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"Pass the word for Mesty," cried the marine and the two syllables were handed forward until lost in the forepart of the vessel. The person so named must be introduced to the reader. He was a curious anomaly a black man who had been brought to America as a slave, and there sold. He was a very tall, spare-built, yet muscular form, and had a face by no means common with his race.
"Pass the word for Mesty," cried the marine and the two syllables were handed forward until lost in the fore part of the vessel. The person so named must be introduced to the reader. He was a curious anomaly a black man who had been brought to America as a slave, and there sold. He was a very tall, spare-built, yet muscular form, and had a face by no means common with his race.
"Massa Easy, I not understand that," replied Mesty: "I think you talk foolish-might as well say, suppose Ashantee men not make war, this not happen; for suppose Ashantee not make war, I not slave, I not run away, I not come board Harpy I not go in boat with you I not hinder men from getting drunk and dat why they make mutiny and the mutiny why the shark take um?"
"Now, tell me, do you think you were right in being so revengeful, when you were in your own country?" inquired Jack. "I tink so den, Massa Easy, sometimes when my blood boil, I tink so now oder time, I no know what to tink but when a man love very much, he hate very much." "But you are now a Christian, Mesty."
The butler made his appearance at this last summons, and he was followed by Mesty, who looked like a demon with anger. "Mercy on me, whom have we here?" "My servant, father," exclaimed Jack, starting up; "one that I can trust to, and who will obey me. Mesty, I wish some supper and wine to be brought immediately see that scoundrel gets it ready in a moment.
Mesty mounted into the rumble, and in two hours they were at Portsmouth; went to the agent, viewed the vessel, which proved to be a very fine fast-sailing craft, well found, with six brass carronades on each side. The cabins were handsome, fitted up with bird's-eye maple, and gilt mouldings.
"Now, sar, we send some of the men aloft to get sails all ready, and while they do that I cast loose this fellow," pointing to the captain's servant, "and make him get some breakfast, for he know where to find it." "Capital idea of yours, Mesty, for I'm tired of bean-soup already, and I will go down and pay my respects to the ladies." Mesty looked over the counter.
"The whole thousand dollars?" "Every one of them." "Den give me the powder?" "Stay a little," replied the friar, who went out of the cell, and, in about ten minutes, returned with an answer to our hero's letter and a paper containing a grayish powder. "Give him this in his soup or anything spread it on his meat, or mix it up with his sugar if he eats an orange." "I see," replied Mesty.
As soon as the sails were trimmed the men came aft and proposed that if they could find anchorage they should run into it, for they were quite tired out. This was true, and Jack consulted with Mesty, who thought it advisable to agree to the proposal. That the islands were not inhabited was very evident. The only point to ascertain was, if there were good anchorage.
Mesty agreed with Jack that this was the ne plus ultra of navigation: and that old Smallsole could not do better with his "pig-yoke" and compasses. So they shook a reef out of the top-sails, set top-gallant-sails, and ran directly down the coast from point to point, keeping about five miles distant.
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