CAPTAIN HARRISON MAYCROFT

MOTHER RACHEL III
Sea Level, N.C., July 27, 1998

...I remember the steward came in the saloon one day at lunchtime on a Sunday, you know, he says, 'gentlemen, how's the turkey?', and he had a towel wrapped round his head like a turban... so, the chief engineer, he says, 'my God, steward, what's the towel around your head for?'.... 'oh, you'll find out chief!' and off he goes...he was called Mother Rachel then ... he's about six foot two and an ex-prizefighter, he's a real brawler when he wants to be, a tough son of a gun.... that night he comes in... 'gentlemen, how are the steaks?' ....chief says 'my God, look at his hair, it's BLOND!'.... Rachel says 'chief' he says, 'I took a survey and I found out, gentlemen prefer blondes' and off he goes...

CAPTAIN HARRISON MAYCROFT