Judge — December 15, 1928 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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The Old Skipper Hires a Deckhand “It'll be a hard trip,” said the skipper of the Mary MeGivern to the young man who stood be- fore him. “We'll be gone two, } mebbe three year, and I'm not sure that a of yer frail physique will be able to stand the hardships.” The young man said nothing. “I've got a tough crew,” the old salt went “They're mostly thugs and cutthroats. of ‘em’s got a knife Every one and every now an’ then they go carvin’ things up fer no reason atall. | “Father, I've come to tell ‘They git drunk perty offen and you that Lam going to join the Kona rampage, destroyin’ everything in sight.” He paused “Why don’t you go to Notre to let this sink in, but the young Dame and play football?” man never batted = an eve. : “They'll keep you awake half the night with their yellin’ and cursin’ and when they do go below to turn in, the whole ‘army and see the world.” —Pint Farxswortit, California ’29 “Shay, y’know that wooden Indian down in front of Jack's crew of ‘em | sleeps in a hole that ain't big shigarstor’?” | It would save the store man- enough to stow away a good- “Yeh, sure I do.” agers a lot of trouble if they could sized ship's rat in. I tell you it’s “Well, he dunno you.” get people to “Do Your Christ- a tough proposition and it don’t Ress Kine mas Swapping Early.” look to me like you could last the U . as | | } ok M : . of Minnesota (Indefinitely | —Raovt. Buesnene trip. f Uadefaitely) Yale The young man's face was im- passive. He seemed a bit bored by the recital. “They'll steal yer clothes and anything else ye got,” the skipper continued, raising his voice, “and you'll be perty lucky if you get out with even a shirt on yer back You'll have to live with ‘em you sign up, and they're a hard- drinkin’, hard-cussin’, hard-livin’ ng." He looked up keenly. Phink ye could stand it?” | The young man head slowly. “Y. “I'm used to all that, The skipper stared. “Used to he said incredulously. “Where did you ever have an experience like that?” “In college,” nodded his he said, : i answered the —— young man coolly. “Three and a 1 half years in a fraternity house.” “But I am at attention, officer; it’s just this uniform that’s at —Gurney Wittiams, Jr, ease.” U. of Michigan ’31 —Punt Fannswortit, California 29 comicbooks.com