HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1922-6-22, Page 2tion, Idle talk is peculiar to fisher- allowed the vessel to lift her deflluged
men---"seamializn " being a flue lee -rail. -
source for fo'c'sle gossip: It is "Wa-a-a-te1A gout!" trawled the skip-
harmless though, and rarely came per. Crash! Swish! An enormous
ried &here, as most fishermen when cresting sea came thundering over the
their feet .are on the dry* land cut bows, and it swathed aft, submerging
themselyea adelft from the rough- the oilskinned figures which hung to
talking crudity ol', their sea life and rail, gear, baitboards, and pins. Jules
change heir manners with their en- was roughing• and sputtering after it
vironment, had passed.
Getting the anchor aboavd,, they "What's the matter?" ,asked Shorty,
hoisted sail and lurched into a long flickering the water out of his eyes.
swell under four loners. There was "My moot' was (pen
very little wind, and during the after
wood, while the men dressed and salt-
ed the fish oi' the morning set, the
schooner wallowed and rolled d -with the
"Wa-a-aetch aaut!" ?1Ten turned ap
prehensively and; tightened: their grip
when they glanced at the curling wall
of water little?, above the rail. Crash:
slatting of sails and the thunderous All hands held their breath; the wa-
crashing of booms fetching up on the ter roared in their ears; it plucked
tackles. The sky became obscured at their bodies and caused; the arms
with a grey isit pall which could be to crack with tine strain of resisting
16 seen scudding athwart the heavens the pull; then it sluicen away, and the
before Fame air motion in theupper skipper roared in a voice which
, strata of atmosphere. Around the sounded above the shriek of the -wind
'''' "-1 horizon the sealing stretched in an un- andthe hissing crashes of the rapidly
definable circle of slaty mist, while rising ani cresting seal ale 50 th' •
the southerly swell rolled up in ever-: mains,!,"
increasing undulations. Detaching themselves from the gear.
The last fish had been stacked away, to which they were hanging, the gang
and the men had retired below for a staggered aft along the reeling, sea -
lay -off, when the skippers voice hailed Washed leeks and laid hold of the
trent the deck. "Oh, below, All up mainsheet while the skipper eased the
ar.' stand by for squalls!" wheel down. "how then! Heave
The south-eastern sky had taken on her in!" shouted the mob as they
a darker hue; a feeling of sultriness snatched up all the slack in the gut -
BY FREDERIGE WILLIAM 4 t tl~I.I,ACE, pervaded the air, and the oilskinned ging, slatting sail. "Walk away
• gang, (wining gut of fo'c'sle and cabin, with her!" "Bring her aboard, tie'
cast apprehensive glances to the • rag!" The boom was sheeted aboard
south'.ard. The skipper stood on the, as far as it would tome with the sail
CePYrielet b I That's aood one, Settin' for -,hales weather quarter stariaig at the leaden, full a -rind, the cro=tch w -as ehiaped,
Tie iiusse*a 15DrOk e0fa any Fear! ho!'g .And Haskins, though vexed Pall to windward; the leen l }U' gedl and the born tackler hooked in.
Haw the Story Started,
over the lags of a tela et gear, Iasglred; arAnitallying in to 114:a3$°aftf t hide t the e n e "Loweraway
slipper. `Man' yer graft
with the test. � sen
* Frank,. \S'estn t' e:, !snow, ` rolledgand pitched tones,
into, dat;nhaul. 'Steady now+"
Shorty, lives at Lor.g Cove en BaY E, The �sknppc=r s v���ce rolled iron ..ft.'' the elmost windlass swell, i tGetting that ntams nil in—six burl-
y! Fendt' coast with bis -mother and t Fieav .hors on th tabic, Frank- and eStand b !" cried the skipper. A- d.ed odd square -♦tris of tanxtss with
big uncle, Caata n am./Glands; He off th' Cninel1it here an' git tit' 'tope' dew hissing was beard, the murk to a seventy-foot boom qui e d
bot his churn Lemuel ion, dr Frank's'
The boys obeyed the call; "What's win -heard ile'the
changhorizon
e e a light grey as even vwing so hard that it .ed the
bottle of rum, whereupon Fran while the horizon stretched as a'black,
uncle tells hint tike atony of his filth- goon' on,, Uncle?" asked Shorty, as he line under it, A. blast of heated air', sand mice a balloon, anal \viten lower.. 1
er s fondness for drinn and how 'the. etepped Into the ealsin with an armful struck the vessel- 4t. mere puff . which, it trailed all over the lee quarter.
