| Show asa Eno ollins lUns Aa adventure venture 1 I J t az y iett duic asa T Ti knollin vas was a genuine spec specimen of a down E east ast yankee a log tog ing fishik fishing sea seagoing boid go amphibious animal 1 passing his ins time between the ocean and the mainland main maln land in one of his voyages before the mast he went to potto rica and by chance it lipp iipp happened elied that his essel vessel sailed without out him asa felt somewhat ilat hoin holn esick when compelled to prolong prolongs his hid visit and Watched i 1 eagerly for fot an opportunity of bf gd hlf hip native land st a L one evening as he was vas walking by thel seaside in melancholy gule buic lie he was sud suddenly leril y surround surrounded edby b ya a ganga an of british sailors rh ibe be longing to the tile gob zob of war ivar terrible commanded by capt and then busygin taking ip water aid ald othel other store stores preparatory ry to a contin continuance dince ot 81 her lied three years cruise asa was disposed to shib afrow fi fight ht at first bur as the press kang sang were ivere armed X with cutlasses cut lasses he concluded lily ilip hi to quietly and so he eldered entered the harge barge without opposition and was taken oil on board the sloop ight aa as he lay lav awake broo diri gover aver his he chal chai kedi out his misconduct bon conduct duct which w was s ap other than to feign a 4 simplicity amounting al almos atmos tto idiocy and tp to daspit di display spit P as little knowledge of seamanship as lio ilo possible i le he knew throw into his counte narice an air of completa com piet iya lya cancy land innocence calculates to jile the shrewdest his guard guird 7 the next day adieh adish adiah of or boiled bini beans was bet set before lim without any fixings our friend flared up at the meagerness of the en ment blied beans and no pork pok he oxel exclaimed 4 d this isit is a beetle too mean mealy i I 1 ta ij in t fit for aldag 2 you better complain to the captain ta ind askea asked the black whiskered boatswain w with ith i a sneer I 1 i I 1 ir it old sea hoss boss 11 a bright idee caan so I 1 will 1 and regardless of opposition he bolted into the cabin where capt B Big shot pot sat at dinner with three or four officers officer s t I 1 I 1 cabo who the duce duee are arc you yon asked the chlain captain firmly fixing his savage eyes upon the Y yankee f who be I 1 ejaculated knollin why im asa TK nollin captain I 1 hope your your well weil ell eli and hows bows the folks at hum pretty spry ell eh your ayour names dames jonathan I 1 guess said the abe captain milled min icing the usual tone of KnOl enol knollin lin liD wo it aint its asa T knollin captain well weil what do you want of me ISe seems enis to me you live pretty well here captain ll 11 said asa looking over the table pretty tall fodder chickens hams pine ap ples and obe o be joyful your cook did the clean thin thing by py us though h T spose you know nothing about it AP sp I 1 t thought douht to id step up here and let you know h how 0 they serve us down stairs why captain they give us beans without pork 12 ii 1133 beans eans without lt pork astonishingly astonishing Astonish exclaimed the Cap captain thin willing to humor the he r i character it yes captain beans without pork dont that beat all 1 what do you live on op when you are at home asked the tha captain pork and beans blied chowder flap jacks jackg and doughnuts anwer answered ed asa aill 1 1 what are flap jacks as asked pd the captain dont you know what flap jacks are why I 1 thought every fool knowd that made of flour eggs killrand mill milk and rand water beaten up ker slap and blott ered into a frying trying parl pan and done brown carved up with b butter utter and molasses chiche whichever er you choose andia they dont go down slick theres no stones ill in roxbury 3 you seem to like molasses baid bald aid said the cap