Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 53
o the men and said: Now, my lads, you may think this all veryqueer and not altogether shipshape, perhaps;but if those thieving coolies mean treachery,this junk may sail longer, if not faster, with thisgun-ballast aft. But there s grape-shot in thegun, and powder in the chest, yonder; and amatch to… … THE .\E\V CREW COMES ABOARD. We 11 stand by the captain, of course, theyreplied promptly and with evident good-will. Very well then, lads, come forard with meand spike every gun; and we must be surethe priming-covers are replaced so the spikingwont be seen. Hardly was this work done, when a hail…
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