. 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. in splints as soon as pos-sible, and he was carried, groaning with pain, into the cabin. In spite of the suffering he endured, he would not listento the surgeons advice, but roughly telling him to go ashoreand be d—d, he ordered the mate to cast off and haul outinto the river and make sail. This was done; we dropped down the river Thames andreached
. 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. in splints as soon as pos-sible, and he was carried, groaning with pain, into the cabin. In spite of the suffering he endured, he would not listento the surgeons advice, but roughly telling him to go ashoreand be d—d, he ordered the mate to cast off and haul outinto the river and make sail. This was done; we dropped down the river Thames andreached the Downs, where, as the wind was blowing upchannel from the westard, we came to an anchor, wind-bound. In the morning I commenced washing the table and otherlinen of the cabin, and, having finished, hung the articles todry in various places. One large table-cloth I fastened to the main try-sail-boomtopping-lift, where it got the full swing of the breeze, andthen rested, well content with my work. 66 REGATTA. In a few moments I noticed a whole fleet of small boatsset out from the shore of Deal and come toward us, wherewe lay at a considerable distance from other wind-boundvessels. At first I thought it was a regatta, and, shouting to the. 7 w r SWIPES IN A GIN-PALACE, LONDON. TROUBLE SIGNAL. 67 mate, I called his attention to the now rapidly-approachingboats, and said: Look ! Mr. Williams, look at the boat-race. Boat-race be d—d, said he gruffly ; just like a b—yKanuck to think that Deal luggers have no more savey thanto risk their skins boat-racing in a breeze like this. Butwhat the blazes are they up to, anyhow ? said he. At this moment three or four of the boats came withinhail, and, luffing up under our stern, began shouting inchorus: Brig, ahoy ! Brig, ahoy ! What do you want ? Whats the matter with you ? What the h—1 is the matter with yourselves ? Are youall drunk or crazy ? Who sent for you to come ? Who said anything was thematter with us, eh ? What are you fly
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