"Gratia Westhever went down 4$ of stops- Captain Clark eves regard-' bellied the listless sails for an instant. The men, hanging en to the gaff,
Sable Island with ten of her crew and ; Ing the barometer attentively. ''Ilii ye feel That?„ growled a rain, jumped nod, stax�vpec1 on the refractory
her sisipper. This has the desired ei- ""see here,1 rank. The boy stePPed "Jest like openin' a furnace door••-•--' canvas with their heavily booted feet,
feet upon Frank. He finishes school „ forward. "Look at th' glass. I)'ye see AH, here she comes!" i but they were absolutely unable to
with credit to himse.t and spends Ilett what it says?" Another pelf, sharp, sudden, and make an impression upon It. For the
Bummer as at: apprentice to '" Ies, answered the youngster.getronb, struck the schooner and she Present the mainsail lead taken
Dick" Jennings. In August his uncle;, Twenty-nine an' three -tenths. Versa coiled down until the lee rail went charge?'
takes _,im on a fishing trip as spare: low, 1.:ncle �- under. The wind whined in the rig-, ".Never mind her Gest now, said the
hand .)..Tiathe Ifastal:a. WItile at", "�'e-, it 1'," assented the oth.r, ,,an, ging, and r.3 the vessel gathered teas skipper" "Hook an ser boom guys an'
anchor in Canso after the first tithing; when , git a big swell runnin' up upon her she headed close-hauled into belay that Raft dov%liliuul, Get th' jib
trip,.mtk. rescues a French Nati front eeem th' saeth-east attar' a greasy,' the puffs and drove the '.pray over; in an. sangfiOut when ye're ready V
P.1 -treatment by his fe dew-s3alers, r direeneeki"Dirty weather, G'ntie." n' ski, -what 'oud tion her how in steam -like eleuds, !Pell her up,=
The two boys try their head at nor '. "inert"This ain't nawthin'," ejaculated a F€tr'arti went the gang, rad, buck -
fishing with success. : fisherman. "Th' real dirt'P conic in Ina; their heads to the .pray, they
"Yes, dirty weather, an' it's liable' a minute" Ile had hardly spoken lie slevices1 V. ay the ,lin halliards :and,
CHAPTER SIX—(Cont'd.) t' come qupick an' sudden. That's when fore sea and slay were blotted oat in ;1 manned the down'raul, "Tow! drag;
1 called th"
a donees back ctftrt�e they, whirl of white, which Hissed and roar her down!'' The jib game relauctantly,
Removing ar.eho the d, gar pen -boards, thwarts„ Farted making another sea i4 a t ea lig it rushed across the water. In
hooey, anrltors, and, a;urdy winc31, they- gr. down the ,tray, and in a whirling, #paps-
,:aea out the piing and sluiced the: ked fine w4 ther all Septerctber, an' i'sandy the veseeel was herded into it Ping la nbddlesit el ked aroused,
heady chain-, with a few buckets of water. when ye carry it tell inter October';—a wild, howling inferno of wind quid. g the .,
""Thar now,' observed shorty when ye're most bound t� git a snorter t' hail. Rail which slashed line shoes sheets. }ger off, ski per!"' T11e ves-
the dory had been drained and the make up far'. Th Western Qcean,' upon the decks and caused the 'men
gear stewed away, "that's th' any you never a,»zwcs ye tt ', moth of a good to cower and hide their faces from; eel was driving her bowsprit into the
fellere ought t' go a fishin', lvinety- thing. Go up on sleds now an' take ' its stinging lash, and wind—.avh;it as Rests, anal it would have been as much
eight fish for or tub, an' all rennin'sound afore we break the anchor out, "I -wind! The sehaaner rolled her lea as a man's life war wort!! to have at -
large; eh' gear nicely toiled, in th' 'shirty wash ick in a few minutes to deck under, while all bands hung on tempted, to roll up the jib while the;
dory drained e!ean.. Ef Some o' you fin' t11? nlieinterrogated.a cin ort. 1 fin ..1 irail nwindward.
�thun hr in.'. re I-ts The -'the •cCs> neane taer WAS r ed the foresineet, and
lazy: 'hackers 'rid take a lesson from, ", • ,a a• p the s'hoonc"r '.need before the fury of
Sabot an' ole, yeti become, geod fish- I or.ti-,.even f athom-fit a sand an' y foresail slatted and fetched up on
small stones." „the tackles with(nerve-rending shocks," the bluets lurelung areal diving as she
ern es in time. As it is, ye're a very, "!lith! Game over here an' look en: while the sea pounded on the bluff of overran the Peas. In a veil of spray
ornery launch r trawl -haulers. Jud this chart, I)' •e know akar" �e are?"' the bow and brst over the vessel in' the men clnmberetl gut on the foot-'
Fiaslstns anti Joe Milligan especit ly*i Shorty glanced *wen the soiled, Jaen ' a ht -def •ing clouds of spra roped of the botasprit -arid lard i I
m s ain't - tine for for 1e. !" --they l ell -narked map. "Isemme see," he Captain Clark was standing by the of the slatting jib, With growls and must
was a -roar of laughter froze muttered, opening a pair of mato at the wheel, his hat gone, and oaths; they fisted the wind out of it,
There dividers, ""we made our first his face red with the sting of the .while a tiny c!lskinnc,l figure, gittw-
the group, and the indignant Haskins; ,�• 1!n� as loudly as the resat, clambered
berth after leaven Canso last time cast hail; Shorty ane! Jules were clinging, reachedfor stray piece of buoy -line, a y k+ ' , ,:
c a y P f i -s n th hanks
""Infernal imps!" he growled. "`I'll, on this spot here. Then we hauled out bat -like, to the weather main rigging, up thezlr tay .and stamped a 't
tan ye, my ' " ksi Lit more th' next set an' made a while the rest of the gang clung to down with his feet.
