Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-10-15

Mr.. Jackson ses the skipper, in .
awful voice, what's this?
Ask her. shouts the mate. I think
she's gone mad or something
What does this mean, Miss NAL
low? ses the skipper.
ASK him. ses Miss Mallow, breath
ing very ard.
Mr.. Jackson ses the skipper, very
severe, what have you been doing?'
Nothing roars the mate.
Was that box on the ear 'eard?'
ses the skipper.
1T was ses the mate, grinding his
teeth.
Your carp ses the skipper.
Yes. She's mad, l tell you,' ses
the mate L was sitting here quite
quiet and peaceable, when she came
alongside me and slapped my face
Why did you box his carr ses the
skipper to the girl again.
Because he deserved It, ses Miss
Mallow.
"The skipper shook his 'ead and
looked at the mate so sorrowful that
he began to stamp up and down the
cabin and bang the table with his
fist.
"Tf I hadn't heard it myself. 1
couldn't have believed it. ses the
skipper; and you the father of fam
lily. too. Nice example for the young
men, must say
Please don't say anything moro
about it, ses Miss Mallow; I'm sure
he's very sorry
Very good ses the skipper; but
you understand, Mr.. Jackson, that IL
l overlook your conduct you're not to
speak to this young lady agin. Also,
you must consider yourself as removed
from the committee
Course the committee screamed
the mate. Curse
'He looked all round, with his eyes
starting out of is cad, and then sud-
denly shut his mouth with a snap and
went up on deck.
'We got to Melbourne at last, and
the fust thing the skipper did was to
give our young lady some money to go
ashore and buy clothes with. He did
it in very delil1it way by giving her
the pay as boy, and l don't think I
ever see anybody look so pleased and
surprised as she did. The skipper
went ashore with her, as she looked
rather a odd figure to be going about,
and comes back about hour later
without 'er.
"T thought perhaps she'd come
aboard he ses to Mr.. Fisher. I man
aged to miss her somehow while was
waiting outside shop
"They fidgeted about bit, and then
went ashore to look for 'er, turning
up again at eight o'clock quite wor-
ried. Nine o'clock came, and there
was no signs of 'er. Mr.. Fisher and
Mr.. Scott was in dreadful state, and
the skipper sent almost every man
aboard ashore to search for 'er. They
united for 'er high and low, up and
down and round about, and turned up
at midnight so done up that they could
'ardly stand without holding on to
somethink, and so upset that they
couldn't speak. None of the officers
got any sleep that night except MIR.
Jackson, and the fust thing in the
morning they was ashore agin looking
for her.
Shed disappeared as completely as
il she'd gone overheard, and more
than one of the chaps looked over the
side half expecting to see 'er come
floating by. By 12 o'clock most of us
was convinced that she'd been made
away with, and Mr.. Fisher made some
remarks about the police of Melbourne
as would ha' done them good to hear.
II was just going to see about din
ner when we got the first news of her.
Three of the most miserable and SOL
emn looking captains I've ever seen
came alongside and asked for few
words with our skipper. They all
stood in a row looking as if they was
going to cry.
"'Good morning, Capt. Hart ses one
of em, as our old man came up with
the mate
"'Good morning ses he.
DO you know this?' ses one Of 'em,
suddenly, holding out Miss Mallow's
dressing gown on walking stick.
"'Good 'eavens,' ses the skipper, I
hope nothing's happened to that pore
gall
"The three captains shook their
heads all together.
She is no more ses another
of 'em.
GLOW did it happen?' ses the skip
per, in low voice.
"'She took this off, ses the srst
captain shaking his head and pointing
to the dressing gown.
"'And took a chill?' ses the skip
per, staring very ard.
THE three captains shook their
eads agin, and l noticed that they
seemed to watch each other and do
it ali together.
"T don't understand ses the skip
per.
"I was afraid you wouldn't ses