A GALLEY STORY.
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"I tells YOU what a-tis-as often told you
afore-what you loses on one tack, you gains
ON the t'other. Overhaul both sides o. the
businessman in just end for end; aud in
spite of your shore-goins, know-nothing
rrowlers, You'll find a man o'-war,s barths
not so bad after all.


"You may talk O. the harlships of pressing
YOUR man hunting. and the likes o such lub-
berly pirate; but if there's never no ent.rlng'
how the h-ll can you helpit' Men-o'-war
must be mann'd as we'll as your marchan-
men. Marchanmen must have their regular
convoys; tor if they hav'nt, you know, then
there's stopper over all upon trade; SO
take the consarn how you will, ny or large,


there's not a King -Bencher among you can
mend it. Bear up for Black wall-ship a.
board All Ingeeman, and see how you II DC
badgered about by set of your bohealng-
hysunmundungo-b beggars. Yet huit III
their servce-lose finger or I'm by the
chime of cask in the hold, or tall from a
loft and fracture your pate, then see @hose's
pension or smart. Pm none OF your argu-
ficators--none o. your long -winded lawyers,
like Paddy Quin, the sweeper OF c0il'hs,
the captain O. the head; but you know
there,s never no working to wind'ard of
truth.


"Theres not chap in the barky-no, not
fellow afoat on the fleet, has telt more
the roughs and smooths norI. was press.
ed desarted, and desarvedly punished and
here | au,, 'happy- -go-lucky,' and as nearly
as ever. 'Tisn't often | spins you yarn,
but lust to set you to rights, I'll give you a
twist; SO here's heave with the winch.


"Well, you must first of all know, IT'S
exactly-let's see-eXactly thirteen years,
come the third of November, since trst


was prest by the Wengeance's cutter. The


ship was building at Spithead-ay, and a


snug little barky she was. There wos'nt


faster seventy flour in the sarvice: she was
inst like frigate in the fleet, and Kept al


wavs TO wind'ard on the Admirafs oeam'
4 'kase there was never no keeping her asterh
in her station. The Captain was one your
thoro' bred tars, ay, and sailors friend 10
the mast. He'd an eye like a hawk: lie


never went out o. the ship he didn't see


something amiss-either to'-sail-sheet' a
stayssail- ballard not properly taut, or a yard
not square by the lifts. He led the boat


swain the DEVILS own life, and well he de-
saryed it, for he was the only bad un on


board. He was the FUNNIEST looking chap
Won ever sot eve on. Though he stood on
His pins like the figure of FIVE capsizcd, he
nevertheless was as taunt as topmast.-
There was his head. too, all of hoo-chlF
topping to port-a Throughput in his star