TRUTH IN THE' SHIPS LOG.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 2263, 8 May 1891, Page 6

TRUTH IN THE' SHIPS LOG.

During a certain voyage rof a down- |'| east vessel, '^he' niaTfce, ,'iF^a, usually .'kept |$ the log, ibecame .intoxicated idne day and fj was unable to i attended *his duty. As |i the l man very rarely com«jtted the i offence, ttie Captain ex^cusec^Tiim and | attended to the log himself,' concluding | with this : — 4

"The mate has been drunk all day." l Next day the mate -was ! pn' deck and I resumed his duties: ' Looking li at the, log | he discovered 1 the 'entry 1 J the "had I >made, add venttired^oj tem^trate with | his superior. ' ! " ; n " ' 'i " What' was the 1 need, sir;'* 1 Be asked, | "of putting that down otii'tl&lbg? " 1 " WasVt it true ? " asked' the captain. I "Yes, sir 1 ; but it' do'esn'ti 'seem iieces- 1 sa r y to enter it on the' log."" '" I ■•• Well," said ttie ( i6a[itain; r<< since it | was true, it had -better ! stand-^it' had | better stand."' ' i • "''' ' I

The next day the captain had occasion to look at the log, and at thVend of the entry which the 7 mate had "made was found this item : — nv/.^l

" The captain l had been jabber all day." | The captain summo'nedftlie', mate and | thundered—" What did you mean by | putting down ! that dntry % Am I not 1 sober every day ?'' '"' H | " Yes, sir ; but wasn't it true 1 " I " Why, of course it : was true ! " I " Well, then, sir," said the mate 1 " since it was true, then I think it had I better stand; it had better stand.' —

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