. 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. see howsad and melancholy he looks, and, by the way, he does notsing. Poor fellow ! It has always been a wonder to me how these outsidebarbarians contrive to exist. They must be a miserablelot: all artificial, eyes, teeth, hair, legs, hands, everythingartificial. Bah! lets go home and burn joss paper as aprotection against evil demons. We were well
. 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. see howsad and melancholy he looks, and, by the way, he does notsing. Poor fellow ! It has always been a wonder to me how these outsidebarbarians contrive to exist. They must be a miserablelot: all artificial, eyes, teeth, hair, legs, hands, everythingartificial. Bah! lets go home and burn joss paper as aprotection against evil demons. We were well paid for our days tramp ashore in Canton,where there is much life and great activity. The next daythe pilot came on board early; ship was unmoored with awill, for we were homeward bound, and, the wind beingfavorable that same night, we were breasting the billows ofthe China seas, heading for the Straits of Sunda and AnjerPoint, where we dropped anchor and furled sails. We remained off Anjer two days, bartering in the usualstyle for monkeys, birds, and other curiosities. The shiprecruited with yams, fruits, joggery, and sweet potatoes,poultry, eggs, etc. When we had gotten through with ourshopping, orders were issued from the quarter-deck to. 38o CANTON.
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