The Washington times., 1907-07-07
By " " sNnc0bsG

Ave they tried holy-stone2 ses a
voice from a bunk.
No, they Amt ses Bob. snap
pishly, and. what's more, they amt
goin' TO.
Both o. their tempeas was so bad
that We let the subject drop while we
was al breakfast Tho orkard persi-
lion OF affairs could no longer be dis
regarded Fust one chap threw out
int and then another. gradually get
ting a little stronger and stronger.
rntn BIN turned round in o uncom-
Portable way and requested Of US to
leave or "a! king with our mouths fun
and speak up Ike Englishmen wot we
meant
60 You see. it's this way, Siu.' ses
Joe, soft-like. AS soon as the mate
sees you there'H be trouble for all Of
us
For al Of US repeats BIZ. nod
Whereas ser Joe. looking round
Cor support II we gets up a little cell
lection for you and you should find IL
convenient TO desart'
o. Ear. ear ses a lot O. voices.
Bravo. Joe
- Oh desart is itg' ses BU. an
where are we goin' TO desart toY
Well. that we leave 10 YOU. SEES
Joe. there's many a slip short--ans.s
as would be glad 10 pick up sich a
couple Of prime sailormen as YOU AM
Bob
All, an wot about our black faces
ses Bin. stin IN the same sneering. I'M
grateful sort o. voice.
" That can BE- got over ses Joe.
""Ow% ses Bill and Bob together.
" ship as rigSer cooks. ses Joe.
shaping his knee and looking round
triumphant.
It's no good trying 20 do some peo-
pie a Kindness. Joe was strictly sin
cere. and nobody could say but wot II
wasn't a good idea. but O. course. Mr..
BIN Cousins must consider hisscIf in
suited and 7 can only suppose that the
trouble he'd gone through 'ad affected
his brain. Likewise Bob PuIlin-s.
Anyway. that's the only excuse I can
make for 'en, To cut a long story
short, nobody 'ad any more breakfast.
and no time 10 do anything until them
two men was scrOUged up in a corner
an ED there unable 20 move.
I'd never ave done en- ses the
carpenter. arter IL was all over. If I'd
know they was gOin' 10 carry on ike
this. They wanted % be done
The mattel half murder EN-. ses
Ted Hill
Hell ave EN- sent TO gaol. that's
wot he'll DO ses Smith. It's a serious
matter 20 go ashore and commit as
sault and battery on the mate
You're all in it, ses the voice o.
Bih from the floor. I'm going 70 make
a clean breast OF a. JDe smith nut us
up TO il. the carpenter BACKED us. and
the others encouraged us
Joe got the clothes for us ses
Bob. 1 know the place he got EN-
from. too
The lngrautude O. these two men
was SIGH that az first we decided 10
have no more TO do with them. but
better feelings prevailed. and we
held a sort O meeting 10 con
slider what was best to be done. An
everything that was suggested one o.
Them TWO voices from the floor found
fault with and wouldn't ave. and az
last We 'ad 20 90 up on deck with
nothing decided upon. except 10
oN1cAA e-h anu last as we knew moth
ing about IT,
The only advice We can give YOU
ses Joe, looking back at 'em. is to
stay down ere as long as you can
Almost the fUst person We see on
deck was the mate. an a pretty sisht
he was He'd got a bandaEe round
is left eye. and black ring round
the other. His nose was swell6d and
his lip cut but the other officers we're
making SIGH a fuss over i'm. that
think he rather gloried in it than 9th
erwise.
Where's them other two 'ands2'
he ses. by and by, glaring out OF is
black eve.
Down below. sir, I blieve.' ses the
carpenter, all of n trembIe.
Go an send EN- up ses the nate
to Smith.
Hessir.' ses Joe, without moving.
We'll. go on then. roars the mate
They amt over and above well.
sir. this morning ses Joe.
Send 'em uP. confOUnd YOU ses
the mate, lmping toward i'm.