The innocents abroad; . at overgrown pirate with the whiskers and thediscordant voice ? Its Capt. Bursley—executive officer—sailing-master. I loitered about awhile, and then, for want of somethingbetter to do, fell to carving a railing with my knife. Some-*body said, in an insinuating, admonitory voice : JSTow say—my friend—dont you know any better thanto be whittling the ship all to pieces that way ? You ought toknow better than that. I went back and found the deck-sweep °. Who is that smooth-faced animated outrage yonder in thefine clothes ? Thats Capt. L****, the owner of the ship—hes one o
The innocents abroad; . at overgrown pirate with the whiskers and thediscordant voice ? Its Capt. Bursley—executive officer—sailing-master. I loitered about awhile, and then, for want of somethingbetter to do, fell to carving a railing with my knife. Some-*body said, in an insinuating, admonitory voice : JSTow say—my friend—dont you know any better thanto be whittling the ship all to pieces that way ? You ought toknow better than that. I went back and found the deck-sweep °. Who is that smooth-faced animated outrage yonder in thefine clothes ? Thats Capt. L****, the owner of the ship—hes one ofthe main bosses. 36 TRANSGRESSING THE LAWS. In the course of time I brought up on the starboard side ofthe pilot-house, and found a sextant lying on a bench. ]^ow,I said, they take the sun through this thing; I shouldthink I might see that vessel through it, I had hardly got itto my eye when some one touched me on the shoulder andsaid, deprecatingly: Ill have to get you to give that to me. Sir. If theres any. THE OLD PIRATE. thing youd like to know about taking the sun, Id as soontell you as not—but I dont like to trust any body withthat instrument. If you want any figuring done— -^ye-aye. Sir! He was gone, to answer a call from the other side. Jsought the deck-sweep: Who is that spider-legged gorilla yonder with the sanctLmonious countenance? Its Capt. Jones, Sir—the chief mate. TRANSGRESSING THE LAWS. 37 Well. This goes clear away ahead of any thing I everheard of before. Do you—now I ask you as a man and abrother—do you think I could venture to throw a rock herein any given direction without hitting a captain of this ship ? Well, Sir, I dont know—I think likely youd fetch thecaptain of the watch, may be, because hes a-standing rightyonder in the way. I went below—meditating, and a little down-hearted. Ithought, if five cooks can spoil a broth, what may not five cap-tains do with a pleasure excursion. CHAPTEE lY. WE plowed along bravely for a week or
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