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compared with the Dasher, is the trumpeter, who played 

 'God Save the Queen' and 'Rule Britannia' every morn- 

 ing at eight and every evening at six. This sounded sweet 

 upon the wild and lonesome waters. I have nearly worn 

 the front of my hat off with returning salutes. I can't go 

 ashore for a minute to look at the smallest piece of fish- 

 guts and return again without the marines on deck 

 grounding arms, and sundry other salutations being gone 

 through. If some little barefoot opens the door to me 

 when I get back, I shall see a difference. Stili home is 

 home, though not upon the deep." 



" Kyle Sku, Sunday. 

 "By way of a variety, we had a good deal of thunder 

 and lightning during the night, some very heavy showers 

 both of rain and hail, with the wind howling so loud that 

 I am sure it must have a sore throat by this time. The 

 weather is still very gusty, and we shall probably not 

 leave the ship, both because it is windy and the day is 

 Sunday. We have just had morning prayers read by the 

 captain, the whole ship's company being assembled between 

 decks, the men in very trim attire, having been previously 

 mustered in divisions, and inspected on deck, the officers 

 all in full fig, with their gold-laced caps and epaulettes. 

 The service was very interesting, and the Liturgy puts it 

 in the power of a commander to keep holy the Sabbath- 



