New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03
Copyright by W. W. Jacobs
Illustrated by W. 5. Stacey.

of course. there is deal Of bullying done at
sea al times" said the night watchman, thought
fully Tie men call II bullying an the officers
call il discipline. but its the same thing under an
other name Still it's fair in way II gets passed
on from one TO another. Everybody aboard Almost
has got somebody 10 bully, except, perhaps the
boy; he as the worst oe fl, unless lie can manage
10 get the ships cat by itself occasionally.
y don't think sailor men mind being bulied
never card Of its putting one of is feed yet and
that's the main thing. arter airs said and done.
''Fust officers are often worse than shippers. IN
the fust place. they know they amt shippers, an
that alone Is enough put EN- IN bad temper
especially # they've 'ad their certiAkit a good
many years and can't get a vacancy.
II remember. a good many years ago now,
was lying al Calcutta time in the Peewit as
me g bark as you'd wish 10 see. an 'ad q
fust mate there q disgrace 10 Is sects. A
nasty bullying violent man, who used 10 call the
hands names as they didn't know the meanings OF
There was one chap aboard, Bin Cousins, he
used 20 make partiklar mark OF. BIZ 'ad the
Ezisfortin' 70 ave red air, and tho way the mate
used 20 throw that IN rs face disgracefuL
Fortunately for ALL the skipper was a very de-
cent sort OF man, that the mate was only at Is
worst when he wasn't by.
I'VE was sitting in the So'c's'le at tea after
noon when Bill Cousins down, an me see at
once ed 'ad g turn with the mate. He sat all by
h!sself for time simmering. an then he
broke out One o. these days III swing for I'm;
mark my wordsF
DONE be fool En- Joe Smith.
.Tf could on'y mark i'm Bill, catching
his breath Just mark I'm fair an square. II l
could ony ave I'm alone for ten minutes with no
body standing by 10 see fair play. But o course
Il 7 20 IN it's mutiny
You couldn't do IL Il 1t wasn't BIZ ses Joe
Smith again
belongs 20 I'm said Ted Hill Most OF Us is sat
tsAed 10 shove the uiggers out o the way. but he
2 @hary rOTglns wi q,
I'm -,
Why don't they II i'm backT ses Bill would
II was them
.:Joe Smith grunted- ~VelL why don't your he
asked
""Cos amt q Niger ses Bill
We'll. but YOU might be- ses joe very softly.
BLACK your face en- 'ads en- legs. an dress up IN
them cotton things and 90 ashore and get IN IS
way
III you will, VIII Bill chap called Bob
PullIn.
Wei. they talked II over and over, and at last
Joa who seemed 20 take great interest In IT, went
ashore and got the buds for en- They was a
tight nt for BIZ. Hindoos not being as wide as
,s,, night he but Joe said If d didn't bend about
he'd be all right sand Pulln, who was smaller
man. said his was fust class.
"After they were dressed, the next question
cas- not 70 use to color them with; coal was
So scratchv. an ink Bill didn't ike. Then
rra5 F5iU burnt e cork and started on Bits nose
wifi II afore Il was cool. an Bill didn't Ike that
look ere ses the carpenter, 'nothin' seems TO
please you BTl-it's my opinion you're backing out
d IT
you're a liar.' ses Bill
.aTVelI I've got some stuff IN can as might be
boiled down Hlndoo for all you could tell TO the az
ference ses the carpenter, and II youA keep tiar
ugly mouth OF yours shut Il PANT you ihy9eii-
11Ueu I3ll was a bit hattered, the carpenter De-
a.. q vary s,,rertor sort Of man, and quite an
artist IN is way an Bill sat down an let I'M 90
an With some stuff out OF a can that made i'm
1oox IKE a Eindoo what 'ad been polished Ihen
Rob Pullin was done too an when they'd got their
4,,vhtns on the change in their appearance was
wonderful
Feels a bit STIFF ses Bill, working rs mouth
..-aThat'n wear off, ses the carpenter 1t wouldnt
Il YOU II you didn't ave grumble, Bill.
And mind and don't spare i'm; Bill SEES joe
There's two Of you, an II you only DO "ot eA-
Secte5 cS you the mate ought 20 ave easy time
abed mis- v'yge
LET the mate start fust' ses Ted Hill Hes
su-e TO start on you If you only get IN Is way
Lord I'd like to his face when you start on
In"
well. the two OF 'en went ashore atter dark
with the best wishes O. all on board. an the rest
Of US sat down in the fo'c'sle spekerlatng as 70
what sort O. time the mate was goin 10 ave lie
vent ashore all right because Ted Hill see I'm go,
an he noticed with parukler pleasure as ." He
was dressed very careful
1T must ha been near II o'clock was sitting
with Smith the port eide o the galley "Ileh we
heard 'ubbub approaching the ship. 1t was the
mate Just coming aboard. He was without Is az
IS necktie was twisted round is ear. and is shirt
and is collar was all torn TO shreds The second
and third officers ran up to him 10 see what was
the matter. and while he was telling them up
comes the skipper
" You cont 20 tell me- Mr.. Fingall' ses
the skipper IN surprise, that you've been knocked
about like that by them mild ind meek Hindoos|
'Hndoos, sir2 roared the mate. 'Certn'y not
sir. I've been assaulted like this by i've German
EailOrineD. And / licked EN- ALL
.Im glad 10 hear uhat.' the skipper; and
the second and third pats the mate on the back,
Just Ike you pat dog you don't know.