captain wal I 1 guess I 1 dom doe do said baid asa but not raw as you fellers eat it 21 11 1 how then I 1 i wai wal I 1 like to run a a stice stick inta the bung J 0 hole of a hogshead aid and then pull puli ivoun if bout 1 and dropic into my mouth anh arntt wi 7 oa thou lh wal IVA I 1 guess it is i 1 well clwell jonathan 1 i 1 a asa captain jonathan I 1 say you yoet canga now pow and abdill an dIll lii lit ili see about the pork tomorrow to morrow 11 t asa went mackto his astonished shipmates 1 reporting that the a li fetty pretty slick sort of a fellow 1 4 1 I one day the tumble up libil from below wath I 1 the requisite alacrity boatswain rattan in inh lland liand gale gave each efthem i with his stick on becki asa wag the laktas la stas usual wital but watch inythe boatswains bambo ohe ahti hei cad caught ht the weapon in his lland hand and twisted it out of the i 11 hallo whiskers said gaid be 1 I hope you did not mean to hit L me ne bauge ause it litts hutts aeller 2 1 no you wal I 1 thought eb ent T r for forgive you and ha he threw the rattan ove overboard iWard e esl es esi l caping to the quarterdeck quart quarter erdeck deck aeck where his originality 1 and suppo supposed 1 sed imbecility bec dec sec sec ared hamim punit eunity in fact he was treated as a privileged I 1 buffoon by the officers offic offie ers eTS ta I 1 I 1 T taking ang u up ori orl ohe day lit asked askeli what in ta the e world i is this aires yere captain 11 what we keep to pepper the yd yankees with 12 answered captain isi Big shot lantto Wan tto know saia said asa 1 gew lew how dja do they work wor kt it we put yem lem em int into othoe those bigus bi biff gus 0 and hire fire oln kin oin en CV orr oer i so do they tramp travel pretty fd you cant canut see lem em Y hurta body they hit bit yes when tex hired fired Bt of a gun 11 i not other ways iceo yo r j then e heno hero goes 2 cried asa agaj and handling th e miss mis sile slie 1111 iiii lle lie e a bowling ball he ho let iet it drye among 01 the h i legs of the tha e officers and men shout sebut in ingi g f hurb hurh harb let iet 1 1 I cries ries rles 0 af ra rage e and arid pain followed oems grems to me captain sald 9 said asa coolly them hem ore ere thing does oes hufh hurt a feller if they hint aint firM one day captain called asa aft 11 anatha 11 sald said lie he therea theres af afloat boat aing aang al dg 8 ste 4 1 c you roumay may get set et your you r traps jq lo gether and ani go ash ashore I 1 think his Alpi majesty esty c can n do without ai 11 1 ou I 1 Y you cap t ain aln lie lle dAsa fore e you adu apola I 1 haa had bad pr e enuch M oreil concluded to quit I 1 16 km D make better wages bishin by a great sight beides besides I 1 want wani w ant ani to ta go gd hum huld and see the folks good bye ch captain etain ishall see yo you aein apin 11 ri thin k not 12 baid ald aid the captain i i guess I 1 shall gaia gala gaia said asa and with d a light heart he bade adieu to the terri bie ble bib 1 1 1 l 1 I i I 1 0 tUMor ore ethan three e years afterwards during 1 british armed vessel lying za at st t jahns was boarded and alried ar ried in n a dar r hagl by tj h a ba ban bap ti d of ya yankee ilk lik ee privateers in tile tiie leader sought the commander and dema hid eahl s sward indignant indi di and ana cap capt L big shot asked tile of ins hll captor aj i lord bless you Captain in li am answered averof a fah farni fam farn 1 mar illar voice dont you knowin know krow ve in e 15 pm in 1 asa T 1 knollin that boarded along with you a spell hack back bac at porto porta rico I 1 toh tok tod you I 1 guessed S sd I 1 S should oui d see sec you 9 a again ain aln and when a yankee guesse guesses I 1 I 1 s anything its sure to happen make yourself comfortable captain and excuse me lor for for pl 9 moment cause ive got to I 1 haul down your flag bunup run up the p ep and work the vessel into portland |
