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"
'
Twas
not
such
a
bad
little
man
.
He
had
hesitations
at
first
,
sayin
'
that
passengers
leavin
'
the
country
had
to
have
papers
and
passports
,
but
at
last
he
took
me
out
alongside
the
steamer
.
"
Day
was
just
breakin
'
as
we
struck
her
,
and
there
was
n't
a
soul
to
be
seen
on
board
.
The
water
was
very
still
,
and
the
nigger-man
gave
me
a
lift
from
the
boat
,
and
I
climbed
onto
the
steamer
where
her
side
was
sliced
to
the
deck
for
loadin
'
fruit
.
The
hatches
was
open
,
and
I
looked
down
and
saw
the
cargo
of
bananas
that
filled
the
hold
to
within
six
feet
of
the
top
.
I
thinks
to
myself
,
'
Clancy
,
you
better
go
as
a
stowaway
.
It
's
safer
.
The
steamer
men
might
hand
you
back
to
the
employment
bureau
.
The
tropic
'll
get
you
,
Clancy
,
if
you
do
n't
watch
out
.
'
"
So
I
jumps
down
easy
among
the
bananas
,
and
digs
out
a
hole
to
hide
in
among
the
bunches
.
In
an
hour
or
so
I
could
hear
the
engines
goin
'
,
and
feel
the
steamer
rockin
'
,
and
I
knew
we
were
off
to
sea
.
They
left
the
hatches
open
for
ventilation
,
and
pretty
soon
it
was
light
enough
in
the
hold
to
see
fairly
well
.
I
got
to
feelin
'
a
bit
hungry
,
and
thought
I
'd
have
a
light
fruit
lunch
,
by
way
of
refreshment
.
I
creeped
out
of
the
hole
I
'd
made
and
stood
up
straight
.
Just
then
I
saw
another
man
crawl
up
about
ten
feet
away
and
reach
out
and
skin
a
banana
and
stuff
it
into
his
mouth
.
'
Twas
a
dirty
man
,
black-faced
and
ragged
and
disgraceful
of
aspect
.
Yes
,
the
man
was
a
ringer
for
the
pictures
of
the
fat
Weary
Willie
in
the
funny
papers
.
I
looked
again
,
and
saw
it
was
my
general
man
--
De
Vega
,
the
great
revolutionist
,
mule-rider
and
pickaxe
importer
.
When
he
saw
me
the
general
hesitated
with
his
mouth
filled
with
banana
and
his
eyes
the
size
of
cocoanuts
.
"
'
Hist
!
'
I
says
.
'
Not
a
word
,
or
they
'll
put
us
off
and
make
us
walk
.
"
Veev
la
Liberty
!
"
'
I
adds
,
copperin
'
the
sentiment
by
shovin
'
a
banana
into
the
source
of
it
.
I
was
certain
the
general
would
n't
recognize
me
.
The
nefarious
work
of
the
tropics
had
left
me
lookin
'
different
.
There
was
half
an
inch
of
roan
whiskers
coverin
'
me
face
,
and
me
costume
was
a
pair
of
blue
overalls
and
a
red
shirt
.
"
'
How
you
come
in
the
ship
,
señor
?
'
asked
the
general
as
soon
as
he
could
speak
.
"
'
By
the
back
door
--
whist
!
'
says
I.
"
Twas
a
glorious
blow
for
liberty
we
struck
,
'
I
continues
;
'
but
we
was
overpowered
by
numbers
.
Let
us
accept
our
defeat
like
brave
men
and
eat
another
banana
.
'
"
'
Were
you
in
the
cause
of
liberty
fightin
'
,
señor
?
'
says
the
general
,
sheddin
'
tears
on
the
cargo
.
"
'
To
the
last
,
'
says
I.
"
Twas
I
led
the
last
desperate
charge
against
the
minions
of
the
tyrant
.
But
it
made
them
mad
,
and
we
was
forced
to
retreat
.
'
Twas
I
,
general
,
procured
the
mule
upon
which
you
escaped
.
Could
you
give
that
ripe
bunch
a
little
boost
this
way
,
general
?
It
's
a
bit
out
of
my
reach
.
Thanks
.
'
"
'
Say
you
so
,
brave
patriot
?
'
said
the
general
,
again
weepin
'
.
'
Ah
,
Dios
!
And
I
have
not
the
means
to
reward
your
devotion
.
Barely
did
I
my
life
bring
away
.
Carrambos
!
what
a
devil
's
animal
was
that
mule
,
señor
!
Like
ships
in
one
storm
was
I
dashed
about
.
The
skin
on
myself
was
ripped
away
with
the
thorns
and
vines
.
Upon
the
bark
of
a
hundred
trees
did
that
beast
of
the
infernal
bump
,
and
cause
outrage
to
the
legs
of
mine
.
