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welcome from one he had treated so cruelly�拭�She had been true to him�察�but 

had he been true to her�拭�Sailor Ben must have guessed what was passing 

in her mind�察�for presently he took her hand and said´ ;Well�察�lass�察�it's a long 

yarn�察�but you shall have it all in good time。 It was my hard luck as made 

us part company�察�an' no will of mine�察�for I loved you dear。; 

     Kitty brightened up immediately�察�needing no other assurance of Sailor 

Ben's faithfulness。 

     When his hour had expired�察�we walked with him down to the wharf�察�

where the Captain held a consultation with the mate�察�which resulted in an 

extension      of  Mr。    Watson's    leave    of  absence�察   �and    afterwards     in  his 

discharge from his ship。 We then went to the ;Mariner's Home; to engage 

a room for him�察�as he wouldn't hear of accepting the hospitalities of the 

Nutter House。 



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     ;You     see�察  �I'm   only    an   uneddicated     man�察─    �he   remarked      to  my 

grandfather�察�by way of explanation。 



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                         CHAPTER Sixteen 



                          In Which Sailor Ben Spins a Yarn 



     Of course we were all very curious to learn what had befallen Sailor 

Ben   that   morning   long   ago�察  �when   he   bade   his   little   bride   goodby   and 

disappeared so mysteriously。 

     After   tea�察  �that   same   evening�察  �we   assembled   around   the   table   in   the 

kitchen´the only  place   where   Sailor   Ben   felt   at   home3/4to hear   what   he 

had to say for himself。 

     The candles were snuffed�察�and a pitcher of foaming nut´brown ale was 

set   at   the   elbow   of   the   speaker�察  �who   was   evidently   embarrassed   by   the 

respectability of his audience�察�consisting of Captain Nutter�察�Miss Abigail�察�

myself�察    �and   Kitty�察 �whose     face   shone    with   happiness    like   one   of  the 

polished tin platters on the dresser。 

     ;Well�察�my hearties�察─�commenced Sailor Ben´then he stopped short and 

turned very red�察�as it struck him that maybe this was not quite the proper 

way to address a dignitary like the Captain and a severe elderly lady like 

Miss Abigail Nutter�察�who sat bolt upright staring at him as she would have 

stared at the Tycoon of Japan himself。 

     ;I   ain't   much   of   a   hand   at   spinnin'   a   yarn�察─  �remarked   Sailor   Ben�察�

apologetically�察 �'specially when the yarn is all about a man as has made a 

fool of hisself�察�an' 'specially when that man's name is Benjamin Watson。; 

     ;Bravo� ─�cried Captain Nutter�察�rapping on the table encouragingly。 

     ;Thankee�察�sir�察�thankee。 I go back to the time when Kitty an' me was 

livin' in lodgin's by the dock in New York。 We was as happy�察�sir�察�as two 

porpusses�察�which they toil not neither do they spin。 But when I seed the 

money      gittin'  low   in  the  locker´Kitty's     starboard    stockin'�察 �savin'   your 

presence�察�marm´I got down´hearted like�察�seem' as I should be obleeged to 

ship agin�察�for it didn't seem as I could do much ashore。 An' then the sea 

was my nat'ral spear of action。 I wasn't exactly born on it�察�look you�察�but I 

fell into it the fust time I was let out arter my birth。 My mother slipped her 

cable for a heavenly port afore I was old enough to hail her�察�so I larnt to 

look on the ocean for a sort of step´mother´an' a precious hard one she has 



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been to me。 

     ;The   idee   of   leavin'   Kitty   so   soon   arter   our   marriage   went   agin   my 

grain considerable。  I  cruised along   the  docks for some´thin' to do   in   the 

way of stevedore�此�an' though I picked up a stray job here and there�察�I didn't 

am   enough       to  buy   ship´bisket     for  a  rat�察 �let  alone    feedin'   two   human 

