. 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. ir, and her spotless canvas yielding to the wooing ofthe amorous breeze, while her black funnels pour forth a torrent ofsmoke, and her great screws churn the water into spray, he fully expects,as he pauses in his work to see her pass by, that in answer to his cap-tains signal the meteor flag of England, or the ever glorious Stars andStripes, shall b
. 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. ir, and her spotless canvas yielding to the wooing ofthe amorous breeze, while her black funnels pour forth a torrent ofsmoke, and her great screws churn the water into spray, he fully expects,as he pauses in his work to see her pass by, that in answer to his cap-tains signal the meteor flag of England, or the ever glorious Stars andStripes, shall be flung to the breeze. The reader having patiently gone this far, may take breath and veryreasonably say : Why this glorification of Northern nations ? Well, I shall answer as a sailor should, very candidly. It is because Iam one of them by birth, training, long service, and affection; havewitnessed their skill, their courage in danger, and their uncomplainingfortitude amid the most trying hardships, and have in their companyvisited many a land, and sailed on almost every sea. Having said so much, I think it time to reveal my own identity andgive my readers an idea of the trials and pleasures of a life on the bound-less Ocean. GEORGE AT THE WHEEL
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