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Selover, or any other person who felt aggrieved on account of anything which appeared in the Bulletin was similarly apprised, and thus dared or invited to encounter him on the street. To all of which was added the significant remark for the consideration of Selover particularly, and all others generally: "God have mercy upon my assailant." There was no mistaking this language.
Saying which, John Sherwood, late gambler but now sincerely believing himself a sound and conservative business man, passed the sheet over to Keith. From vague threats the situation developed rapidly to the definite and personal. One Selover sent a challenge to King, which was refused. Selover then announced his intention of killing King on sight. The Bulletin published this: Mr.
"I don't know whether there's anything left worth salvage; but it'll be something to do." He clapped me on the shoulder. "Good!" he cried, "I never thought of it." "Another thing," said I, "you better give them a day off a week. That can't hurt them and it'll waste just that much more time." "All right," agreed Captain Selover. "Another thing yet.
The same quality of concrete speculation showed him what we lacked in our own lives. There was, as you remember, the matter of Handy Solomon's steel claw. He showed Thrackles a kind of lanyard knot that deep-sea person had never used. He taught Captain Selover how to make soft soap out of one species of seaweed. Me, he initiated in the art of fishing with a white bone lure.
We had orders to pitch a large tent at a suitable spot and to lighten ship of the doctor's personal and scientific effects. By the time this was accomplished, the two had returned. "It's all right," Darrow volunteered to Captain Selover, as he came over the side. "We've found what we want." Their clothes were picked by brush and their boots muddy.
Captain Selover had made a habit of coming ashore at least once during the day. He had contented himself with standing aloof, but I took pains to seem to confer with him, so that the men might suppose that I, as mate, was engaged in carrying out his directions. The dread of him was my most potent influence over them.
Eagen, just because we don't want to work without any sense to it." There was more of the same sort. I had plenty of time to see my dilemma. Either I would have to abandon my attempt to keep the men busy, or I would have to invoke the authority of Captain Selover. To do the latter would be to destroy it.
Hamburger; "de nex' time you leetle vootshucks vant to chase dat oder vootshuck, you put a pag ofer dese hole. Den you shace him round among de rocks, and you will catch de tog ant de vootshuck into de same pag." "That's what we'll do," said Abe Selover. "But not to-day, boys. He was the finest woodchuck I ever saw, but we've missed him this time." By Lieutenant-Colonel W. Hill James
The quarter-deck is clean, if the waist ain't, and nobody but a damn misbegotten son-of-a-sea-lawyer would spit on deck anyhow!" From this Captain Selover went on into a good old-fashioned deep-sea "cussing out," to the great joy of the stevedores. The mate stood it pretty well, but there comes a time when further talk is useless even in regard to a most heinous offense.
"By God, Eagen," he squeaked, "can you think of anything more to be done?" I straightened my back and laughed. "Haven't you worked us hard enough?" I inquired. "Unless you gild the cabins, I don't see what else there can be to do." Captain Selover stared me over. "And you a naval man!" he marvelled. "Don't you see that the only thing that keeps this crew from gettin' restless is keeping them busy?
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