24 WILD SPORTS IN THE FAR WEST. 



axis; the lanky tailor lay on his back, with his arms 

 and legs working like a telegraph; in short, of the 118 

 passengers, not more than six were quite sober. To 

 have a better view I got into the long boat, and laughed 

 till the tears came ; but as one can have too much of a 

 good thing, as I was tired with laughing, and although 

 I had drank very little, yet felt some bad effects, I 

 crept down to my bed. As I afterwards learnt, the 

 mate, with the intention of making everybody drunk, 

 had li rated the rum, put very little water, and plenty 

 of sugar. I was up again by daylight, and helped many 

 of the victims to their beds. 



None of the passengers excepting Vogel and TT. 

 showed themselves for a long time, and when they did 

 at last, what pale, dull faces appeared what hollow, 

 heavy eyes what universal complaints of headache and 

 wretchedness ! William especially went about very 

 chapfallen ; in the midst of the fun he had sat himself 

 down, and remained in the cook's steep-tub, where the 

 salt meat for the morrow was soaking. 



We had a great deal of lightning in the evening, and 

 about eleven o'clock the heaviest thunderstorm I had 

 ever experienced broke over us. Flash after flash of 

 lightning, peal on peal of thunder throughout the whole 

 vault of heaven. I went aloft to help the sailors; one 

 moment it was as light as day, with the black threat- 

 ening .-ky above and beneath us, like a dark stripe, the 

 noble ship rushing through the glowing foam-covered 

 ocean. Jt W:H sublime such moments are never to be 

 forgotten. The btve/e lasted till (he 10th July, when 

 it again fell calm. Tin- ship lay almost motionless, and 

 a> all had recovered, alike from sea-sickness and from 



