Короли и капуста
The Shamrock and the Palm
Theotherboxeswasopenednext,and,believemeornot,divilanothergunwastobeseen.Everyotherboxintheloadwasfullofpickaxesandspades.
"Andthen—sorrowbeuponthemtropics—theproudClancyandthedishonouredDagoes,eachoneofthem,hadtoshoulderapickoraspade,andmarchawaytoworkonthatdirtylittlerailroad.Yes;’twasthattheDagoesshippedfor,and’twasthatthefilibusterin’Clancysignedfor,thoughunbeknownsttohimselfatthetime.InafterdaysIfoundoutaboutit.Itseems’twashardtogethandstoworkonthatroad.Theintelligentnativesofthecountrywastoolazytowork.Indeed,thesaintsknow,’twasunnecessary.Bystretchin’outonehand,theycouldseizethemostdelicateandcostlyfruitsoftheearth,and,bystretchin’outtheother,theycouldsleepfordaysatatimewithouthearin’aseven-o’clockwhistleorthefootstepsoftherentmanuponthestairs.So,regular,thesteamerstravelledtotheUnitedStatestoseducelabour.Usuallytheimportedspade-slingersdiedintwoorthreemonthsfromeatin’theover-ripewaterandbreathin’theviolenttropicalscenery.Whereforetheymadethemsigncontractsforayear,whentheyhiredthem,andputanarmedguardoverthepoordivilstokeepthemfromrunnin’away.
"’TwasthusIwasdouble-crossedbythetropicsthroughafamilyfailin’ofgoin’outofthewaytohuntdisturbances.
