New-York tribune., 1909-05-02
PEARY frum Captain Hake

Filled his pipe, and says, says he:
COMMANDER PEARY frum Captain Haile
~ er sorter friendly tip should take Been
uD ter ther Pole, cr course yer know; happened
erlong er while ago. With ther Lucy sound
es er nut we started after thcr haIlbut Lelt
ther dock of an afternoon, n lsted ther sans
and hummcd or tune. pIntcd her nose erCrosS
thcr bay Passed thcr Banks and were on our
way. when there come an cery cry ter sea
Rattle my shrouds, What kin that be-
| called ter ther mate who mad hedTd JheI
sound. Even ther crew had looked Ground
over thcr waters; but ne er or rec come "heh
answered IT frum thcr deck
Night come down. and we piled crloug- Dne
of our pikcrs mouthed cr song er Hum sweet
Hum and ther gal he'd lcft-Icst as though she
would feel berett- Jenkins yonder was al tlgI
wheel All er sudden | heard er squeaI, ana,
loollin' over. saw CT cod. Their tcueT was tax
Iup-it may seem odd.-lnd l caught hls
words You fcllers make no noise while l
talk ter Captain Hakc. on board ther Lucy
ne beloved out
Wanted yours truly. without er doubt. And
once crgaiu come thcr appeal. voice as gruu as
a foghorn's peal. Old Cap Hakc of ther Lucy
p. come out of yer shell and talk ter me-
Out of my shell | come, all right Let out eT
p-rctiu' with an my might. fur glad was /
that thcr fish might lend some good advice ter
their oldtiue friend. / told EN- then that l
meant ter 20 up Labrador They hollered so,
beggin that | should change my plan Jest
take us cod. says he Dil man, We Nt
known Yer long. and we've found yer straight.
Halibutin' is risky. mate. Yet were You Sot
on such er goal, we'd foller Yer clean ter ther
Arctic Polci'
That sot me thinkin' I'll read er bit. how
Pcarv really was ont fur IL IN ther Roosevelt.
and / says, say l. Why not jest up an make or
try with thcr Lucy p She's sound and tight
I'm not criraid of ther Arctic night, and these
Goldfish fcllers. without doubt. may take 1t IN
ter their heads TO show er way ! told theT
fish what meant ter do links. How they
chcerci when | told ther crew
COit was settled, and soon ahead they formed
~ in line and away they spend us toIcrln'
while | took note thet we had ther speed OF or
motorboat Before we come ter thcr land CT
snow. they sent details ter thcr ESkermo, and
whisked us back fur clothing warm. fitted fur
walrus hide felt mighty good with yer hoots
inside. though how they got EN- l never
kucw,-might cr stole EN-. twiNt me and YOU.
At last we stuck Their bergs Ground threat
cnci thcr outfit. Their grudIn sound as they
brushed our sides give or chill Nary IN
act cr sailin skill would break ther tloe; but
those critters they got busy and pushed ther
berg, crway Yes, Stree. they struck ther
edge al ter once like cr flying wedge Pushln,
tuggin', may l be Jailed If they didn't open up
which we sailed cr plssagcl Nothln but wa
ter clear showed eThcad And | did not fear
thcr outlook. for those CulgcTs made CT sort
cr charge of thcr Light Brigade
Then thcr wind died down er bit, SO those
Goldfish displayed their grit. They swarmed
crbout and say doggone II they didn't push our
craft crIongl SHOUTS they settled ergaInst
thcr side: pushed her steady. Yer see. inside