The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-28
sissy Of Chicago.

had been through college and Travelled.
He was called Sissy because he was
short and slight and ,effemipate.
! The yolqng man had }aeeoinpanied a
friend to New York to see him Off for
Europe. The steamer sailed in the
afternoon, and soon after her depnr-
ture "Sissy" fell I'm with a couple Of
college chums. al dinner aud trip to
Chinatown were planned and came of.
The effeminate was only i've feet tall,
and his weight was only ITO pounds,
and his voice was like that OF n girl,
but when he cut loose to have good
time he was all there. The trio were
stunning the slums in the most ap-
proved fashion when row took place,
and SISSY" was separated from his
companions. He had imbibed too much
to know whether he was In Baltimore
or Boston or to make much of n de-
fcnse. and at the end of Eve minutes
he was very much in the hands of the
Philistines. The gang foored him and
went through him un 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. He also took SISSY"
in. He wanted one more hand TO make
up a crew for bark sailing for Bris.
tol next day. and 1t made very little
difference whether he got live or
dead man.
When "Sissy" Floss awoke next
morning he was lying in a 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 aud other portions of
his anatomy in the language of the
deep blue sea, After being landed on
the floor with bump the young man
was kicked out on deck and then up
and down the decks. This was to
arouse his enthusiasm for life on the
ocean wave. SISSY" realized almost
at once that he was being booted, but
II took him some time to figure out
why he wasn't in his room at the Wal
dorf. While he was puzzling over II he
was booted some more, and the bark
got under way. She was Off Fire is
land before the victim got II 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 1t.
"What are you doing here?" roared
that officer.
IT want to state my case"
"Case? You miserable little skulker.
what have you got to say for yourself?
Out with IT."
The story was told. The captain lis
tened TO It, with grin and 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
this thing up there won't be as much
as ar eyebrow left of you by the time
we reach the other side"
Sissy" started to protest and was
kicked off the poop. In going forward
he was cutfed by the chief mate and
kicked by the second, and, although
more III 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 be a
worse villain. He was made ships
boy. Nothing was too dirty TO set him
guard and gave. him many kick and
cuff. and the nearer the bark got to
England's shores the worse the mates
hazcd him.
After the first interview with the
captain "Sissy" made no more pro-
tests. He began to rise to the occa-
sion. He recorded the kicks and cuffs
in diary, The last entry was made
when three days from port He neg
lected 10 add "slr" when answering
the second mate and was knocked
down and given n 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 Of
death.
Two hours after the last kick the
young mau had satisfied the American
consul of his identity. A cablegram to
Chicago brought him several thousand
dollars within the next twenty-four
hours. Two days later, when he had
properly clothed himself, he brought
about another emergency, This time II
was for the captain, mates and cook
of the bark to rise to It, Warrants
were served on the four men-war-
rants for several things. The bark was
overloaded by foot. Her provisions
were totally unfit. She was under
manned, and she carried no medicine
chest. Not only the officers, but the
owners, were hailed into court There
were fines, and certificates were sus-
pended. and as a last satisfaction eSIs-
sy' stood by, with a joyous smile on
hiss face. while his1two hired prize
lighters caught the two mates Mt the
dock and pnVe Them such n UaIlOninp