The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-05-04

BuI Jack has his fun and recreation,
too. There is usually a quartette of
singers. Banjo players or guitar play
ers are often found on board our
men of-war. The pantry boy enlivens
the lnonotony of dishwashing by war
bling Il Love to See My Dear Old
Mother Work." or Just Break the
News to Mother" Jack dances, too,
alth ough the hornpipe and jig, popular
ly supposed to be his terpsichorean
amusement, are out of date. The men
dance with each other when the band
plays They enjoy theater going.
Bee" is cut off, so the men console
themselves with candy, on one ship
eating TO- pounds day allowed them
from The canteen.
pets. Every ship has it's mascot-a
cat, dog, pig, goat or some other ami
NAL. Sometimes the most inharmon-
ious animals become friends from the
close association which ship life COM
pels. A pig and rabbit were brought
on board ship and piggy became
affectionate toward bunnie to a de-
gree which annoyed the latter great
ly. At bedtime especially the rabbit
hid il the hope of evading his COM
| panio1. But persistent piggy ran
| around squealing and nosing in this
! and that corner until at last he found
Br'er Rabbit, who, though much dis
gusto:, could not rid himself of his
strange bedfellow.
The ships monkey has fine time
climbing about, swinging on the yards
and getting into all kinds of mischief.
Two puppies were lying asleep on the
deck when Jocko, the monkey, seized
one and ran up the rigging with it.
All hands rushed to the rescue, but
Jocko was too quick for them. Chat
tering and balancing himself by his
long tail, as though in his native for
ests, he climbed up faster and faster,
although hampered by the puppy un-
der his arm. AS he ran out on a
signal yard we were Mortified to see
length for moment and then drop it
into the waves.
The man of the sea has ever claimed
the privilege of growing. I remem-
Der a story of some time ago. Two
blue jacket chums were hauling on the
same rope in the dog watch. One
was d:sgusted and addressed his chum
accordingly. Johnny" said he, II
never seen ship like this before: this
is the worst"
"Why, what's the matter, Billy?"
Matter! Say, Johnny, the pies was
cold at supper time"
In what I have written I have had
in mind the whole ships company,
both blue-jackets and marines, but
having retold some of the service
stories of the former, will close with
one about the marines. Once upon a
time in the "good old days" the cap
tain, sitting at his cabin table, looked
up through the skylight and told his
marine orderly to report the direction
Of the wind. The Irish orderly, i'm
mense]y fattered at having question
:, of seamanship referred to his judg
menE. looked over the rail long ant
studiously, then returned to the hatcl
and reported: *'Sir, the wind, sir, il
blowing right toward the ship, sir"
Supper is ready at 5 or $3.50 ant
work and play are both ended by 1880
The Den then, after the usual piping
take down their hammocks and slim:
: them for the night. At nine o'clocl
they are piped down and tattoo i!
sounded. This means turn in,' 81
}. Jack makes ready for the night
In few minutes the bugles blow
, The lingering reverberation OF taps
is heard and the sailor closes his eye!
in slumber.
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