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

     There   were   not   more   than   a   dozen   passengers   on   board�察  �including 

ourselves�察    �and    all  of  these�察  �excepting     a  bald´headed      old  gentleman´a 

retired sea´captain´disappeared into their staterooms at an early hour of the 

evening。 

     After supper was cleared away�察�my father and the elderly gentleman�察�

whose name was Captain Truck�察�played at checkers�察�and I amused myself 

for   a   while   by  watching   the   trouble   they  had   in   keeping the   men   in   the 

proper places。 just at the most exciting point of the game�察�the ship would 

careen�察�and down would go the white checkers pell´mell among the black。 

Then my father laughed�察�but Captain Truck would grow very angry�察�and 

vow   that   he   would   have   won   the   game   in   a   move   or   two   more�察  �if   the 

confounded old chicken´coop´that's what he called the ship´hadn't lurched。 

     ;I´I think I will go to bed now�察�please�察─�I said�察�laying my band on my 

father's knee�察�and feeling exceedingly queer。 

     It   was   high   time�察  �for   the   Typhoon   was   plunging   about   in   the   most 

alarming fashion。 I was speedily tucked away in the upper berth�察�where I 

felt a trifle more easy at first。 My clothes were placed on a narrow shelf at 

my feet�察�and it was a great comfort to me to know that my pistol was so 



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handy�察  �for   I   made   no   doubt   we   should   fall   in   with   Pirates   before   many 

hours。 This is the last thing I remember with any distinctness。 At midnight�察�

as I was afterwards told�察�we were struck by a gale which never left us until 

we came in sight of the Massachusetts coast。 

     For days and days I had no sensible idea of what was going on around 

me。 That we were being hurled somewhere upside´down�察�and that I didn't 

like it�察�was about all I knew。 I have�察�indeed�察�a vague impression that my 

father   used   to   climb   up   to   the   berth   and   call   me   his   ;Ancient   Mariner�察─�

bidding me cheer up。 But the Ancient Mariner was far from cheering up�察�if 

I recollect rightly�察�and I don't believe that venerable navigator would have 

cared much if it had been announced to him�察�through a speaking´trumpet�察�

that ;a low�察�black�察�suspicious craft�察�with raking masts�察�was rapidly bearing 

down upon us� ─�

     In fact�察�one morning�察�I thought that such was the case�察�for bang� �went 

the   big   cannon   I   had   noticed   in   the   bow   of   the   ship   when   we   came   on 

board�察�and which had suggested to me the idea of Pirates。 Bang� �went the 

gun again in a few seconds。 I made a feeble effort to get at my trousers´ 

pocket� �But the Typhoon was only saluting Cape Cod´the first land sighted 

by vessels approaching the coast from a southerly direction。 

     The   vessel   had   ceased   to   roll�察  �and   my   sea´sickness   passed   away   as 

rapidly as it came。 I was all right now�察 �only a little shaky in my timbers 

and a little blue about the gills�察─�as Captain Truck remarked to my mother�察�

who�察�like myself�察�had been confined to the state´room during the passage。 

     At   Cape   Cod   the   wind   parted   company   with   us   without   saying   as 

much   as   ;Excuse   me;�察  �so   we   were   nearly   two   days   in   making   the   run 

which in favorable weather is usually accomplished in seven hours。 That's 

what the pilot said。 

     I was able to go about the ship now�察�and I lost no time in cultivating 

the   acquaintance   of   the   sailor   with   the   green´haired   lady   on   his   arm。   I 

found him in the forecastle´a sort of cellar in the front part of the vessel。 

He was an agreeable sailor�察�as I had expected�察�and we became the best of 

friends in five minutes。 

     He had been all over the world two or three times�察�and knew no end of 

stories。 According to his own account�察�he must have been shipwrecked at 



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least twice a year ever since his birth。 He had served under Decatur when 

that gallant officer peppered the Algerines and made them promise not to 

sell   their  prisoners    of  war   into   slavery�察  �he   had   worked    a  gun   at  the 

bombardment   of   Vera   Cruz   in   the   Mexican   War�察  �and   he   had   been   on 

