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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"story",<br>"author":"joshuaslane",<br>"permlink":"silver-adventures-of-captain-joshua-slane-122-cheil-adrift",<br>"title":"Silver Adventures of Captain Joshua Slane -#122 - \u201cCheil adrift!\u201d",<br>"body":"![5c.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmVCx5hYn1wBdiBzxNULzDuCRR5eLujLAXzXeKzi7JAgtr\/5c.jpg)\n\n \u201cYo-Ho!\u201d Tuna yelled from the crow\u2019s nest as the Silverton rolled easily along the coast of Nouakchott,<br> Mauritania\u2026\n\n\u201cWussat?! Tuna?!\u201d the captain yelled from the bridge as he look up high into the upper main mast. \n\u201cAye Sairrr! They's a raft adrift aff uir port baw!\u201d Tuna yelled back.\n\u201cA raft?! Ur thaur onie men oan it?!\u201d\n\u201cOnly one Sairrr,<br> an' he's nae standin'!\u201d Tuna yelled back.\n![Tuna-2.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmVtEJ5xW2mfwiroiqr9z2998HiBCzb8rDBmq5Ar1U7HV3\/Tuna-2.jpg)\n\u201cWhit in hell's oven is a cheil daein' driftin' in th' brine west ay Mauritaniar brine! Commander Galligan?!\u201d\n\u201cAye Sairrr?!\u201d Galligan answered from the quarter deck.\n\u201cHae a boat manned an' sends it it tae intercept 'att raft! Someone's main be still alife!\u201d\n\u201cAye Sairr.\u201d Galligan said as he turned and went down to the main deck,<br> \u201cGunner\u2019s Mate Spinny,<br> Seamen Ickied,<br> Ytal,<br> R. Me-up and Axwellsilver! Man-up a longboat an' pit in oan th' port side! We hae a cheil oan a raft a mile sooth-eest!\u201d\n\nThe crew scurried on the main deck and a boat was loaded and launched in minutes. Spinny manned the rudder while Ickied,<br> Ytal,<br> R.Me-up and Axwellsilver all pulled hard towards shore. The sea was calm and it didn\u2019t take long for the longboat to cover the mile or so between them\u2026\n\n[Meanwhile,<br> in a silver booth in the town of Nouakchott\u2026 \n\n![Chissel.2.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmPEVXsjKYfAwqCCjEMmMRErh9v28wT4GAo51pX8QVtr3A\/Chissel.2.jpg)\n\u201cDae ye hink he's deid?\u201d Chissel said as he bit off the head of a sardine.\n\u201cAh dornt pure caur,<br> dae ye? We got whit we needed frae heem!\u201d the other old salt said coldly.\n\u201cWeel Jeydon,<br> he was a guid silver charter,<br> that's fur sure! Ahh guess Ahh dornt caur...lang as we gie rich!\" Chissel replied as he took a long drink of Nouakchottian grog. \n\u201cThat's mah point.\u201d\n\n[Out on the sea\u2026 \n![longboat-5.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmb1YW5XaZeY4bFYzLdiez2bQMitxa5SiGbmHjLQgTY8gb\/longboat-5.jpg)\n\u201cYo! Cheil! ur ye alrecht?!\u201d Spinny yelled as they approached the raft.\n\u201cHe looks aw but deid tae me mucker...\u201d R.Me-up whispered to Ickied.\n\u201cOch aye,<br> he diz! Maybees he was shipwrecked ur jacked by pirates?\" Ickied replied as he stowed his oar.\n\u201cHe's burnt weel frae th' sun\u2026\u201d Ytal added,<br> \u201cHe main hae bin it haur fur at leest tois days!\"\n\u201cYo cheil! Ur ye alife?!\" Spinny continued as he threw a rope around the center post of the raft and pulled it in next to the longboat.\n![Man on a raft.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmZZE6XKTCuXFgcrXVf1TUJq9obufByoQboSe4eRndn58j\/Man%20on%20a%20raft.jpg)\n\nSuddenly the near lifeless body of the man showed some sign of vitality as the eyes opened and blinked rapidly. Ytal stood up and jumped over the gunwale with Axwell. They quickly rolled the man onto his side and poured some water onto his face.\n\n\u201cAhuh! Auugggh!\u201d \n\u201cSailur,<br> ur ye awe rite?!\u201d Ytal said as she held his head up.\n\u201cAhh\u2019m...Ahh'm...OK...\u201d he muttered.\n\u201cHaur! Gie heem a wee ay thes guid Scotch Whiskey!