The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-02

night-watchman thoughtfully. as ne Sc
lected an empty soap-boX on the wharf
for a seat, "the whole world would be
different if we all 'ad more OF 1t. IL
would be a brighter and 'appier place
for everybody
He broke off to open small brass
tobacco-box and place little quid OF
tobacco tenderly into pouch in his
left cheek, critically observing at the
same time the efforts of n somewhat
large steamer to get alongside the next
wharf without blocking up more than
three parts of the river. He watched
it as though the entire operation de
pended upon his attention, and, the
steamer fast. he turned his eyes back
again and resumed his theme
'sOf course. it s the being short that
sharpens people, - he admitted thought
fully; "the sharpest man | ever knew
never 'ad ha penny in lis pocket. and
the ways e had o getting other chaps
to pay for is beer would ha made rs
fortun at the law if e ID only ,ad tne
eddication. Playful little chap e was,
I've seen men wot didn't know i'm
stand i'm a pot o beer and then fol
Ter i'm UP the road to see i'm knock
down a policeman as e d promised.
They d folIer i'm to the fust policeman
e met, an then 'e'd point them cut
and say they were .goin to half klil
i'm, an the policeman 'ud Just stroll
up an ask 'em wot they were anglng
telling i'm. They used to go away
struck all Of a cap. he died IN the
accident ward Of the London Horse
pittle Door chap.
He shook his head thoughtfully, and
ignoring the statement of a watchman
at the next wharf that it was fine
evening, shifted his quid and laughed
rumbhngIy.
planation, ''was one that 'apHened
about fifteen years ago. ia just taken
nv discharge as A. B. from the North
Star, trading between here and the
Australian ports, and the men wot the
thing 'appened to was shipmates o
mine. although on y fremen.
81 knows s true story, hecos !
was in ii little bit myself, and the
other part | 'ad from all Of 'em, and
besides. they didn t see anything funny
in it at all, or anything out of the way
IT seemed To them quite easy way o
making money. and ! dessay if it 'ad
come off all right | should have thought
SO too,
'Tn about a week arter we was paid
of at the Albert Docks these chaps was
all cleaned out, and they was all in de
spair, with thirst wot wasn't halt
oueuched and a spree wot was on'y in
a manner o. speaking Just begun, and
at the end of that time they came
round TO room wot | 'ad, TO see wot
could be done There was four Of 'em
in all: old Sam Small, Ginger Dick,
Peter Russet, and a orphan nevy of
Sam s whose father and mother was
dead. The mother 'ad been 'alf mig
ger an 'alf Malay when she was liv-
ing, and Sam was always pertickler
careful TO point out that his nevy tool;
arter 'er. 1t was enough TO make the
pore woman turn in 'er grave TO say So
but Sam used to say that e owed it Ia
is brother to explain.
50 Wot IS TO be done7' ses Peter Rus
set, arter they'd all said wot miserable
chaps they was, an 'ow badly sailor.
men was paid. we re all going tc
sign on in the Land s End, but she
doesn't sail for fortnight wot s tc
be done in the meantime for to live?'
- "rhere' IS your watch Peter. Sc,
old Sam. dreamy-lilfe, and there :
Ginger's ring. It's good Job yo,
KEEP that ring, Ginger re all il
the same boat, mates, an / on " wisl
as / d got something for the genera
good. IS 'aving an orphan ncv,
wot S KEEP me pore
g Stow it, ses the nevy, short-like
Everything agin MS, ses olt
Sam. There's them four green par
rots brought from Brazil, all dead
So are my two monkeys ses Pet
er Russet, shaking is cad; they usec
10 sleep with me, too
HTbey all shook their 'eads then
and Russet took Sam up very shar
for saying that p'raps if he adm
flep' with the monkeys they wouldu
ha' died He said if Sam knew NOR
didn t e put is money in them in
stead o green parrots wot. pulled thei
feathers out and died of cold
Talking about monkeys ses Cir
ger Dick, interrupting old Sam sudde1
~, 'swot about young Beauty here9'
Well, wot about him7 ses tn
ne,Ty, wv, N a nasty 3ast sort, sort o, s.y way
an millions o. green parrots, ses Cir
ing of lis opportunities, going abou
dressed like Christian. Open vol
mouth, Beauty. and stick your tonpu
out and roll your eyes a bit.
v rot leave well alone, Gil
ger?' ses Russet; and ! thought 50 to-
oung Beauty was quite enough for N
without that
:" Ter 'blige me, says Ginger. an.
iously, just make yourself as ugly
wot you can, Beauty
- Leave i'm alone. ses old Sam.
his nevy snarled at 'em. You ain
everybody's money yourself, Ginger
tell you, mates,' ses Ginge
speaking very slow and solem
there s q fortin in i'm. ! was lookil
reminded me Of. At fust / thought
was that big stuffed monkey we sa
at Melbourne then | suddenly remer
bered it was wild man Of Borneo
see when | was a kid up in Sunde
land. When / say e was 'andsom
good 'arted looking gentleman alon
side o you, Beauty, do you begin