Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-16
decks, AZ he called IL. or coarse tn.

decks, a he called it. OF coarse the
servants rebel!Id, and Sir Peter de-
nounced them as m%utineers, and would
have dearly liked to put them all In
double irons. He divided the solutions
and chambermaids into watches, asd
when they laughed In his face. threat.
ened them with the articles OF war.
He wished everything In the GUS
slowed away in the last compass pos
sible, and when Lady Hawkshaw had
her rOuts, Sir Peter, watch in hand,
superintendent the removal OF the fur.
niture from the reception rooms, which
he called clearing for actiCn, and dis
charged any servant who was not
smart at his duty. He had a room.
which he called his study. fitted up
with all the odds and ends he had
collected during 40 years in the navy,
and here he held what might be called
drum.head court .martials, and dis.
rated the domestic staff, fined them,
that the land law did not admit Of any
proper discipline whatever.
1t may he imagined what a scene Of
discord this created, although Sir
Peter was OF so kind and generous a
nature that the servants took more
from him than from most masters,
and, indeed, rather diverted them
selves with his fines and ~puni9hments,
| and, when dismissed, declined to leave
his service, much to his wrath n
chagrin. The acme was reached when
he attempted to put the cook in the
brig, as he called a dank cellar which
he determined to utilize for m%utincers.
as on board ship. The cook, a huge
creature three times as big as Sir
| Peter, boarded him in his " particu.
lar den, and, brandishing a rolling.pin
that was quite as dangerous as Il u
lass. announced that she would no
longer submit to be governed by the
articles of war, as administered by Sir
Peter. She was sustained by a vo
cifcrous chorus of hOusemaids and
kitchen girls who Hocltod behind her.
the men rather choosing to remain in
the background and grinn!ng. Sad to
say, Admiral Sir Peter Hawkshaw.
c. b.. was conquered by the viragO
with the rolling pin, and was forced to
surrender to the m%utinecrs, which he
did with q very bad grace At that
j%uncture Lady Hawkshaw hove in
sight, and, bearing down upon the
company from below stairs. dispersed
them all with one wave of her hand.
Sir Peter complained bitterly, and
Lady Hawkshaw promised TO bring
them to summary punishment. But
she warned Sir Peter that his methods
were becoming as intolerablc to her as
to the rest of the family. and Sir
Peter, after a round or two for the
honor of his flag. hauled down his col
ors. This became especially neces
sary. as his retirement was at hand
consequent more upon an obstinate
rheumatism that fixed itself upon him
than his age. There was doubt
whether he would get the *. G. Is.
which he certainly well deserved, or
his retirement; there was some sorI
Of hitch about it. although, after thu
capture of the two French ships, he
had been promoted to the Office of ad
miral. Lady Hawkshaw, however
went down to the admiralty in n coach
with six horses and three fOOtmcn anC
four Outridcrs. and, marching in upor
the frst lord, opened fire on him, witt
the result that Sir Peter was gazettnt
X. G. B. the very next week.
Little Daphne, who had always sub
mitted to Sir Peters whims, did st
more than ever after he had beer
vanquishcd by the cook; and Sir Pete
sworo, twenty times a week. thai
Daphne had the stuff in her to make
+ sea officer of the first order.
CTO BE CONTINUED)