American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-31

equal warmth, low do you ehpect cio
to keep awaken arsks you that"
"'Tain't none o my business 'ow
you do IT," was the shippers short re,
ply, "only you gotter do II, that's all
And he walked away.
A sulky crew sailed the John Henry
out OF Plymouth harbor. During the
remainder OF that day the cook went
about with an ugly look on his face
He avoided all friendly conversation
| Speculation as to his future course ran
| high. but nothing could be discovered,
! for when Joe Martin daringly inquired
what his plan of action might be, ne
answered sharply.
ITO do my dooty an keep my mouth
shet. the same as you ought to be
doin'."
| That night, q little past midnight,
| the entire ship. from cabin to fore
castle, was aroused by a sharp. pierre
ing whistle. The men leaped from their
hunks and started up the companion
way. At the top they met the captain
and mate, clad In the garments OF
sleep, and forming with them eau
tious procession. moved noiselessiy
forward. In a moment they came In
sight Of the cook, standing peacefully
at the wheel, and whistling God Save
the King" In tones calculated to wake
the dead resting in the churchyards OF
London.
'Wot's the meanin' o. this. cook?"
inquired the skipper. very red In the
face.
"Wot's the meanin' o. wot, sir"
asked the cook. innocently.
"wots your idee In wakin' up the
ole ship In the middle o. the night by
such a ungodly noise?" said the cap
tain, even redder.
"I'm sorry II ave disturbed you,
cap'n." said the cook. calmly, but
bein' new at this kind o. work. ave
ard time 'oldin' my eyes open. An so
I whistles. II keeps me awake"
No one slept that night during the
cooks watch. What was worse. the
next night the same piercing whistle
reused crew and officers, and the re-
cording angels oath account must
have been In sad muddle by morn
| X.
watchers nightly concerts continued
The captain was roaring mad. and the
crew while naturally delighted to see
. their chief getting the worst Of some
thing, had begun to regret the cost III
which this pleasure was bought.
II was at this point that old Daniel
master of plots and plans, took the
| L.,
sat thinking in corner OF the fore
castle. repelling in'surly tones the ad
vances OF the interested and anxious
At length he announced to the wait
ing ones tho perfection OF his scheme
I and carried It to the skipper for az
r proval.
: "Anythink." said that harassed ger
. tleman. souriy. "anythink at all jes
SO It shets i'm up"
r Early that evening the entire crew
together with the cook. sat smoking l
4 the forecastle. when Daniel suddenl
!. arose and going over to his chest. too
out an old newspaper.
;. Il was Jest thinkin'," he soliloquizet
softly, "as 'ow forgot to look owe
|. that paper wot bought when ! wa
,. In London" And sitting close to th
). smoky lamp, he began to read.
:. "Wot's the news" the others II
n quired. but with little show OF int
n est. Five years before Daniel ha
bought that paper and all save III
II cook had read the date beneath III
name.
II "Nothin' much" responded DAME
,r In an offhand manner. "nothin' but
N few murders an 'angin's an the like
Then suddenly he sat up very straigh
W an excited look on his face.
10 "Wot's this?" he said. 80 loudly the
all started. low lucky" he went o
20 low very lucky fer me to come aero
70 this at SIGH time"
pf "Wot is It? Read IT," they choruse
Ie and Daniel began In a roaring voice:
10 "'Wot is very strange case I
O. 'appened In the st. George horsepittl
10 A night policeman named John Dav
20 as been took there sufferin' gre
an pain from insanity. Them wot liv
d. on Is beat says as 'ow o was accu
q. toned to whistle well.known tool
all durin' the night, an when them
Ia. couldn't sleep hollered at i'm, q on
,o swore fer answer. is punishment
,p this cruelty as come. The docto
give out as 'ow whistlin' the saI
in. toone fer so long as turned Is bra
'E can't never recover. &c leaves o
IN wife and eight children
Here Daniel glared fercely at I
,w cook.
Ia WELL" said that gentleman I
I'd easily. 1T seems to me as 'ow tina
is very pore langwidge fer newsl
per-"
III. Daniel turned yellow, which was
Sc, way OF blushing.
n. Its not very good newspaper"
an said, IAN besides. 'ad to change I
IRE langwidge a bit 80 as to be und
ell stood by them wot's not well ed
Gated"
he Indeed" returned the cook, she
Nv. ly. will ye be 30 kind as to and
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