. Spunyarn and spindrift : a sailor boy's log of a voyage out and home in a china tea-clipper. duced a list of the novices, which wasgiven to the barber, who then proceeded to call out thenames. It happened that the first to be summoned was BillyLooney, so he went up to Neptune and was introducedwith great solemnity. I am vewy pwoud, said he, to be pwesented to somighty a potentate as your Woyal Highness, and twustyou will accept my humble offewing of a bottle ofgwog. So he was made free of the ocean, and had a bucket ofwater thrown over him. Then Baby was called, and when he went up on thehat
. Spunyarn and spindrift : a sailor boy's log of a voyage out and home in a china tea-clipper. duced a list of the novices, which wasgiven to the barber, who then proceeded to call out thenames. It happened that the first to be summoned was BillyLooney, so he went up to Neptune and was introducedwith great solemnity. I am vewy pwoud, said he, to be pwesented to somighty a potentate as your Woyal Highness, and twustyou will accept my humble offewing of a bottle ofgwog. So he was made free of the ocean, and had a bucket ofwater thrown over him. Then Baby was called, and when he went up on thehatch, Neptunes wife picked him up and set him on her 70 SPUNYARN AND SPINDRIFT. lap, and they slung a bucket of water over the pair otthem. Then it was my turn, and Edwards carried me downoff the poop, and Neptune and all the rest quite forgottheir parts, and came crowding round to shake hands inthe gentlest possible way, until the doctor came andsaid his patient was not to be excited, and so Neptunehimself sprinkled a few drops of salt water on my face,and proclaimed me one of his CHAPTER VI. JACK GUDGEONS YARN.
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