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Updated: October 27, 2026
Jim had called his commander "a blithering, fat-headed Dutchman, not fit to have charge of a dung barge, much less a square-rigged ship. Captain Kickem of the Pacific would not have carried you as ballast." Vandertallen was almost inarticulate. He frothed out "Yes, an' you he vould not carry at all; you too much chick. Remember I the captain, and I vill discharge you at first port."
Her name was the Pacific, and she was commanded by a person of laborious dignity. His officers were selected to meet the tastes and ambitions of their captain, whose name was John Kickem. I have said before it was customary in those days for crowds of people to congregate on the quays or dock sides to watch the departure of vessels.