West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-02-28
oppose she returns almost Immediate

suppose she return almost Immediate
ly."
"The Lord forbid-nt least not for a
few days. 1 want her to enjoy herself
while she's away. You will feel the
loss Of your wife, MIR. Barnes, even
more than 1, for OF course she will
come back to you"
To say that general CONSERVATION
followed this venture OF the captain
is drawing 1t very mild indeed, for the
j. C's wife was not dead at all, but
had wandered far away with n lieu
tenant In n Madras regiment.
IT'S the ~Ironclad put him up to that.
She was always down on the J. G. for
marrying n girl half his age" said an
assistant deputy commissioner TO n
man standing beside him.
The secretary was tugging energetic
ally at the captains coat tails. what
Is Ii, Johnson" he asked, suddenly
realizing the tug.
Dinner is on, sir"
Owing to the indispositlon Of the
chief commissioners. by special arrange
ment the secretary sat Mt his left, which
was rather fortunate, for. by the time
dinner was over, the captain had look
ed upon the wine and seen that 1t was
good-had looked several times.
shall we have the honor OF your
presence at the races tomorrow? p
pleasantly asked II small, witty man,
four seats down the table.
The captain was caught unawares
and blurted out. Where are they2'
ION the race course, sir"
The answer was n simple, straight
forward one. but nevertheless Il made
everybody laugh.
II thought they were on the moon"
said the captain in n nettled tone.
a man doesn't laugh at a chief COM
missioner's Joke. as n rule, because It's
funny, but the mIrth that followed this
was genuine enough.
"Slr Lemuel Is coming out" said
Captain Lushton. PITY the Ironclad
wouldn't go away every week.
In the natural order of things Sir
Lemuel had to respond to the toast Of
The Queen" Now the secretary had
very carefully and elaborately pre-
pared the chief commissioners speech
for this occasion. Sir Lemuel had con
scientiously 'mugged' II up, and II he
had not at that moment been n prison
er on board the Newcastle Maid would
have delivered II with a pompous sin
certify which would have added to his
laurels az n deep thinker md brilliant
speaker. But the captain Of a tramp
steamer, with n mixed cargo OF sherry,
hook and dry monopole I'm bis stomach,
Is not exactly the proper person to de-
liver n statistical. s%emioficial after
dinner speech.
When the captain rose TO his feet the
secretary whispered in his ear: For
heavens sake, don't say anything about
the judlcial's wife. Talk about da-
colts" But the speech, so beautifully
written, 80 lucid in It's meaning and so
complicated in It's detail. became n
waving sea OF foam. From out the bill
Lowry waste Of this indefinite mass
there doomed only the tall figure OF the
~cadaverOus j.. c.. and attached TO II. as
, tangible something, the fact that he
had lost his wife and settled the da-
colts.
10 was glorious, this getting up be.
fore two strings Of more or less bald
headed officials to tell them how the
state ought TO be run-the ship steered,
as 30 were. Gentlemen" he began.
starting or bravely enough, I'VE are
pleased to have among us once more
bur fellow skipper. the judicial com
missioner"
"Tbe old bucks got a rare streak Of
humor on tonight" whispered Lushton.
"Hls jOvial face adds 10 the harmony
Of the occasion. I Will not aliude 10 his
late loss, as we all know how deeply he
feels g."
"Gad! But he's rubbing It in." said
Lushton.
81 repeat. we are glad 20 have him
among az again. Ny secretary assures
me that there's not a single dacolt left
alive in the province. There's nothing
Ike putting these rebclIiOus chaps
down. ] had n mutiny myself once on
board the Kangaroo. I shot the ring.
leaders and made every mothers son
Of the rest Of them walk the plank.
50 I'm proud OF the good work the 10.
dlcIal has done in this respect"
Now, St had been a source Of lrritat
Ing regret to every deputy commission.
or in the service that when he had
caught O dacoit red handed. convicted
and sentenced him 90 be- hanged and
sent The ruling up 20 the judicial for
continuation he had been promptly sat
On ohcially and the prisoner either par
doncd on let or with a light sentence
consequently these little pleasantries o.
The captain were looked upon ne satire
The secretary sighed as be showed Or