. Yankee ships and Yankee sailors : tales of 1812 . th sides of his jaws atonce. The last t leave his sinkin ship. Thatswell an proper. The young man — for he was scarcely more thanthirty — needed some assistance up the side, forCaptain Ezras boot-heel had come nigh to stavingin his chest. Naow, foller me, young man, Captain Ezracontinued, walking toward the quarter-deck. Heascended the ladder to the poop, and the drippingfigure, a little weak in the knees, guarded by a boat-steerer armed with a harpoon, obeyed and the Captain turned to meet him he noticed thatthe man in uniform st
. Yankee ships and Yankee sailors : tales of 1812 . th sides of his jaws atonce. The last t leave his sinkin ship. Thatswell an proper. The young man — for he was scarcely more thanthirty — needed some assistance up the side, forCaptain Ezras boot-heel had come nigh to stavingin his chest. Naow, foller me, young man, Captain Ezracontinued, walking toward the quarter-deck. Heascended the ladder to the poop, and the drippingfigure, a little weak in the knees, guarded by a boat-steerer armed with a harpoon, obeyed and the Captain turned to meet him he noticed thatthe man in uniform still had his side-arms. Ill trouble you for that thar fancy blubber-knife,young man, he said, ccan then Ill talk t officer detached his sword from his belt andhanded it over. He had not offered yet to say aword. Naow, said Captain Ezra, holding the swordbehind his back, who be ye, an what d yer want ?as I observed before. Im Lieutenant Levison of His Majestys brigBadger Waal, ye ought to be ashamed of yourself,broke in Captain Ezra. ASTO. The Men behind the Times 47 I am, responded the young man. You maybelieve that, truly. Waal, what dye mean by attackin a peacefulwhaler ? Why, dont you know ? replied the officer,with an expression of astonishment. Know what ? That theres a war between England andAmerica ? Dew tell! ejaculated Captain Steele, huskily,almost dropping his pipe. He stepped forward tothe break of the poop. Captain Dewey, he shouted, this here fellersays thars a war. So these folks have been tellin, answered theCaptain of the Elijah Mason; but I dont believeit. Theyre pirates; thats what they be. Gosh, I guess thats so, said Captain Ezra. I reckon youre pirates, turning to the officer, I haint heard tell of no war. We are not pirates, hotly returned the youngman. Damn your insolence, Im an officer of HisBritannic Majesty, King George! Tush, tush! no swearin aboard this was you goin to do, rowin off to us ? The officer remained silent, fuming in
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