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Show HBPBPssBBils - " BB BH u BB' BB HE ELECTROCUTES THE WHOLE CREW 1 never slept a wink that night aft cr tho phosphorus episode, when J painted tho wild steer so It looked llkei n four-logged ghost, and scared tho crow so thoy nearly deserted tho ship, 'because tho captain ordered, ns I Supposed, that I bo cast overboard tho next morning, to glvo the sharks a meat sandwich, nnd all night I tried to prepjro myself for dertth, though I cottlii hot help, thinking that in somo way 1 would escape. Tho next morning I got up and collected col-lected All the shoes of tho ottlccrs. and got a blacking britsh und bcgnn'black-intj bcgnn'black-intj them. Boon' tlioro was trouble, becatiao every man mtesod his shoes, and' thoy began to hunt for thorn, and thoy found "me working nt tho shoes and singing; "Pull for tho shore, brother" and elicit pious' hymns. 1 was dressed up In my Sunday clothes, and when tho captain got his shoes he wanted to know what was the meaning of my sudden industry, and (ho funeral aspect all around, and I told him 1 had heard him tell the crow to chuck mo overboard, and I was preparing myself for death, and I rayo him n loiter to mall to Pa, after I was gono, and told the captain cap-tain t was ready, "Why, you dumb fool," said tho captain, "It was not you I mean to throw overboard', but that phosphorus steer that wo killed last night. They are hauling It up ottt of tho hold nov wJthMbo tackle. Wa will save you for a worM) fate.'' '' Well,. I never felt, so happy In my llf:,ao I dld.whon that dead, steer came, tp through tho hatchway, nnd was launched ovor tho 6lde, and when I saw tho flock of sharkB Jump on tho steor and begin to bunt for tho tender-' loin. Met out a yell of Joy that sounded sound-ed Ilka tho cry of . a timber Wolf. Thea.IBOt what was coming to mo. The Captain Got.Up on a Chair and Pulled a Revolver and Was Going te Shoot. The eaptalti nave me n swat across' the Jaw for making noise enough to Bcare the erew' Into mutiny, the mate gave iso a kfok when I started for tha oook's gaHoy, aad aovoral of the under effleors Mt mm, ad by (he time I get tay . apron en to .bote oook d4n nor I waa Isrutood and m4, and doeid ed te got evo with" tbo oap4aln, 1 am a peaceful clrlsn untH aomelmdy walks on my frasao, then I beeorue a terror tp tba foe. When wo began to fry tha boef for dinner I told ooo- of the crew that (t waa a slmmo to feed men on steer meat, when tho steer had died in Its stall of Texas fever or rinderpest, and boforo wo got the meat cooked, ready for the dlnnor of the officers and ore,, every waa but tho mcers had talked uver the dead steer, and resolved re-solved that they would not oat it, and when they sat down to tho table, and I .began to bring In the jneht, they all looked like' a mob of auarchlstaftfeady to murder somebody, and I helpbd nil I. could by naylug Jn a whlspor; "This 1 perfectly good meat, but this Is a good day to fast, and you "will Jlvo longer," Tho oalcei-s at tho other end at the .eablh were oatlng tho steer all rjght; but tho crow jtevor touched jt, conH-nlsg themselves to" tpo bread and i eoffee, . and pretty soon one of tho crew proposed that they Show their displeasure by taking tho meat and throwing It at tlw offlccrs, Wall, If I live a million years I vill never have so much fun ngaln. About 30 men got up and grabbed the moat I had pat, oa their plates. ,asd began to thj-ow It at the captain aajUaato, and, al tho officers, and of all the groaay rpess I over saw, that was tho worst. Tho captain got up on a chair aad pulled a revolver, and naked what waa tho causa ot tho assault, aad was going lo shoot, when the crow drew revolvers and told him thut If he pulled a trigger thoy would annihilate annihi-late evory offlCvr on tho boat, nnd take charge ot It, themselves, nnd run It Into tho first port. Ho said the crow could stand anything except eating diseased dis-eased cattle, ntid that thoy drew the-' line nt steers that had died of rinderpest. rinder-pest. The captain was stunned, and said the beef Hying through tho nlr whs good, and ho' got It from cold storage In Ilaltlmoro,, and askod that a com-, com-, mlttco go With him down Hi tho hold, and sea tho evidence, tind a commit tto was appointed to go down and sc.o about It. ' When thoy came back thoy were satisfied, and Hid cnptnln aUked then) how they got tlje Idea the moat' was bad, and whon It camd (o that 1 felt as though Bomo ono would squeal on me, and as I started tp make a get awny, and hldo sntnpwhare tuiiH tho, storm blow over, one of tho crow took mo by tho neck and said to tho captain: "This young wart ' told us about tho meat" The captain told (ho fellow thut had mo collared to take mo to his cabin, nnd ho camo, In protty mad; and called In n fow officers, ntid they 'wero get ting ready td'klll mo, when I thought of tho llttjo electric battery In my pistol po.ckot It is onb i'got in St. Loula tn.scaro people with. I can turn n button, and the battery will send electricity Into my arm and through myibody, and I (urncd tho dingus,' and. felt tho electricity elec-tricity going through mo like ginger 'nlo up your none, and when they had got ready1 lo nlaul mo I began to w$ep. and told the captain I was no .saint, but I wanted a quiet life, andnll tho fun I could have, und I nskod him ns a special favor to nllow mo to shaiw hlo