Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1913 — Surprised the Captain. [ARTICLE]

Surprised the Captain.

Captain Stlggins, of H. M. 8. Doubtful, was extremely fond of potatoes served up whole, and this fact led to an amusing Incident the other day. The captain, it appears, whilst at |ils dinner, rang his bell for the cabinboy sentry, a* he wished to send him with a written message to the ship’s carpenter. At the moment of the sentry’s entry the captain’s mouth chanced to be full of good things, and he was then prevented from giving hl* orders with that organ, so he pointed to the note on the sidebord with hi* fork, on the end of which was a beautiful floury potato. The gallant marine, while Inwardly wondering at his skipper** great liberality, quickly marched up to the table, and with a “Thank you, *lrt” seized the mealy one and slid out through the door again. What the captain said when hl* mouth admitted of speech would not. Improve the story.—London Tit-Bits.