The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-06-20


might bs-Ana the index u them tasies
oat-they dsa Not show a~SNsstneattS a.
h head ct such "a shtpfs SofifarS
Like all men {o tho naerSh&ns marine
he had been bred Ia tSe roaghesi
school, bur unlike his s0ccessfo
brethren ne h&a Hos sTSSUated later ~
10 the smooth things ~ s We'll sA0ac
0asseNg@r liner ENr his S(as ne had
remained the pStiial &ssSeANaho0t SKIP
Yec, a man wste ANsGe eseNS words AL
ways ready GA tae ny ii ais teeth, q
Eeaden whistle ~ oSse Sa>&et packet and
a seShSl weSTeA III ssfs other
R@ wSS SR eN%elsent $N&SssaH and
@aFISs3oU a nasa ~aaAele az gaSnS AZ,
elssfre SASesge WSt&Sat taking ofg his
clothes 81 enjoying ase watch OK rcg0-
manifestations s. s77aS Ne understood
&hSt White - c~ossGNaa& at q he
! GreSiUea NSsGse3f wSSh sese ONE ~ a
SzaT As6 w&S eEUGelS &@SSr0GNaaoas IN
4 g%loSaS &nSs Which eNpS5SeNSy Nr his
owsarS Ga&6 &aw1 Scr fssss, aas& though
oot phSSscsltS pawerSs2 he had the
a5ac& % a 5aS S&5 an asaAofy rep0sa-
Uoa 8oS sfssTN$saaashSA SNr tAs hands
aag % Sach q Ssss@&SsrfH ~ al nation
soCoG85Ce}&oss 6aS s~31&pacSsy IS bunk
81 III he steamship Novt &Ses 10 bet
tor aaan than Owen Kettle arsa tfed IN
either hsG2SSNpeTA
The crew sigaseS their marks On tho
articles 3; tho ~Sh5ppsas easeA IN the
sailors fScJsse and went stumbling 10
SeS I'd of their advances, Lister most
of tAeTa tagsee& up OK the steamer, soma
w7tA SAcSr woCSSS g>oSs &eas TX in
damage SACHS wa3>a t&aS ~ TIE IN
Initiated Ike p&,owS9jn& s&sse apaar-
sosaa2sS raSr,sai they Stc<nd up in.
There WIS not one Of ,ses,a dressed like
q Saa}cT aceo-5}NS 70 the conventional
idea Sss rsost Of tAessl had made their
bread 2pao the seas since early boy
hood. which shows what conventional
most % them o}55SA men and locked
ever Older than SnS3C years.
The engineers cane g n beard early,
Ter the GeoSt part IN Sce@oaS blue serge
and . black temper. They grunahled
az the asesscoena In broad Glaswegian.
~pro2AeSisS evil Gin a6vancel about the
capacities OF b uleSsroon steward
and ships coon. dumped their belong
aass into their various room and
ceaEged TO APPAREL mere suitable for
taas twisting IN the Uuclean regions be-
low Then they went IN duty, &
-esc6 with the 6onkeynlan who was
making steam for the winches and pro-
cee5ed 10 split up their crew of fire.
men and sriniaaers into watches and
appertaon them 10 furnace doors and
bunksrs.
The three mates, the boatswain and
The carpenter were also on board be-
times most OF them large headed with
recent h6a1ions and feeling cantank-
erous accordingly. There was a small
general cargo being shipped for New
Orleans. and il gave these worthy Of
ncsTs ease to find occasional acid fault
With the stevedor's crew or the crane
ms on the wharf. but for the most part
they shuffied about the decks in easy
attending to the various ship
duties in massive sneering silence.
Patrick Cambel came into the chart
room on the bridge deck, closing the
behind him. "A CHEEKY, amiable
you've collected" he said.
Aren't they??" replied Captain Ket-
tie from a sofa locker. They're Just a
terror OF a crew. You wait till we get
sea. and they start on mischief. MY
mates a cur. He wouldn't stand up to
Chinaman. n the rest of the after
guard is much of a pattern, picked that
way on purpose Oh, I tell you, Mr..
.ambel, that stand alone, and I shall |
have my hands full. But let 'em start,
the bruees! I'll haze them. It isn't
new sort of tea party this with me-"
You're going into 1t with your eyes
anyway
"Oh. don't o make any error" said
I know my job. And If I warn
you it's because you'll see things for
Foursslf perhaps join in at them.
much. They think ashore I've got a
'eal soft thing on this time. why, do
know, Mr.. Cambel." he added, with
thin. sour grin, my old woman want
ID to come with me for the trip?" She
'aid 1t was so long since she's had a
Snin OF outside air that now I'd such
tidy steamboat under me she couldn't
Mss the chance. Yes. and she said
she'd bring n OF the kids with her
hat wanted to be a sailor, like his
daddy. I tell you she was that took
m the idea she'd hear no refusal, and I
70 write q letter to owners and get
hem to wire back a No she could read
or herself. It'd look well set to music.
hat tale, wouldn't It? Sort Of funny
you know, with a yo-heave
lumbug chorus to It, same az ali
'ailors' n that you hear In the
,alls."
Cambei shrugged his shoulders
What can you expect a the price?" he
lshed. This isn't a e12 a month
berth. and you've thrashed across
Atlantic in a worse ship for less"
Don't o mistake me-" retorted
Aettie. I'm working for full value re-
;eived. and there's many an old Stafford
Ike to be In my shoes II he only knew.
IN not grumbltng at the berth. onlv
q mans on a racket OF thfa kin6
It's q bit hard on him to have a wife
kids he's fool enough to be fond Of.
an ugly amusement lying to them
Ike q play actor when you know it's
EN- chances to n 4you'il ever see
mud again. That's the wavf ~
,uts. though I suppose you'll think a.
Ill a sailors grumble. Perhaps Won
aren't a married man"
No. I'm not"
Continued Next Weekly
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