Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24

Inc laws delays are proveroi2is ana the
task Of getting even with Mr.. Noddy
Kinahan involved Hushie In endless en-
counters with those in high places. sew
eral appearances with suite) In the
abodes Of the Law. and another trip to
New York-by Cunarder this time
However. grim determination will &C.
complish most things. and when some
months later HuShie finally sailed from
New York for his native land the labor
Of love had been completed. and Mr..
Noddy Kinahan was duly resretting, for
q. term Of years. the fact that he had
ever been born.
This contamination was followed by an
other. depressing but Inevitable. The ORR
noco Salvage Company. having served its
purpose. paid natures debt and ceased to
exist. The circumstances connected with
its demise. together With the respective
fates Of Hughes little band OF Argo-
nauts will best be gathered from the fol-
lowing e2istoiary excerpts:
No. I (N.B.-spelling corrected)
Care OF Mistress Howieson.
II Candlish street. Greenock.
To H. Marrable, esq.
Sir: I thank you for check and have
disposed of same. I also thank you for
i
prefer to hide by you. as feel will not
get q better job than that. I would like
fine to be your servant. You will be
needing some one to redd up your quar-
ters and keep your clothes sorted. now
you are ashore. (Women Is no to be
trusted) OF course. would not want a
big wage-the siller from the Orinoco will
do grandly for long time. I ken fine the
way to wait at table and clean silver.
having been steward. as once telled you,
LA 49, ~~vk1 <ta>yv InA a
cuddy full Of gentry every trip. Your
~ JNo: ALEX. GoBLE.
Extracts. No date or address, but obvi-
ously written In a public nouse)
-" So you must take the money back.
It is no use to NEAL I should get out of
1t would be id bad headache. Also.
it might give me Ideas above my station,
which is bad for the lower orders ct any
time. Give 1t to Walsh. but don't let on.
Of course. that it comes from me; let him
believe that It Is part Of his natural share
Of the salvage. ! have kept back enough
to pay for q new suit (which / am now
wearins) and one big bust before ! sail
next week as deck steward on an Aber-
deem liner.
80 Well. 1t was q great trip. We have
all got something out Of 1t. You have
got an adventure and, incidentally, done
a big thing, and have spent a month OF
absolute happiness In the society OF men
who regarded me neither a. an object Of
pity nor as q monster OF depravity. but
were content to let me go my own way
as g. man who prefers to live his own LIE
and be asked no questions. Your
make me q respectable member Of SO:
ciety Is friendly and. I suppose. natural:
but it threatens q happy episode with q
sad. ending. I'm not cut out for conven-
tionality. and (place your kind references
to my sterling merit and latent force OF
character') I am not OF the stun that
successful men are made of. I have only
done two big things In my life. One was
getting elected to Pop at Elton, the other
was helping you to bring the old orinoco
home. I think I'll rest on my lanrels
now. I suppose I was born q rotter. and
If you were to endeavor to raise me to
your giddy heights I should only fall
down again. and the bump ut the bottom
might hurt. I am safer where am; the
beauty Of lying on the floor il that you
can't fall of.
ass Well, chin, chin! II I may be per-
mitted to gush for q moment. should
like to tell you that you are q good sort.
Yours ever, LIONEL ALLERTON.
No. III.
No. 4 Teak street. Limehouse.
Dear Sir: beg to acknowledge with
thanks your check for share OF salvage.
1t was far more than expected. and the
adm'ty cts have certainly done well by
us. At the best, / had hoped for sufhc' INT
to rig out the nippers with boots and duds
for the winter and give the missis q week
or two of the laundry work. We have
all been fair barmy the last few days.
Square meals and q big fire. and you
can't hear yourself talk for the squeaking
Of the new boots. We are settling down
a bit now, and have put tho rest OF the
money in the bank and told the old
woman she IL to burn her wash tubs.
Catch her. I d'n't think! With my new
clothes I have obt'd q berth as chief on
board S.S. Batavia OF the Imperial Line
and sail on 21st inst. Her engines are
Several lines Of hopeless technicalities
when I struck the Orinoco. and lyckier
when Angus doctored my grog.
On returning from voyage will take the
lib'ty Of calling on you in London at the
address you gave Yrs. respect,ny.
=. (Chief engineer SIS. Batavia):
Postscript lin q larger and less educated
hand:
Mr.. Marrabie, Dear Sir: The children
and me begs to thank you for all your
kindness to father. Father he is very
greatful himself. but would rather leave
it to me to tell you, as he don't like. Mr..
Marrable. sir. il you could only see the
diff nee in the children. espec'ly little Al
bert, what was always sickly, since they
got good boots and food inside them you
would feel well paid for your kindness.
know the money did not come from you.
but 1t was through you We got 1t. God
bless yon' SIR N Yours s reapny; Walsh
P.S.-Our ninth, which has just come.
we are taking the liberty to call by your
name.