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At Noon was in the Latitude of 35 degrees 17 minutes and Cape Maria Van Diemen by judgment bore North distant 16 Leagues; having no land in sight, not daring to go near it as the wind blow'd fresh right on shore and a high rowling Sea from the Same Quarter, and knowing that there was no Harbour that we could put into in case we were Caught upon a lee shore. Wednesday, 3rd.
"Gentlemen of Rock River, when, in the course of human events, rumor had blow'd to my ears the history of the checker-playing of Rock River, and when I had waxed Cerro Gordo, and Claiborne, and Mower, then, when I say to my ears was borne the clash of resounding arms in Rock River, the emporium of Rock County, then did I yearn for more worlds to conquer, and behold, I buckled on my armor and I am here."
"Das so, massa, an' what hasn't bin bu'nt up has bin blow'd up!" remarked the negro. "Looks very like it, Moses, unless that is a haze which enshrouds the rest of the island," rejoined the other, shading his eyes with his hands.
If he be a dreamin' that way he'll be better awake. It's a pity, too, for he an't had enough sleep." "Oh! they will kill me and eat me. Oh, oh!" "No, they won't do neyther, blow'd if they do. Will'm, little Will'm! rouse yourself, my lad." And as he said this he bent down and gave the sleeper a shake. "O Ben! is it you? Where are they, those monsters?" "Miles away, my boy.
"It's aisy to tell that," said Briant, as he crouched down in the midst of the group; "Tim and me wos blow'd right across the bank, an' we should no doubt ha' bin blow'd right into the sea, but Tim went full split agin one o' the casks o' salt junk, and I went slap agin him, and we lay for a moment all but dead.
In the P.M. stood to the Westward, with the wind at South by West until 4 o'clock; then again to the Eastward, having the land in sight, extending from North-North-East to West by North, distant 8 Leagues. At 12 the wind veer'd to the Eastward, and before Noon blow'd a fresh breeze, with which we steer'd South-West.
"I've got one!" cries Jorrocks "I've got one now, my wig, if I can but land him. I have him, certainly by Jove! he's a wopper, too, judging by the way he kicks. Oh, but it's no use, sir come along come along here he is doublets, by crikey two, huzza! huzza! What fine ones! young haddocks or codlings, I should call them werry nice eating, I dare say I'm blow'd if this arn't sport."
"Disguises, p'raps!" said the fellow, with a sly leer, "arter that theer kidnappin' an' me 'avin' laid out Sir Jarsper Trent, in Wych Street, accordin' to your orders, my lord, the Prince give me word to 'clear out' cut an' run for it, till it blow'd over; an' I thought, p'raps, knowin' as you an' 'im 'ad 'ad words, I thought as you 'ad 'cut stick' too "
"And I've been round it, no times at all," cried Peterkin with an impudent wink in his eye, "an' that time I wos blow'd inside out!" Nevertheless we passed the dreaded cape without much rough weather, and in the course of a few weeks afterwards were sailing gently, before a warm tropical breeze, over the Pacific Ocean.
Had the Committee compelled him to go as the Veiled Prophet, with a gunny sack instead of silver veil, there would have been at least the essence of justice in their action. His battered, flattened, twisted, gnarled nose, was at every point of the compass, and more hideous at every turn. Why he didn't blow it off when he blowed it, blow'd if any could conjecture.
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