| Show This Is the Yarn Y m of Tobago uT Bill BiU Billas 3 as Spun by a Man Wars Man o Wars Wan an I I I Did I ever h have e an any experience with sharks repeated J J. J W. W Breen chief gunners gunner's mate of tho the local re recruiting station to a M reporter Walt alt until I fill my and nd I 1 will tell tel you joti one of or many experiences with the and how one one ne of ot t them em learned lo to love loc me as a ar dog dol loves his master The sailor who aho ha had visited many ports in lime Hie world on bo board ml Uncle Sams Sam's bat bat- settled bottled back bad In his chair and slowly tiling filling hl his his' pipe pits continued I 1 on board the good ship Tala- Tala cral c years year cari ago ao In the port ol ot Panama and was Jn in one ono of or orthe the mews crews that kept the man 0 ot of war stales aM as clean as the feathers of or an osin os- os in chi I waters waters' of or tho the bay bayere were ere alive with and when I used to take lake the small boat bout and scull around I the ship lo to hoe iee I If we had got her good and clean the sharks would stick th their lr heads heil out of ot th the water and look at me me with longing eyes os as ns though they thew had expectations of mo nto and und hoping that at tho the boat hoat I 1 was h In III would spring a 0 leak Once when I 1 was a trip around time the lie ship I noU noticed noticed od that ono of or orth th time the sharks was a little bolder than the thc rest rent He tie came up upa a little closer than hi his companions and I 1 got ot into the habit habito o of bringing him a little piece of or sea sell biscuit his bis cult and he lie became quite friendly to toward toward toward to- to ward meI me I I 1 called him Tobago Bill One day wo we had plum duff tor for dinner and I I. thought I would have a piece for my pet The Th next day as Ul usual ual I found Tobago Bill walling for tor mo me and I gave cave him the remains 0 of OP tho the plum duff durt You talk about Jo joy jov Yot should have O seen seln that shark splash tho the water about and lea leap heal with jO Joy I knew that tha t he was T well Teased with tho the dainty morsel After hat I noticed that there were very ery few sharks around the boat bont for whenever Bill would see another shark heading to toward toward toward to- to ward us WI he would raise ralso his and s scare are the Intruder offIt offIt off otto It wasn't long before ho he had the barbor hArbor harbor har bar bor cleared of all ali the Hie other sharks and hn hll seemed proud of ot the fact that he was king of ot the ba bay I brought him chunks of ot salty pork Dork a bucket of bean soup occasionally and other things that we had on board boara and soon ho he got gotso gotso so 80 tamo tame that ho he would allow m me to stroke his head and pet him and his tall would switch with delight Ho finally got so that h ho ht would eat cat out o of or h my hand hond and ono one o day ay I r gave De him a c chunk unk of of t tobacco Sa Say He v-as v 08 tickled to tod d death ath over that treat and Ill I'll het let I spent over a R. months month's pay bu buying ln to tobacco tobacco to to- bacco 6 for that sharp sharl for tor you ou know sharks have very largo large mouths and a chew of or tobacco for them is much larger than ordinary ordinary- men would take tako Why he ov ev oven n learned to smoke my mv pipe but ot of course I had to light It for far him an as ho IMS w wan not very cry familiar with matches I At times X t would O pull off ort my T. T shoes el sad and let m my feet teet dangle in the water Toba Tobago o would come up and rub my legs Just as the house cat would doon do w won on a cold winter night when It t ira WI o storming Ono W we we received one acted orders to proceed south soth o on a an n ext J extended JJr ed making my last trip cruise I r was extra ti the ship and I took Bill DIU ill an around feed a as 34 I ne noyer er expected act d to see ate naval consisted a again ln This me meal consisted of or b bean an r a chunk of ot tobacco some taUt salt ho hOrM ro roand from and a custard pie that I had swiped did not seem to d the tho cook He lie much appetite that day a 8 as he emea that t theM there was know knots to ht thou Bought ht I 1 wron wrong Several times I r g std 14 d sob and nd I Isome surety ow him hima choking bac back a a. 1 notice e largo large tears learn In his eyes rf ste steamed med and anchor we WC hoisted out o of the tho ba bay where I had spent t Jg 0 Cl days das with my Peculiar pe peL peLI happy p m ma many any t farewell I look loe I went aft art to take one t la-t la friend and to m my at shark ni m my there there h he ho was as 8 after the Mlp niP st the tbt to th the all way He lie followed us oaL called i to toI where w wo WA of Magellan 0 t tto what hat I Ito I did not miss a to day but to the fire stern of or tho the ship and fed To obar Bill was ayes w 4 to No you iou ou ace se Tobago climate It gets gets' pretty Kr c CO warm and rb The trait down around the tho l weather we the worn wern p pall shark ha was u with th the act fact that the TS d aft much of or hl hh his energy in inthe swimming while to eat the ship shin and had him il hh h hwo to tell on all all this be began an to time be- be I lost Jost little wo we came to anchor side to see sea fore ore oro I went over o the Jl Shark Sh Poor fell fellow 0 Ho He looked like Ilk a m r so thin and so ISO cold lie He lout shadow BO 10 sw s n with his eyes oes up tip at me and d to toto t td t tc tears a rs IS I fed cd him to return warm Vann to soUP to hia his h I Ito to tu induce him m leave rn home but no he refused to He H. surely was as an a affectionate wish sh I could find a a. girl lIke that One day It was as e r I W tras chill chIlI and Tobago Bill had It the tho night eight him all l fled about m a mild wU wad finally go ot t UP to see eo hoW he hA frown a. a al I out Poor ho he was a awe stiff stitt I 1 Jot got a couple or of and Ci CAn deck we e lifted d him lm up on the him back to the f awed but hut out was He Ile near I could thawed almon see Hoe a a. J Jho ho looked at Rt me mo working fond over last laIt bm bmat J vain alD Finally he r gave I e short to one gaso he e 1 at me and with t a In my 1 arms 0 Breen i Bill iii t raid i Poor joor Tobago v tears In his eyes G H |
