THE DRUNKEN CAPTAIN.
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In the month Of July, 1926, was chief
mate on board Of the Desdemona, bound
from New York to Campeachy, under the
command of Captain l., as great
dfunkard as ever stood between stem and
stern. For three and twenty days after our
departure from Sandy Hook, he continued
more or less intoxicated, leaving the diff
cult navigation close by the Isle of Abaco
and across the Bahama banks, and during
squally weather, to me. On the twenty
fourth day he was seized with a rum-ft-
the horrors were upon him, the terror of
death was depicted in his countenance, and
attacked with epilepsy. His illness sober
ed him for two days. His drunken frolics
were ridiculous enough. He had naturally
good sight, but when about half drunk
he must needs mount a pair Of gold specta-
cles; and though he had voice enough at
all times, must take the speaking trumpet
to give the word of command. As he was
not exactly the thing, he must needs be We
ry exact with others, and would now have
the log made up most scrupulously. A few
glasses more, and the captain must have
lark; so supposing the dog required an adj
ditional help to look after his master, he
rugged his spcctacles on the dogs nose, and
set off racing him about the decks, tumbliug
and rolling in every direction. A little more
brandy and he was done up; ship, speak
ing trumpet, spectacles, and dog were all
forgotten, and too much like swine, it
little maltered whether he fell, to endure
all s,the peltings of the pitiless Storm" on
the quarterback, the lee-waist, or under
the bowsprit among the pigs.


But to return to our voyage, the captain
took to his cups again, and brought about
the disaster am now about TO mention.


On our twenty-eighth day from N. York,
in the Bay Of Campeachy, but out Of sight