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CHAPTER XII
LIFE IN THE srEERAoh.
After everything. was cleaned, up on deck
and we resumed the usual routine of ships
duties; the old man called me a att @ and said;
Soss aXsys; Wv s, WI get the seSentS:hith 10y
An And thus / received my first promotion.
Ny chest was soon IN its new place. and my
duties were puSh easier nai was e exeSMpt from
sseeb We scrubbed bed decks deh handled bucket instead
OF a broom. and was y sort Of petty officer. My
to and %
Lights trimmed and burning brightly at night.
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sell; 1s dn and killed ks Whale. whish was SMALL
or reduced to the forecastle. We were In the
,Hs snd Ike seemed much easier to
As the season was now over for sperm
whales, we gladly squared away one morning
company with her until mt, Ye reached Vac Vac.
large seSoo o! sklpjaoe and aiSst @ sR Kept
us company. disappearing at shutdown and as
bows as Bowed aioHe soD IN The noHf1
trades: We caught enough ,sklpjacks TO MI
On th. Th The
hooked. and, when the fisherman pulls his
whieh HE dsst efs shers
eral men are kept busy splitting and sailing
One old ,skipjsck steadily refused to bite.
book. and one day ths ,maee dHyted "a iron At
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ssoS set Fs'Se
the masthead was hoard. and we we're soon
se to What "a ed to ,Is, & large
grow nearly to the waters edge. aud the land
Is very low. which accounts for the illusion.
aft, and ! went aloit to relieve my chum at the
masthead. From my lofty perch | had an ex-
soon were threading o our w way ] among ei number I
nut trees. and surrounded in nearly every case
leaving q long line Of white foam behind them
Insi the reef the water was smooth as a
out in marked contrast to the deep blue Of the
water which l have never seen eIunlled in
intensity IN any , other part Of the world.
until at length we passed through narrow
while from every quarter came the tis; nativc
canoes. with their curious outriggers, each
ss Sste to es eat hs s Se! t. 3s S 6ay
As we stayed here over a. month. was
and customs Of the people. who seldom are
mentioned In print.
the e ths shp has
broien they did not attemcs to ess come eAay any
our rails like monkey. Fine-lookinc brawny
color. and their broad shoulders. shapely
limbs. and pleasant faces impress one favor
Not having been informed Of their customs.
I was quite unprcpared to reply when fine
looking natiye rushed up to me and seizing
my band and smiling PLEASANTLY. said
was utterly If sEG at loss wha. to reply 50 said
with him which nothing could induce him to
1T Their l laInguse Is ysry simple and the alpha.
r not being one Of them, and consequently
what my as1uaintance meant to say was You
,,ny ,,ny ar.shu' US they Invariably substitute ~
=, When shp comes into the harbor 1t is every
orirend. / found il very.ono sided arrange. aaS
sxsyss Tt M sd sS S %EsS
thing the tSs eoad s"sS orn %heH Re
the Whole but no brbs from sny ather
member OF the crew could Induce him to part
With the traipg RI teIsin his cargo The
sailor Is under no obligation to give anything
In return the simple natiye trusting to the
bin ha Ias;o In some WAY He Will meyer grumble q
only makes one stipulation. and nd that IS that hat
himself II this Is done lie Invariably ands It
6a ahd n3taing can exceed hs scoEn and con.
will never speak to you again OF. accept the
most tempting brlpcs to make friends once
AS u rule they are honest. and there are mis-
sionaries scattered among, the islands who
have taught them many Of the ways OF civlIi-
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verted into knife blades.
ngss &c esas with msssI! .ssE
af ofcsa ess e sps Ss ToS. RSs ssHs
OBTAIN ,ha native book from missionary. but
%sn a"s after s ssaa n hs ws st w S2t ss
OF the crow and ew into II violent passion. He
struck tho sailor. and then took u fow steps.
gave ,groan. and fell to tho deck. He was
~, Wish was dead" And rs II In answer
the cabin floor. When he was liitcd lifo was
extinct He had boon troubled with heart dis
ease i9r a long time and suffered so much that
doath as preferable to the tormsnts he en-
dured. The carpenter built rude coffin. and
cocoanut grove. with q simple board at his
head giving his name and aEe
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