The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-25

had for many years
end of London Having GOT tosete[ s t nt 1850 III
little town of Firth His house overlooked the
ground
his wife Easter Monday and when
soper Firth mounted
small his lawn and these pieces of artillery he
% Of his life from which # is to he assumed
that sloper and very happily
end of London not above twenty minutes
walk from sopers shop. Joseph
wesake. when under Colingwood
Codrngton had
several dasng cutting out jobs in the West Indies
hearty and worthy specimen of an old
the vanished school could ask to
He had in leg great
He as full of yarns as piece Of ancient ships
prodgousy at steam and held the opinion of
won the old
gallant Jervis the lion hearted
Nelson's flag.
The country had further being
happening neighbohood Mapping looking
old shpmate who kept public house. he learned that
a LAWYER had inquiries called
stoundd hear that during his absence
from England fortune f15ooo by
this little the sepney district
but his efforts to ride shore going anchor hopeless His
boy upon fifty years. cry
without water fresh salt 1t mateed
westiake found that he couldn't ashore he
smart little cutter Bowling
of admiration of the which sailor sweet
having his little should
carronadeS
did easily
deal roub to discover the parular set of Jacks he
Three at last he found-Peer Plum Bob Robins and
Tuck Joe admiral Plum coming combined number
of grades He captain first lieutenant and boaswain
Robins the ships working and Tom Tuck cooked
all handy the Tom Bowling.
Westlakes intention
cutter He furnished his cabin plainly and comfortably and laid
t he @ with h ert 1fennant Peter n th
of dv
masthead? They both started with the understanding that
nothing fathom hosting
After much discussion that the device should
very
crown with wooden leg under it the timber toe being in both
Westlake and Pums opinion the most symbol
Britannias greatness that the imagination could devise
Within few months of his landing the
which he had been paid Mr. Joseph wesake again ahoat
but a little of his
Never had old Joe been all his life.
he'd bring after
thing all he'd coy
interior of the little cabin whose atmosphere
speedily fragrant with the perfume of rum punch which Joe
while in the West Indies had learned the art of brewing
perfection the sailors would sit smoking their
happened according the usual
Monday know joyful
anniversary the tailor soper
Retreat upon the banks of the
fifty happy day Mr. sloper
had invited three friends to dine with him 1t the
1851 when the class society which Mr. Sloper
not SO genteel In its habits it has since become In other
dining than T.
His friends of his sloper did
calling did business the
east end of London and all three thoroughly
tradesmen in small wanting perhaps
depth hurricane lungs of Joe Westake and Peter
Plum but all able shings pound
value
patronage but determined
When Sloper his friends bottle had
circled until like quicksilver eye hurricane the
contents had party
fire off the there completion of the triumphant
eff the memorable anniversary Soper's
1t precisely at this hour that Bowling
Plum at in rig marching I'D
and down the esurey rounding
reach before pleasant nohery blowing
the fat Barking.
she abreast a
powder The thunder
the the
his noss and directing his
Peter that's meant for hearth
away aft Pipe all
A gun upon that sloped from the
tailors house. almost
delivered to all hands to look alive
The Tom Bowling thrown to
Labor's the
helm help the guns. in few minutes the
with Westake
hand load actively engaged firing
blank at the enemy the
1t might been that Mr.. friends were