A &quot;BOARDING-&quot; ANECDOTE. 17 



energy and suppressed vexation of our officers, however, 

 showed itself before he was well seated in his boat, by the 

 violent language of command, and the rapidity with which 

 the yards were sharpened and the ship again brought to her 

 course. ^ 



This occurrence brought to the mind of our &quot;second dickey&quot; 

 that night, a boarding affair of his own, which he told us of 

 in the drollest manner possible. I wish you could hear his 

 drawl, and see his immoveably sober face, but twinkling eye, 

 that made it all seem natural and just like him, as he spun 

 us the yarn. 



He was once, he said, round in the Pacific, in a Sag-Har 

 bour whaler, &quot;rayther smart, we accounted her,&quot; when they 

 tried to speak an English frigate, and did not get quite near 

 enough. So, as they had nothing else to do, they &quot; up t and 

 chased her,&quot; and kept after her without ever getting any 

 nearer for nearly three days. Finally, the wind hauled round 

 ahead and began to blow a little fresh, and they overhauled 

 her very rapidly, so that along about sunset they found them 

 selves coming well to windward of her, as they ran upon 

 opposite tacks. They then hove-to, and he was sent in a 

 boat to board her, and she promptly came-to also, and waited 

 for him. 



Dressed in a dungaree jumper, yellow oil-skin hat, and 

 canvass trowsers, he climbed on board the frigate and was 

 immediately addressed by the officer of the deck. 



&quot; Now then, sir, what is it ?&quot; 



&quot; Are you the cap en of this here frigate, sir ?&quot; 



&quot; What s your business ?&quot; 



&quot; Why, our cap en sent his compliments to yourn, sir, and 

 if you are a going home he wished you d report the bark 

 Lucreetshy Ann, of Sag,-Harbour, Cap en J. Coffin Starbuck, 

 thirty-seven days from Wahoo (Oahu), seven hundred and 



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