Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-12-16
CHAPTER x.

fejIer and first went TO sea. il waSat
considered no pleasanrry TO spit on a
nice clean deck. You might cut that
out. Glib. It's vulgar"
"paSsin' over the fact, Scraggs. that
Won mint got no call 10 Jerk me up on
sea ettycat. more particular since Pm
the master and managin' owner of this
here schooner, I'm free to confess,
Scraggsy, that your observation does
YOU credit. | lust did that to see if
Won was goin' to take ms big an inter
est In the new Maggie as you did in
the old Maggie, and the fact that you
object to me expectOratn' on the deck
proves to me that you're leavin behind
you all them bay scow tendencies of
/ the green-pea trade. II leads me to be
/ lieye that youll rise to high rank and
| distinction in the Colombian navy.
Your fin, Scraggsy EXpectoratin' on
the decks is barred, and the Maggie II
| goes under navy discipline from now
on. Am | right?'
Fright as right whale" said Cap
tain Scraggs. And now that you've
given that old mate of mine the course,
and we've temporarily plugged up the
holes in this here Mexican gunboat'
and everything points to a safe and
profitable voyage from now on, sup
pose you delegate me as a committee
of one to brew a scuttle Of groe, after
which the syndicate holds mettin'
and lays out course for its future
conduct There's few questions OF
rank and privileges that ought to be
settled once and for all, so there can
be no comeback.
THE point Is well taken ana II Is
SO ordered" said Mr.. Gihney, who had
once held office In Harbor 10, Master
and Pilots Association of America, ana
knew a fragment or two OF parIia-
mentary law. Rustic up the grog, call
McGultey up out Of the engine ROOM
and Wen hold the meetln.'
Twenty minutes later Scraggs came
on deck to announce the successful
! connection of Kettle of whisky punch !;
| Whereupon the three adventures went
below and sat down at the cabin taDie
for a conference.
! move that Glib be appointed preSl-
dent Of the syndicate, SAID captain
Scraggs
second the notion rumpled NC
Gutfey
The notions carried, SAID MI Gid
hey' ana banged the taple with MS
horhy hSl' Inc meetih WIZ please
come 10 oruer' Inc cha'r hereOy up
| points IhlheaS ncragss secretary oi
tAe syndicate TO keep a record OF tiliS
ana al future meetih ) Oh 'ne Oo"ru.
VIII now entertain propoSlllohS oi
any anu "ii natures anu 'iN'te 'n'
members OF l." poaru 10 KNOCK 'he
S'opP'I OUT Vi lHeir ia" '"cN'e ohu
20 10 IT,
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P"'ehlIy very ihucil CON- USED II was
eNiue"' tiI"t ne i'uu Soine'n'hg 10 say
ou' was h'''hs ui'i'culty training HIS
'nous'''S III parliamentary 'ailEuase'
lleo'e AWAY M"c' sa'u MI "ip-
heS.
Nusl ul your lIneS' Mcuulley'
'ilI pe" 'ei"Esa'
linus eHcouraseu' M'"u'ieS rose
"o"eu HIS 'Iia'iNS once iiIo'e' l'lo'N'ei'pu
MS 'aInSA WIN CUP Vi TIE puhcH'
ana spohe'
'FelIer members and brothers OF me
syndicate; In the management OF the
deck department of this new craft ot
ourn, my previous knowledge of the
worthy president and the unworthy
secretary leads me to believe that
there's goin' to be trouble, A shin
divided agln herself must surely 20
on her beam ends. Now, Scraggsy
here has been master so long that the