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"There is not a finer craft swims the ocean than the beauty that lays out yonder," said a weather-beaten old seaman to a group of sailors, watermen, and others, who were lounging about the dockhead and commenting on the merits of a first-class, clipper-built, full rigged vessel that was lying in the Cove, her sails loosed and the blue Peter or signal for sailing, flying at the fore.
Repent ere it will be too late; you will never more be warned by me. So saying, the stout seaman left the astonished agent and wended his way towards the cottage of the poor man Johnson, whither we shall precede him. It is needless to remind the reader that the way was perfectly familiar to him.
But a second warning came in tones too terrible to be any longer disregarded by ears even as dull as those of the offender. "By whose order have you dared to loosen the sail?" demanded the Rover. "By the order of King Wind, your Honour. The best seaman must give in, when a squall gets the upper hand." "Furl it! away aloft, and furl it!" shouted the excited leader.
"You're both wrong," cried the Captain, "my orders are those of the immortal Nelson `Close action, my lads England expects every man to' hooray!" With a wild cheer, and waving his hat, the seaman rushed up the side of the knoll, followed by his obedient and willing crew.
But by that time, gentlemen, Mr Jellicoe, one seaman, and I were all that remained alive of the boatload that shoved off from the stricken Joan of Arc on that fatal night. Don't ask me by what means we contrived to keep the life in us for so long a time, for I won't tell you.
Coventry must needs know that he is a man of very mean parts, but only a bred seaman: Going home in coach with Sir W. Batten he told me how Sir J. Minnes by the means of Sir R. Ford was the last night brought to his house and did discover the reason of his so long discontent with him, and now they are friends again, which I am sorry for, but he told it me so plainly that I see there is no thorough understanding between them, nor love, and so I hope there will be no great combination in any thing, nor do I see Sir J. Minnes very fond as he used to be.
The captain was a bold brave seaman, but he was nothing else. There were no Sunday services, no prayer-meetings, no lending library of religious books, but there was much swearing and ungodliness among the crew. Max, who quickly forgot the fearful danger in which he had been placed, and his providential preservation, did his utmost to laugh Archy out of his good resolutions.
Chester protested, but the captain would not hear it. "I'll be up in the course of half an hour," said the seaman. "Promise me you'll come?" "Of course, if you really wish it?" "I was never more earnest in my life.
Seaman, keenly observant as always, realised the change in her, yet found something of mystery in her new detachment of manner. "Your Highness," he urged, "I am not here to speak on behalf of the man who at heart is, I know, your lover. He will plead his own cause when the time comes.
Over these he wears a blanket, or leathern coat, which is secured by a belt round his waist, to which his fire-bag, knife, and hatchet are suspended. Mr. Back and I were accompanied by the seaman, John Hepburn; we were provided with two carioles and two sledges; their drivers and dogs being furnished in equal proportions by the two Companies.
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