The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14
Sissy Of Chicago.


friend TO New York to see him Off 10
Europe. The stea mer sailed In tn
afternoon, and soon after her depar
ture Sissy fell In with couple o.
(. college chums. dinner and a trip I,
Chinatown were planned and came OF
The eneminate was only FIVE feet tall
: and his weight was only 10 pounds
and his voice was like that OF girl
but when he cut loose to have a good
time be was ali there. The trio were
Summing the Sums In the most ap-
proved fashion when row took place
and Sissy was separated from his
companions. He had inbIbed too much
to know whether he was I'm Baltimore
or Boston or 10 make much of de
Tense. and at the end OF Ave minutes
he was very much In the hands of the
Phllistines. The gang fioored him and
went through him up to his collar but
ton. They dragged him into a cellar.
stripped OF 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 Cherry street
boarding house came along aud took
In the situation. He also took Sissy"
In. He wanted one more hand 10 make
up crew for a bark sailing for Brls-
tol next day. and II made very little
difference whether he got a live or a
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 of 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,
bis ears. his nose and 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 a life on the |
ocean wave. Sissy realized almost |
at once that he was being booted. but |
IL took him some time to figure out
why he wasn't In HIS room at the Wal
NStAs W hht ht was PuAEiiiik w CT IL ne
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 sen nro-
test was in order. and SISSY" went
aft to the captain to make 1t.
What are you doing heref' roared
that officer.
~ want TO state my case"
Case? You miserable little skulker,
what have you got to say for yourself?
Out with itr' Il
The story was told. The captain lis
tened TO II. with a grin and sneer on
his face. and then exclaimed:
"You are blankety blank liar! You !
signed articles Of your own free will.
You are piekpocket 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. II you keep
his thing up there won't be as much !
IS an eyebrow left OF you by the time {
We reach the other side" Z
Sissy" started TO protest and was a
licked or the poop. In going forward ,
he was cufred by the chief mate and
licked by the second, and. although
more fit Cor the hospital than the
leeks OF ship he was turned TO and 7
et to work From that time on his 5
lays were anything but Joyous He r
vas protesting sailor. In the eyes Of Il
aptain and mates he could not be d
worse villain. lie was made ships
10Y. Nothing was too dirty to set him II
I The cook stood IN with the after a
uard and gave him many kick and ),
uff, and the nearer the bark got to :
highlands shores the worse the mates o.
azed him
After the first interview with the
aptaln Sissy" made no more pro-
'sts. He began to rise to the occa-
on. He recorded the kicks and cuffs
! diary. The last entry was made
hen three days from port, He neg
cted TO add "sir" when answering
lie second mate and was knocked
)wn and given a pair Of black eyes.
hen as soon as the bark had made
81 10 Q wharf he was kicked ashore
I'd told not TO return under penalty OF re
'ath. ia
Two hours after the last kick the he
Vng man had satisfied the American
asul OF bis identity. A cablegram to
licago brought him several thousand
liars within the next twenty
urs. Two days later, when he had W.
operly clothed himself. he brought on
out another emergency. This time II th
is for the captain, mates and cook
the bark TO rise TO It. Warrants
10 served on the four men-war- glC
ats for several things. The bark was sh,
arloaded by foot. Her provisions n
re totally unfit She was under
Inped. and she carried no medicine ,
,st Not only the officers. but the
ners, were hailed into court There V"
re fines, aud certificates were sus- ing
ided. and as last satisfaction ISIS
stood by. with joyous smile on
face. while his two hired prize del
lters caught the two mates at the to
* aud gave them such wallopins
Il there are sailors In Bristol who =
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