The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-24
SISSY" Of Chicago.

copyright, 1903. by II. C. Mcciure.l
SISSY" Floss was at Chicago. His
father had left him 100000, and he
had been through college and Travelled.
He was called Sissy" because he was
short and slight and enreminate.
The young man had accompanied q
friend to New York to see him Off for
Europe. The steamer sailed in the
afternoon, and soon after her depar-
ture Sissy" fell in with a couple Of
college chums. A dinner and a trip to
Chinatown were planned and came of.
The efeminate was only FIVE feet tall,
and bis weight was only ITO pounds,
and his voice was like that of a girl,
but when he cut loose to have a good
Summing the Sums In the most ap-
proved fashion when row took place,
and Sissy" was separated from his
companions. He had imblbed too much
to know whether he was In Baltimore
or Boston or to make much of a de-
Tense. and at the end of 1--WE minutes
he was very much in the hands Of the
Philistines. The gang foored him and
went through him up to his collar but
ton. They dragged him into cellar.
stripped or 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 a Cherry street
boarding house came along and took
IN the situation. He also took Sissy"
In. He wanted one more hand to make
up crew for a bark sailing for Brls-
tol next day. and 1t made very little
difference whether he got a live or
dead man.
When SISSY" Floss awoke next
morning he was lying In bunk In the
deck house Of the White Wings. which
craft was at anchor off Liberty island
and making ready to begin her voyage.
He didn't awake until he was being
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 door with bump the young man /
was kicked out on deck and then UP
and down the decks. This was to
arouse his enthusiasm for a life on the /
ocean wave. Sissy" realized almost |
at once that he was being booted, but |
It took him some time to figure out /
why he wasn't in his room at the Wal /
dorf While he was puzzling over it he
was booted some more, and the bark /
got under way She was of Fire is
land before the victim got it through I
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 1t.
what are you doing here?' roared
that officer
Il want to state my case"
cease? You miserable little skullzer,
what have you got to say for yourself?
Out with itw
The story was told. The captain lis
tened to 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 win.
You are a plckpocket or a green goods
man that wants to get away from the
police for awhile. Turn to and don't
let me hear another word. If You keep
this thing up there won't be as much
rs an eyebrow left of you by the time
we reach the other side"
Sissy" started to protest and was
kicked OF the poop. In soing forward
be was euHed By the chief mate end
kicked By the second. sad. although
more AZ for the hospital than the
decks Of a ship be was turned to and
set to work. From that tine on bis