mad something.
what does this mean Miss Mallow?" the
skipper.
"'Ask him. ses Miss Mallow. breathing very
| ard.
".Mr. Jackson ses the skipper. very severe.
what have you been doing?
Was that a box the ear eardr ses the
! skipper.
Your ear? ses tho skipper. 49,. u,a.o ~
Yes. She's mad, tell you ses the mate. l
J was sitting here quite quiet and peaceabIe. when
| she came alongside me and slapped my face
Why did you box his ear| ses the skipper 10
| the girl again. -. ,,, ,,u
: ..The skinner shook his cad and looked at the
mate so sorrowful that he began to stamp !p ana
i down the cabin and bang the table with his INST
! "'If l hadn't heard it myself. l couldn't have
| believed it, the skipper; and you the rather
! of a family. Nice example for the young men,
| / must say
| Please don't say anything more about IT,. ses
| Miss Malow; I'm he's very sorry
Very good ses the skipper but you under
! stand Mr. jackson. that II overlook your coz
| duct you're not 10 speak TO this young lady agn.
Also. you must consider yourseR as IcHloNeu rum
J the committee.
! He looked all round. with his eyes starting
| with a snap and went upon deck: He never al
! Iooded to the affair again, and IN 1act Tor the
| rest oF the VOYAGE hardly spoke 10 soul. The
! Young people got their cards and draughts agn,
| hut he took no notice. and e never spoke 10 the
| skipper unless he spoke 10 I'm fust
! the skinner did to give our young lady some
| money 10 go ashore and buy clothes with. He
! di5 II in a Very dekit way by giving her the pay
| as a boy. and l don't think ] ever see anybody
skiDper went ashore vita her. she looked rather
| 2 odd figure TO be going about and comes back
| about a hour later without es
y thought perhaps she'd have come aboard
| he ses 10 Mr. Fisher. I managed TO miss her
somehow while l waiting outside a shop
''1bey fideeted about bit AMI then went
ashore to look for er. turning up again at