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AN ABLE-BoDlED sEAMAs.-A good story is
told by Pratt, of the Baltimore Republican, about
stout athletic lump of chap, who, during the
! last war, enlisted on board one Of our men-of-war
as an a6ie.bodied seaman. The fellow was duly
entered on the ships book and was soon at sea.
The first rough weather that came, he was ordered
aloft, with the usual accompaniment OF hurry;
but he di Mt happen TO be in hurry a; that par
| ticular time. He looked alo(t, shrugged his
shoulders, and coolly answered the order of the
officer by saying, Mister, .ha' ut go up thar
Not 90 up, you rascal p No, sir I'm blow'd
if Pm going up thar to have my head broke with
them conhutements that s knockin' and swingin'
about, at least until every thing is quiet" Why,
you ubbery scoundrel, did nj you ship for an able
bodied seaman7 "Yes, l did; and l am an
able-bodied seaman "=..Yo GU are, are YOU tell
me what you mean by saying you are an able
bodied seaman, said the officer in rage. "Why,
| NEAR" says Bob, 81 can whip any man on
board :" This too much for the officer, and
too good to keep. He related it to the captain,
and the way the recruiting officer was quizzed dur
ing the remainder of the cruze, was fun all round
Bob, however, became an able-bodied seaman, In
fact; and proved it by whipping the whole ships
crew at Martinique