The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-06-02
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"'Cos I've generally seen you drinking something
out of a bottle ses Ginger. -,
"Now look ere" ses Sam, starting up and spill
ing some of the hot cocoa over is lap; .. .,,nu
"A ginger.beer bottle ses Peter Russet, making
faces ut Ginger to keep quiet.
"Yes O. course, that's wot meant" ses Ginger
Old Sam wiped the cocoa of is knees without say
ing word but his weskit kept going up ana down
till Peter Russell felt quite sorry for i'm.
"rhere's nothnk like it." he yes to Mrs. finch
at was by sticking to gingerbeer and milk and such
like that Captin Small 'ad command Of ship afore
g was twenty live"
She smiled at old Sam till Peter got uneasy agin
and began to think p'raps ed been praising i'm too
much.
"Of course, I'm speaking of long ago now" he ses
years and years afore you was born, maam'
Ginger
Old Sam was going to say something, but Mrs
Finch looked pleased that Q thought better OF It,
Some o. the cocoa Q was drinking went the wrong
way, and then Ginger patted i'm on the back and
told i'm to be careful not to bring on IL brownchitis
agin. Wot with temper and being afraid to speak
for fear they should let Mrs. Finch know that e
wasn't captin, he could ardly bear 'imself, but he
very near broke out when Peter Russell advised i'm
to ave his weskit lined with red flannel They all
stayed till closing time, and by the time they left
they 'ad made themselves so pleasant that Mrs,
Finch said she'd be pleased to see them any time
they liked to look in
Sam Small waited till they nd turned the corner,
and then he broke out so alarming that they could
'ardly do anything with i'm Twice policemen spoke
to i'm and advised i'm to 90 home afore they altered
their minds; and he 'ad to hold 'mself in and keep
quiet while Ginger and Peter Russell took is arms
and said they seeing him 'Ome.
He started the row agin when they got indoors,
and sat up in is bed smackng u lips over the things
he'd like to ave done to them II he could. And then,
arter saying Ow he'd like to Ginger boiled alive
like a lobster, he said he knew that Q noble
'arted feller who wouldn't try and cut an old pal
out, and that it case OF love ut first sight on
top OF tram.car.
's1es too young for you," Sos Ginger; land too
"Its the nice little bsness he's fallen in love with
Ginger" scs Peter Russet. "I'll toss you who 'as
it,"
Ginger, who was sitting on the foot O. Sans bed,
said "no" at fust, but arter time he pulled out
arf a dollar and spun 1t in the air. That the
last o Of it, although he ad Sam out O bed and
all the clothes stripped of OF 1t twice. He spent
over arr an hour on his lands and knees looking for
it, and Sam said when he was tired OF playing bears
praps he'd 20 to bed and get to sleep like Chris
tain.
They ad it all over agn next morning, and at last,
as nobody would agree to keep quiet and let the
Others ave fair chance, they made up their minds
to let the best man win Ginger Dick bought neck
tie that took all the color out O. Sans, and Peter
Russet went in for collar so big that e was lost
in it.
They all strolled into the widows shop separate
that night. Ginger Dick ad smashed his pipe and
wanted another; Peter Russet wanted some tobacco;
and old Sam Small walked in smiling, with little
silver brooch for er that he said e had picked up.
IL was a very nice brooch, and Mrs. Finch
pleased with it that Ginger and Peter sat there as
mad as they could be because they adnt thought OF
the same thing
"Captin Small is very lucky at finding things" ses
Ginger, at last
"iie's got the name for it," ses Peter Russell.
"Its handy 'abit," Ginger; 1T saves spend.
ing money. Who did you give that gold bracelet to
you picked up the other night, captny" he SEES,
turning to Sam.
Sold braceet2" ses Sam. 81 didn't pick up no
gold bracelet Wot you talking aboutY
"All right captin; no ofrense," ses Ginger holding
up his and II dreamt saw one on your mantel.
piece, s'pose. Praps | oughtnt to ha' said any.
thing about it,"
Old Sam looked though he'd like TO eat nm,
especially he noticed Mrs. Finch listening and
pretending not TO. ooh! that one," he ses, arter a
bit o hard thinking. 'Oh! / found out who it be.
longed to. You wouldn't believe 'Ow pleased they
were at netting II hack anin