. 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. HINDOO COW AND CALF. With the crew aboard who had come alongside and leapedon deck, presenting a grotesque appearance, some with abrace of revolvers thrust in their belt, some with a revolverand a huge bowie knife or two, others with a stiletto in theback of their shirt in a sheath inside, and some with trouserstucked in their boots disclosing bowie
. 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. HINDOO COW AND CALF. With the crew aboard who had come alongside and leapedon deck, presenting a grotesque appearance, some with abrace of revolvers thrust in their belt, some with a revolverand a huge bowie knife or two, others with a stiletto in theback of their shirt in a sheath inside, and some with trouserstucked in their boots disclosing bowie knives and revolversin their boot legs, and all with a determined, devil-may-care look in the eye. Our two days of sight-seeing (half a day for me) came to. JIM BARNEY. 369 an end, and with it the order to heave up anchor, and awaywe went across the wide Pacific. We were favored withboth wind and weather, for it was neither hot nor cold, butjust good for sailing, and for days together, and once for aweek, we hardly made or shortened sail, or stirred tacksheet, or braces and halliards. Then we put the ship torights, cleaned up everything, and had plenty of time foryarns, and there was the usual variety. One man in mywatch had sailed to China three voyages for tea, and wehad early in this voyage in the Flying Cloud made acquaint-ance and exchanged our experiences. He sailed out ofProvidence, Rhode Island, when tea was imported therealmost to the exclusion of other ports in this wharf is well known there now, but is no longerfrequented by the tea trade. He said that he and his brother had saved up a littlemoney, and decided to go into the country and buy a they went up into Cayuga county, in York State,and bought a hund
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