Beadle's Dime Novels No. 94: The Mad Skipper — page 36: what you’re looking at

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88 THE MAD SKIPPER. In a few words Joe made the necessary explanations, te which Moonshine listened with eyes expressive of the utmost astonishment. “ Possible! Am it possible so much fuss made "bout little grub? Hey, dere!’ he added, addressing the islanders out- side, who were still shouting, screeching, and “ benging ” at the door— stop dat racket! Tl make ebery ting right in one minute !” And drawing from his locker a large panful of scouse, which he had evidently saved for his owu breakfast, he passed it through a little opening in one side of the galley, to those without. “Dere !” he exclaimed, as one of them snatched it from his hand, “hope dat will satisfy you. True gen’lemen are Wberal, which am not excepted in dis case. Now go ’way and leabe me alone !” be The New-Zealanders withdrew, and Joe was on the point of opening the door to quit the galley, when Moonshine Jaid - his hand upon his shoulder. “You mus’ not go yet,” said he. “ Wait until dem fellers hab filled deir stomachs, when dey will be in a more better humor. If you go now dey will tear you to pieces. J know *em.” “ Me ain’t afraid of that,” replied Joe. “If they come at mc, me can run down into the cabin.” “ Bery well; if you choose to take de ’sponsibility upon your own shoulders, why, do so—dat’s all; but remember, I’s warned you.” “ Me think it’s most time for Frank and Ben to come down | froin aloft,” replicd Joe, “and me like to be on hand to give *em the scouse.” So saying, he opened the door, and, leaving the galley, eautiously crawled to the carpenter’s bench, upon which he deposited his kid, and then sat down, being screened from the vbservation of the islanders by the works. Glancing aft, he — perceived that the quarter-deck was deserted, the captain, his — second and third officers and two passengers having yone be- — jow, and the mate not having yet finished his breakfast. He was overjoyed, however, on looking aloft, to see Frank and Ben Williams descending the main rigging. Senaiceheom | COMMUG