The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-12

Of the disp' ced deck cargo showed
through the gaps, AS they got up to
her she went right aback and came
round slowly on her heel.
Row up close, sir, !" said Simpkins,
land I'll jump
No" said Captain Prowse, mot
with this lot. wouldn't go near her
with a crew of mlshts like these, not
for money Wen go a bit closer, and
you must swim
And in ten minutes Simpkins was
on board. He threw the end of a
wang across the boat and they brought
her astern.
Thank heaven" said the men Of
science as they trod the slippery deck
of the Kamma Funder. belonging to
Copenhagen
But their troubles were only just
beginning.
The skipper walked aft on the slip
perry deck, and climbed upon the poop
by way Of the rail. for some of the
loose lumber had dislodged and
smashed the poop ladder. When he
found his foot upon his native heath
he was once more Captain Joseph
Prowse in all his glory; and turning
about, he addressed the crew.
'Simpkins. he said you are chief
officer, second officer and bosom, and
don't you forget it, AS for you others.
I'll have you know that you're the
crew. Just drop any kind of height
ened notion that you are passengers,
and Wen get along easy; but if you
don't. look out for squalls. Simpkins,
turn this useless lot to thrown the
remains of the deck cargo overheard,
and try couple of EN- at the pumps:
maybe her seams may have closed up
again by now" And going aft to the
scuttle. he disappeared from view.
Well" said the geologist, of all
the internal"
"Oh. stow that" cried Simpkins,
and turn to. You're here, amt you.
and lucky You should consider your
self And the captains a man of
his word. as | know; so loop slippy.
and pass this boomin' truck over the
side"
The miserable crew looked at each
other in despair
Come no." said Simpkins impa-
tiently, do yon want me to report
you chaps as refusin duty?"
The geologist, who was the young
est and sturdest man in the crowd.
said that he did; but the astronomer
and the entomologist demonstrated
with him, Y
II think Ned better" said the I'M
happy Insect man. This Prowse
seems regular brute"
He u.s." said the astronomer, land
pray to heaven that he doesn't find
any rum on board"
But heaven did not listen, and the
captain presently came on deck with
flushed face
"Simpkins." roared ProWse, as his
head appeared over the edge of the
scuttle.
Yes, sir" said the new mate.
'Is that lumber over the side yet?"
Quick, for Gawds sake" said
Simpkins, and the reluctant men of
science commenced sliding the boards
over.
It's going. sir" answered Simp-
klns.
''GoinH'' said Prowse, when he got
his hands ON the after poop rail.
Coin / should say SOL What a
crowd Oh. you miserable things, I'll
shape you; I'll get you into condition;
I'll make sailors of you. Get two of
these boosters on to the pumps and
see If she's leakin' very bad and then
We'll make sail. This ere Kamma
Funder won't make a quick passage,
but by the time we're picked up or
sail 'er 'ome, I'll make you chaps fit
to ship in the worst Cape Horner that
ever sailed"
He turned away but stopped.
''And when the decks clear, Simp-
kins. you can let 'em eat what they
can get. There's plenty of biscuit,
but mighty little else Now then, you
Stars, pump"
And the astronomer and entomolo-
gist pumped for their lives, while the
sea round about the waterlogged
barque was whitening rapidly with
many thousand feet Of Nova Scotian
lumber. For when the captain was
out Of sight Simpkins was encourag-
ing, and talked what he told them was
horse" sense.
You VANS to get back 'ome to
your families. don't YOU he asked,
land to yor" iustrume hts and your
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