Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-10-26
MOUNTAIN HOME REPUBLICAN, MOUNTAIN HOME. IDAHO


, may be for what / know. But 1 an
responsible for the ships safety an
the life of every man Jack aboard o
. her. l see things going, as l think
not quite right; and l ask you T.
take certain precautions, or let nj
) resign my berth. And that's all"
Captain Smollett," began the doc
; tor, with a smile, did ever you heal
the fable of the mountain and the
mouse? You'll excuse me, / dare
say, but you remind me of that fable
4 When you came in here I'll stake my
wig you meant more than this"
Doctor" said the captain, you
are smart. When l came in here
meant to get discharged. l had no
thought that Mr.. Trelawney would
hear a word"
mo more / would" cried the
squire. Had LiYesey not been here
should have seen you to the deuce.
AS it is, have heard you. l will do
as you desire, but l think the worse
Of you"
"That's as you please, sir" said
the captain. you'll find l do my
duty"
And with that he took his leave.
"Trelawney," said the doctor;
contrary to all my notions, l be-
lieVe you have managed to get two
honest men on board with you-that
man and John Silver"
"Silver, if you like" cried the
squire, but as for that intolerable
humbug, l declare l think his con-
duct unmanly, unsailorly, and down
right un-English."
Well" said the doctor, eve shall
see."
When we came on deck the men
had begun already to take out the
arms and powder, yOho ing at their
work, while the captain and Mr. Ar
row stood by experimenting.
The new arrangement was quite to !
my liking. The whole schooner had |
been oyerhauled; six berths had been |
made astern, out of what had been |
the afterpart of the main hold, and |
this set of cabins was only Joined |
to the galley and forecastle by a |
spared passage on the port side
1t had been originally meant that
the captain, Mr. Arrow, Hunter.
Joyce, the doctor, and the squire
were to occupy these six berths. Now
Redruth and l were to get two of
them, and Mr.. Arrow and the cap
tain were to sleep on deck in the
which had been enlarged
IN each side till you might almost
nave called it a round house. Very
oW it was still, of course, but there
vas room to swing two hammocks.
ma even the mate seemed pleased
With the arrangement. Even he,
perhaps, had been doubtful as to the /
rev, but that is only guess, for, as
'ou shall hear, we had not long the
'enefit of his opinion.
We were all hard at work chang {
ng the powder and the berths, when I
he last man or two, and Long John s
long with them, came off in a shore
oat G
The cook came up alongside like {
monkey for cleverness, and as soon a
he saw what was doing, 80 no. s
latest" said he, whats this!" I
We're exchanging the powder, S
ack, answered one. 4
Why, by the powers, cried Long
ohm, IF we do, Wen miss the o
forming tidei" +
MY Orders" said the captain, S
lortly. you may go below, my v
an Hands will want supper" g
AYE, aye, sir" answered the cook. h
nd, touching his forelock, he disap- d
cared at once in the direction of D
Is galley.
That's a good man, captain" said 81
lie doctor. Il
Very likely, sir" replied Captain Y
nollett. Easy with that, MEN ii
sy," he ran on, to the fellows who G;
ere shifting the powder; and then II
ddenly observing me examining F
e swivel we carried amidships. "
ng brass nine-"Here, you ship's
y, q" he cried, "out o. that! Off with Q,
u to the cook and get some work. . ri
And then as l was hurrying off I v,
ard him say, quite loudly, to the of
ctOr: 4,
III have no favorites on my ship"
| asure you was quite of the 81
uire's way of thinking, and hated H
e captain deeply. al