Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-07
CHAPTER XXVIII,

I STRIKE A BARGAIN WITH THE YANKEE.
 The captain put his cup down; the bowl was empty; I offered to brew another forum, but he thanked me and said no, adding sig nifcantly that he would have no more here by which he meant that he would brew for himself in his own ship anon. The drink had made him cheerful and good natured. He recommended that we should go on deck and set about trans-shipplng while the weather held, for he was an old hand in these seas and never trusted the skies longer than a quarter of an hour.
 "This here ist," says he, "wants remedy ing, and that1l follow our easin' of the hold ,"
 "Yes," said I, land I should be mighty thankful if some of your men would see all clear aloft for me, that we might start with running rigging that1l travel, capstans thatll revolve, and sails that'n spread"
 "Oh, we'll manage that for you," said he. ''Tru-ly she's been bad froze-very bad froze Durned if ever see a worse freeze"
 So saying, he called to Bill, who seemed the principal man of the boats crew, and gave him some directions, and immediately afterward all the men entered the boat and rowed away to the ship.
 While they were absent carried the cap tain into the hold and left him to overhaul
 
 and the like were in the hold and lazarette, which was true enough-wanting to keep him out of the run-though, thanks to the precaution had taken, I was in no fear even if he should penetrate so deep aft. Before he came out five-and-twenty stout fellows arrived in four boats from the ship, and when we went on deck we found them going the rounds of the vessel scraping the guns to get view of them, peer1ng down the con- panion, overhauling the forecastle we'll, as I call the hollow beyond the forecastle, and staring aloft with their faces full of grinning wonder. The captain sang out to them, and they all mustered aft.
 "Now, lads," said he, t'there a big job be- fore you-a big job for Cape Horn, I mean and you'll have to slip through it as if you was grease. When done there'l be a carouse and I'll warrant ye all such sup that the most romantic among yell never cast an. other pining thought in the direction O your mothers milk"
 Having delivered this preface, he divided the men into two gangs-one, under the boatswain, to attend to the rigging, clear the | canvas of the ice, get the pumps and the cap l stans to work, and see ah ready for getting | sail on the schooner; the other, under the second mate, to get tackles aloft and break out the cargo, taking care to trim ship while l so doing.
 They fell to their several jobs with will 'Tis the habit of our countrymen to sheer al the Americans as sailors, affirming that il ever they win battle at sea it is by the helt of British renegades. But this I protest after witnessing the smartness of thost Yankee whalemen, I would sooner charge the English than the Americans with lubber 1iness, came the nautical merits of the two nations ever before me to decide upon They had the matches open, tackles aloft and mer at work below while the mariners of othe, countries would have been standing looking on and "jawing" upon the course to bt taken. Some overran the fabric aloft