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“Silver Adventures”- Captain Joshua Slane – 02NO21- 'I'm not sorry...'

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⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵...(Tour of "High Island")...

[Last time...]

“This dispatch, is to get to Fort Montreal as fast as possible! Are you rested enough to make the journey?” [Translated...] The French Governor asked as he pressed the wax emblem over the fold.
“Yes Sir! More than ready!” First Mate Louis replied as he sat up straight in his chair.
“I’ll supply you with fresh horses and three men to accompany you. Once this reaches Fort Montreal, the Commander there will see to it that it get’s on the first ship bound for France!”

Louis nodded as the governor handed the folded parchment to him and he shoved it into this vest.

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[On the Silverton…in the galley…] “Ahh’m tellin’ ye mates, my brother spent six years in these parts, trappin’ beaver pelt, an’ he never once mentioned any ways around it!” Junior Petty Officer Time said as he took a sip of his hot coffee.

Seaman Elshstacker’s eyes widened…

“Ahh hardly think th’ Captain would set a course to kill us all!” Junior Petty Officer Ve3 rebutted. “Well, where else is he headed but west? Keep sailing west…an’ we meet certain destruction!”

Now Elshstacker’s eyes were as big as saucers…”Pardon me Sairrrs… but what are you talkin’ aboot?!” Ve3 turned and rabbit-punched Time in the arm, “See’s what yoo’ve done?! You’re spreading fear aboot th’ ship! Other than th’ Keptin, only th’ Commander knows our destination! You don’t knows it!” “Ahh’m not saying Ahh knows th’ destination, but I do know that every week he takes us west!”

“What’s wrong with west…?” Elshstacker said cautiously.

“What’s wrong with west?! I’ll tell you what’s wrong with west mucker- a hundred an’ sixty-foot free-fall that will tear a ship in half! Not to mention a million gallons of water a second, comin’ doon with ye!”

“Shut your gob! Ye don’t knows if your brother really saw such a thing!” Ev3 scolded. “Well, seen it ur not, he’s no liar! If we keep sailin’ west…it’s a death sentence fur everyone!”

Seaman Elshstacker swallowed hard…”A hundred an' sixty feet…”

[Sick bay…] As Commander Galligan sat upright in a chair next to the surgery bench, Warrant Officer Hack leaned against the surgical tool bench across from him.

“Yoo’re a lucky cheil Galligan!”
“Aye, an' Ahh wants tae thenk ye mucker...”The Commander replied in a weakened voice. “Not me mucker, Ahh was underwater wi' ye. It was Errisl 'att saved ye.
Cats’ tails - but she’s got a skillful hain!”
Hack replied with a smile. “Errisl?” “Aye, Errisl. Ye waur fadin' fest afair she cam doon an' Ahh coods nae git th' bleedin' tae gonnae-no.”

Galligan stared off in deep thought…”'Att’s twice she’s saved me…”

A knock at the door cleared the air of melancholy and Hack walked over and opened it. There stood Warrant Officer Errislravenhill with a cheerful smile and a more rested presence.

“Mornin' Sairrr! Ahh-’m damn glad tae see ye! Ahh need some shut-yak an' a fag afair Ahh climbs th' wall! Ha-ha!” He said as he let her enter.

“Take yer leave Hack, yoo’ve dain yer shaur. Ye haven’t slept in near tois days.” Errisl ordered. “Mony cheers fur 'att!” Hack replied as he nodded to Galligan, “Slaw an' easy mukker...”

As Hack headed down the hallway quickly, Errisl closed the door and walked over to a stool and sat down across from Galligan.

“Sairrr, sae guid tae see ye sittin'-up loch thes! Ye genuinely hud me woriat lest night!” Errisl said as she crossed her legs and folded her hands about her knee.

Galligan’s eyes grew a bit misty as he looked at her…”Ye saved me life…twice in as mony days...”

“Ye saved yer life tay Sairrr, ye havs a fightin' spirit!” Errisl said with a smile.

Galligan looked down, his mind was in a whirling torrent. Then he looked back at her…

“I’m sorry…sorry aboot whit happened oan La Serpent Errisl…” He said in a sober, quiet voice. “Och Sairrr, nae need tae be sorry! Ye ne'er saw th' cheil comin'!”

“Nae th' Frenk, nur gettin' shot…Ahh’m sorry fur…fur imposin' meself upon ye …”

Errisl looked down. The emotion in her heart was very near to overflowing and she did not want to let that happen. Looking back up and locking eyes with him she spoke…

“Ahh’m nae sorry….nae sorry fur onie o’ it…Sairrr.”

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🎃 Sassenach fur lainlubbers:

aroon (around), a scuttle (six), afair (before), aff (off), ahh (I), ain (and), an' (and), anither (another), anyain (anyone), 'att (that), athwart (across), aw (all)

baith (both), barnie (fight), beel (bell), ben (through), bevvy (drink), bide (wait, stay), bitts (boots), blaw (blow), blimey (surprise, excitement), bloody nora (bad luck), bludy heel (bloody hell), boak (sick), brin' (bring), brine (sea), bunsens (money)

caa (call), caller (fresh), cannae (cannot), cheil (man), clootie (sail cloth), coods (could), cooldnae (couldn't), coorie (hurry), coppers (pennies, money)

dae (do), dobber (bastard), di'es (dives), donner (walk), doon (down), dorn't (don't), dornt gonnie nae (please don't)

een (eyes), enaw (enough)

fa (who), fag (cigarette), fash yerse (worry), feit (feet), fesh (fish), fife (five), follaw (follow), folk (family), fower (four), frenk (Frank), fur (for)

gain (gone), gang (go), gauld (gold), gezz (give me), gi'es (gives), glaikit (stupid), gob (mouth), gonnae-no (stop), guid (good)

hain (hand), hans (hands), hauld (hold), haur (here), heed (head), heel (hell), heem (him), hiner (hope), hodden (common, inexpensive), hoo (how)

isnae (is not)

jawbox (sink), Jetez-nous une ligne! (Throw us a line!), jink (dance)

ken (know), knaw (know)

laddie (boy), lain (land), lang (long), lassie (girl), lest (last), lit (let), loch (lake, like), loon (boy)

mammy (mother), min' (mind), mirk (dark), moggie (cat), mony (many), moorns night (tomorrow), mucker (mate), mukker (close friend)

nae (no, not), naethin' (nothing), nicht (night), noo (now)

oan (on), och (oh), onie (any), oot (out)

pest (past), picters (pictures), pit (put), poochbook (pocketbook), poke (pocket), puir (poor)

raur (rare), reit (right), rin (run), roost (rust)

scran (food), scratcher (bed), shair (shore), sheit (sheet), silvers (silver), skale (school), skelp (hit), spyug (bird), stain (stand), stoaner (hard), stoatin' (great), strang (strong), swally (beer), swatch (look)

tae (to), tatties an' neebs (dinner), tay (too), techt (tight), teels (tell), thaur (there), thee (three), thenk (thank), thes (this), thrang (busy), three bells into the mid-watch (1:30am), tint (lost), tois (two)

ur (or)

waurs (worse), wav (wave), wee (little), weecht (weight), weel (well), whit (what), wi' (with), woods (would), woriat (worried)

yak (eye), ye (you)

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References: - Pictures from: www.freeimages.com, www.pexels.com, pixabay.com, Hive.blog, Wikipedia an’ www.google.com/maps. Data also loosely interpretted froms: Wikipedia, an' sometimes finely crafted reit from th' author's extensiff personal experience an' such.

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