lf, I always wake up whenever eight bells strike. This, of course, is from habit, and while I

beautiful face with loving eyes passed before me. I lay awake both times f

pale face annoyed me whenever I thought of it, and once I half made up my mind to

er aspect. I heard the black moke of a "doctor" singing in t

an ole C

wine round

whar de sun doa

ths of the fresh morning air a

"an' if that bloody naygur'll devote th' energy he's wastin', t'gettin' out some

doctor that might arise if breakfast didn't appear suddenly on the cabin table,

ng about what I had overheard in the saloon the day before, and nothing about Mr. Ropesend's reasons for sending us an inexperienced officer. I tried to talk of the skipp

out of pure combativeness, not to gratify his curiosity. I might also add that I could not have truthfully gratified it, even ha

ed toward young Brown. I now felt as though I were his protector. This sudden turn of affairs{24} caused such a revulsion from the prejudice I had against him-

e best of us-if I may be allowed to give myself my own rat

eved and ready to sail by the next afternoon or following mor

see about getting their baggage stowed, and in th

ardly had a chance to speak to the young man, but I foun

lors as were ever grouped on a deck. Norwegians, Swedes, Dagos, and Dutchmen of the lowest class, but there wasn't an English nor Amer

or work, and the second mate carried aft a dozen bot

into the stream while a few loungers and longshoremen, who were attracted by the bustle and noise at that

ship's head outward, when she cleared the dock. One of the men, a dark-faced{26} Spaniard, who was

fellow started to cast off while standing outside th

across the waist. He shot twenty feet into the air and,

ead or disabled when he rose, so he

h his breath, and waved his hand gracefully. Then, putting his thumb to his nose, he spread forth his fingers in a most aggravating manner at the skipper, who had the satisfaction

thrue Christian gentleman," muttered O'Toole, who ha

ld ever use, and called vainly for the crowd on the wharf to stop his man. Then coming to the sensible conclusion that it would be better to keep on tha

d he was a poor Christian because he was something of a gentleman. A man will find it ha

rbour, where we met the clipper Washington just coming into port. I recognized old Captain Foregaff as he sprang upon her poop-rail and waved his hand

Western Ocean was felt under the clipper's forefoot. The topsail yards were

ed the mainyards to put off the pilot. Then, clapping on every rag that would dra