Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-17
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BARNEY BARNAClE


Barney Barnacle wanted to go to
sea on the bottom of a vessel and see
the sea lion and the sea bear and all
the wonderful sea sights that his
Uncle Buncle Barnacle had seen. He
was tired Of living in the harbor. altho
he was born and brought up on an old
wharf log and was. in a way, attached
ed to it. His back was getting so
sticky he knew he should soon be
fastened to the log, like all the old
barnacles around him.
One day. big ship came close to
Barneys home. and he Immediately
left his log and friends and stuck
himself as tight as he could to . va
cant spot on the starboard side. The
old barnacles around leered az him
and jeered at him. One told him to
20 back home and another called him
a goose
Now, Barney was not Goose Bar
nacle." he belonged TO The very old
and famous family of Cirraped Crust
aceans, and he disliked being called
names, so he answered never a word.
but stuck the harder. lie would show
those old fellows what he could DO.
Soon the ship started and Barney
was happy. 1t was such fun to be
moved 50 gently thru The soft warm
water, and it was so easy 10 stick.
Above all, there was 50 much to
see in the sea. Here was se.. purse
10 pick up and the sea poker to poke
the sea with He could see sea hen
sitting on sea eggs and here and there
a sea bug or a sea cat and a sea dog
having a sea spat.
Ii was all so new that Barney hard
" noticed that they were going much
faster now, but he soon found he had
no time to see anything, because he
had to hold on with all his might. The
water now rushed past and nearly
brushed him off.
Il was more than he could bear
"Oh. ship he cried. "Oh good,
kind ship, please stop, or 90 a little
slower"
The ship rushed on, faster than
ever think it was a kind ship at
heart but | doubt ii it heard little
Barney at all or even knew he was
there.
His little stick was tired anc would
not stick any more. he gave a final
cry of despair and was slipping off in
to the wild, cruel sea, when some
thing happened He felt himself
grasped and held firmly He was say
ed. It was Uncle Buncle, who had
heard his cry, and, at the risk OF his
own life had come to the rescue,
Barney was safe now, and Uncle
Buncle vas so strong and so kind that,
while lie held his little nephew, he
gave him some awfully good advice
I He saw all the wonderful animals
of the sea; the sea elephant, travel
ing without his trunk, the sea lion
! without name and the sea bear that
| is a real bear. He saw the sea ape
| that cannot climb, the sea calf that is
not the child of the sea cow and the
sea pig much too big TO live IN II
sea pen. The sea horse he did not
see.
There was always plenty 10 eat. for
Is llt
tuce, cabbage and bean; its cucum-
Der, which is a fish, and its corn,
which is a roe. The sea lemon is not
bad: and as for sea jelly The ocean
is full Of it.
Uncle Buncle showed Barney what
to eat, but his favorite drink wGs sea
mouth, and it just poured in, so nice
and salt 1t made him thirsty enough
to drink all the time.
One day it came!
Yes, the sea-quakei
How the Old ship did shake,
Now the bow was under,
Now, rudder.
Boom, Boom sound the waves,
Dashing DER the boomskins,
How the wind sings,t
How the welkin rings!
Lash, crash fight tween ship and
wave.
Cut away the mast the ship to save.
Uncle Buncle told Barney it was the
worst sea-quake he had ever seen, but
the rest of The voyage was balmy, al
most TOO balmy for Barney.
"Larboard watch. Ship ahoy," sang
out the old bell buoy.
'Shipmate," said Uncle Buncle
your first voyage is over. You're a
full-hedged sailor now. You have
tasted the salt, and | pronounce you
seaworthy."
/ Il know" said Barney, as he drew
himself cozily within his little shell
home. Il feel that am very fond OF
This life, and as for this ship, am
already so much attached to it, hat
-bn11 Ian