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with beads�察�and ornamented his leggins with the scalps of his enemies�拭─�

     ;Well�察�sir�察�I didn't think that exactly。; 

     ;Didn't think that exactly�拭�Tom�察�you will be the death of me。; 

     He   hid    his  face   in  his   handkerchief�察  �and�察     �when    he   looked    up�察  �he 

seemed to have been suffering acutely。 I was deeply moved myself�察�though 



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I did not clearly understand what I had said or done to cause him to feel so 

badly。   Perhaps   I   had   hurt   his   feelings   by   thinking   it   even   possible   that 

Grandfather Nutter was an Indian warrior。 

     My   father   devoted   that   evening   and   several   subsequent   evenings   to 

giving me a clear and succinct account of New England�察�its early struggles�察�

its progress�察�and its present condition´faint and confused glimmerings of 

all which I had obtained at school�察�where history had never been a favorite 

pursuit of mine。 

     I was no longer unwilling to go North�察�on the contrary�察�the proposed 

journey to a new world full of wonders kept me awake nights。 I promised 

myself all sorts of fun and adventures�察�though I was not entirely at rest in 

my mind touching the savages�察�and secretly resolved to go on board the 

ship´the journey was to be made by sea´with a certain little brass pistol in 

my   trousers´pocket�察  �in   case   of   any   difficulty   with   the   tribes   when   we 

landed at Boston。 

     I couldn't get the Indian out of my head。 Only a short time previously 

the   Cherokees´or   was   it   the   Camanches�拭�had   been   removed   from   their 

hunting´grounds   in Arkansas�察  �and   in   the   wilds   of   the   Southwest   the   red 

men were still a source of terror to the border settlers。 ;Trouble with the 

Indians; was the staple news from Florida published in the New Orleans 

papers。     We    were   constantly     hearing    of  travellers   being    attacked    and 

murdered in the interior of that State。 If these things were done in Florida�察�

why not in Massachusetts�拭�

     Yet   long   before   the   sailing   day   arrived   I   was   eager   to   be   off。   My 

impatience was increased by the fact that my father had purchased for me 

a   fine   little   Mustang   pony�察  �20and   shipped   it   to   Rivermouth   a   fortnight 

previous to the date set for our own departure´for both my parents were to 

accompany me。 The pony ��which nearly kicked me out of bed one night in 

a dream���察�and my father's promise that he and my mother would come to 

Rivermouth every other summer�察�completely resigned me to the situation。 

The pony's name was Gitana�察�which is the Spanish for gypsy�察�so I always 

called her´she was a lady pony´Gypsy。 

     At length the time came to leave the vine´covered mansion among the 

orange´trees�察�to   say  goodby  to   little   black   Sam  ��I   am  convinced   he   was 



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heartily glad to get rid of me���察�and to part with simple Aunt Chloe�察�who�察�in 

the confusion of her grief�察�kissed an eyelash into my eye�察�and then buried 

her face in the bright bandana turban which she had mounted that morning 

in honor of our departure。 

     I   fancy   them  standing   by  the   open   garden   gate�察  �the   tears   are   rolling 

down Aunt Chloe's cheeks�察�Sam's six front teeth are glistening like pearls�察�

I wave my  hand to   him  manfully。  then I call out ;goodby;   in a   muffled 

voice to Aunt Chloe�察�they and the old home fade away。 I am never to see 

them again� �



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                           CHAPTER Three 



                                 On Board the Typhoon 



     I do not remember much about the voyage to Boston�察�for after the first 

few hours at sea I was dreadfully unwell。 

     The name of our ship was the ;A No。 1�察�fast´sailing packet Typhoon。; I 

learned      afterwards     that    she   sailed    fast   only    in    the   newspaper 

advertisements。 My father owned one quarter of the Typhoon�察�and that is 

why we happened to go in her。 I tried to guess which quarter of the ship he 

owned�察  �and   finally   concluded   it   must   be   the   hind   quarter´the   cabin�察  �in 

which we had the   cosiest of state´rooms�察�with   one round window in   the 

roof�察�and two shelves or boxes nailed up against the wall to sleep in。 

     There   was   a  good   deal   of   confusion   on   deck   while   we   were   getting 

under way。 The captain shouted orders ��to which nobody seemed to pay 

any attention�� through a battered tin trumpet�察�and grew so red in the face 

that   he   reminded   me   of   a   scooped´out   pumpkin   with   a   lighted   candle 

