. Recollections of a sea wanderer's life; an autobiography of an old-time seaman who has sailed in almost every capacity before and abaft the mast, in nearly every quarter of the globe, and under the flags of four of the principal maritime nations. ese government boats, each with anofficial in her, came from the shore, and forbid the captainto proceed any further in shore. His boat then ran in be-tween the two Japanese, who closed on him, when he raisedan official in each hand out of the stern-sheets, and keptthem under water till they were drowned like rats, thenpulled aboard the Roman, and f
. Recollections of a sea wanderer's life; an autobiography of an old-time seaman who has sailed in almost every capacity before and abaft the mast, in nearly every quarter of the globe, and under the flags of four of the principal maritime nations. ese government boats, each with anofficial in her, came from the shore, and forbid the captainto proceed any further in shore. His boat then ran in be-tween the two Japanese, who closed on him, when he raisedan official in each hand out of the stern-sheets, and keptthem under water till they were drowned like rats, thenpulled aboard the Roman, and filled away on his was related to me by an eye-witness, and, judging fromthe huge muscular development of Captain Benson, I couldwell believe in the truth of the story. I had no difficulty in landing my silks from the ship,the customs authorities not being so strict in those days; 258 INDIA SHAWLS. and shortly afterward, with the silk shawls under my arm,entering a dry-goods store in Pearl street, near Maiden lane,was offered three dollars for each shawl, at which I closedthe sale, and disposed of the balance of my cargo at myleisure at good prices all round. I had also about onehundred and fifty Java sparrows, and a few ordinary. ANJER BEAUTY. monkeys, with a white one or two, if I recollect aright, allof which I sold at good prices, so that, with my pay, I foundmyself the sole owner of about fifteen hundred dollars—quitea millionaire in my imagination. And now, what could I do better then visit my nativecity, Montreal, and disport myself as an independent gentle-man living on his means? MONTREAL. 259 I was astounded at, I may say, the advanced state ofcivilization my fellow-townsmen had attained during myabsence, as compared with their mode of life when I firstwent to sea. For, whereas, at that time the ground floorsof the houses of the working classes were bare, and withoutwooden floors, and scantily covered with furniture of rudeand ancient construction, now, w
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