Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-18

had to a man been brought on board in
what g. sympathetic eyewitness on
similar occasion once described as "a
state of beastly but enviable intoxica-
tiOn," were once more beginning to sit up
and take notice. Their efforts in this di-
rection owed much to the kind assistance
Of Messrs. Gates and Dingle. the first and
second mates who, with cold douche and
unrelenting boot were sparing no pains to
rouse to sense Of duty those of their
flock who had not yet found or recovered
their sea legs.
The crew consisted Of two Englishmen
and q Californian, together with hand
full Of Scandinavians, Portuguese and Ger
mans divided by sea law (Which, like it's
big brother. non curat de minimis) into
"Dagoes" and "Dutchmen," respectively,
ing grouped under the former and OF the
| Anglo-Saxon under the latter des1gna-
| tons With one exception none OF them
had sailed on the ship before, and In all
probability would never do SO again.
They had been purveyed to Capt. King
dom by a Tenderloin clearinghouse
keeper, and had signed a contract for the
voyage to Bordeaux and back, wages Tor
both trips to be paid at the end or the
second If sufficiently knocked about they
would, in all proba bility, desert at Bor-
deaux, preferring to forego their pay
rather than stand second dose OF the
home comforts of the Orinoco. This was
one Of the ways in which Capt. Kingdom
Mr.. Noddy Kinahan made the River"
Line a profitable concern. There were
also others, which shall be set forth in
due course.
Capt. Kingdom had just appeared on the
bridge. He was g. furtiVe and sinister
looking individual, resembling rather a
pawnbrokers assistant than one who oc-
cupied his business in great waters. But
he was a useful servant to Noddy Kina-
han.
"Got all the hands to work, Mr.. Gates?"
he called down to the mate:
AYE, aye, sir!' replied Mr.. Gates,
knocking the heel of his boot Oh the deck
to ease his aching toes.
The captain ran his eye over the crew,
who We're budding together forward OF
the bridge. He cleared his throat.
Now. you scum,'' he began, genially.
attend to me. While 1 tell you what
you've got to do on board this ship"
The schm, stagnant and unresponsive,
stance of which did not differ materially,
mutatis mutandis, from one OF Mr..
Squeers' inaugural addresses to his pupils
on the first morning OF term at Dotheboys
Hall. Capt. Kingdoms peroration laid
particular stress upon the. fact that
Messrs. Gates and Dingle had been re-
quested by him as a particular favor to
adopt the policy of the thick stick and. the
the crew who refrained from looking slick
in executing their orders.
The crew received his remarks with
sheepish grins or sullen scowls, and the
orator concluded:
"Pick watches, Mr.. Gates. and then we'll
pipe down to dinner. Are all hands on
deck?"
AYE, aye. SIR replied Mr.. Gates. look
ing over his list.
IT saw somebody down below few
minutes ago." drawled q voice. proceed
ing from a figure seated upon a pollard.
It was Mr.. Allerton, who. with charac-
teristtc contentment with (or Indifference
tor his lot, had performed the unprece-
denied feat of signing on for second
voyage in the Orinoco. He wore his usual
air Of humorous tolerance OF the cares OF
this world. and spoke in the composed
and unrufled fashion which stamps the
! hgh-caste Epglishnlan all over the globe.