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Bill Marline evidently found himself treading upon dangerous ground, and wisely cut short his yarn, thereby creating a vast amount of curiosity among his messmates, but he sternly refused to speak further upon the subject. Either his commander had prohibited him, or he found that by speaking he should in some way compromise the credit or honor of one upon whom he evidently looked as being little less than one of a superior order of beings to himself. BILL MARLINE EVIDENTLY FOUND HIMSELF TREADING UPON DANGEROUS GROUND AND WISELY CUT SHORT HIS YARN THEREBY CREATING A VAST AMOUNT OF CURIOSITY AMONG HIS MESSMATES BUT HE STERNLY REFUSED TO SPEAK FURTHER UPON THE SUBJECT EITHER HIS COMMANDER HAD PROHIBITED HIM OR HE FOUND THAT BY SPEAKING HE SHOULD IN SOME WAY COMPROMISE THE CREDIT OR HONOR OF ONE UPON WHOM HE EVIDENTLY LOOKED AS BEING LITTLE LESS THAN ONE OF A SUPERIOR ORDER OF BEINGS TO HIMSELF
mate, apologetically. "'Nor I either,' said the captain; 'but Bill Marline deserves the cat, though as you make it a personal matter, why I'll let him off this time, Mr. Ratlin.' "The captain didn't wish to let me go, but he said he wished to gratify his mate, and so I was cast loose, and after a broadside of advice, and a hurricane of oaths, was turned over to duty again. I didn't forget that favor, messmates, and sink me if I wouldn't go to the bottom to serve him any time. He commanded a brig in the South American trade after that, and would have made a mate of me, but somehow I've got a weakness for grog that isn't very safe, and so he knows 'twont do. You see him there now, messmates, as calm as a lady; but he's awake when there's need of it. The man don't live that can handle a ship better than he; and as for fighting, do ye see, messmates, we were running on this here same tack, just off the--but avast upon that, I haven't any more to say, messmates," said the speaker, demurely. AR TO SEE A GOOD SEAMAN FLOGGED SAID THE MATE APOLOGETICALLY NOR I EITHER SAID THE CAPTAIN BUT BILL MARLINE DESERVES THE CAT THOUGH AS YOU MAKE IT A PERSONAL MATTER WHY I'LL LET HIM OFF THIS TIME MISTER RATLIN THE CAPTAIN DIDN'T WISH TO LET ME GO BUT HE SAID HE WISHED TO GRATIFY HIS MATE AND SO I WAS CAST LOOSE AND AFTER A BROADSIDE OF ADVICE AND A HURRICANE OF OATHS WAS TURNED OVER TO DUTY AGAIN I DIDN'T FORGET THAT FAVOR MESSMATES AND SINK ME IF I WOULDN'T GO TO THE BOTTOM TO SERVE HIM ANY TIME HE COMMANDED A BRIG IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE AFTER THAT AND WOULD HAVE MADE A MATE OF ME BUT SOMEHOW I'VE GOT A WEAKNESS FOR GROG THAT ISN'T VERY SAFE AND SO HE KNOWS TWONT DO YOU SEE HIM THERE NOW MESSMATES AS CALM AS A LADY BUT HE'S AWAKE WHEN THERE'S NEED OF IT THE MAN DON'T LIVE THAT CAN HANDLE A SHIP BETTER THAN HE AND AS FOR FIGHTING DO YE SEE MESSMATES WE WERE RUNNING ON THIS HERE SAME TACK JUST OFF THE BUT AVAST UPON THAT I HAVEN'T ANY MORE TO SAY MESSMATES SAID THE SPEAKER DEMURELY
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