Jericho

On one of the West Highland steamers, one of the deck hands was annoyed by a grim—looking lady, who made him move her luggage for safety from one part of the
deck to the other, and a few minutes after to another place, where she thought it would be still more secure. When she called him again, and ordered him to move it a little away from some other luggage that happened to be near, Donald, in his irritation, forgot his good manners so far as to retort, ”Go to Jeiicho, you and your luggage.”

The indignant lady at once rose and went to the captain to complain. The captain said he would see to it, and after a while got a hold of Donald and told him he must go and apologise to the lady. It was sorely against his grain, especially when he considered himself the aggrieved party; but the captain’s orders must be obeyed. He went reluctantly to where he saw the indignant lady sitting. and said, ” Was you the old lady that I told to go to Jericho?”

”I am the lady to whom you made that rude remark.”

” Well,” said Donald, ” the captain tells me to tell you that you don't have to go.”

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