The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-11-26
CHAPTER Nv
The Crossing.

There were curious events In the
voyage of Jack and Solomon. They
sailed on or about the eleventh of AOc-
tOber. 1913. Their ship was the Snow
which had arrived the week before
with some fifty Irish servants. linden
tured for their passage. The food was
of poor quality, the cooking a tax upon
jaw, palate and digestion, the service
unclean. When good weather came,
by and by, and those who had not
tasted food for days began to feel the
pangS Of hunger the ship was filled
with 4 O passionate lot Of pilgrims.
1t was then that Solomon presented
the petition of the passengers to the
captain.
"Caa'n, We're bout wore out with
whale meat an ~siObgoIiOn. We're al
down by the head
"SO'm T. said the captain. "Th.s
ere man had Il good recommend an
said he could cook perfect"
"A ma like that kin cook the pas
sengers with their own heat" said
Solomon. Il feel like my belly was
full q rocks. If you'll let ne in:o The
galley, II right ye Up an Shift the
way o the wind an the course a. the
ship. I'll swing the bow toward
heaven stead o. hell an keep her
p'inted straight an it won't cost We a
penny. They's too much swearin' on
this ERE ship. Can't nobody be a
Christian with his CUTS a-b'ilin'. His
tOnguen break loose an make his soul
look like a Vaughn with a smashed
wheel an a busted ex. A cook could
do more good here than a minister"
Can you cOOk?"
you try me an I'll agree to happy
We up so We won't know yerself. Yer
meat won't be raw ner petrifed an
there won't be no insecks in the bis
cult"
SO Solomon was installed as cook
and happiness returned to the ship.
In the course of the voyage they
Overhauled the Star, a fOur-masted
ship bound from New York to Dover.
For hours the two vessels were so
close that the passengers engaged in a
kind of battle. Those on the Star be-
gan it by hurting turnips at the men
on the other ship who responded with
a volley Of apples. Solomon discerned
on the deck of the stranger Captain
Preston and an English officer of the
name Of Hawk whom he had known
at OswegO and hailed them. Then
said Solomon:
Its a shiplOad O. Tories whO've had
enough of Ameriky. They's a cuss on
that tub that l helped put a coat o.
tar an feathers ON in the Ohio kentrv.
He's the n with the black pipe in
mis- mouth. l don't know his name but
they use to call him Slops-the dirti-
est, low-downdest, d-n Tory traitor
that ever lived. Helped the Injuns out
thar in the West. See that ERE black
piper Allus carries it in his mouth
'cept when he's eatin'. I guess he goes
to sleep with it. It's one q the fea-
lures O. his face. We tarred him plenty
now you hear to me-"
That evening a boat was lowered
and the captain Of the Snow crossed
a hundred yards Of quiet sea to dine
with the captain Of the Star in the
cabin Of the latter. Next day a stiff
wind came out of the west. All sail
Us spread. the ships began to iulnp
and gore the waves and the Star ran
away from the smaller ship and was
soon Gu of sight. Weeks of rough
going followed. Meanwhile Solomon
stuck to his task. Every one was sick
but Jack and the officers, and there
was not much cooking 10 be done.
Because he had to take off his coat
While ne WAS working in the galley.