174 CAPTAIN ZACHARY G. LAMSON 



called on all, I gave up the vessel and was 

 paid off by Mr. Francis in Boston. My fa- 

 ther, who had come up to Boston to take 

 me home, called upon me and took me to 

 his boarding house at William Marshall's, 

 Friday, where I was no sooner known as 

 his son, than all attention was paid, and 

 being Friday night, our table was laid at 

 nine p. M. when the picked bones of a few 

 chickens were placed on the table. My ap- 

 petite being very keen, I could not indulge 

 in what I saw was so gross an imposition, 

 but declined their proffered service to be 

 helped. I rose at five A. M. and left the 

 house, telling my father I did not choose 

 to pay for starving and I was going to get 

 something to eat. I accordingly bought me 

 a large loaf of bread and proceeded on 

 board a sloop belonging to Beverly, where 

 they gave me a large bowl of chocolate and 

 I made a comfortable meal. On Saturday 

 at four p. M., my father called me to go 

 home ; we arrived at eight p. M., where I 

 found all my family in good health. On 



