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a little outing, we took him across to 

 Oakland on the ferry-boat. I had never 

 before seen him show so much pleasure 

 and excitement as he exhibited when 

 reaching the wharf, and when embark- 

 ing on the boat his joy was unbounded. 

 The sights by the waterside seemed quite 

 familiar to him, and he walked the upper 

 deck like any old salt. 



When we returned from our trip, Dick 

 was loath to leave the ferry-boat, and 

 when we passed some of the piers he 

 seemed very anxious to cut away and 

 board some of the ships lying alongside. 

 H*e greeted several Jack tars who went 

 by in an affectionate and friendly way, as 

 if meeting old chums. His strange in- 

 terest in nautical matters quite surprised 

 us, but it led us to think that he had been 

 in some way attached to the sea. In 



