New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
An 'Orrid Ard 1t Is, Too:
Nigh Makes a Cove Bust
a Bally Blood Vessel.
PARSON, 'E'S TO BLIME,
WITH is BROTHERHOOD
Only One Sife Wye an That's to
Keep Your Bloomin' Trap
Byttoned Tight.
Lon rhe rrIbune corresponl,n,l

London. Dec. 27-The jewellers alons
the River Thames are having a good deal
Of quiet amusement out OF the "Barge
mems brotherhood" a little band formed
recently by the Vicar Of S.ttinbourne. the
Rev. A. Parry Evans. who holds that /,
Is gross libel 10 say that II IS bargees
who habituaily use the worst kind OF IN
printable language. Just to prove his
idees correct. he and some OF the barge
men formed the Brotherhood" and made
one Of the conditions OF membership that
each man should try al he knew not to
use bad language.
The bargees had a pretty hard time Of
It at first. according 10 the mate Of the
barge Belinda. who talked quite gloomily
about It 10 a reporter The mate was
unloading sacks OF coal. He looked very
busy, but in spite OF the fact that the
ships cat continually squirmed betweer
his legs. he accomplished his task with
no worse oath than "blimey."
Finally he dumped the last sack on tire
wharf lighted his pipe and sat down On
the stringpiece.
Yes" he said. 1T did come very ard
at first. II was like 'aving 10 speak
new language all OF sudden, and theirs
was some shockin' mistakes made. IL
was very funny sometimes. though. II
skipper, e as a terrible temper. and
when e tried 10 say wot e thought o
the cat when she upset is breakfast on
is shore-going suit we thought . was
goin 70 ave fit. Nearly burst a blood
vessel, e did.
II 'ad ard time Of II meself. too
and moren once l 'ad 10 give the boy
a good 'idin' TO relieve me feelins. Some
times down ere you'd see three or -four
men stampin' round and waving their
fists In the air. They simply didn't dare
to open their mouths for fear OF saying
somethin they ought not They ave 10
do all manner Of things to keep them
selves from breakin' out like they used
to. Some of them tries TO whistle, but
most of them finds it's good thine to
put something I'm their mouth. not solid
things, you know, cause they might
swallow them.
Yes. it's made a great difference DOM
ere. You see. il isn't only that We maai'
use bad language. but we've got 70 be
very polite as we'll Some OF the chae
be ayes like docks. You wouldn't know
Cspn Jacob If you could see i'm dorbIn'
ITSELF in two 'andin' round cakes at cur
garden parties at the yicarage, and the
chaps get liftin' their ats and bowin
and scrapin' to each others misses SOS
you'd think they wanted 70 borrow
fryin' pan or somethiH'.
New members? Yes. they're always
comm in. My young brother joined las
week. That's i'm over there. Looks .
though ed swallowed a wasp, doesn't
'e?"
The man he pointed to was certainE
giving all the outward signs OF intense
agony, and suddenly he sprang about and
dashed to a nearby pub" Its getting
too much for i'm" kindly explained the
mate; les going TO put somethin' in
mouth-its the only way Think III 90
and see ow 'e's getting along. thank you,
sir"
In a few weeks the Vicar Of Sitting
bourne hopes to have about half OF the
two hundred bargemen in his neighbour
hood enrolled in the brotherhood he
has designed a badge for the members
consisting OF a bronze anchor. with tho
motto Hold fast" on the shank, ana
has also designed bargee. bearing the
badge Of the brotherhood" with the let
tiers "B. b." in blue on white ground.
But it's very hard on the bargees.