The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-09-30

Copyright. Dodd. GeAd Company
Speaking o. money" said the night
watchman thoughtfully. as he selected
al empty soai box on the wharf for
seat, 1.-The whole world would be diff
ferent If We all 'ad more of 1t. 1t would
be brighter and 'appier place for
everybody.
''Of course it's the being short that
sharrens people" he admitted thought
fully; the sharrest man I ever knew
never 'ad ha'penny in is pocket. and
tho ways e had o getting other chaps
TO ray for is beer would ha' made is
forth at the law II ed only 'ad the
cddication Playful little chap e was.
I've seen men wot didn't know I'm
stand i'm a pot o beer and then fOller
i'm up the read to see i'm knock down
a policeman as ed promised. They'd
iOller i'm 10 the fust policeman e met,
an then cd point them out and say
they were goin' to half kill i'm. an
the policeman 'ud just stroll up an
ask 'em wot they were Angling about
Tor, but 1 never card of chap telling
i'm They used to go away struck all
of a cap. He died in the accident
ward of the London horsepi;tle, poor
chap"
He shook his head thoughtfully. and
ignoring the statement Of a Waterman
at the next wharf that 1t was a fine
evening. shifted his quid and laughed
rumblingly.
The funniest way o raising the
wind l ever card Of" he said in ex-
PLANTATION. was enc that 'appened
about Is years ago. I'd just taken my
discharge as A. B. from the North
Star, trading between here and the
Australian ports. and the men wOt the
thing 'aprened to was shipmates o
mine. although on'y firemen.
In about week after We was paid
OK al the Albert docks these chaps
was all cleaned out. and they was all
in despair. with q thirst wot wasn't
half quenched and a spree wot was
on'y in a manner o speaking just be-
gun, and at the end of that time they
came round to a room wot I 'ad. to
zee wot could be done. There was
four of 'em In all: old Sam Small. Gin
ger Dick. Peter Russell and a orphan
nevy of Sans whose father and moth
er was dead. The mother 'ad been 'alf
niger an 'alf Malay when she was
living, and Sam was always pertickler
careful to point out that his nevy took
arter 'er. 1t was enough to make the
pore woman turn In 'er grave to say
so. but Sam used to say that e
owed it to is brother to explain.
"'Wot's to be done" ses Peter Rus
set. arter they'd all said wot miserable
chaps they was. an 'ow badly sailor
men was paid. We're all going to
sign ON in the Lands End. but she
doesn't sail for a fortnight: wot's to
he done in the meantime for to live?'
There's your watch. Peter SEES old
Sam, dreamy-like. and there's Ginger's
ring. It's good job you KEEP that
ring, Ginger. We're all in the same
boat, mates. an on'y wish as I'd got
something for the general good. It's
'aving an orphan nevy wot's KEEP me
pore
Stow It, SEES the nevy, shortlike.
d" 'Everything's agin u.s. SEES old
Sam. There's them four green par
rots brought from Brazil. all dead
so are my two monkeys ses
Peter Russell, shaking is cad; they
used to sleep with me. too
Talking about monkeys ses Gin
ger Dick, interrupting old Sam sud
denly. 'wot about young Beauty here?'
well. wot about him. ses the
neyy. in a nasty sort o. way.
wy, 'e's worth 40 monkeys an
millions o green parrots ses Ginger,
starting up: an here e is a-wasting
Of is opportunities. going about
dressed like Christian. Open your
mouth, Beauty. and stick your tongue
out and roll your eyes q bit
Ivy not leave well alone. Gin
ger?' ses Russet: and l thought so
too. Young Beauty was quite enough
for me without that
Ter 'blige me- ses Ginger. anxious
~, Just make yourself as ugly as wot
you can, Beauty
Leave i'm Alone SEES old Sam. as
his nevy snarled at 'em. You amt
everybody's money yourself. Ginger
~ tell you. mates. ses Ginger,
speaking very slow and solemn,
there's forth in i'm. I was lookin'
at i'm just now. trying to think who e
reminded me of. At fust l thought 1t
was that big stuffed monkey We saw
at Melbourne. then suddenly remem-
bered it was a wild man of Borneo I
see when was kid up in Sunder-
land. When / say e was q 'andsome,