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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   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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