Year: 1863

qualities, had some lew faultS or VIVA


at that time was so considered-hc


would never leave bottle while there


was drop left, and he was no ways


famous for telling the truth. But TO


offset that, he was no ways bigoted


in the matter of religion. / don't be-


lieve he ever saw the inside Oft church,


except such time as he was being


married: and another little thing that


used to cause him some trouble-if he


saw anything he wanted, he was bound


to have it by hook or by crook, no


matter to whom it chanced to belong,


and there was no end Of the money


the owners had TO pay to get him out


of difficulty occasioned by such little


frolics.


Having served a pretty long APP
premiership before the mast and in


the minor Offices, he was promoted TO
a chief mates berth, on board West


India trader sailing out of Londonder-
ry, and for time everything went on
smoothly. The captain liked him, for


he was good sailor, and took a great
deal Of work off his hands; the own
ers liked him because he wasa prompt,
go-ahead chap, and stopped at moth
ing-and many's the heap of savings
they made over and above their regu-
lar profit on what he smuggled for
them.


"The owners were willing TO put up
with all my grandfather's little pre-
cadilloes, but there was one thing they
would not put up with. For some
reason or other, every trip he made to
the West Indies, the cargo would fall
short two or three hundred pounds
If it had only happened once or twice,
they would have passed it over as a
mistake; but occurring every voyage,
they began to think il might be ac-
counted for i'll some way, and inform
ed the captain and mate that they
should hold them responsible for what
ever loss there might be in future.


"rhe captain growled and protested,
and my grandfather smashed the
tnttu VvuIfrIurs,isr.vf.s- LII afn1rI =,


but it made no difference, the owners
were firm, and they had to make the


best of it. But this arrangement had
no effect at all, for the next trip, the
cargo fell short more than ever and
the owners began to get their backs
up.


" 1t was the same in those times as
it is at present, the chief mate had
charge of receiving and delivering the
cargo; and strange as it may appear
they began to suspect my grandfath-
or, and intimated TO him that if there
was any more deficiency, they would
be obliged to dispense with his yalua-
ble services. But as if to convince
them how unjust were theirsuspicions
not only the freight, but provisions,
spare rigging, and everything else fell
short the next time. The owners,
however, could't see how that proved
his innocence, so they told him at once
theE GdPt- -yant him any longer in


1t was an easy thing TO say thev
dldn't want him, but a v ry different
affair to get rid of lad OF my grand
fathers complexion. Ships were not
plenty in those days, and mates
berth was not to be had every day for
the king. Neither were men who
were qualified for mates as numerous
as they might have been, so there
would be difficulty on both sides-for
him to get another situation, and for
them to fill his place: and he took the
best care that they should find it un-
commonly difficult.


"My grandfather had lots of friends
in the town--in fact, he was on FREUD
ly terms with everybody except the
police accordingly, all who have ap-
piled for the vacant berth either held |
back from good will towards him, or
were frightened out Of it by some
rather broad-shouldered threats that
were knockingabout amongmy grand
fathers chums. SO by the time the
ship wus ready for sea, the owners
N despair of finding any one to take
lis place, were Obliged either to keep
he vessel in port, or allow him TO
make another voyage,


My grandfather was highly de-
lighted with tho success of his plan.
md thought no doubt he would be ,
4ble to accomplish the same next voy-
ge. But the owners had quite an ,
'ther idea; they we. @ resolved that he ,
hould not go in the ship again at any !;
rice, and accordingly sent over 70 !.
ireenock for little red haired Scotch !,
lan, one Sandy Mcdonald, a sort of ;
elative to one of the owners-vou :,
now how it is with these Scotch, if :,
hey can claim any connection what !
yer, it's all the same as if they were =
like the links Of cable . "
ell, as l was saying, he was n sort .
ono-horse cousin of theirs and they %
ere determined that he should have /,
10 berth the very next voyage, and y
lat there should be no trouble about =
10 matter. They kept him waiting - =,
+ the ship to come. i
"My grandfather was taken oonsid- b,
ably aback, when upon his arrival M
learned tho state of affairs but We
ough somewhat bothered, he did not hs
spair of making things como around W,
yht before it was time to sail again. lo
aving loaded the ship, it was of to
urse his duty to see her discharged; ma
IS occopied some two orthrec weeks. he
d he made the most of the opportu- be
y to worry himself into tho good tel
aces OF Sandy. He pretended to to
vo taken a wonderful liking for sci
n, and did his utmost to initiate him q |
o his new berth, explaining and he
wing, until Sandy became as we'll hin
!uainted with the ship as if he had clio
led in her dozen years; it was roc
ldy here, and Sandy there, until tho tur
ocont little Scotchman was quite up,
n over, and Notwithstanding tho get
d stories he had heard concerning the
(which were Of course all false) ha,
came to the conclusion that. what. no,