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The second mate of the Bengal was the only officer left, but he was a good sailor, a man of cool nerve and great personal strength. THE SECOND MATE OF THE BENGAL WAS THE ONLY OFFICER LEFT BUT HE WAS A GOOD SAILOR A MAN OF COOL NERVE AND GREAT PERSONAL STRENGTH
peration became beastly intoxicated, resolving to die insensible to danger! and at intervals their crazy oaths and incoherent songs were heard above the gale. At this crisis, as is generally the case, two or three sterling spirits among the crew (and there is never a ship's company without some such among its members), one, the second mate, and a couple of foremast hands, came into the cabin and assured the widow and her daughter that they would protect them to the last, and that they were even now preparing the long boat with compass, water and food, so that should the storm abate and the sea become less agitated before the ship should fill and go down, they might launch it, and with the ladies and such of them as desired, attempt to save themselves in this frail bark. With heartfelt gratitude the mother and child accepted their protection and awaited the crisis; but not without solemnly kneeling together upon the cabin floor and committing themselves to the care of Divine Providence. CONDITION OF WILD DESPERATION BECAME BEASTLY INTOXICATED RESOLVING TO DIE INSENSIBLE TO DANGER AND AT INTERVALS THEIR CRAZY OATHS AND INCOHERENT SONGS WERE HEARD ABOVE THE GALE AT THIS CRISIS AS IS GENERALLY THE CASE TWO OR THREE STERLING SPIRITS AMONG THE CREW AND THERE IS NEVER A SHIP'S COMPANY WITHOUT SOME SUCH AMONG ITS MEMBERS ONE THE SECOND MATE AND A COUPLE OF FOREMAST HANDS CAME INTO THE CABIN AND ASSURED THE WIDOW AND HER DAUGHTER THAT THEY WOULD PROTECT THEM TO THE LAST AND THAT THEY WERE EVEN NOW PREPARING THE LONGBOAT WITH COMPASS WATER AND FOOD SO THAT SHOULD THE STORM ABATE AND THE SEA BECOME LESS AGITATED BEFORE THE SHIP SHOULD FILL AND GO DOWN THEY MIGHT LAUNCH IT AND WITH THE LADIES AND SUCH OF THEM AS DESIRED ATTEMPT TO SAVE THEMSELVES IN THIS FRAIL BARK WITH HEARTFELT GRATITUDE THE MOTHER AND CHILD ACCEPTED THEIR PROTECTION AND AWAITED THE CRISIS BUT NOT WITHOUT SOLEMNLY KNEELING TOGETHER UPON THE CABIN FLOOR AND COMMITTING THEMSELVES TO THE CARE OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE
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