mouths。 There wasn't nothin' honest I wouldn't have turned a hand to�察�but 

the 'longshoremen gobbled up all the work�察�an' a outsider like me didn't 

stand a show。 

     ;Things   got   from   bad   to   worse�察  �the   month's   rent   took   all   our   cash 

except a dollar or so�察�an' the sky looked kind o' squally fore an' aft。 Well�察�I 

set   out   one   mornin'´that   identical   unlucky   mornin'´determined   to   come 

back an' toss some pay into Kitty's lap�察�if I had to sell my jacket for it。 I 

spied a brig unloadin' coal at pier No。 47´how well I remembers it� �I hailed 

the mate�察�an' offered myself for a coal´heaver。 But I wasn't wanted�察�as he 

told me civilly enough�察�which was better treatment than usual。 As I turned 

off   rather   glum   I   was   signalled   by   one   of   them   sleek�察  �smooth´spoken 

rascals with a white hat an' a weed on it�察�as is always goin' about the piers 

a´seekin' who they may devower。 

     ;We   sailors   know   'em   for   rascals   from   stem   to   starn�察  �but   somehow 

every  fresh   one   fleeces   us   jest   as   his   mate   did   afore   him。  We   don't   lam 

nothin'   by   exper'ence�察  �we're   jest   no   better   than   a   lot   of   babys   with   no 

brains。 

     ;'Good mornin'�察�my man��' sez the chap�察�as iley as you please。 

     ;'Mornin'�察�sir��' sez I。 

     ;'Lookin' for a job��' sez he。 

     ;'Through the big end of a telescope��' sez 1´meanin' that the chances 

for a job looked very small from my pint of view。 

     ;'You're the man for my money��' sez the sharper�察�smilin' as innocent as 

a cherubim�察�'jest step in here�察�till we talk it over。' 

     ;So I goes with him like a nat'ral´born idiot�察�into a little grocery´shop 

near by�察  �where we sets down at a table with   a bottle atween us。 Then it 

comes out as there is a New Bedford whaler about to start for the fishin' 

grounds�察�an' jest one able´bodied sailor like me is wanted to make up the 

crew。 Would I go�拭�Yes�察�I wouldn't on no terms。 



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     ;'I'll bet you fifty dollars��' sez he�察�'that you'll come back fust mate。' 

     ;'I'll bet you a hundred��' sez I�察�'that I don't�察�for I've signed papers   as 

keeps me ashore�察�an' the parson has witnessed the deed。' 

     ;So we sat there�察�he urgin' me to ship�察�an' I chaffin' him cheerful over 

the bottle。 

     ;Arter  a   while  I   begun   to   feel   a   little queer�察  �things   got   foggy  in   my 

upper     works�察   �an'  I  remembers�察     �faint´like�察  �of  signin'   a  paper�察   �then   I 

remembers bein' in a small boat�察�an' then I remembers nothin' until I heard 

the mate's whistle pipin' all hands on deck。 I tumbled up with the rest�察�an' 

there I was´on board of a whaler outward bound for a three years' cruise�察�

an' my dear little lass ashore awaitin' for me。; 

     ;Miserable wretch� ─�said Miss Abigail�察�in a voice that vibrated among 

the tin platters on   the dresser。 This was   Miss Abigail's way of   testifying 

her sympathy。 

     ;Thankee�察�marm�察─�returned Sailor Ben�察�doubtfully。 

     ;No talking to the man at the wheel�察─�cried the Captain。 Upon which 

we all laughed。 ;Spin� ─�added my grandfather。 

     Sailor Ben resumed�此�

     ;I leave you to guess the wretchedness as fell upon me�察�for I've not got 

the gift to tell you。 There I was down on the ship's books for a three years' 

viage�察�an' no help for it。 I feel nigh to six hundred years old when I think 

how long that viage was。 There isn't no hour´glass as runs slow enough to 

keep a tally of the slowness of them fust hours。 But I done my duty like a 

man�察�seem' there wasn't no way of gettin' out of it。 I told my shipmates of 

the trick as had been played on me�察�an they tried to cheer me up a bit�察�but I 

was sor

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