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charterer�察�Mr。 Henderson�察�the very man I could have chosen。  The 

truth is�察�I fear�察�this life is the only one that suits me�察�so long 

as I cruise in the South Seas�察�I shall be well and happy ´ alas�察�

no�察�I do not mean that�察�and ABSIT OMEN�  � I mean that�察�so soon as I 

cease from cruising�察�the nerves are strained�察�the decline 

commences�察�and I steer slowly but surely back to bedward。  We left 

Sydney�察�had a cruel rough passage to Auckland�察�for the JANET is the 

worst roller I was ever aboard of。  I was confined to my cabin�察�

ports closed�察�self shied out of the berth�察�stomach ��pampered till 

the day I left on a diet of perpetual egg´nogg�� revolted at ship's 

food and ship eating�察�in a frowsy bunk�察�clinging with one hand to 

the plate�察�with the other to the glass�察�and using the knife and 

fork ��except at intervals�� with the eyelid。  No matter�此 �I picked 

up hand over hand。  After a day in Auckland�察�we set sail again�察�

were blown up in the main cabin with calcium fires�察�as we left the 

bay。  Let no man say I am unscientific�此 �when I ran�察�on the alert�察�

out of my stateroom�察�and found the main cabin incarnadined with the 

glow of the last scene of a pantomime�察�I stopped dead�此 �'What is 

this��' said I。  'This ship is on fire�察�I see that�察�but why a 

pantomime��'  And I stood and reasoned the point�察�until my head was 

so muddled with the fumes that I could not find the companion。  A 

few seconds later�察�the captain had to enter crawling on his belly�察�

and took days to recover ��if he has recovered�� from the fumes。  By 

singular good fortune�察�we got the hose down in time and saved the 

ship�察�but Lloyd lost most of his clothes and a great part of our 

photographs was destroyed。  Fanny saw the native sailors tossing 

overboard a blazing trunk�察�she stopped them in time�察�and behold�察�it 

contained my manuscripts。  Thereafter we had three ��or two�� days 

fine weather�此 �then got into a gale of wind�察�with rain and a 

vexatious sea。  As we drew into our anchorage in a bight of Savage 

Island�察�a man ashore told me afterwards the sight of the JANET 

NICOLL made him sick�察�and indeed it was rough play�察�though nothing 

to the night before。  All through this gale I worked four to six 

hours per diem�察�spearing the ink´bottle like a flying fish�察�and 

holding my papers together as I might。  For�察�of all things�察�what I 

was at was history ´ the Samoan business ´ and I had to turn from 

one to another of these piles of manuscript notes�察�and from one 

page to another in each�察�until I should have found employment for 

the hands of Briareus。  All the same�察�this history is a godsend for 

a voyage�察�I can put in time�察�getting events co´ordinated and the 

narrative distributed�察�when my much´heaving numskull would be 

incapable of finish or fine style。  At Savage we met the missionary 

barque JOHN WILLIAMS。  I tell you it was a great day for Savage 

Island�此 �the path up the cliffs was crowded with gay islandresses 

��I like that feminine plural�� who wrapped me in their embraces�察�and 

picked my pockets of all my tobacco�察�with a manner which a touch 

would have made revolting�察�but as it was�察�was simply charming�察�like 

the Golden Age。  One pretty�察�little�察�stalwart minx�察�with a red 

flower behind her ear�察�had searched me with extraordinary zeal�察�and 

when�察�soon after�察�I missed my matches�察�I accused her ��she still 

following us�� of being the thief。  After some delay�察�and with a 

subtle smile�察�she produced the box�察�gave me ONE MATCH�察�and put the 

rest away again。  Too tired to add more。 ´ Your most affectionate��



R。 L。 S。







Letter�此 �TO E。 L。 BURLINGAME







S。S。 'JANET NICOLL��' OFF PERU ISLAND�察�KINGSMILLS GROUP�察�JULY 13th�察�

'90。



MY DEAR BURLINGAME�察 � I am moved to write to you in the matter of 

the end papers。  I am somewhat tempted to begin them again。  Follow 

the reasons PRO and CON�此�



1st。  I must say I feel as if something in the nature of the end 

paper were a desirable finish to the number�察�and that the 

