Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 344: what you’re looking at

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ton was given the command of the vessel, but he didn’t give me the first mate’s berth ; he put another man in over me, and [ was ravin' mad over it. I know now that [ wasn’t fit for it, for I didn’t always mind my post as I’d ought, and ‘the men didn’t like nor trust me over much ; but I wouldn't listen to any reason, and vowed I’d have my revenge on Cap’n Bill, if I lived long enough. “Well, Captain Morton was married soon after that, and his wife wouldn’t consent to remain on land be- hind him, so he had a nice little cabin fitted up for her, and she sailed with him on every voyage, A little more’n a year after this they had a boy born to them, while we were in a foreign port takin’in a cargo. He was a fine little feller, and every nan on board, except me, was as proud as could be of the ship’s baby; I couldn’t get over my grudge, and TI never took any notice of the little shaver, ‘though I own it did touch a soft spot in ny heart to bear him crow, and laugh, and throw out his little hands at the big waves when they ran high. “Our cruise lasted some nine months, and then, with a valuable cargo on board, we started on our home voyage. Everything was pr osperous; we had fine weather, a smooth sea, and were in high spirits, for none of us remembered ever having had such an easy trip before, “We were almost in sight of old England when a terrible storm struck. us, I tell ye, sir, it were a tough one, but the Fortuna was one of the best built boats ye ever see, and she weathered it beautiful, and we thought all danger was past, when a heayy fog settled down upon us, 80 dense that we couldn’t athe N ae nt width of the ship. ay sea Was nals igh, which made it worse, and, thoug ereat deal of caution, before we Nese paonican nee font