Billy forebore with him and
a sort of
reasoned with him in a quiet pleasant way—
" he is something like myself, lieutenant,
to whom aught like a quarrel is hateful " —
but nothing served. So, in the second
dog-watch one day the Big Red Whiskers
in prescence of the others, under pretence
of showing Billy just whence a sirloin
steak was cut—for the fellow had
once been a butcher—insultingly
gave him a dig under the ribs. Quick
as lightning Billy let fly his arm . I dare say
he never meant to do quite as much
as he did, but any how he gave
the burly fool a terrible drubbing.
reasoned with him in a quiet pleasant way—
" he is something like myself, lieutenant,
to whom aught like a quarrel is hateful " —
but nothing served. So, in the second
dog-watch one day the Big Red Whiskers
in prescence of the others, under pretence
of showing Billy just whence a sirloin
steak was cut—for the fellow had
once been a butcher—insultingly
gave him a dig under the ribs. Quick
as lightning Billy let fly his arm . I dare say
he never meant to do quite as much
as he did, but any how he gave
the burly fool a terrible drubbing.
Billy forebore with him and
a sort of
reasoned with him in a quiet pleasant way—
" he is something like myself, lieutenant,
to whom aught like a quarrel is hateful " —
but nothing served. So, in the second
dog-watch one day the Big Red Whiskers
in prescence of the others, under pretence
of showing Billy just whence a sirloin
steak was cut—for the fellow had
once been a butcher—insultingly
gave him a dig under the ribs. Quick
as lightning Billy let fly his arm . I dare say
he never meant to do quite as much
as he did, but any how he gave
the burly fool a terrible drubbing.
reasoned with him in a quiet pleasant way—
" he is something like myself, lieutenant,
to whom aught like a quarrel is hateful " —
but nothing served. So, in the second
dog-watch one day the Big Red Whiskers
in prescence of the others, under pretence
of showing Billy just whence a sirloin
steak was cut—for the fellow had
once been a butcher—insultingly
gave him a dig under the ribs. Quick
as lightning Billy let fly his arm . I dare say
he never meant to do quite as much
as he did, but any how he gave
the burly fool a terrible drubbing.
Transcribed by: John Bryant