The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-29

many to nneen souls suppose prime the Ocean
king never left port seventy eighty
mention cooks mates butcher butchers mate
baker and double opsal yards were
understood that the vessels mass had been re-
shortened and carried stump fore ana
mizzen topgallant masts.
ready tug got hold Of our tow rope and away
down the river and out to sea
myself that stories which had been told
the about the ship impressed them much Sailors are very
supersous but they not to be scared oil something mas
happened brighten Your merely telling them that
aboard the ship they're won't alarm them till
boomin sperrit this ship lay your head
fore hatch and you'll hear him crashing his teeth
chains and then let another go and listen
perhaps honestly that be herd the noises
plain you'll hands in funk talking in whispers
going aloft In the dark nervously.
"In ship nothing happened for some days We were
from powerful from rock Pile
upon with tacks aboard saysas drawing
ana ha Wind hIttiny her best sailing point we could seldom
manage get Of her One night
the watch 1t about two bells There was nice
wind sea smooth and red moon crawling up
all plain sail leaning from the wind
washed along under the bends In lines
through which the starlight slnmering
Il thinking six months voyages which
old after the pattern of this ship took In getting to nda
seeing along sung out for hands TO
stand by the royal topgaant halards 1t
dark and not knowing what was behind ordered
be cewed and furled Two youngsters
went aoft By they the yard the squal
fancied there another bearing down and
thought best let the ordinary seaen roll the san up On
sudden they both troed hand over hand leaving the
sail Tapping in the clutch of the eiewines.
Il roared out What dye mean by coming down before you've
fured that SALLY
rigging and OF them
answered Please sir there's ghost somewhere up aoft on
the foreopsal yard
"a ghost, foolr cried
SIR He Jim. mother wants
yer" says says 'Your mother wants yer"
the hoowest voices Dick here heard it, There's no one
forrard,
them jump aloft and. finding that
they didn't made spring which they dropped Ike
lightning on deck and began to beg and pray OF me In n
send them aof they were too frightened
hold Indeed tie fellow named Jim actually began to
cry the royal had to
be fu able alof who after rolling up the
SAIL down and said that voice had called to him and
of skyarking the
of slowing the sail However noticed
watch deck talking low voices in the waist
of youth but Dick smart lad. aged
looking with lively tongue and
could perfection all out
his called him and asked him IL he had
really heard voice, and he swore he had
Did it say said l. '"Jlm. mother wants your
"Aye SIR he answered bit of shudder as plain
you yourself off the oretopgalant
yard faneed something dark moving. but
frightened to take particular notice
WELL long after this about IL o'clock in the
that the captain being deck the cook steps out of
galley walking along the and going to the
skipper touches his cap and stands looking at him.
What dye wantv said the captain eyng him he took
him to be mad
.Ddn't you CALL sirr says the cook
"Canr cries the skipper. Certainly not.
stupid with surprise and muttering
thing forward Ten minutes after he
the skipper and Yes rr might who
swers a call skipper began him called
him lunatic but the finding he
again. white and that he his deathhed he'd
maintain that the captain had called him twice
skipper. who rather turned to
and said What do make of this Mr. Green' can't doubt
word. Who's calling him in voceT
Illusion sir said feeling puzzled for ali
that.
cook actually standing in his
Illusion He'd know the captains voice IL
then walked in dazed toward
oreeas singing that whether the voice he had heard
belonged ghost Christian it might calling
Cookr the without his taking further
notice of it. This thing, coming soon after the cali to Jim
alarmed the ordinary
the and anything
position should have prevented from getting
confidence and learning their thoughts there
should slowed memories
for many hearty laugh In after years.
rolled by without anything particular happening
night It turn to have the first watch
quiet night with wind enough the sails while
ship drowsy rolling along
port suddenly heard fearing
accident had happened Icaled what
answered. Ghost ghost there's somebody
atakng hold listen. The silence
followed suggested good deal Of alarm sang out
preached perhaps tksseS ssozra|ay below
living voice. the reply 1T sounds 1t
from a skelngton.
crowd Of standing In AweC pastures
and the frightened of all looked odt
nary Dick who had backed the
stood looking leaning with hs his
knoes saFug f he fascinated Waited couple
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