The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-04

smile and hand that was cold aud
damp like dead fish
when he WAS my first mnte aboard
the old Indus he used Ia sit AFT with
ever did hear | never met man
who had So many wonderful adven
lures us did Ananias slime and could
tell 'em so thcy sounded more like
truth than fiction. either Wen. one
night when we was homeWard bound
from iulUn We sat out under the
southern cross and watched the ellm-
meriug phosehoreS'ent waves ahd a.
little spicy breeze came along on its
way from some little south Pacific
island Ananias folded bis arms and
tilted back against the rail
Saws he This reminds lie Ot the
time | was wrecked hereahontS Want
to hear about it,
Eyes says |. And so he begins
"'lt was on my first voyage 10 sea
aud / was young fellow and every
thing was new to me We was on
our way To china when the ship got
aflre ana all hands escaped in the
boats, all except me. | was
I'm bet You was shopping around
the cabin To see II the captain had left
any loose money behind or something
like that | clipped la. but Ananias
only gave nae one of them murderuus
smiles ana went on with his yarn
81 was still manning the lire hose
aud trying 10 pump water and hold
the hose at the same time when all or
II sudden / was alone There wasn't
q boat left There wasn't anything
except some slush tubs. and so put
on life preseryrr and grdbhed a Id.
or biscuits ana can of fresh water
aud Went overheard Just as | got out
there / was in the south Pacific sit
ting Ia a big slush tub with ii piece of
canvas thrown over me aud not even
bit Of plank to use as an oar.
still 1t wasn't SO bad, for the sea
was calm, aud the tub just bobbed
along in an oily kind of way. kind OF
whlrling around ana around till was
dizzy Without nothing To get no
where, | didn't know where I might
fetch up, So while / was thinking
about II | just went OF To sleep, and
In the morning when | woke up there
! was humping gently against II kind
Of steep, sandy bank while palm trees
rustled overhead aud monkeys chat
tered at me from the branches
"'Of course | scrambled ashore ana
pulled the tub up on the beach and
took a walk around the island, fo-
that's what II was. 1t was only about
fifty feet long and thirty feet wide.
and there were only five palm trees on
II and three monkeys aud Il banana
tree aud one that bore bread fruit
The soil was sandy, but kind OF
spongy, OF more like rubber, but there
wasn't sign of fresh water. except
some that was gathered in cocoanut
shells by the monkeys Did | say
there was Il cocoanut tree; asked
Ananias hastily
You did not mention il, but never
mind SO long as you brung IL ia ON
time | says.
We'll, lie scowled at me how long
do you think / lived on that island.
captain
An unlikely length Of time, An.
anias, SAYS | cOoly
IN not expecting you To beliey.
IL, says he. getting mad A man that
wasn't always II deep sea sailor. II ha
had most of his seagoing fishing down
the bay, | guess amt seen or heard
enough strange adventures 10 appre
ciate the maryels of-of 81 He looked
around for the proper word.
The marvels OF invention, An.
aniasF asked slyly. 4 expect there's
more sailors got their first know ledge
OF the sea selling goldfish In a grocery
store than you, Ananias' I've told
you Ananias used to be a clerk in
grocery store.