After Two Or Three Hours Of Constant
Labor At The Windlass, Heaving And "Yo Ho!"-Ing With All Our Might,
We brought up an anchor, with the Loriotte's small bower fast to it,
Having cleared this and let it go,
And cleared our hawse, we soon
got our other anchor, which had dragged half over the harbor.
"Now," said Wilson, "I'll find you a good berth;" and setting both
the topsails, he carried us down, and brought us to anchor, in
handsome style, directly abreast of the hide-house which we were to
use. Having done this, he took his leave, while we furled the sails,
and got our breakfast, which was welcome to us, for we had worked
hard, and it was nearly twelve o'clock. After breakfast, and until
night, we were employed in getting out the boats and mooring ship.
After supper, two of us took the captain on board the Lagoda.
As he came alongside, he gave his name, and the mate, in the
gangway, called out to the captain down the companion-way -
"Captain T - - - has come aboard, sir!" "Has he brought his brig
with him?" said the rough old fellow, in a tone which made itself
heard fore and aft. This mortified our captain a little, and it
became a standing joke among us for the rest of the voyage.
The captain went down into the cabin, and we walked forward and
put our heads down the forecastle, where we found the men at supper,
"Come down, shipmates!
Enter page number
PreviousNext
Page 167 of 618
Words from 45614 to 45866
of 170236
