New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
No 4
B0B'S REDEMPTION
Rv n. ". Jacobs.

~Grartoode.- said the night watchman. with
hard laugh ''TIrnf, Don't talk To about
ETatitoode; I've seen too much Of It. If people wot
I've helped my time 'ad only done their
dooly-arr, mind vou-I should be riding in my
carriage"
Forgetful Of the limitations CT soap boxes he at
tempted 10 illustrate his remark by lolling, and
nearly vert ouer backward Recovering himself
by an effort he gazed sternly across the river and
smoked hercely- II evident that he
hTooding IL used past
AIRY Thomson was OF them, he said, az
last For over six months all is love let
ters for him. e being iggerrerant sort of man
and only being able 10 do the kisses at the end,
which he always insisted on doing 'imself being
Jealous. Only three weeks arter he was married e
come up 10 where was standing day and set
about without saying a word was a single
man al the time and didn't understand it. Ny
idea Was that he 'ad gone mad and. being pretty
artful and always 'aving horror Of mad people
iet i'm chase into police station LeastwayF,
would ha' i'm. didn't come. and / all but
got fourteen days for being drunk and disorderly.
Then there was Bill Clark. He 'ad been keeping
ooup-nv with gal and got tired Of It. and
oblice i'm ] went her and told 'er he was mar
ried man with FIVE children Bill was as pleased
as Punch al first. but as she took UP with
another chap he round TO see me and said as
To ruined life. We 'ad words about it-natur-
ally-and did il then to the extent of
couple q ribs i'm in the horsepttle
"a place I've always been fond of-and the lam
gx-idge he used so bad that they sent for
the Sister 10 ear IL
That's on'y TWO out Of dozens l could name
arf the unTsleasantnesses IN my life ave come out
of doing kindnesses to people. and all the graft
toode I've -ad for it could put in a pint pot with
q pint beer already in it
The only case o real gratitoode ever heard OF
Rppened 10 shipmate o mine-a young chap
named Bob Evans. Coming home from Auckland
IN a barque c8lled the Dragon Fly he fell over
han man
~ the hest swimmers ever knew. vent overheard
srter i'm and saved his hfe-
We Uss hardly moving the time, and the sea
u-as like = duck pond. but ear Bob Evans talk
,-o1Id ha' thought that George Crofts was the
F,-avest 'arted chap that lived He adn l
liked him afore. same as the rest OF US george
being sly mean sort o chap; but arter George ao
ssve5 his life e couldn't praise i'm enough He
sf5 ,Aa- so long as ne 'ad crust George should
share H. and wotever George asked I'm ne shouiu
have.
The ,Infortnit part OF it was that George took
i'm At his word and all the rest Of the wye ne
acted as though Bob belonged Ia I'M. and by the
time Ne got into the London river BOD couioh
,sp his soul is oxn. He used to take room
vehen he vas ashore ana live very STEADY as was
saving up TO get married. and as soon as ne louiiu
that out George invited imseif TO stay with MIN
1t wont cost you q bt more. he seS' h0' IL
you vork il properly.
Bob, didn't work Il properly. but George having
sa,a5 his life and never letting i'm forget IL ne
didn't lel him he tilouSit iAe 4S' an
see gradual that he'd got be careful because OF
is zal and the fust evening they was ashore c
took i'm along with i'm there 10 tea
Gerry Nitchell-that the gals name adm I
heard OF E5ohs accident ard when she did she gave
a little scream. and putting er arms round his
neck began 10 kiss i'm sight in front Of George and
heI moiaet-
.Yon ought 10 giye Tim one too ses Mrs
Mitchell pointing 60 George
George wiped IS mo2th on the back OF MS ana,
F.s.ff --tr=T moi Ia oar
'FaEey II you'd been drOwnded. sire ses, hugg-
ing Bos agtn.
lie was pretty near ses George. shaking his
cad I'm a pore swimmer. but 4 made up my
.and eilasr TO save i'm or else 60 down To a
nstery ssave myself
lie wiped his meath the back Of his and
asn, buI Al the notice Gerty took Of il was TO
sena her ssoane brother Ted out for some beer
Then theS al ad supper together. and Mrs
A-itcheli drank good luck 10 George in a glass o.
islcr. 4nd sad she oDed tnat 'e- own boy would
g-cw zp liav him. 'L~t I'm grow up a good ana
brave man that al ask she ses. I don't care
sauut is loOks
iie 1aigai r4le both, ses George sharp-like
-Ktas not
NM Mitchell said she supposed ne might ana
Ehel she curcj young Ted's cars Tor making a
nuise NAis e eating. and then cuffed i'm gin
inr s@sdng nat he'd finished is supper five min
ut1s ago
George aaa Bcs walked one together. and All
tie NFas there George said a pretty saI cIerty
Was Or lGeHs Is was Tor Boo tha; he sdn,
been drogFdel- 10 round 20 tea with I'm IN.
Eezt dss IL Mrs MifcAeIl-s ss4d srssr Tea. un.z