\" Spinny said from the boat as he tossed the bottle over.\n![Scottish-Whiskey.3.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmV8ya4xTyv2VhvgWpVRQ6tUwabyDEywR5QxRmRTAFFVjo\/Scottish-Whiskey.3.jpg)\nAxwell caught it and popped the cork as Ytal held his head up and the man took a sip\u2026\n\n\u201cAhuh! Gugg!\u201d he grimaced as he took a swallow.\n\nThe whiskey seemed to revive him and he finally opened his eyes wide and sat up on one elbow.\n\n\u201cWhat's yer nam cheil?\u201d Ytal asked as she fanned his face with her hand.\n\n![ships-wheel-1.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmYE4LCrotGWyRdDmUA5eyUy4maVhmUP1Qh7bQWSMBWZbY\/ships-wheel-1.jpg)\n\nVocabulary fur lain lovers:\n\naff (off),<br> aicht (eight),<br> ainae (am not),<br> an\u2019 (and),<br> anither (another),<br> anyain (anyone),<br> athwart (across),<br> att\u2019s (that\u2019s),<br> auld (old),<br> \nay (of)\nbaith (both),<br> barney (fight),<br> bark (news),<br> bide (wait),<br> blaw (blow),<br> bonnie (pretty),<br> brae (brave),<br> braw (fine),<br>\ncaller (fresh),<br> cannae (cannot),<br> canty (happy),<br> caur (care),<br> causey (street),<br> cheil (man),<br> chib (knife),<br> coopon (face),<br> coorie (hurry),<br> cuddie (horse),<br> cuik (cook) \ndae (do),<br> daein (doing),<br> diz (does),<br> doose (douse),<br> dorn't (don't),<br> duir (door),<br> \nEh\u2019d (I\u2019d),<br> enaw (enough)\nfa (who),<br> fest (fast),<br> fin\u2019 (find),<br> fok (f-word),<br> fur (for)\ngae (get),<br> gang (go),<br> gart (made),<br> ginger (soda-pop),<br> gob (mouth),<br> groon (ground),<br> grottie (dirty),<br> guid (good)\nhaem (home),<br> hasnae (hasn\u2019t),<br> hauld (hold),<br> haur (here),<br> heed (head),<br> hiner (hope),<br> hoo (how),<br> hunder (hundred),<br> huir uv a (very),<br> \nit (out)\nken (know) \nlain (land),<br> lit (let),<br>\nmain (must),<br> mair (more),<br> micht (might),<br> mingin\u2019 (nasty),<br> mony (many),<br> morn (morning),<br>\nnane (none),<br> ned (steal),<br> nehin (behind),<br> noo (now),<br> \noch (oh),<br> onie (any),<br> ower (over),<br> \npit (put),<br> puir (poor),<br> pure (really)\nradge (rough),<br> rin (run),<br> \nSairrr (Sir),<br> scair (score),<br> scragg (infection),<br> shair (shore),<br> six (scuttle),<br> skitin\u2019 (drinking),<br> slainte (cheers),<br> sooth (south),<br> stain (stand),<br> stoaner (hard,<br>strong),<br> staretcht (straight),<br> strang (strong),<br> swally (beer),<br> swin (fool)\ntae (to),<br> tak (take),<br> tatties (potatoes),<br> th\u2019 (the),<br> thaur (there),<br> thes (this),<br> \ntint (lost),<br> twintie (twenty),<br> \nur (or)\nwaesucks (sorrow,<br> pity),<br> whit (what),<br> whaur (where),<br> whieest (quiet),<br> win' (wind),<br> wi\u2019 (with)",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"story\",<br>\"fiction\",<br>\"nautical\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmVCx5hYn1wBdiBzxNULzDuCRR5eLujLAXzXeKzi7JAgtr\/5c.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmVtEJ5xW2mfwiroiqr9z2998HiBCzb8rDBmq5Ar1U7HV3\/Tuna-2.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmPEVXsjKYfAwqCCjEMmMRErh9v28wT4GAo51pX8QVtr3A\/Chissel.2.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmb1YW5XaZeY4bFYzLdiez2bQMitxa5SiGbmHjLQgTY8gb\/longboat-5.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmZZE6XKTCuXFgcrXVf1TUJq9obufByoQboSe4eRndn58j\/Man%20on%20a%20raft.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmV8ya4xTyv2VhvgWpVRQ6tUwabyDEywR5QxRmRTAFFVjo\/Scottish-Whiskey.3.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmYE4LCrotGWyRdDmUA5eyUy4maVhmUP1Qh7bQWSMBWZbY\/ships-wheel-1.jpg\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " |
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