New-York tribune., 1908-05-04
SEEING SEA SNAKES
D1 CAPTAIN HE CAT MAD.
Cause Dey Go Through dd Water
Without Wiggling.

Mazingo Novella rolled cigarilo with one mana
and asked his companion for match II IS
against the rules to smoke Pier 2 Erie Basin,
but MazIngo willing TO take chance. He
had not been paid of. the skipper of the bark
Savoia had gone to Dover and would not be back
until Monday. 1T preety bad beezness for the
sleeper to go away and not give his crew enough
dinero for aguardiente," he muttered quietly to
Juan Espina, another able seaman of the bark
Savoia.
AS he was about to light his cigaruo the sound
Of footsteps on the pier caused him TO look up
1t tall reporter. he lighted the cigarilo
anyhow Then he laughed outright and remarked
to Juan that at last the price of a few good
drinks of aguardiente had The tall reporter.
who has tramped the Erie Basin for twenty years.
would buy story for a peso for his periodico-
rs the aptain aboard?'' asked the news hunter.
No" replied Mazingo. He be back tomorrow
Nobody on board but Pacheco. and he only
speak Espahol."
Anything happen on the passage from Nom
basa?".
"Ah ST sefor: got da sea snake with propel-
lers twelve weeks ago yesterday
The tall reporter whom Mazingo had met before
and who he knew, would buy any old tale Of the
sea- became excited and dropped a pair of man
darins goggles trimmed with tortoise shell. at the
feet of the Spanish seaman
Tell me about the serpent. my friend. and
your will be In the paper tomorrow, sus-
gested the reporter
Mazingo shrugged his shoulders and suggested
that he no did for TO his name in the
periodico" but that the story would be corning
vera quick for peso.
Lets see; that's a dollar in American money.
isn't it?' asked the tall reporter. opening slim
roll of bills of small denominations.
Isl, ST." guped Mazingo. looking at the roll
"By gosh. you geev that dinero an geev you
whole sheep. ThanI work for seek months"
But Mazingo with profuse thanks put one peso
away in his pocket and began his tale of the sea
serpent
We were two days from Porto seguro. Brazil.
weeth cargo of beef skins for Bermuda Tha
weend he come like da daveel from souse-souse-
west All vera queek, whan da sleeper he feelin'
good, da weend stop still and he gat mad
How long you becarned?' asked the man
who had contributed dollar to the perpetuatfon
Of the Sunday ship news fiction.
Two days" continued Mazingo, 'untal we see
the school Of da snakes Great beeg fellas
theek da mast and two times as many long
Dey go through da water like da lightning without
wiggling. and da captain he gat more mad dan
before"
What did he get mad about?' ventured the tall
man. making copious shorthand notes. determined
to get $40 worth of his investment Of 81
| ''Da captain he say he theenk 1t vera funny dat
he no can get on his an snakes so
fast Soon after we see da first school da wind he
come up strong from da west and we put up all
sail. Dan into another school OF more beeg
snakes. and dan we stop
There two schools them?
"seguro sehor Two schools. an da wind gat
still more strong. but we naver move an eench
THAT seems impossible said the perplexed news
hunter adjusting his goggles and laying down his
umbrella Look here I given a dollar for
this yarn the validity Of which doubt. but man
alive II must be fairly consistent at least gaze
blowing at possibly eight force let US say anu the
Savoa unable to mover?
That ees right senior" said Mazngo seriously
THE second school of sea snakes was so theek we
| ne could 60 through than. We shortened SAIL and
| even than the naintopmast he broke.
Go on I've got a 5o-cent dividend IN shorthano
| ro+as now did clear of the SerpentSf
| Make 1t short, for It's going TO ram ana ha'o
| only one umbrella"
wal the captain he sand out twelve men-see1
cen one small boat and seek cen another fhe
first boat wheech I took, had four harpoons and
| four hawsers rowed out an made fast TO FOUR
| snakes twice as long the Savoia and nair as
theek The other boat he go ahead Weeth yelio"
flag and make scared the beeg teacher dat lead da
| school Oh. nv, he go like ia lightning to Ber-
n,rde where wan to leave our cargo an 1or
seex days without a sail set we
| .rYou arrived at Bermuda, | supposeE SAID tne
tall reporter writing the port OF destination IN long
| hand.
.sCarranbai No. sehor. For seek days right ror
bermuda we make feefteen knots behind Ga SNAKES
| but dan dey change da course and take US 10
Monbas sa on ia Arreecan coast
rs that alp asked the forlorn reporter putting
| out his hand feel the rain
mo sehor Da snakes dey die whan we get 10
morhass but whan da captain he look tham over
| ba find dey have pTopeers way art an he
,eu than to da American circus at Barcelona FOR
wan hundred pesos Come on board; snow you
| da peecture.
| No thank you. I'll have one drawn IN the OF
ec." and the tall reporter hastened to Van Brunt
| street trolley car.
= hIPPoOROME.