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Our clerk what stand at the hogany counter be a General, Jones, the ostler, be a Colonel; and Wilkes what keep the oyster shop ober yonder be a Major! As for Captains, they are as thick and of as little use as blackbirds. Will you take somethin? The sagacious negro bowed, and waited for a reply.
"No," responded Snowball, "lying on de water like a log o' 'hogany wood. Han't move a mile ebba since de bustin' ob de powder ball." "Keep your place then. We've got oars. We'll row down to you." "We you say we? You got some'dy sides yaself on dat raff?" "Little Will'm." "Lilly Willum, ah? dat ere brave lilly lad. See 'im jess as I go down in de cabin fo' get de pickaninny.
Gordon he come wid a 'hogany box 'bout so big 'fore 'im, an' he got down, an' Marse Chan tole me to tek all de hosses an' go 'roun' behine de bushes whar I tell you 'bout off to one side; an' 'fore I got 'roun' dar, ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin an' Mr. Hennin an' Dr. Call come ridin' from tudder way, to'ds ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin's. When dey hed tied dey hosses, de udder gent'mens went up to whar Mr.
Gordon he come, wid a 'hogany box 'bout so big 'fore 'im, an' he got down, an' Marse Chan tole me to tek all de hosses an' go 'roun' behine de bushes whar I tell you 'bout-off to one side; an' 'fore I got 'roun' dar, ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin an' Mr. Hennin an' Dr. Call come ridin' from t'urr way, to'ds ole Cun'l Chahmb'lin's. When dey hed tied dey hosses, de urr gent'mens went up to whar Mr.
The huge Catamaran lay just as Snowball had characteristically described her, "like a log o' 'hogany wood in a calm ob de tropic." Even worse than this; for, paddle as he would, the sailor-lad soon perceived that the raft, instead of making way against the wind, or even holding its ground, still continued to drift rapidly to leeward. At this crisis another idea occurred to him.
'Oh, the conceited beggar! exclaimed Mr. Watchorn to himself, as, disappointed of his finish, he sat feeling his nose, mopping his face, and watching the proceedings. 'Oh, the conceited beggar! repeated he, adding, 'old 'hogany bouts is absolutely a goin' to kest them. Cast them, however, he did, proceeding very cautiously in the direction the hounds seemed to lean.
"Not so fur as you might hear de bos'n's whissel; not more dan tree, four length ob a man-o'-war cable." "Enough, Snowy! What do you think best to be done?" "De bess ting we can do now," replied the negro, "am for me to obertake dat ere craff. As you said, de sail am down; an' de ole Cat no go fasser dan a log o' 'hogany wood in a calm o' de tropic.
He has discarded the gosling-green cords for cream-coloured leathers, and, to please Lucy, has actually substituted a pair of rose-tinted tops for the 'hogany bouts'. Altogether he is a great swell, and very like the bridegroom. But hark what a crash!
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