inside。 He swore right and left at the sailors without the slightest regard for 

their feelings。 They didn't mind it a bit�察�however�察�but went on singing´ 



     ;Heave ho� �

     With the rum below�察�

     And hurrah for the Spanish Main O� ─�



     I will not be positive about ;the Spanish Main�察─�but it was hurrah for 

something   O。   I   considered   them   very   jolly   fellows�察  �and   so   indeed   they 

were。   One   weather´beaten   tar   in   particular   struck   my   fancy´a   thick´set�察�

jovial man�察�about fifty years of age�察�with twinkling blue eyes and a fringe 

of gray hair circling his head like a crown。 As he took off his tarpaulin I 

observed      that  the   top  of   his  head   was    quite   smooth    and   flat�察 �as  if 

somebody had sat down on him when he was very young。 

     There was something noticeably hearty in this man's bronzed face�察�a 

heartiness that   seemed   to   extend   to his   loosely  knotted   neckerchief。   But 

what completely won   my good´will   was a picture of enviable   loveliness 



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painted on his left arm。 It was the head of a woman with the body of a fish。 

Her flowing hair was of livid green�察�and she held a pink comb in one hand。 

I never saw anything so beautiful。 I determined to know that man。 I think I 

would have given my brass pistol to have had such a picture painted on 

my arm。 

     While I stood admiring this work of art�察�a fat wheezy steamtug�察�with 

the word AJAX in staring black letters on the paddlebox�察�came puffing up 

alongside the Typhoon。 It was ridiculously small and conceited�察�compared 

with our stately ship。 I speculated as to what it was going to do。 In a few 

minutes   we   were   lashed   to   the   little   monster�察  �which   gave   a   snort   and   a 

shriek�察  �and   commenced   backing   us   out   from   the   levee   ��wharf��   with   the 

greatest ease。 

     I   once   saw   an   ant   running   away  with   a   piece  of   cheese   eight   or   ten 

times larger than itself。 I could not help thinking of it�察�when I found the 

chubby�察     �smoky´nosed        tug´boat     towing     the    Typhoon      out    into   the 

Mississippi River。 

     In the middle of the stream we swung round�察�the current caught us�察�and 

away we flew like a great winged bird。 Only it didn't seem as if we were 

moving。 The shore�察�with the countless steamboats�察�the tangled rigging of 

the ships�察�and the long lines of warehouses�察�appeared to be gliding away 

from us。 

     It   was   grand   sport   to   stand   on   the   quarter´deck   and   watch   all   this。 

Before long there was nothing to be seen on other side but stretches of low 

swampy   land�察  �covered   with   stunted   cypress   trees�察  �from   which   drooped 

delicate streamers of Spanish moss´a fine place for alligators and Congo 

snakes。 Here and there we passed a yellow sand´bar�察�and here and there a 

snag lifted its nose out of the water like a shark。 

     ;This is your last chance to see the city�察�To see the city�察�Tom�察─�said my 

father�察�as we swept round a bend of the river。 

     I   turned   and   looked。    New     Orleans    was    just  a  colorless    mass    of 

something   in   the   distance�察  �and   the   dome   of   the   St。   Charles   Hotel�察  �upon 

which the sun shimmered for a moment�察�was no bigger than the top of old 

Aunt Chloe's thimble。 

     What do I remember next�拭�The gray sky and the fretful blue waters of 



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the   Gulf。   The   steam´tug   had   long   since   let   slip   her   hawsers   and   gone 

panting   away   with   a   derisive   scream�察  �as   much   as   to   say�察   �I've   done   my 

duty�察�now look out for yourself�察�old Typhoon� ─�

     The ship seemed quite proud of being left to take care of itself�察�and�察�

with its huge white sails bulged out�察�strutted off like a vain turkey。 I had 

been standing by my father near the wheel´house all this while�察�observing 

things with that nicety of perception which belongs only to children�察�but 

now the dew began falling�察�and we went below to have supper。 

     The fresh fruit and milk�察�and the slices of cold chicken�察�looked very 

nice�察�yet somehow I had no appetite There was a general smell of tar about 

everything。   Then   the   ship   gave   sudden   lurches   that   made   it   a   matter   of 

uncertainty whether one was going to put his fork to his mouth or into his 

eye。   The   tumblers   and   wineglasses�察  �stuck   in   a   rack   over   the   table�察  �kept 

clinking and clinking�察�and the cabin lamp�察�suspended by four gilt chains 

from the ceiling�察�swayed to and fro crazily。 Now the floor seemed to rise�察�

and now it seemed to sink under one's feet like a feather´bed。 

     There   were   not   more   than 

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