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Show I I :! fo n r 1 nor s lt ow c < l-n1 > on a ] 1 i ll s i d <' • 1 t w a.. · < 1 \' i 11 a o· < , J .~ . closl'tl in abo\'C tlH' s1Hn·c-light, :t1Hl hi<l on Jny oars aud Jloal<·<l. ,\ :-' I \Ycnt hy, I sec iL W<t.' a. lant ern ha11ging on the jackstai'C of a donhlc-h ull ferry-hnal . l l-:1 ki nuned a ron nd for the wa 1· ·l11n:m, a-won<lering w1H're:11)on1 .· lH' .'lcpt ; ancl by-ancl-by I founcl l1im roosting on th biU!-i, f'nl'\\·:tnl, wiLh l1ts h cacl cln\vn hc'lween l 1 i~ / ".IIELLO, WJIAT'::) l.'"P ?" i I knees. I gi vc his · ·houltler two or Lhr c little shoves, a111 l begun to cry. lie stilT d up, in l::iec it was only 1n )' h he ·ay . : a kincl of a 'tartlish way; but \vhen 11 (' took a gooll gap and stretch, and t h<'n "Ilello, what'· up? Don'L cry, bub. \Y'"lutl' · th trouble?'' I ay ·: "Pa.p, <UHliuam, and si . , and--'' 'l'h n I brok do\vn. II . nys : 113 "Oh, dang it, now, don't tak' on s , vv· tronbl . and thi ._ 'n ·n olnP out all rjght. all has to h a\·r our \Yhar.' t hr I nat tl'r with ' m? · "'l'h<'y'r - i h ey'r -arr you the wHtclnnan oft he· boat?·· ")."'"('R;' he say., kin(l of prrtty-well- ,·atisfi cl lik<'. "rn1 th captain an(l 1 he own er, and the n1atc, and 1 h pilot and watch1nan, ancl h 0cul <1<' ·k-hund : and :o1ncti1n .'I n1 t hP frejaht b and pa ·s nger:. I ain't a: ri ·h as olcl Jin1 1 Lorn back, aucl l cau·t- b :o lla tn e' g lH'rou · and go <1 to '1\nn J)ic 1\. an tl ] larry as what h e.. i . , ;nHl :lmn around monc'y the way he· do s; hnt, I'v tol c1 hi1n n Jnan y :t 1 i1n 'L I wouldn't trad<• p lnc .' \Vi lh hiln; for, says r, a sailor's life'~:; t hf' life for JlH', HlHl I rn clerll l'<l if I'(l li \T two 1nilc out. ' town, when' il1 en~ aiu't 11ot h i11g vcr gojn' on not for all hi. . ponduli ·ks aucl a.' lll w:h Jn or , on top of it. F\nys I ., I hrok in and . <1)'.' : ~ Th y'rc in an awfnl pc ·k of trouble', nncl--'' ' 1 Vho is? " "\Vhy, pap, nn<l 1nmn, and si!-i, ancl ::\Ti ~: I fook<•r ; :mel if' yon\1 iake your ferry-hoat an<l go np there--'' ~ l p wh rc? \Vherr nn' t h<·y '? ., On thP wr ck.'' \\That \\T0Ck ? ., ' \Yhy, t h 0r ain't hnL nr.' ' What, you <l n 't 111 ;>an t h ) lVu lle1· ). cut! ! ,. Y ,. rs. ' Good land! what ar ., lhcy <loiu' Lhe1 ·e for graeion.: sak .· ( ., "\Vell, th y didn't go i h 'r a-purpo.· ." "I bet th y didn't! \Vhy, gr at goodnc s tll('re ain't no chance for ' m if th y don't g t off mighty qui ·k! \Y'hy, how in th nati n did th y v r git into uch a scrape?'' I |