The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-11-21

spoke In a Jibbe-ing patois which
could not understand. Some of them
could speak pretty good English. The
kids, averaging from seven to fifteen
years, were running around naked, OF
diving Off the dock for pennies which
we threw overheard.
About two hours before sailing from
st. Lucia, little fellow about fifteen
years of age came to the entrance Of
the galley and in fair English told
Bill and me pathetic story OF In
human treatment which would have
melted hearts of stone. He wanted us
to stow him away on the ship. / was
agreeable, but Bill warned me that
this was very grave offense against
the English board of trade laws, the
maximum penalty being fourteen
years imprisonment. l did not wish
to incur this risk, therefore would
not listen to the entreaties Of the
young negro, explaining to him the
penalty of the board Of trade laws.
Upon hearing this. cunning look,
which Mt the time did not appear sig
nlficant to me, came into his eyes, and
he told me that II would stow him
away, "see how easy II will be for
YOU" He would do all of my work,
and all would have to do would be
to sit on the superstructure and let
my feet hang. / thought this was
worth risking fourteen years for, so
fell in with the plan, Bill Directing.
The ventllators had been unshipped
were lying aft on the poop deck.
Watching our chance, we sneaked aft
and hid the little fellow In one Of the
ventilntors. warning him. upon pain
of death, not to make n sound until the
ship was well under way. To say that
I was nervous Is putting 1t mildly.
We cleared st. Lucia and were soon
ut sea. The islands of Martinique, st.
Lucia and Barbados were tiny gray
dots on the horizon when an Italian
sailor Louis Marnnto, went aft to ship
the ventllators. In few minutes he
came rushing forward with terror in
his eyes. AS he passed the galley l
stopped him and asked what was the
natter All he could gasp out was
"Mary Of God, devil ees on da ship"
'one-eyed Gibson" seeing his terror,
went aft with him and soon we could
see him coming forward, leading our
little stowaway by the ear. The little
negro was bowling blue murder, and
the curses OF the mate snapped like
wireless message. Luckily for me the
mate stopped ut the galley and said,
"Keep your eye on this black skunk
until I can take him before the old
man." For Ave minutes put all my
power Of entreaty into my voice and
prayed the stowaway TO stick by me;
to swear that he came aboard Of his
own volltion. He promised to do so.
Then the mate came after him and
took him before the captain. During
this fifteen minutes OF interview I
lived in an agony Of torment and sus-
pense. The little fellow came back
with a smile on his face and knew
things were all right. He told me that
the captain had shipped him ut a shlll-
Ing a month for the passage. For two
days he was detailed to help me In
the galley. and l lived the life Of n
prince. We nicknamed him Monday"
the day that he came on board. His
real name was Charles Tasima Benn.
On the fourth day. Monday. after
peelIng a bucket of spuds, while was
reading and smoking, threw down
a Enl MI N
commanding tone told me to get
busy and complete the task; that he
wished to rest. started In to bull
doze" him. but he simply held his
hand In my direction. fingers extended,
and In majestic voice Informed me:
"From now on. work for the Ameri-
can will not. tell Meester Captain
American Monday slowed away. Mees-
ter American to preeson go fourteen
years British government" nearly
tainted. From that time Bill and
were Mondays AFFECT slaves. We
even waited on bin personally. Any
article In my possession that Monday
desired was his for the asking. The
steward wormed the secret cut OF
Monday. and was also his slave. Bill
and spent life of he'll on board.
After getting into the tropics lime
juice was issued daily TO the crew to
keep away scurvy. The food was hor-