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Updated: June 1, 2025
I saw the little coxswain fling her bouquet in the track of the other boat, you remember how the race was lost and won, but I saw one face among those young girls which drew me away from all the rest. It was that of the young lady who pulled the bow oar, the captain of the boat's crew. I have since learned her name, you know it well, I need not name her.
The small chap had nothing but the clothes he was dressed in. `What's to be done with him? says the admiral. `Why, bless ye, my lord, he'll have fifty nurses, every one as good as the she-maids as has to look after him ashore, answered Ben Brown, the admiral's coxswain; `and as for clothing, the ship's tailor will rig him out in no time. To my mind, the admiral rather liked having the little fellow with him.
The first cutter was commanded by Gowland, the master's mate, and carried, in addition to her crew of ten men and a coxswain, eight marines. The second cutter was entrusted to me, and carried the same complement as her consort, the first cutter.
"Coxswain, Ensign Darrin will take charge of the shipping of the stores in number four hold," Cantor announced. "Show him the way to the hold and receive his instructions." Dave was speedily engaged between decks, in charge of tire work of some twenty men of the crew. At the hatch above, a boatswain's mate had charge of the lowering of the stores.
And when the nervous little coxswain called for a rousing ten strokes, the shell seemed fairly to lift out of the water. In the last mile dash Dr. Nicholls surreptitiously took his stop-watch from his pocket and timed the sprint. When he replaced the timepiece, the lines of care which had seamed his face for the past few days vanished. "All right, boys. Paddle in.
Poor little Lurida could not pull an oar, but on great occasions, when there were many boats out, she was wanted as coxswain, being a mere feather-weight, and quick-witted enough to serve well in the important office where brains are more needed than muscle. There was also an eight-oared boat belonging to the University, and rowed by a picked crew of stalwart young fellows.
Then hundreds of willing hands seized the launching ropes, and the boat, with her crew already seated, and the oars out, sprang from her carriage into the hissing flood. A tremendous billow met her. "Steady lads, give way!" cried the coxswain, on whose steering everything depended at the first plunge.
I ordered four stout men to carry the coxswain to Gaff's cottage, remaining behind for a few minutes in order to congratulate my young friend on his escape and success, as well as to see that no other wrecks had occurred in the neighbourhood.
"Well, then, this is no time to talk about such things; we shall be down to the boat in another minute, so we'll say no more at present; only recollect, when you are on board, if they talk about appointing a man to take charge of your hammock, say that Bob Cross, the captain's coxswain, is, you understand, to be the person; say that and no more.
We had only two launches and a gig, into which I entered to direct the operation, Major Miller, with forty-four marines, pushing off in the first launch, under the fire of the party at the landing place, by which the coxswain being wounded, the Major had to take the helm, and whilst doing this, received a ball through his hat, grazing the crown of his head.
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