. 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. JIM BARNEY. 367 We were laden with a selected cargo suitable for theChinese market, as well as some for the Sandwich Islands. We had, on finishing our lading, hauled off from thewharf, and dropped anchor in the bay a cables length fromshore, for the double purpose of bending sails, etc., anddoing such work as was required preparatory to weighinganch
. 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. JIM BARNEY. 367 We were laden with a selected cargo suitable for theChinese market, as well as some for the Sandwich Islands. We had, on finishing our lading, hauled off from thewharf, and dropped anchor in the bay a cables length fromshore, for the double purpose of bending sails, etc., anddoing such work as was required preparatory to weighinganchor and receiving our new crew, and thus removingthem from shore influences and the effects of whisky drink-ing. In a few days they became more docile and 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
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