The Washington times., 1907-07-07

the carpenter; and If you'll keep that
ugly mouth of yours shut. I'll paint
you myself
Well. Bill was a bit nattered, the
carpenter being a very superior sort
of a man, and quite an artist in is
way. an Bill sat down an let i'm dof
i'm with some stuff out OF a can that
made I'm look like a Hindoo what 'ad
been polished. Then Bob PuIin was
done. too. an when they'd got their
turbins on. the change IN their APP
pearance was wonderful.
Feels bit stiff,' ses Bill, working
is mouth.
." 'Thatn wear or ses the carpen-
ter: 1t wouldn't be you IL you didn't
ave a grumble. BILL
% And mind and don't spare i'm.
BILL ses joe There's two of you, an
if you only do wot's expected of you,
the mate ought to ave a easy time
abed this v'y'ge'
Let the mate start fust' ses Ted
Hin. He's sure to start on you II
you only get in lis way. Lord, I'd like
to see his face when you start on inn
Well. the two OF 'em went ashore
arter dark with the best wishes o. all
on board. an the rest OF US sat down
in the fO'c's'le spekerlating as TO what
sort o. time the mate was goin' to
ave. He went ashore all right, be-
cause Ted Hill see i'm go, an he
noticed with partikler pleasure as 'ow
he was dressed very careful
1T must ha' been near II O'Clock.
was sitting with Smith on the port
side O. the galley. when we heard a
'ubbub approaching the ship. II was
the mate just coming aboard. He was
without is at; is necktie was twisted
round is ear. and is shirt and is col
lar was all torn to shreds. The second
and third officers ran up to him 10 see
what was the matter, and while he
was telling them. UP comes the skipper.
You don't mean to tell me. Mr..
Fingall,' ses the skipper. in surprise
that you've been knocked about by
them mild and meek Hindoosg
'Hindoos. sir?" roared the mate
'Cert'n'y not. sir. I've been assaulted
Ike this by five German sailor men.
And I licked 'em all
I'm glad to hear that ses the
skipper; and the second and third pats
the mate on the back. just like you
pat dog you don't know.
Big fellows, they Was ses he. an
they give me some trouble. Look at
my eyer
THE second officer struck a match
and looked at It, and it sertn'y was a
beauty.
I hope you reported this at the
police station?' ses the skipper.
" No sir ses the mate, holding up
rs cad. I don't want no p.rce to
protect me. Five's a large number.
but I drove 'em of, and 1 don't think
they'll NEEDLE with any British fusf
officers again
You'd better turn in ses the sec
ond, leading him Off by the arm.
The mate limped off with him. ana
as soon as the coast was clear we mt
oar 'eads together and tried to make
out how ii was Bill Cousins and Bob
'ad changed themselves into FIVE Ger
man sailor men.
IT'S the mates pride ses the car
penter He didn't like being knocked
about by Hindoos
I'VE thought il was that. but we had
TO wait nearly another hour afore the
two came aboard to make sure
There was a difference in the wav
they came aboard. too. from that NJ
the mate. They didn't make no noise
and the fust thing we knew of their
coming aboard was seeing a bare,
black foot waving feebly at the ton Of
the fo'c'sle ladder feeIin' for the stem
That was Bob He came down
without word. and then we see -
was holding another black foot and
it to where II should go. That
was Bill. an OF all the 'orrid. linn
looking blacks that YOU ever see Bin
was the worst when he got below. He
Just sat on locker all OF heap and
held is cad. which was swollen M. in
is hands. Bob went and sat beside
I'm. and there they sat. for all the
world Ike two wax iggers instead q.
human beings.
Wen, you done II. Bill ses loo
after waiting a long time for them TO
speak Tell us all about IT
Nothin' TO tell ses Bill. very
surly We knocked i'm about
And he knocked us about ses
BOD with a groan. I'm sore all over.
and as for my feet"
Wot's the matter with them7, ses
'rrod on ses Bob. very short II