The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-07

square away, and the boys held a con.
I apiracy 70 get even with Johnson. WC
went to policeman and told him va
would give him a purse of $50 II he
would Irres johnson that afternoon
The cop cell FOR il, but said that Ga
II was Sunday and be must have @
good excue, we would have % "start
something" when be would pull the
big fellow for disordorly conduct.
This we agreed 70 do, bat in the after
noon when We stccred the victim up
70 the town the cop wig.wagged us
and stated the chief wouldn't stand for
the frame, so we had to wait and plot
again.
When we got out Of the sound and
into the open storm struck US broad
side and in a very few hours half Of
the passenger list were in their berths.
The boat was only 30 feet wide, built
in Glasgow 40 years ago. The big
waves hitting her broadside would roll
her over until the upper decks washed,
and johnson warned the first mate
that there was danger Of the boat go
ing so far over that the smoke stack
would dip water.
But soon after-happy day found
the big fellow leaning hard against
the ropes, when ! went to the room,
and he was keeping an attendant very
busy. The next morning circulated
the news that Johnson was down, and
soon after Il dozen passengers called
on him. They had piece Of fat pork
on a string and they dangled it in
front Of his face.
Bite it, old top, it's fat and
greasy"
"How would you like dish of cab
bage ?"
Chew on piece Of raw fish liver"
And so on, each one suggested a
nauaeating dish, and the seasick man
would gag and swear.
Then another delegation called. This
bunch had one Of those cartons ocean
travellers know too well what they are
foT) ard IN it was a mess of "mulli- !
gan" they had got from the steerage
cook. And they tried TO feed this
abomination TO the seasick man, offer
ing it TO him in big spconfuls. /
wanted to take hand in it, but
feared for the future. | knew what /
would get If the seasiclness should get
me--so laid off.
And between gags the sick man rot
this off,
"Go TO it fellows, do your damndest,
for remember that when | get up
will make you sorry"
And he did The ships carpenter
had to follow him. He wrecked the
bunks and the men in them and when
| saw the havoc was glad had stood
neutral.
The storm increased and the side
boards were put on tn dining tables.
Even then cup of coffee or glass OF
water would slide down, hit the board
md overturn into laps. One morning
was one of only five in the big din
ng room. And through the entire
rip never missed a meal, or lost one.
was ore of the few immunes.
Through the Unimak Pass many
whales kept alongside, big black fell
ows, and they We're tame. Ii | had .
iad hook and line no doubt could
ave got strike. The leviathans ,
would come within few hundred ;
ards OF the boat, put on free blowing
then hoist their big bodies Q
hree-fourths out Of the water as they /
vent down. =
Every day the sporting population Y
'ould play the log" that is, throw in c
dollar apiece and guess on how many 4
1iles the boat would make in the next T
4 hours, the nearest guesser winning q
he pot. What made the matter pure 1
! one Of luck was the weather condi- h
ons. A head wind or a fog would a
airy usual mileage. e
I'm the interior Of Alaska an old man q
artially blind and in poor health, r,
oarded the boat, on his way to the
,rritory poor home at Sitka. In the a
eeks we travelled and waited together N
often talked with the old fellow. He Il
nd he had always been honest and
Dbcr but misfortune and bad luck had r,
,en with him for 40 years; that he f
mply could not make success Of "a
lything-not even days work. He
i'd he had horror Of the Sitka q,
,me. but il was not quite strong W
iough yet TO overbalance the desire q,
live, but he hoped Il would soon be- IN
'iy last hope for a start was Alaska," in
c old man said, "but after ten years
hard trying have lost out If they
Juld only commit We to a home in
c States would rot mind 50 much,
/ am resident Of Alaska and they i,
MT do IL, so | must end II all in a