The Washington times., 1907-01-13

BY telling US OF man Joe 'ad killed
in a hght IN one o. them West-end
clubs.
"Wot with Joe's sunday school ways
and Bill backing 'em up, We was all
pretty glad by the time We got 70
Meibourns. II vas ike getting out O.
prism 20 get away from Joe FOR
little while AL but Bin. that H. and
Joe took I'm 20 hear a diss0lving
views on John Buuyan. Bill said ed
De delighted 90 90, but the language
he used about i'm on tile quiet when
he came back showed what e thought
OF IT,
II don't know who John Bunyan Is.
or wot he's done. but the things Bill
said about i'm 1 wouldn't soil my
tongue By repeating
"Arter we'd been there two or three
DAYS W began 20 feel a'most sorry
for Pill Might arter night, when We
was ashore. Joe would take I'm on
and look arter 'iu. and al last. partly
for rs sake. but more 90 see the fun.
ses one morning. and youu see some
thing tos put things straight.
sss one morning. and youu see some
thing thatu staFtle y5u.
Worse than your sss Bin. whose
temper was getting worse and worse.
" 'ThersIl be an end O. that bullying.
Joe ses Tom. taking i'm by the arm.
We've arranged % give I'm a lesson
ash lay i'm up for a time.
Oh ses BIZ. looking ard AZ
boat Wot Was passing.
We've got DOdgy Pete coming %
see Us tonight SEES Tom, IN " hisperi
'thereu only be- the second officer
aboard. and he'll likely be asleep.
Dodgy's one O. the best lghtWeishts
tn Australia and If e don't hx up
Mister Joe. ian be a pity
q. You're a fair treat, Tom ses Bill
d" 4 thought you'd be pleased, ses
Tom.
90 Pleased amt 40 name for il,
Tom. answers Bill You've took a
load on nay mind.
''rhe fo'c'sle was pretty fun that
evening everybody giving each other
a little grin on the quiet. and looking
over 20 where Joe was sitting in is
bunk putting d button or two on his
coat. At about ha'-past six Dodgy
comes aboard. and the fun begins 70
commence.
He was a nasty, iow-looking little
chap. was Dodgy, very iy-looking and
very concelted. / didn't like the look
Of I'm at all and unbearable as Joe
was, It didn seem TO be quite the
sort o thing 10 get a chap aboard 10
'ammer a shipmate you couldn't am
mer Yourself.
" Nasty stuffy place you've got
down ere ses Dodgy. who was smOk-
ing big cigar; I can't think 'ow you
can stick It
IT amt bad for a fO'e'sle. ses
Charlie
An what's that in that bunk over
lherey ses Dodgy, pointing with IL
cigar at Joe
Hush. be careful. SEES Tom, with
a wink. that's q prizehgPter.
on. ses DOGGY. grinning,
thought il was a monkey.
You might ave heard a pin drop.
and there was \ pleasant feeling went
all over Us at the thought OF the little
fight We was going 70 see all 10 our
selves. as Joe lays down the jacket
he was stitching at. and just puts
is little cad over the side O. the
bunk.
BILL he ses. yawning.
60 Well ses Bill. al on the grin Ike
The rest OF as
Who is that 'andsome, gentleman
ly-iooking young felier over there
smoking a half-crowu eigar?' ses Joe.
90 That's a young gent wOt's come
down 10 ave a look round ses Tom.
as DOGGY takes is cigar out OF is
mouth and looks round. puzzled.
'Wot a terror e must be to the
gals. with them lovely little peppers
OF is. ses Joe. shaking is cad.
'BuT
well, ses BIZ. agin. as Dodgy
got up
e Take that lovely little gentleman.
and kick i'm up the fOc's'le ladder,
ses Joe. taking up Is jacket agini