haml before I died, aa 1 knewly earthly earsfr' waa about 'done for.' aid by that Mmo-Iho botWy waa buaoteg, and I reached' out fy hand to shake. his. He gave iot hl hand, aad "when I ibognn to oqueooo- his hand the electricity elec-tricity went up his arm so he turned pale, and 1 huag on and ho yelled to tho officers to take mo off, as 1 was kllllna; him, and the sweat stood out on hk faco. Tho mate grnbbed hold of hie and I gave him my other hand ho began to danco, and the three of us were as full of olectrlclty as a trolley wire. I hung ou and mado them get down on their knees and swear thoy would not lick mo, and then 1 lot go of them and began be-gan to wpep agpln, and they were sorry sor-ry for mo, Then they made mo tell thoni who I wus, apd that 1 was going to Franco to meet Pit. And monkey with nlr ships nnd when they werp sure I was-Peck's pad Uoy they said I cotftd havo tho free run ot tho ship nnd that 1 had the Went to pluy ail tho trick body that t wanted to. Tbrjy made mo show thpm how I worked ny lit)0 pocket battOry and then they wanted me to shake hands w ih all tho crew so thoy et the wholo bunch In tho cabin, , and the captain wild they had been entertaining entertain-ing an nngel unawares, and tlmt I waif tho original Bad Hoy, who had trav eled all over Europe and met the growupd. heads, nnd ho wanted to In-troduca In-troduca me to each member of the ercw personally, as a tHstliiRuIshed iwest who honored the ship by heme on board. Then hp began to pass them up to ba shook by, the great and j Only, B' ! The first fellow to put out his hand was a Oreek, who drew a kif0 ou me - ri 1 ''-"-'-- , 4BJ once becnuso the coffee waa weak flB. nnd I gaVo him asqdeozo that sent BB a shock through his sj-stem that loVsV J loosened his teeth, nud When the cap. WaW tnln alluded to me on thq nngel child wild was loaded for fear and who had LVai n charmed .life that .could cot be d0. BB stroyed by knives Of guns, tho Urcck aVawO looked at mo tn a respectful way m LV though ho didn't want to have any iBBF' more truck with loo. IbBV1 Then a big Welshman camo up ani -BflT shook my hand, and when t guve him 'BBl the third degree ho let M' and Jumped loB out of tho window of iho cabin, on gB : deck, and began lo tiso.' languagu thai 4nVsi was equal to Husslan, nnd then 'Bj Hwcdo camo bowing to mo, thinking i iBx in nut t'o at least a crown prince, and sBm when 1 sqiiooiod his hand, lie looked Wa at his (Ingejs.'nnd his arm and trera ' iBj bled and sqltlrmqif and said: "Alt tank BB" it got yim yams," n.nd ho lit out in a 'iwB .A small Irishman enmo next, and as -Si ho was Iho Ono who promised to cut, JvbBI I Gjive Hln; a. SqUetze TJiat Sent a ShockAThrouah- Mlrrt That Loosened :.BB ..His TeetH , u'fl my cars bff (o eerv'o" ixa tost, I gave 'B blm Uio limit; dhd 'hd, curb d tin like a . JBB- Ownan daebmind a"mi laid down on. JmBJ tho matr making tnfttlon with LU iBV mouth ris though ho wob rojx'atlng laB poetry, nnd ho said :rf,tf ape nwav from " -iM roe, yo hoodoo," and he .crawled out .jBM so quick It almost broko Iho door i ,H The captain and mate ItUjhed every BJ time I shook hnsds w(th rtny ot the , v'B crow, and when I had paralyzed them Bl alland got them soscarod thoy would B come to mo If 1 whistled, anil, eat out BJ of my hand, tho captain said I "wag 'BJ wprlh more toward tr.alntalHlng disci- iBj pllno on tho boat than a wholo police BJ force, and ho wanted trie to do some- "Jm thing every day to beep tho ctew front fH bring lonely, 0 that nlshf,,'itt supper ' BJ time I charged nil of the steel knives BJ nud forks tith . electricity arid jjot two BJ nlggor 9haser8'';voady for hasslaoss, - BJ Jt was to ho tha. last hih'Vbsiftfrii wo :'BJ lnndtid In Franco, nifd I was prepared "BJ to jnako It a meal long to romom- '' bereiL I sat next to tho- captain, and that brought mo right c.OSft to Iho BJ crow's tnblo. und when the crow filed BJ In nnd took their places, tboy all BJ i looked at mo 08 though' ) waa the BJ i.dovll Instoad of an "angel child." 'BJ I I hud n match all ready and when -BJ .ho supper was put on and His crew ,BJ grabbed their knives nnd' forks they ,aBJ woro shocked real hard, nnd they ,Bj dropped them and yelled nomethlng ,1B llko tho swear words of ;ach nation' !BJ allty, nnd then 1 put my .nigger chas- 'IBJ era down on tho floor, hended for the IBJ crew's table, and lit tha fuse. "BJ Well, you know how nigger chasers LBJ will chase. Oee, but thejf went under MBJ tbo crew's table, smohisg and hissing, 'BJ tho sparks Hew, and ,th0 brave crew 'BJ got up And run out on deck yelling jlBJ "flro" and "murder." and !dnmn that BJ nd the man in ehsrgo of tho -B tajglhoso turned it into Iho cabin and ?BJ drowned ererythhig oat, and the crow IB run away and. lld, and wlion things JBJ cleared off the captain saldt'noy, I BJ llko n Joke as wall as anybody; but Bj you have overdone1 this thing, and -BJ am mighty glsrt wo land to morrow. ;BJ and you eon go to, your pa, and his W confounded airships, aad'' ma the Lord havo mercy on him." BJ Then we .weRt to bed, and I ex IH-ctod soma of tlio crew woufd stab ; mo before morning, but I gtiess they .)fl wero too much rattted, :B "ef', but I Rtn '-y-sfS to see Pa, and help him spend government money for nB eatings, seems as though I haven't ' 'B had a squaro meal since my chum and iB I Btnick that community near 8t, 'B Louis as escaped ba,Hoonutlck, "m |