boys he, 'berth twenty-five miles to th' south the house, mainmast, or by the wen- (To be continued.)
Let th •boys he, Jud, or th fust> , ,
BLUE WATER
A TALEOF THE DEEP
SEA FISHERMEN
thing you know they'll be cuttin' va;east o that, then forty males to th ther dories. For several minutes the
dawn to yer boot -straps. IIs! hal ;' no th-east there,and Another twenty, squall lasted, then cavae. a lull which Mlnard a Liniment for Burns, etc.
to the east'ard o'that, which puts us
;; twenty miles to th' no'th ird a' Sable
:Wand. Fifteen miles east o' that puts ,it's" '"
+. ua on Quero here, an' forty-seven 't*;; - /" - , e
;fathom fine sand an' small stones 'ud
put us here, 1 ca1'late. Am I right?"
The skipper nodded. "Ye're quite
right, Frank, that's exactly whale we
are. Now fetch yer tally sheets!. How
much have we got in th' pens in th' •
hold?" it,,
'I3aut nineteen hundred there's ten TemptingInvalidy, a erefifty
quintal—more or lessala the With Poultry. French name and large price if
thousand o' fish to be, dressed yet." How often doctor ,orders chicken for ordered in a restaurant.
"Um!" The skipper nodded. "All the convalescent and how seldom are A delicious and very attractive salad
right, Frank. Go'n give a. hand in his orders properly carried out! Tree, is made by placing on lettuce leaves a
gettin' sail on her. Th swell's kicicirn' chicken is :creed, bat the inva'id, after slice of the breis., a erisp piece of
up zrtore'n ever. Hist th' mains 1't" , aeon, a slice of tomato, andtopping l
iny jumpedon deck. Hirt th will not take mare and b
itiazns'1, he says!" And the gang, ,after a few , a bite er twodays is often tired of it, with a teaspe n of mayonnaise.
lotting over the windlass brakes, came And no wonder when the chicken is
trooping aft. prepared as if for the regular table. choices.
`"Is he swingin' off, Shorty'?" en- Cenvaieecent appetites • must be "Oh, quit it, Janet Raebuin! The
quired a dozen men. wooed by dainty dishes appetizingly ;ly. trouble is you're still living before the I
"Don't know," replied the boy."'Ile served and properly seasoned Chicken! war. There's no place for 1Iiss1
ain't told me yet what he's a -gain' t' lends itself to dozens of such dishes Nareis to -day,"
do. When he does, I'll let ye know!" so that if the pationt grows weary of, FIossie was frightened the moment
And he winked saucily at the crowd,
"Listen to th' shrimp! cried a pian. the frieasee or roast, she can still be, she had said it, but nevertheless her
"Lord Harry! ye'd think he owned th' tempted by other delicious prepare- pretty face was obstinate. She didn't
vessel by the airs o' him." tions. Bare if Janet had been good to her;
"Ef I owned her, Tom Cantley, I First of all conies chicken broth.)' she ,couldn't stand being nagged for -
wouldn't carry you for ballast." And , For a 3 I'b. fowl use 2 quarts of coldever. Only that morning Leila Carr
in the roar of laughter which followed, ! water, 1 onion, and 2 stalks of celery.' had laughed at her for 'being "tied to
Tom Cantley looked foolish and shook` Cut up the fowl and simmer slowly' Janet's apron strings."