Alexander Selkirk's Island more than once。 There were very few things he 

hadn't done in a seafaring way。 

     ;I suppose�察�sir�察─�I remarked�察 �that your name isn't Typhoon�拭─�

     ;Why�察�Lord love ye�察�lad�察�my name's Benjamin Watson�察�of Nantucket。 

But I'm a true blue Typhooner�察─�he added�察�which increased my respect for 

him�察�I don't know why�察�and I didn't know then whether Typhoon was the 

name of a vegetable or a profession。 

     Not   wishing   to   be   outdone   in   frankness�察  �I   disclosed   to   him   that   my 

name was Tom Bailey�察�upon which he said be was very glad to hear it。 

     When we got more intimate�察�I discovered that Sailor Ben�察�as he wished 

me to call him�察�was a perfect walking picturebook。 He had two anchors�察�a 

star�察�and a frigate in full sail on his right arm�察�a pair of lovely blue hands 

clasped on his breast�察�and I've no doubt that other parts of his body were 

illustrated    in  the   same    agreeable    manner。     I  imagine    he   was   fond   of 

drawings�察     �and   took   this  means     of  gratifying   his   artistic  taste。  It  was 

certainly very ingenious and convenient。 A portfolio might be misplaced�察�

or dropped overboard�察�but Sailor Ben bad his pictures wherever he went�察�

just as that eminent person in the poem�察�



     ;With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes; ´ 



     was accompanied by music on all occasions。 

     The   two   bands   on   his   breast�察  �he   informed   me�察  �were   a   tribute   to   the 

memory   of   a   dead   messmate   from   whom   he   had   parted   years   ago´and 

surely a more touching tribute was never engraved on a tombstone。 This 

caused me to think of my parting with old Aunt Chloe�察�and I told him I 

should take it as a great favor indeed if he would paint a pink hand and a 

black hand on my chest。 He said the colors were pricked into the skin with 

needles�察�and that the operation was somewhat painful。 I assured him�察�in an 

off´hand manner�察�that I didn't mind pain�察�and begged him to set to work at 



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once。 

     The simple´hearted   fellow�察�who   was probably  not a little vain of   his 

skill�察�took me into the forecastle�察�and was on the point of complying with 

my request�察�when my father happened to own the gangway´a circumstance 

that rather interfered with the decorative art。 

     I didn't have another opportunity of conferring alone with Sailor Ben�察�

for the next morning�察�bright and early�察�we came in sight of the cupola of 

the Boston State House。 



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                            CHAPTER Four 



                                        Rivermouth 



     It was a beautiful May morning when the Typhoon hauled up at Long 

Wharf。 Whether   the   Indians   were   not   early  risers�察  �or   whether   they  were 

away just then on a war´path�察�I couldn't determine�察�but they did not appear 

in any great force´in fact�察�did not appear at all。 

     In the remarkable geography which I never hurt myself with studying 

at   New   Orleans�察  �was   a   picture   representing   the   landing   of   the   Pilgrim 

Fathers at Plymouth。 The Pilgrim Fathers�察�in rather odd hats and coats�察�are 

seen approaching the savages�察�the savages�察�in no coats or hats to speak of�察�

are evidently undecided whether to shake hands with the Pilgrim Fathers 

or to make one grand rush and scalp the entire party。 Now this scene had 

so stamped itself on my mind�察�that�察�in spite of all my father had said�察�I was 

prepared for some such greeting from the aborigines。 Nevertheless�察�I was 

not sorry to have my expectations unfulfilled。 By the way�察�speaking of the 

Pilgrim Fathers�察�I often used to wonder why there was no mention made of 

the Pilgrim Mothers。 

     While   our   trunks   were   being   hoisted   from   the   hold   of   the   ship�察  �I 

mounted on the roof of the cabin�察�and took a critical view of Boston。 As 

we    came    up   the  harbor�察  �I  had   noticed   that  the   houses    were   huddled 

together on an immense bill�察�at the top of which was a large building�察�the 

State House�察�towering proudly above the rest�察�like an amiable mother´hen 

surrounded   by   her   brood   of   many´colored   chickens。 A  closer   inspection 

did not impress me very favorably。 The city was not nearly so imposing as 

New Orleans�察�which stretches out for miles and miles�察�in the shape of a 

crescent�察�along the banks of the majestic river。 

     I soon grew tired of looking at the masses of houses�察�rising above one 

another   in   irregular   tiers�察  �and   was   glad   my   father   did   not   propose   to 

remain long in Boston。 As I leaned over the rail in this mood�察�a measly´ 

looking   little   boy  with   no   shoes   said   that   if   I   would   come   down   on   the 

wharf he'd lick me for two cents´not an exorbitant price。 But I didn't go 

down。 I climbed into the rigging�察�and stared at him。 This�察�as I was rejoiced 



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to   observe�察  �so   exasperated   him   that   he   stood   on   his   head   on   a   pile   of 

boards�察�in order to pacify himself。

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