The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-10
CHAPTER xviii

The captain put his cup down. tlet.u,
was empty, offered 70 brew another iou,
but he thanked me and said uo. adIin,..,
niiicantly that he would have n1 mora hon.
by which he meant that be would b-e,, FAM,
himself IN his own ship anon ThoGrrkB.g
made him cheerful and good nafur,i %.
recommended that We should go on deck mai
set about trans-shppmg while the wos,t,,
held, for be was an old hand u faes, .,..
and never trusted the skies longer tdana
quarter of an hour
This here list. says he. swami, r.r..i.
ing, and thatll follow our casin' ofthaL.I-
YES" said !. "and / should D. m..b.,
thankful II some 81 Your men would .,. I'D
clear aloft for me, that we might start ,,...
running rigging thaill travel. ran,,an.
that'll reyolve and sails that D spread"
"Oh, We'll manage that Tor YOU aiIt,
Truly shes been bad fro1c-ycry laI l-.r.
burned If ever see a worse freeze"
So saying. be called 90 .ill. who -,r..I
the principal man II the boats cross. anal
gave him some directions AMI inmoil...,
afterward all the men entered thc boat anl
rowed away TO the ship
While they Were absent carried tha can
tain into the hold and left HIN 90 oy0-b...
IL. told him that all the SPLITS. provision.
and the like were in the hold and hzarft,
which was true enough-wantiuE to k0.r
him out of the run though. thank, o. t.
precaution had taken. | was in no fear even
# he should penetrate 50 deep M Hfor.
he came out five and-twenty stout fIl.e.
arrived IN four boats from the shIr. 1ri
when We went on deck we found them ..r,
the rounds of the vessel. scraping tle cun,i.
get view Of them, peering down tte com
panion, overhaUling the forecastle sell. as 81
call the hollow beyond the forca.,le and
staring alogt with their faces full ~ -rnnm.
wonder The captain sang Quito them
and they all mustered aft
Now, lads, said be- there b.. johte
fore you-a big job for Cape Horn. mean
and you'll have % slip through DO "a, Do yoa
was grease When done there'll Boz "A oaru-o
ami I'll warrant ye an such sup thar Or,
most romantic among Yell never ca,t aa.
other p.nin- thought DO the direction fOaf
mothers milk
Having delivered this preface. he lIg.I
the men into Two gangs 0"c. urI.r
b0atswau. o. attend @. f.er u. ...r OBJ.
canvas of the ioc. ret fa, lluf 1nI f.. ..n
STAINS 20 work. and ,,. ODD r.lF ..r .fa-
SAL oa the Schooner. the other un.. ..
second mate 20 get tackles nl0i- ari .Hf,
out the cargo, taking care o. trim ship aI.
so dong
They fell 90 their -evcra, jobs w.fhH HI.
lis the habit az our rouufrFmDn t1 ,n...a-
ls....
ever they win battle az ,el B, is iy tHr i.II
Of British reneeades but this Ir'r
after witnessing tLe smar,no-. U t0.e.
Yankee whalemcn. | would .u.n.r ,.ar,
the English than the Americans W.f. .l0'I
illness, came the nautical m0.-, o. ti. tf
nations ever before mc - .,.ileaa.. II
had the matches open, tacs.., ..,it 1Ul n...
AT work below while shc mariners si o,t,f
countries would have hoau stauiIn. I..l..
ON and "jawng' upon the course fo B..
taken Some ovcTGu the fabric a'.t
clearing. cutting away. pounding mtl.
the Ice ny ln storms. others ,Noat.I t.D,..
STAINS till they cllnkel. others iDl -D iIf
pumps. working with hammer and lel.r
of boiling water TIE wouIr.u- ,I
schooner wa, never mNer-uo. DOT .l t..
hey day of her lac WHOM bier gum. u...
blazing and beer people yelling.
A. half-past three DID tue afternoon o..
breeze began 20 sit in dark curl, uno1 %,
water. and there was evidence enough i1 90
hazinoss in the west and in the loom 40 ti'
shoulders If yapor in the dark blu ob-ur
there. TO warrant ,ackful for tlh e4ri.
presently.
Il reckon says q, captain o. me aitr
looking into the wet. that wed l-t inrt
of now There's snow and wini .oud..
and we'd better see all snug while tuerr
time
tie called 10 one Of the men o. tell the s'-
oud mate 20 come up from below ard 30 tt'
matches on, and bringing ne % tle raul d.
pointed 20 a boat. and asked Il that NDli
do, ! said YES. and thanked him heartily iN
the eift. which was handsome ! must ,a'
the boat being a very g.od one though.
10 be- sure, Lc had got many times Do, value
out OF tho schooner, and "a party ~ mon H'n'
forthwith told on t. get the boat boosted ani
slowed
Tho captain then shook nae d. tae tani.
and. clllu- farewell o. wilkinson aAt 'l.
re-ro,s. scrambled into the chains "i
dropped iu,D DIS boat. very A.'4ly satl-lH. B
max. uo doubt. with tlc tu-ina boz i.la.l.
that day.
ALats crew were lcft h'hnl o. h..p 4-
b. make sail. But the weather loosnr nr
wat wild n the west. with the red t-., i
the sun among the clouds there. and tl.o1s
heayc II the swell running into s'Ai'
crimson under the sun. and then ho"a- oli
dusky again, got them o. treble reef iu'
mainsail and hoist BE-, and then thauAiis
them. advised them g. be- 0f We gave them
a cheer when they started which they o.
turned. and then, putting Cromwell o. inr
tiler. 1 went forward with the Others ih
set the tope,,i and forestry sail .thc ,rris-l
living furled). which would be- show enough
Of canvas tlll | saw what tho weather 80
like. kept the topsail aback, waiting iof d"
bout 10 arrive with my chart, and n icN
minutes the boat We had che,r,d cilfL'N
with what | wanted.
Meanwhile they vcr0 shortenn1 ti 'N
the whaler. and. though she was h' i'AD.'.
Yet tell you found her rs pttlf SID. -
any ship had ever bshe.d CAS- -' i' "i'"
her maiutopgaliantsnl cle~ei up. Li i't
sail wards on tine cape. ana thc h,ll- 0. 'l."
knottiug the reef points showing t...' 'f'.
,h.. ,,ai.. cloths her hull Nnlflur lr ... tt