810 WHALING AND FISHINd. 



CHAPTER XVII 



JONSEQUENOES of the wreck A new crew Scotch-English Usei 

 of a barometer A South-easter Squall Return to Port 

 Louis Ship for England The Pauline Houghton Talking 

 to the Mate Our crew Paddy An examination in Seaman- 

 ship The ship Her rotten rigging The captain's daily 

 Siesta The mate gets himself into trouble How to gain 

 the respect of a tyrant Shooting at a mark The Trades 

 Paddy's last torture Short handed Sufferings Recuperat- 

 ing Seeking a berth The last act of tyranny Paying off- 

 A " Recommendation." 



As BEFORE mentioned, our captain was part 

 /wner of the Margaret, which vessel was now 

 wrecked. Among her crew were four apprentices, 

 Scotch boys, belonging to Peterhead, where the 

 Annie was built. These boys, being now without 

 a vessel, but still having claims to wages and 

 employment, Captain McDonald determined to 

 take on board the Annie, discharging four seamen 

 to make room for them. 



Accordingly, on the second morning after the 

 gale, the skipper came on board. He called us 

 aft, and asked who of us desired to leave the ves- 

 sel here. Every one at once expressed this desire. 

 Scotch Jack, in his dry, bantering way, which 

 irritated the skipper exceedingly, said that lie 



