. 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. s commenced. Before leaving New Orleans I invested about five dollarsin a keg of whisky containing ten gallons, and, on thenight previous to the debarkation of the troops, it havingbeen diluted to make forty gallons, I sold it at the rate of adollar a glass, realizing the handsome sum of two thousanddollars. I have often thought that if all liquor d
. 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. s commenced. Before leaving New Orleans I invested about five dollarsin a keg of whisky containing ten gallons, and, on thenight previous to the debarkation of the troops, it havingbeen diluted to make forty gallons, I sold it at the rate of adollar a glass, realizing the handsome sum of two thousanddollars. I have often thought that if all liquor dealers fixup their stock in that way there is no wonder why so manyof them are rich. It is all profit to the seller—all loss tothe drinker, except a little sop for his fancy now and then,and a superstition that somehow it is good for him. After the surrender of Vera Cruz and San Juan de Ulloa,about ten days after it was invested and bombarded and CAPTAIN DRUMMOND. 281 our charter expired, we returned to New Orleans and werepaid off. While being paid, and my turn had arrived to go into thecabin for that purpose, Captain Drummond addressed methus : Davis, do you expect to be paid off or to be sent to BatonRouge, the Louisiana State prison ?. BATON ROUGE, LA. I asked him to explain, when he said : You broke open the store-room on deck, and did so anaso (enumerating what I had appropriated) coming down theriver. Yes, ± openea a room containing ships stores, andmarked so, but have not touched the captains private stores. 252 CAPTAIN DRUMMOND. My answer settled the matter. The logic of facts was enoughfor him. It was with regret that I read this notice of the death ofthat good man and sailor, who, although he tried to send meto Baton Rouge so he could pocket my pay, yet I owe himno grudge and am glad of the opportunity of reprinting somuch in his praise, for he deserved well of us all. Captain Robert R. Drummond, the last of a line ofveteran sea captains, and one of the best known
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