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"After all," thought Jack, "Mesty is about as good a Christian as most people." "What that?" cried Mesty, looking out of the cabin window "Ah! d -n drunken dogs they set fire to tent." Jack looked, and perceived that the tent on shore was in flames. "I tink these cold nights cool their courage, anyhow," observed "Massa Easy, you see they soon ask permission to come on board."
After this night Jack and Mesty kept watch and watch, and everything went on very well until they were nearly abreast of Carthagena, when a gale came on from the northward, and drove them out of sight of land. Sail after sail was reduced with difficulty from their having so few hands, and the gale blew for three days with great fury. The men were tired out and discontented.
At last, Jack, who was tired with excitement and the hard work of the day, thought and thought until he fell fast asleep, and instead of waking at sunset, did not wake till two hours afterwards; and Mesty did not call him, because he was in no hurry himself to go on board "and boil de kettle for de young gentlemen."
"Ship ahoy!" "Halloo," replied Mesty. "Bring the boat ashore directly, with a breaker of water." "I knew dat," cried Mesty, rubbing his hands with delight. "Massy Easy, you must tell them No." "But why should I not give them water, Mesty?" "Because, sar, den they take boat." "Very true," replied Easy.
As soon as he was down below, Jack hastened to change his trousers, and, unobserved by anyone, threw those belonging to Mr Biggs on a chair in his cabin, and, having made a confidant of Mesty, who was delighted, he went on deck, and waited the issue of the affair.
They then went down below, took off one part of the hatches, and ordered the Spaniards up from the hold: as they came on deck they were made fast and treated in the same manner. Mesty and the men went down to examine if there were any left concealed, and finding that they were all out, returned on deck.
"Yes," replied Gascoigne; "and as the wind is falling it is possible it may fall calm, and they may send their boats; suppose we separate a mile or two from each other." "Dat very good advice, Massa Gascoigne," observed Mesty.
As soon as he was down below, Jack hastened to change his trousers, and, unobserved by any one, threw those belonging to Mr Biggs on a chair in his cabin, and, having made a confidant of Mesty, who was delighted, he went on deck, and waited the issue of the affair.
Our hero is sick with the service, but recovers with proper medicine. An argument, ending, as most do, in a blow up. Mesty lectures upon craniology.
The lieutenant was thrown in after them, by the nervous arm of Mesty and assailed by cold shot and other missiles, they sheered off with precipitation, and pulled back in the direction of the frigate. "There will be a row about this," said Oxbelly, "as soon as they come clear of the vessel. If the frigate gets hold of us she will show us no mercy. There is a breeze coming from the north-west.
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