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

was sore sorrowful for a long spell。 Many a night on watch I put my face 

in   my  hands   and   sobbed   for   thinkin'   of   the   little   woman   left   among   the 

land´sharks�察�an' no man to have an eye on her�察�God bless her� ─�

     Here Kitty softly drew her chair nearer to Sailor Ben�察�and rested one 

hand on his arm。 

     ;Our    adventures     among     the   whales�察  �I  take   it�察 �doesn't  consarn    the 

present company here assembled。 So I give that the go by。 There's an end 

to everythin'�察�even to a whalin' viage。 My heart all but choked me the day 

we put into New Bedford with our cargo of ile。 I got my three years' pay in 



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a lump�察�an' made for New York like a flash of lightuin'。 The people hove to 

and looked at me�察�as I rushed through the streets like a madman�察�until I 

came to the spot where the lodgin'´house stood on West Street。 But�察�Lord 

love   ye�察  �there   wasn't   no   sech   lodgin'´house   there�察  �but   a   great   new   brick 

shop。 

     ;I made bold to go in an' ask arter the old place�察�but nobody knowed 

nothin' about it�察�save as it had been torn down two years or more。 I was 

adrift now�察�for I had reckoned all them days and nights on gittin' word of 

Kitty from Dan Shackford�察�the man as kept the lodgin'。 

     ;As I stood there with all the wind knocked out of my sails�察�the idee of 

runnin' alongside the perlice´station popped into my head。 The perlice was 

likely to know the latitude of a man like Dan Shackford�察�who wasn't over 

an' above respecktible。 They did know´he had died in the Tombs jail that 

day twelvemonth。 A coincydunce�察�wasn't it�拭�I was ready to drop when they 

told me this�察�howsomever�察�I bore up an' give the chief a notion of the fix I 

was   in。   He   writ   a   notice   which   I   put   into   the   newspapers   every  day  for 

three months�察�but nothin' come of it。 I cruised over the city week in and 

week out I went to every sort of place where they hired women hands�察�I 

didn't leave a think undone that a uneddicated man could do。 But nothin' 

come of it。 I don't believe there was a wretcheder soul in that big city of 

wretchedness than me。 Sometimes I wanted to lay down in the sheets and 

die。 

     ;Drif    tin'  disconsolate    one   day    among     the  shippin'�察  �who    should    I 

overhaul but the identical smooth´spoken chap with a white hat an' a weed 

on it� �I didn't know if there was any spent left in me�察�till I clapped eye on 

his   very   onpleasant   countenance。   'You   villain��'   sez   I�察  �'where's   my   little 

Irish lass as you dragged me away from��' an' I lighted on him�察�hat and all�察�

like that� ─�

     Here Sailor Ben brought his fist down on the deal table with the force 

of a sledge´hammer。 Miss Abigail gave a start�察�and the ale leaped up in the 

pitcher like a miniature fountain。 

     ;I begs your parden�察�ladies and gentlemen all�察�but the thought of that 

feller with his ring an' his watch´chain an' his walrus face�察�is alus too many 

for   me。   I   was   for   pitchin'   him   into   the   North   River�察  �when   a   perliceman 



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prevented me from benefitin' the human family。 I had to pay five dollars 

for hittin' the chap ��they said it was salt and buttery���察�an' that's what I call a 

neat�察�genteel luxury。 It was worth double the money jest to see that white 

hat�察�with a weed on it�察�layin' on the wharf like a busted accordiun。 

     ;Arter months of useless sarch�察�I went to sea agin。 I never got into a 

foren port but I kept a watch out for Kitty。 Once I thought I seed her in 

Liverpool�察�but it was only a gal as looked like her。 The numbers of women 

in different parts of the world as looked like her was amazin'。 So a good 

many years crawled by�察�an' I wandered from place to place�察�never givin' up 

the sarch。 I might have been chief mate scores of times�察�maybe master�察�but 

I hadn't no ambition。 I seed many strange things in them years´outlandish 

people an' cities�察�storms�察�shipwracks�察�an' battles。 I seed many a true mate 

go down�察�an' sometimes I envied them what went to their rest。 But these 

things is neither here nor there。 

     ;About a year ago I shipped on board the Belphcebe yonder�察�an' of all 

the strange winds as ever blowed�察�the strangest an' the best was the wind 

as blowed me to this here blessed spot。 I can't be too thankful。 That I'm as 

thankful as it is possible for an uneddicated man to be�察�He knows as reads 

the heart of all。; 

     Here ended Sailor Ben's yarn�察�which I have written down in his own 

homely  words   as   nearly  as   I   can   recall   them。 After   he   had   finished�察  �the 

Captain shook hands with him and served out the ale。 

     As Kitty was about to drink�察�she paused�察�rested the cup on her knee�察�

and asked what day of the month it was。 

     ;The     twenty´seventh�察─     �said   the  Captain�察   �wondering      what   she   was 

driving at。 

     ;Then�察─�cried Kitty�察 �it's ten years this night sence´; 

     ;Since what�拭─�asked my grandfather。 

     ;Sence   the   little   lass   and   I   got   spliced� ─  �roared   Sailor   Ben。   ;There's 

another coincydunce for you� ─�

     On hearing this we all clapped hands�察�and the Captain�察�with a degree 

of   ceremony   that   was   almost   painful�察  �drank   a   bumper   to   the   health   and 

happiness of the bride and bridegroom。 

     It was a pleasant sight to see the two old lovers sitting side by side�察�in 



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spite of all�察�drinking from the same little cup´a battered zinc dipper which 

Sailor Ben had unslung from a strap round his waist。 I think I never saw 

him without this dipper and a sheath´knife suspended just back of his hip�察�

ready for any convivial occasion。 

     We had a merry time of it。 The Captain was in great force this evening�察�

and not only related his famous exploit in the War of 1812�察�but regaled the 

company   with   a   dashing   sea´song   from   Mr。   Shakespeare's   play   of   The 

Tempest。 He had a mellow tenor voice ��not Shakespeare�察�but the Captain���察�

and rolled out the verse with a will�此�



     ;The master�察�the swabber�察�the boatswain�察�and I�察�

     The gunner�察�and his mate�察�

     Lov'd Mall�察�Meg�察�and Marian�察�and Margery�察�

     But none of us car'd for Kate。; 



     ;A very good song�察�and very well sung�察─�says Sailor Ben�察 �but some of 

us does care for Kate。 Is this Mr。 Shawkspear a seafarm' man�察�sir�拭─ �Not at 

present�察─�replied the Captain�察�with a monstrous twinkle in his eye。 

     The   clock   was   striking   ten   when   the   party   broke   up。   The   Captain 

walked to the ;Mariner's Home; with his guest�察�in order to question him 

regarding his future movements。 

     ;Well�察�sir�察─�said he�察 �I ain't as young as I was�察�an' I don't cal'ulate to go 

to sea no more。 I proposes to drop anchor here�察�an' hug the land until the 

old hulk goes to pieces。 I've got two or three thousand dollars in the locker�察�

an' expects to get on uncommon comfortable without askin' no odds from 

the Assylum for Decayed Mariners。; 

     My   grandfather   indorsed   the   plan   warmly�察  �and   Sailor   Ben   did   drop 

anchor in Rivermouth�察�where he speedily became one of the institutions of 

the town。 

     His first step was to buy a small one´story cottage located at the head 

of the wharf�察�within gun´shot of the Nutter House。 To the great amusement 

of my grandfather�察�Sailor Ben painted the cottage a light sky´blue�察�and ran 

a broad black stripe around it just under the eaves。 In this stripe he painted 

white port´holes�察�at r

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