The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-09-14
..;.,euces of a Seafarer.
Norton. Editor of the Ma.
une Journal.

pf Wv rne Journal.
gsatherof the past few weeks
b h'' ne many times to long for the
sl'' Tsr nights that are the RUE rain
@ni-D q l-xceDtion in my native State
ri i'5 ,.hsrs we We're never happier
l8a7' moving the short vacation
e7Fi r followed a voyage at sea.
G''s'g va. a natural gift to those
|sn-p toloWei the sea in youth, not
b INC the fact that we were de-
b:i9,.y.1,5so Of the comforts that now
s|s none of the luXuries We're
Butter or sugar forward
ma. ,sr Pork fat and molasses
.e.,a6.-5. coffee, with liberal
.Htofy, while the herb that
.' tea had no fiaver of that
-. get BOW. Canned food or
a mix had not been thought
ess before the Civil War.
--.gg.g Is a reminder of our
n " .(ae~lence when from Is to Is
e'e .as We were cook and deck
r EASTER between Bangor, Me-,
,.rrving lumber to the lat
=. returning light. Cooking re-
.aa SIKH, as our diet consisted
r. ..., Fl duplicate of what the
a' .rrr cooked during the years
4 .a4.t lu the farm developing
muscle sufficient to grapple
= -.t coming sailor, which was
14 s.rauati0u where green hand
.r 10 when it was necessary
I. .ay- home to lessen the num-
I'D. ,a- TO feed. Nearly every
.r the coast of the State pcs
heal sbipyard, where coasting
# ...- .4N 10y resident mechanics
W. .--.-e manned by home crews,
TO cook. A small space
" u-8 stove. its equipment
: 5. Aa cook was partitioned ,
0ia where all hands ate
a- ..s misnamed the "steer-
practically the galley, |
] prepared the food for
. told, when ! was not
.-..... aa decks.
I, a-.- -.Y. lience was with cap
+ ours who liked liquor.
F... rum was the popular
Il ... IL was strong, quick in |
reap. Invariably after we
Ell .r. h-aJDscot river and on the |
=. I. Boston our skipper would be-
n .5r 'saused" so that he was
5-4 before .ong, to turn in and sleep |
4, been in his berth few |
i. aa- ! began to prepare some
fst ara potatoes for hash for
sr had peeled the boiled pota-
an picked the bones from the fish, !
hin gyercareful about wasting the
A. It vas cheap and plenty, leaving /
r.yta,. ou the cabin table in tin |
Invent Nm deck to get bucket of |
A. .stIrlg | found the captain had
ae1olt Of his berth and was chew
of potato peelings and |
89-s anlie between "chews" he i
steward, this is pretty good hash,
VOL gyl little too much fish in
and with that he swallowed the
Ea. took the dish off the table,
grFs IS contents overheard, said |
rg to he gIutton or any of the crew
bs, had bappened, while | expected
e l.u throw fits or spasms almost
moment.
r,4otain sobered up, however, as
5r earring Thatcher 5 Island lights
sp- Ann. came out of his drunken
Usual and ate his share of the
basil rad prepared with apparently
9fsas from the hash that had
u.l fish in it." | do not believe
have ever eaten fish since that
without recalling this event. AL
{. lever swallow the bones of fish
] f".N it, | never felt after the
, Renee that they were as
ta 81 many other boneless foods
.-v. aten since.
-sr Es probably is the most versa
Is. 14g community. Abe can eat a
gf ehaU Of tobacco in his month
g sl-l
.g--o'ng carried Us back to our
rs Tvs when tobacco chewing
B. --~erJ after meal of "scouse,"
Ge a such other food as would
.W ear or more on shipboard
u yor mad been dried or sailed
q Wy first, second and third
y made me deathly sick. but feel
ra- mg manhood was at stake |
--ei and in few days mastered
og- now. Objectionable habit. A
bel tobacco cnewer sailor was one
ouo p out his four hours watch
ai't a "quid" in his cheek with
the juice or the quid. |
HS.e- the stunt ami thereby with
eek known to the craft became
i The opinion of my shipmates.
y Was The cause of saving the
A-..r Taylor of Bangor, Me-, and |
l-7 vt eight all told. of which |
MEMBER, in the early sixties. The
follow.
Vas y a winter passage from Black
jamaica. to New York, loaded
9s".'1 and pimento. When about
"7-hs out, hove-to in the Gulf
4- northeast gale and a fright
a .Is orig sprang leak, and after
Ivy eyutlnuously for several days |
.st= gained on US. Some of our |
la .s-n blown away in the mean