substitutes of occasional essays by occasional contributors somehow 

fail to fill the bill。  Should you differ with me on this point�察�no 

more is to be said。  And what follows must be regarded as lost 

words。



2nd。  I am rather taken with the idea of continuing the work。  For 

instance�察�should you have no distaste for papers of the class 

called RANDOM MEMORIES�察�I should enjoy continuing them ��of course 

at intervals���察�and when they were done I have an idea they might 

make a readable book。  On the other hand�察�I believe a greater 

freedom of choice might be taken�察�the subjects more varied and more 

briefly treated�察�in somewhat approaching the manner of Andrew Lang 

in the SIGN OF THE SHIP�察�it being well understood that the broken 

sticks method is one not very suitable ��as Colonel Burke would say�� 

to my genius�察�and not very likely to be pushed far in my practice。  

Upon this point I wish you to condense your massive brain。  In the 

last lot I was promised�察�and I fondly expected to receive�察�a vast 

amount of assistance from intelligent and genial correspondents。  I 

assure you�察�I never had a scratch of a pen from any one above the 

level of a village idiot�察�except once�察�when a lady sowed my head 

full of grey hairs by announcing that she was going to direct her 

life in future by my counsels。  Will the correspondents be more 

copious and less irrelevant in the future�拭 �Suppose that to be the 

case�察�will they be of any use to me in my place of exile�拭 �Is it 

possible for a man in Samoa to be in touch with the great heart of 

the People�拭 �And is it not perhaps a mere folly to attempt�察�from so 

hopeless a distance�察�anything so delicate as a series of papers�拭 �

Upon these points�察�perpend�察�and give me the results of your 

perpensions。



3rd。  The emolument would be agreeable to your humble servant。



I have now stated all the PROS�察�and the most of the CONS are come 

in by the way。  There follows�察�however�察�one immense Con ��with a 

capital 'C'���察�which I beg you to consider particularly。  I fear 

that�察�to be of any use for your magazine�察�these papers should begin 

with the beginning of a volume。  Even supposing my hands were free�察�

this would be now impossible for next year。  You have to consider 

whether�察�supposing you have no other objection�察�it would be worth 

while to begin the series in the middle of a volume�察�or desirable 

to delay the whole matter until the beginning of another year。



Now supposing that the CONS have it�察�and you refuse my offer�察�let 

me make another proposal�察�which you will be very inclined to refuse 

at the first off´go�察�but which I really believe might in time come 

to something。  You know how the penny papers have their answers to 

correspondents。  Why not do something of the same kind for the 

'culchawed'�拭 �Why not get men like Stimson�察�Brownell�察�Professor 

James�察�Goldwin Smith�察�and others who will occur to you more readily 

than to me�察�to put and to answer a series of questions of 

intellectual and general interest�察�until at last you should have 

established a certain standard of matter to be discussed in this 

part of the Magazine��



I want you to get me bound volumes of the Magazine from its start。  

The Lord knows I have had enough copies�察�where they are I know not。  

A wandering author gathers no magazines。



THE WRECKER is in no forrader state than in last reports。  I have 

indeed got to a period when I cannot well go on until I can refresh 

myself on the proofs of the beginning。  My respected collaborator�察�

who handles the machine which is now addressing you�察�has indeed 

carried his labours farther�察�but not�察�I am led to understand�察�with 

what we used to call a blessing�察�at least�察�I have been refused a 

sight of his latest labours。  However�察�there is plenty of time 

ahead�察�and I feel no anxiety about the tale�察�except that it may 

meet with your approval。



All this voyage I have been busy over my TRAVELS�察�which�察�given a 

very high temperature

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