BRINGING MR. TOWNSEND BACK AGAIN. 



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The old man looked the picture and personifica- 

 tion of awful wrath. 



"Townsend," he began in a sepulchral tone 

 that made us all shiver — but he never got any 

 further with his intended oration. 



"Ha! ha! ha-a-a ! " he bellowed. "Thought 

 you'd run away from the captain of the whaling 

 ship Swift , didn't you ? Oh, ha ! — ha ! — ha ! — 

 ha-a-a ! Come, my hearties, just tow this deserter 

 before the mast and tell him what you think of 

 him ! Far as I'm concerned I've got only this to 

 say : if the poor fool plays me another trick like 

 this, VII make it hot for him ! " 



Then, turning to the beach-comber, he said, 

 " We'll settle accounts in the cabin, if you like ! " 



