[NR] FW: [Ansteorran Royal Navy] Re: Dawn's Crisp Wind...

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----- Original Message ----
From: Lord Pooky <lord_pooky at hotmail.com>
To: The North of Ansteorra <northern at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 10:51:08 AM
Subject: [NR] FW: [Ansteorran Royal Navy] Re: Dawn's Crisp Wind...




> Re: Dawn's Crisp Wind... -->
> Posted by: "Tony Basore" murray_kinsman at yahoo.com  Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:59 pm (PST)

> HMS Esmerelda-at sea
> Ship's Log
> Officer of the Deck, first watch, twelth day out of port
> Lt.Bowman-OOD
> We set sail, 12 days ago, Ld Adm Haddock aboard, sole mission; find
> Commodore Lord Pooky.
> As usual, the Admiral has been on deck most of the night, barking
> order to the lookouts. lookouts posted at night due to the full moon.
> Admiral Haddock is as a man possessed. worrying about his friend.
> He has promised double rum ration for a week, and 19 gold soverigns
> to whoever spots Lord Pooky.
> The topmainmast watch has spotted a boat, adrift dead ahead, sent
> word to Adm Haddock, as per his standing orders.
> Topmainmast watch reports there is one soul aboard the boat.
> Admiral on Deck! he read log entry and proceeds to the bow.
>
> (aboard HMS Esmerelda, at sea, standing at the bowsprite)
>
> Adm Haddock: "Watch, do ye see this boat yet?"
>
> Watch: "Aye Admiral, it appears to be a ship's launch, the size of
> the one that was washed over the side of the Iron Lotus the night Ld
> Pooky went missing. One soul aboard, as reported."
>
> Adm Haddock: "Topmainmast watch, any more to report?"
>
> Topmainmast watch: "Aye Sir, the body in the boat is the right size,
> it COULD be Lord Pooky."
>
> Adm Haddock to bowsprite watch: Take my spyglass, lad, look closer."
>
> Bowsprite watch: "Aye, Aye sir." as he looks, he focuses the glass,
> and shouts,"ADMIRAL! It IS LORD POOKY! I see him clear as I can see
> you!"
>
> Haddock takes the glass back and looks for himself.
>
> ADM Haddock: "Leftenant Bowman, note the names of BOTH watches
> involved. They BOTH get a week of double rum, and each get 19 gold
> coin."
> "Leftenant, hold this course, and prepare a launch to retrieve his
> lordship, show me as officer in charge of the launch.
> Get the surgeon on deck, he will attend as well.
> Muster side boys and the senior Bosun to pipe the Commodore aboard.
> Look smart leftenant Bowman."
>
> Haddock returns to the bow and looks again through his glass.
> Unable to hold in his joy at finding his good friend, he shouts,
> "POOKMEISTER! Show a sign as to your condition!" He turns and
> barks, "Leftenant Bowman, more sail!"
> The Admiral returns to the launch being prepared, to wait until the
> ship is close enough to put them over the side.
>


> Re: Dawn's Crisp Wind... 
> Posted by: "Tony Basore" murray_kinsman at yahoo.com
> Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:43 am (PST)

> HMS ESmerelda-at sea
> Ship's log
> Officer of the Deck-first watch
> leftenant Bowman, OOD
> As the ship closed the distance between itself and the derelict
> launch, Admiral Haddock called out the order to "Reef Sail", and
> ordered the helmsman"Hard to PORT, Hard over, my man, make her
> timbers groan!"
> the ship was newarly dead in the water after that manouver, so the
> launch went over the side with the Admiral in command.
> Upon reaching the derelict, the doctor went over and examined the
> Commodore. He then confered with the ADmiral.
> While the doctor covered lord Pooky in blankets and soaked them
> with buckets of sea water, Admiral Haddock ordered two men into the
> derelict to assist the doctor, and had the rest take them in tow, and
> return to the Esmerelda, on the double quick.
> As he approached the ship, the Admiral ordered a stretcher and to
> have a stretcher-hoist rigged.
> I immedeately mustered the sideboys and bosun.
> Lord Pooky was the first to board the Esmerelda.
>
> Log entry: Commodore, Lord Pooky arrived aboard with proper pomp.
>
> Next aboard was the doctor, tending his patient, folowed by the
> Admiral, who ordered his lordship taken to the Admiral's own cabin.
> He then ordered his cook to stand by to assist the doctor as needed,
> and to be on hand should the Commodore awake and need food.
>
> This all taken care of, his next comment was in the calm voice of a
> man relieved to find his friend alive.
>
> "Leftenant Bowman, excellent job, by all hands. When you get both
> launches aboard and secured, inform the Captain to make his best
> couse and speed home."
> "OH! please pass my appreciation and thanks to the whole crew.
> when we return home, I will set up an evening in the Weeping
> Unicorn Inn, for all hands, my treat."
>

> Re: Dawn's Crisp Wind...
> ooooh stories
>
> *waits for more*
>
> Naima
>
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