. The Argonauts of California, being the reminiscences of scenes and incidents that occurred in California in early mining days;. ny with the gale. It was absolutely necessary that that blockshould again be placed and securely lashed upon the end of theyard, of which fact all the officers of the ship were well aware ; butwhere was the sailor who had the courage to go out upon the end ofthat yard, when, as the ship rolled, the extreme end where theblock was to be lashed was out of sight, became buried in thewhite foam of the huge billows ? The Captain ordered no one toperform the dangerous duty
. The Argonauts of California, being the reminiscences of scenes and incidents that occurred in California in early mining days;. ny with the gale. It was absolutely necessary that that blockshould again be placed and securely lashed upon the end of theyard, of which fact all the officers of the ship were well aware ; butwhere was the sailor who had the courage to go out upon the end ofthat yard, when, as the ship rolled, the extreme end where theblock was to be lashed was out of sight, became buried in thewhite foam of the huge billows ? The Captain ordered no one toperform the dangerous duty, but asked the first mate, who washolding fast upon the rigging near, if any man would volunteer todo it ? The mate, who was naturally of a modest and quiet disposi-tion, raised his eyes aloft to the yard, then to the surging billows be- THE ARGONAUTS OF CALIFORXIA. 29 low, thought of his loved ones at home, and very modestly declined,with thanks. The second mate, a big, burly seaman, turned hisport eye toward the chief mate, concluded that he had a level head,and concurred for similar reasons. Our Captain, finding that no. AX ABLE COMMANDER. one on board of the ship was willing to perform the dangerous duty,remarked that he should then be compelled to do it himself. Tak-ing the huge block, slung to his shoulder, he mounted aloft outupon the yard, where he succeeded in lashing it securely in itsplace, although not without a great deal of trouble and ship swung off again before the gale, and all danger was past. CHAPTER IV. Arrival in Callao—The Relics of the Earthquake—the FrolicWITH THE English Officers—Target Shooting—The Calm—Water Spouts—The Shark. THE ships course was now directed towards the port of Callao,Peru, where we arrived about the loth of August. Weremained in this port about eight days, visiting in the meantimethe beautiful city of Lima located at the foot of the mountains, afew miles inland, and a portion of the earth where a rain-storm i
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