The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-04
SISSY Of Chicago.


had been through college and travelled
He was called Sissy becnuse be was
short and slight and effeihfhllte lo "a
The young man had accompanied
friend to New York to see him OF for
4 Europe The steamer sailed In the
& afternoon. and soon after her depar-
ture Sissy fell IN with couple os
college ohums. A dinner and q trip 20
Z Chinatown We're planned and came OF.
3 The effeininate was only Eve feet tall.
4 aud bis weight was only ITO pounds,
( and his voice was like that of girl.
4 but when he cut loose to have n good
4 time he was MI there The trio were
Stunning the slums IN the most ap-
4 proved fashion when row took place.
and SISSY" was separated from his
4 companions. He had imbibed too much
4 TO know whether he was in Baltimore
or Boston or to make much OF de-
Z fense. and Mt the end OF Eve minutes
\ he was very much in the hands Of the
A Philstlnes The gang fioored him and
went through him up TO his collar but
ton They dragged him into cellar
stripped off his clothes and gave him
an old Bowery suit in exchange and
left him TO come to or pass In his
checks. He was in an undecided state
\ when the keeper of n Cherry street
boarding house came along and took
IN the situation. lie also took Sissy"
In. He wanted one more hand to make
up crew for a bark sailing for Bris-
tol next day. and 1t made very little
4 difference whether he got live or
dead man.
When Sissy Floss awoke next
morning he was lying in bunk In the
deck house OF the White Wings. which
crnft was Mt anchor Off Liberty island
and making ready to begin her voyage.
He didn't awake until he was being
4 pulled out of his bunk by the second
mate. who was also damning his eyes.
his ears. his nose and other portions OF
his anatomy in the language OF the
deep blue sea. After being landed on
the floor with n bump the young man
was kicked out on deck and then up
and down the decks. This was to
arouse his enthusiasm for n life on the
ocean wave. SISSY" realized almost
A at once that he was being booted, but
4 1t took him some time TO figure out
why he wasn't In his room at the Wal
dorf While he was puzzliug over It he
was booted some more. and the bark
got under way. she was Off Fire Is
land before the victim got It through
his head that he had been shanghaied
and was being carried to sea. A pro.
test was In order and Sissy" went
aft to the captain to make It.
"NNhat are you doing hereT roared
that officer
81 want to state my case"
case? You miserable little skulKer.
what have You got TO say for yourself?
Out with I'll"
The story was told. The captain lis
tened 10 It. with a grin and a sneer on
his face, and then exclaimed:
you are a blankety blank Hart You
signed articles OF your own free will.
You are pickpocket or green goods
man that wants to get away from the
police for awhile. Turn to and don't
let me hear another word II you keep
this thing up there won't be as much
we reach the other side"
Sissy" started to protest and was
kicked Off the poop. In going forward
he was cuffed by the chief mate and
Kicked by the second. and, although
more fit for the hospital than the
decks Of ship. he was turned TO and
set to work From that time on his
days were anything but joyous. He
was protesting sailor. In the eyes OF
captain and mates he could not nc a
worse villain. He was made ships
boy. Nothing was too dirty to set him
at The cook stood in with the after
guard and gave him many q kick and
cum. and the nearer the bark got tc
England's shores the worse the mates
hazed him.
After the first interview with tho
captain SISSY" made no more pro
tests. He began to rise TO the occa
sion. lie recorded the kicks and cuff'
IN n diary. The last entry was made
when three days from port. He neg
lected to add ''sir" when answering
the second mate and was knocked
down and given a pair Of black eyes
Then as soon as the bark had made
fast to n wharf he was kicked ashore
and told not to return under penalty o.
death
Two hours after the last kick th'
young man had satisfied the American
consul Of his identity. A cablegram Il
Chicago brought him several Thousand
dollars within the next twenty-fou
hours. Two days later, when he ha'
properly clothed himself, he brough
about another emergency. This time /
was for the captain. mates and cool
of the bark TO rise to It. Warrant
were served on the four was
rants for several things. The bark wa
overloaded by a foot. Her provision
were totally unfit. She was under
manned. and she carried no mediein
chest. Not only the officers. but tn
owners. wern hailed into court Their
were fines, and certificates were sus
pended. and as a last satisfaction ISIS
ey" stood by wieh a ioypds smile ol
ais face. while his tso hired prize