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Brownlow sent up word to have Oliver come down into his study and see him for a little while, so Mrs. Bedwin helped him to prepare himself, and although there was not even time to crimp the little frill that bordered his shirt-collar, he looked so delicate and handsome, that she surveyed him with great complacency. Mr.
I sat down, and it then occurred to me that my not going on board of the vessel might lead to an explanation with the crimp, and that an alarm might be created and the men dispersed in consequence. There were still two hours to daylight, and if I could take up the press-gang, we might secure all the men in the house before the dawn of day.
"He's a fine whelp, and would fetch ten pieces in Virginny," sighed the Ensign. "Crimp, of Bristol, would give five for him," said Mr. Wood, ruminating. "Why not take him?" said the Ensign. "Faith, why not?" said Mr. Wood. "His keep, meanwhile, will not be sixpence a day." Then turning round to the blacksmith, "Mr.
Before I entered, Mr Treenail took me to one side "Tom, Tom Cringle, you must go into this crimp shop; pass yourself off for an apprentice of the Guava, bound for Trinidad, the ship that arrived just as we started, and pick up all the knowledge you can regarding the whereabouts of the men, for we are, as you know, cruelly ill manned, and must replenish as we best may."
Three days before the Retriever finished loading, the captain wired a trustworthy Seattle crimp recommended by Mr. Murphy, instructing him to send down a second mate, eight seamen and a good cook and to bring them drunk, because the vessel was laden with creosoted piling.
Cross called for a pot of ale, and we sat down at the farther end of the table. "What a dislike the men must have to the press," said Cross to me, "when they submit to be mured up here in prison." "Yes, and cheated by such a scoundrel as the crimp appears to be." "Don't talk so loud, Jack," replied Cross; for I had insisted upon his calling me Jack, "lest we should be overheard."
The thing to do was to let a Seattle crimp furnish the crew, sign them on before the shipping commissioner in Seattle, bring them aboard drunk, tow to sea, and let the rascals make the best of a bad bargain.
And a fat boy rolled out of a second-story window in the Princess flats, but caromed off on an awnin' and wasn't hurt. Also a few young hicks started some rough stuff when the ice-cream freezers were opened, but a squad of Junior Naval League boys soon put a crimp in that. And when we had to leave, along about nine-thirty, it was as gay a scene as was ever staged on any West Side block, bar none.
"No, what?" demanded the other man. "He says as how he is almost sure Abe Blower put this crimp in our land deal," responded the man called Blugg. "Abe Blower!" exclaimed the other. "Say, maybe thet's right. Blower ain't got no use fer our crowd. Well, if he did it, he better look out!"
My throat is sore from singing, 'Father, dear father, come home with me now! and every move I make nets me a new ornamentation on my neck. Why didn't I tell the good wife that the ponies put the crimp in my pocketbook instead of crawling into this chasm of prevarication and trouble?" "You can search me!" Bunch answered, thoughtfully.
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