A young woman in New York was so depressed that she decided to end her life by throwing herself into the ocean. She went down to the docks, and was about to leap into the frigid water, when a handsome young sailor happened by.
He saw her tottering on the edge of the pier, crying, and took pity on her. "You have so much to live for," he said, "my ship is off for the Mediterranean in the morning, and if you'd like, I can stow you away, and you can get off at Gibraltar."
"We won't tell the Captain," the sailor said, "because he'd get angry and throw you off the ship, and throw me in the brig."
"I'll take good care of you," promised the sailor, "I'll bring you food every day. I'll keep you happy, and you'll keep me happy."
The girl agreed. after all, what did she have to lose? Perhaps a fresh start in Europe would give her life a new meaning.
That night the sailor threw a Jacob's ladder over the stern, so the girl could sneak aboard. Quickly he hid under a tarp in a life boat. From then on, every night he brought her three sandwiches, a carton of milk, and some fruit, and they made passionate love until dawn.
Two weeks later, during a surprise inspection, she was discovered by the Captain. "What are you doing here?" asked the Captain.
"I have an arrangement with one of your sailors," she explained. "I get food and a trip to Europe, and he gets to screw me."
"He certainly is," the Captain said, "this is the Staten Island Ferry."
He saw her tottering on the edge of the pier, crying, and took pity on her. "You have so much to live for," he said, "my ship is off for the Mediterranean in the morning, and if you'd like, I can stow you away, and you can get off at Gibraltar."
"We won't tell the Captain," the sailor said, "because he'd get angry and throw you off the ship, and throw me in the brig."
"I'll take good care of you," promised the sailor, "I'll bring you food every day. I'll keep you happy, and you'll keep me happy."
The girl agreed. after all, what did she have to lose? Perhaps a fresh start in Europe would give her life a new meaning.
That night the sailor threw a Jacob's ladder over the stern, so the girl could sneak aboard. Quickly he hid under a tarp in a life boat. From then on, every night he brought her three sandwiches, a carton of milk, and some fruit, and they made passionate love until dawn.
Two weeks later, during a surprise inspection, she was discovered by the Captain. "What are you doing here?" asked the Captain.
"I have an arrangement with one of your sailors," she explained. "I get food and a trip to Europe, and he gets to screw me."
"He certainly is," the Captain said, "this is the Staten Island Ferry."
