Two years before the mast; a personal narrative of life at sea . s, a fine, active, well-made young fellow,instantly threw off everything but his duck trowsers, andputting the letter into his hat, swam off, after the , the wind was very light and the vessel wasgoing slowly, so that, although she was nearly a mile offwhen he started, he gained on her rapidly. He wentthrough the water leaving a wake like a small certainly never saw such swimming before. They sawhim coming from the deck, but did not heave-to, suspectingthe nature of his errand; yet, the wind continui
Two years before the mast; a personal narrative of life at sea . s, a fine, active, well-made young fellow,instantly threw off everything but his duck trowsers, andputting the letter into his hat, swam off, after the , the wind was very light and the vessel wasgoing slowly, so that, although she was nearly a mile offwhen he started, he gained on her rapidly. He wentthrough the water leaving a wake like a small certainly never saw such swimming before. They sawhim coming from the deck, but did not heave-to, suspectingthe nature of his errand; yet, the wind continuing light,he swam alongside and got on board, and delivered his let-ter. The captain read the letter, told the Kanaka there wasno answer, and giving him a glass of brandy, left him tojump overboard and find the best of his way to the Kanaka swam in for the nearest point of land, and, inabout an hour, made his appearance at the did not seem at all fatigued, had made three or fourdollars, got a glass of brandy, and was in fine spirits. The. ONE OF THE KANAKAS. PUTTING THE LETTERINTO HIS HAT. SWAM OFF AFTER THE VESSEL day, saile*San Bias ancven ashore at Soying at San of h- •?? ??^^ •- - ^^ c--^-^ illies, • od for?; shegL ?f the ha: ae beach, -t. .• , - -,er her; but there being 9immd 3HT qwiiTju^ .i-MMW/^ s9W flPai^*^ ~ * \me, active, well-made younc , orancoi his whe nearest p ?appearanc/ iiey saw . suspecting .,,.. light. !>d delivered his • icKanal: ?
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