his fist at the saucy freckled youngster
tolling lazily over titlespokeofthe until it is tender. Remove the chicken' There was an ominous stillness in
wheel. and strain. 1-3 •cup•of boiled riee.nay, the room. Janet did not like being
"Come on than'! Git that mains'! be added, ar the raw rice put in while called a Miss Nancy any better than
up, you loafers!" he shouted. "Me'n I the chicken is 000loing. ( any ether girl—than Flossie herself—
Sabot ain't a-goin' t' wait all day on To add to the food value, one cup( would have like it. She was only a
ye—" of milk or cream may be added to two few months the older, and she too
"Shorty's in a hurry t' git back to cups of the •chicken broth and the wanted. good times; she wanted them
that girl o' his up th' Bay Shore, soup thickened slightly. The yolks of, as much as Flossie wanted then. But
What's her name, fellers?„ two hard boiled eggs and the breast! as she studied Flossie's sullen pretty
Carrie Dexter, I cal late; answered
Cantley, srzzilinlg at the blushing of the chicken rubbed through a sieve' face her eyes softened, 'Flossie was
• changes Jain cream of chicken soup; just a baby .after all;she had not et
Frank. g -p p'y
"Oh, yes, Carrie Dexter, that's th' to royal soup and gives the invalid begun to think. If only—
name! Nike girl—too good fer sieh extra nourishment. "Flossie," she said suddenly, "what
a hard•-drinicin', drivin' dig like, The variations of creamed' chicken are, the things you really want the
,Shorty. I cal'late he's a -gain' t' git are many, and all of them are :good., most in the world—for all your life?
epliced'as soon as he draws th' share For simple creamed chicken use 1 cupf Let's write them down and see if we
for that dory load o ,COd be eote1'od of chicken cut in dice to 1 'clip of; can't get at the problem that way."
this niornin . Tia. Ilial And the men; medium white sauce (1 cup of mirk` Flossie looked wary. "I don't have
heaving on the. hS
laughter, while Shorty •gloweredat s, roared with on ckened withp
2 tables. in
oohs flour to write .the," she declared: "I earl
.
them under pent brows, mixed with 2 tablespoons butter),' tell you• in ten words. I want clothes
Frank Westhaver was too quick- Season with a dash of celery salt and and good times and beaus, and I mean
witted a boy to be "strung" for any. your over erisp toast, or put in a to have them."
length of time, and it was not long baking dish, sprinkle with bread "You don't want much, clo you?"
before he had turned the laugh upon crumbs and brown in the •oven. A Janet asked, She was busy with pencil
spine other member of the Kastalaa's poached egg placed on top adds to and paper and did not look up as she
gang, Upon a fishing vessel, yoking the -..appearance as reel! as to the nu- said it "WYite them down anyzti-:ay.
and ch'4. the predominate in the can- tritive value. A. raw eggyou ean think of."
versation, and the foibles and idiot may also Put down all
syncrasies of each person aboard, ex- be +beaten into the white sauce and But Flossie could not think of any-
eept the skipper and the cook, are chicken after it has been removed thing else.. She wrote the three things
from the stove. and thenwith a flash of mischiefadd-
To make chicken a la King add half! ed :another line, "Mole clothes and
of a chopped green pepper, a sliced goad times and beaus." !`hen she
hard boiled egg and a few mushroom looked ,curiously at the lc..gthenirg
to plain creamed •chicken, list under Janet's fingers,
14 t..
If ,a few raw oysters and cup of "What in Glee wworldare they all?"
diced: celery are •added to the sauce she asked.
co
mes a topic for general `conversa- with the chicken we have a dish with+ "Some of there may sorinid Mies
4.00
Ciwnie
iT
Ivore
"Poor old Coffee Pot,"
whispered the enameled
Double Boiler to the Cup.
"Mistress was awfully mad
at him today, wasn't she?
She scraped and scoured
and rubbed him, but he's
almost as black and dirty
as ever. Andwhen he ar-
rived here he shone like
silver,
"How about me?" groan-
ed Sauce Pan from a cor-
ner. "Mistress says she's
ashamed to have me in the
kitchen. Once I was just
as shiny and silvery as
Coffee Pot. I wish I were
like you, Double Boiler.
You enameled ware fellows
are always so clean. You
are the favorites in this
kitchen.
"Cheer up," squeaked the
enameled ware cap with a
sleepy yawn. "I heard
Mistress say today she is
going to replace all you
fellows with SMP Ena-
meled Ware utensils."
"She's wise," admitted
the dirty -faced Sauce Pan
sadly. And silence descend-
ed on the kitchen.
Insist on the clean,
healthful
re
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made the topic for •banter and fun.
A stout man is made aware of the fact
that he is fleshly in almost everything
Ohe does, and the lean ones are ragged
in turn Ana person afflicted with
a huge appetite for sleep soon hears
abcut it; while the escapades, scrapes,
and amours of every mate aboard be-
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Naneyish, but you see I'm locking
.lead for all the rest of my life. Goed
times—your kind—get dreadfully
monotonous after a while. Half the
time even now you drn't enjoy your,
jazz dances when you go to them."
Flossie ignored the remark and read
Janet's hist aleud;
"A mind I cnn enjoy
"A work that I can grow in and help.
make grow,
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"Stuff!" said Flossie, but from her
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