Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-08
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..1bcy say you're too smart aud that
v.u-I bear watching and al mat. "
,.,ll.l those that Said q liars. aud I've
stool ly yuu through thick and una,
Dpt now What do y'u think theS
say II they knew u this. What 10 y9A
,lipE Miss Pr.~Sy aud Miss feiniy
y,uIl say: Why. they b'lieve you're
the best
The captain broke in testify. Never
mind all that. he said "AS Tor '>lueai.
er' Nixon and Iabe Bi!leys :.
don't care snap. Aud the old maids
amt exactly up TO date in this world
way OF lcpkn' AT things. SpoSe the on
paane was booked for thunderatIoh d!
ia. sbnaI rouie-what Of IL: Mind.
only say s'pDse. Better TO e. That wa!
on a smooth night. with all hands saw
cd than 10 bust up iu squat anu
drown us all. as was likely 10 happen
any minute. Nobody loses but the III
surlnce FOLKS. and they'd lose quick
enough ANYHOW. Why. is done nun
dred times year all along TINS coast
Member when the Bay Queen plled UP
on the beach of Setuckit last summer
Everybody was as Sartln rs could Dc
that twas done a-purpose, but you
couldn't prove uuthin'. So with the
| Rbnla Horton ana the Banner and any
quantity more. S'poSe-mind, IN only
s'posln'-that you'd got orders from
your owners-or,lers, you understand
TO do somethln' you didn't like: Spose
you'd always STUCK TO owners orders u
| good deal closern you had to the Bible
You talk lot 81 do other folks. bht
what would YOU have dOneE
I'D have been honest and said NO.
"IIumpn. Well. | guess you would.
You're the nearest thing 10 an honest
man that I've run across yit. Honesty
is the best policy, they say. But was IL
houpsty that made hat the million
aires? Are Williams Bros. rich because
they've always been honest: JOSH
Bangs is in the poorhOuse. and he's the
most honest Crit,er in Orham. while his
brother Sol is chairman of school com
mittep. deacon in the church, has mon
cv in the bank and would skin the eye
teeth out OF down east horse jockey
Why"
"Cap'n Ez" Interrupted Bradley
"Stop taikin' that way. You don't be
lievr "A word of IT, know you toe
we'll The trouble with you is that ev
erlastug owners orders almos
think that that accident last night was
as Miss Tempy would say, sent Il
keep you from doing something YOU
be sorry for all the rest OF your days.
The captain looked AT the Speake
oddly. Then you cal'late.' he SAID
"lhat ought TO thank God Alright.
ami tipsy fo'mast hand for Savin
what the book folks would call III.
: honor: That's all right; only wait I'll
Williams Bros. send me their thank
: on clean plate with gilt doo
I dads round the edges. William
=. Bros, ana your particular friend
, Mr.. Burke. amt been heard from YET
my son. Well. Brad. | s'pose you'll! b
l. packn' up ton sht anyway. An homes
T. man. 'cordin' To your log, amt neede
: Oh the Thomas Doanc. told you 80
Z ought To ship board the Arrow
Il didn't ship on the Arrow becaus
] I'd rather be with you than anyhnd
u else on earth | wouldn't sail with
= rascal that would wreck a schooner
; ana | don't belicve--l know you're Nc
Il a rascal oh. can't you seeE Ii isn't m.
: self I'm thinking ahont-itS you-you.
/ The captain took his knife from h
u Pocket and whitfield a corner off th
cabin table before replying. Then b
t. said slowly:
/. much obliged, Brad. But what
t you s'pose Williams Bros. will wal
Z me to do when they give me order
Z for this liners next trip"
y Il don't know"
"Spose those orders are the sau
II as the last. what them
II Then say NO. like an honest man
g. Captain Ezra gave a short laug
e "Honesty. my son, Is like di'monC
r sometimes - it's pretty, but it COME
= high. You turn in. I'm goin' to S,
up awhile and smoke"
l. Bradley reluctantly went to bed, b,
1t when lie awoke, several hours late
IL he heard the captain stirring in h
staterDom.
u Next morning the skipper received
5, telegram.
H. "Wiliams Bros, havin' heard fro
friend Burke. want to have Il lit
d. chat with the commander of Il
i. clipper Thomas Doane." he remark'
1t TO Bradley. THAT doctor squilgeei
u, made ne feel Al again. I'm goin'
New York tonight on the Fall Riv
line"
'g And he went. leaving Mr.. Burke
~ command of the schooner state
affairs not too delightful to Fra 81
II, But the captains stay was a she
d one. He was back on board early t
ID second morning and called the seco
II luate into the cabin.
"WcL Brad" he said, Il got L
d orders"
OF Yes, dir" anxiously. What we
they
'u "'Bort the same as the last"
VI And and what did you say"
Captain iitcomb leaned over and {
IL liberatcly knocked his cigar ash in
the center of Il carpet flower. Then
looked up quickly and answered, wi
IL II uuzZical smile:
If you want to know, ! told "
lie liams Bros to go to blaZes, and, hi
er esty bcin' the best policy, you Il
ed mes out of job"'
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