The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-09

And Baker, who had never liked
Simpson. laughed till he cried.
Are you willing to stake everything
on your fghtin' abilities, Mr.. Simp.
SOM"
And when Simpson said AYE"
through his teeth. the admiral Jumped
down on the main deck.
Now. according to all presidents,
the fight should heve been long and
arduou1 with varying fortunes. But
the admiral never regarded preced-
ents, and inside of ten seconds Mr.
Simpson was lying totally insensible
under the spare topmast. To encoun
ter the admiral's right vas to escape
death by hairs BREADTH and it took
Charles Simpson, Able Seaman (vice
Mr. Simpson, Chief Officer). two
hours and quarter to come TO.
And | thot he could fight" said
the disguised skipper. Come right
UP. Mr.. t'syour-name: you're the
mali Tor me. T..ere aiE't no reason
for you 10 trouble about my second
mat, for Simpson could lay him out
easy. All | ask of you is to work
the whole crowd up good. And | don't
care If yen are an admiral. you are
the right sort all the same guess
that Simpson must have reckoned he
struck a cyclone"
And Baker rubbed his hands Like
Simpson at the fight between the ad-
miral and knight, he did not know
when he had enjoyed himself more.
He improved the occasion by going
below and getting far too much to
drink, as was his custom. And the
promoted admiral took charge of the
deck.
ability tells anywhere" said Sir
Richard Dunn. Il didn't rise in the
service for thing. Ship me where
you will. and I'll come to the top. II
l don't take this hooker INTO New
York as captain and master. I'll die
in the attemr.."
He had qnite come to himself and
was beginning to enjoy himself His
natural and acquired authority bios
somed wonG rfully VIII. he took on
the new job, and as Baker never
swore. the -aGmiral's gift of language
was a great vicarious satisfaction to
him. Virgins accepted the situation
without a murmur Even Simpson
himself bore no malice when his sup
planter not only show2l none. but af
ter knocking the boson's head against
a bollard, gave his place to the former
mate. Though he kept the men work.
ing and got the last ounce out Of
them, none Of them were down on
him.
II tell you. he's an admiral, sure"
they said.
He's got ell the w. of one, |
own" said ELL. an old man.o'- wars
man. Il spoke to an admiral myself
once. or rather he spoke to me-"
What did he say" asked the rest
of his watch,
He said,' replied Bill proudly-'he
upped and said. You 3s.eyed son
of dog. If you don't mp I'll bash
the ugly head OFF you And you bet
I jumped. Oh he's all the ways OF
some admiral, he he"
We'll. admiral or more" said the
rest of the crowd, things goes on
pleasanter than they done when you
was mate. simpson
And Simpson grunted.
"And he gets more work out of US
than you done, either. Simpson. for
all your hammerin' of us.
"I'll likely be hamm some of
you again shortly" said Simpson And
as he was cock of the walk in the
foc'sle, whatever he was in the ship
the others dried up.
Nothing of great interest happened
till they We're w"ll est of the Horn
and hauled ~ Tor the -. Inward run.
And then Baker took to religion Tor
what he called religion) and rum in
equally undlluted doses.
Pm a miserable sinner. | am" he
said TO the aGmiral, but all the same
I'll do my duty to the crowd"
He called them aft : preached
to them for two hours. And when
one man yawned he laid him out
with well-drected Delaying pin
The next day, when it breezed up
heavily and they were shortening sail
he called all hands down from aloft
on the ground that heir souls were
OF more importance than the work
In hand.
Come down on deck, you misera
Bile sinners" said Blake, through a
speaking trumpet His voice rose tri
umphantly Il we the roar of the
gale. Come down on deck and listen
to me. For though I'm a miserable
sinner, too, there's hopes for me. and
for You there's none. l.iless you mend
your ways, in accordance with what
I'm telling you
even with the spealdr trumpet he
could hardly make himst a heard over
the roar of the increasing gale and
the thunderous slatt"~ OF the top
sails In the l,ing-lil D..
Don't you think. S. ...at til "a
better make the topsail. fast before
you speak to them?" said the admiral
No, don't" replied l,laker-'not
much | don't not by .'r~ful. For II
one of EN- went overheard. I'd be re-
sponsibe before the throne. And don't
you forget it,
"Damme, he's mad" said Sir Rich
ard--"mad as march hare. She'll
be shaking the sticks out OF her
soon.'
He leant over the break Of t
poop and called up Virgins.